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Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm Versus Banila Co Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm - Brightening

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
American Brand United States
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on April 16, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 1 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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Ethylhexyl Palmitate is created from 2-ethylhexyl alcohol and palmitic acid. It is a fatty acid ester.

The fatty acid content of Ethylhexyl Palmitate makes it an emollient. Emollients help soften and hydrate your skin by trapping moisture within.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate is also used to help improve the texture of cosmetics. It helps other ingredient dissolve in products and help disperse ingredients more evenly. In fact, it is commonly used to evenly mix sunscreen ingredients such as avobenzone and ethylhexyl triazone. It can also help stabilize the fragrances in a product as a fragrance fixative.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate can be used to substitute mineral oil.

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When to use

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Reviews

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Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm 9 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 10 ratings
Works Well (3) No Scent (3) Expensive (3)
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Sara

1 year ago
Review

It has given me one of my worst acne breakouts ever. DO NOT USE if you are oily/acne-prone skin. It's a very heavy formula, that's not easy to wash off your face even when rinsing it thoroughly. So it always ends up building up inside your pores creating more gunk. Plus, I don't think it's even good at removing waterproof make-up, any micellar water or cleansing oil can do a better job. I would Show more

#expensive
#broke me out
#heavy
#oily
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jazzzzz1

1 year ago
Review

I wanted to love this cleansing balm as it melted away make up and left my skin feeling fresh, but sadly after using it for a few months I realised it was breaking me out due to the ethylhexyl palmitate.

#expensive
#hydrating
#broke me out
#no scent

Banila Co Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm 12 ingredients

2.7 /5
from 27 ratings
Works Well (7) Broke Me Out (5) Light Scent (4)
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VniaBatista_581

3 days ago
Review

It made me break out in the very first application…

#broke me out