Heartleaf Plus Vitamin E Pore Control Cleansing Oil.

"Anua's cleansing oil is okay, if you haven't tried it you can, but as I always say this one is really for oily combo skin. If you have dry mature skin, no, it's going to dry your skin out too much."

"This is the globally viral king cleansing oil, really popular on social media. It's more like an oil like, lighter texture, not too heavy, so even oily combo skin will feel less burden with it. If you're a newbie to cleansing oil and worried about breaking out, I'd start with this one, and the price is also good, entry level. But I'd only use it until like really light makeup, until the sunscreen totally works, so it's better for light makeup days."

"This is the viral king of cleansing oils and it's the most lightweight one I've tried out of all the ones I'm comparing. Even a newbie won't feel like the oil is too heavy, so if you have oily combo or acne prone skin and have been reluctant to try a cleansing oil because it's oil, try this one. The only downside is it's very watery, so you have to use a little more of it than other cleansing oils or it's hard to roll and emulsify properly. Still, it's worth trying."

"Compared to the natural oil, the Anua cleansing oil feels lightweight because it's a synthetic oil, basically made with chemicals, not that bad, but a lot more waterlike, so you have to pump a lot to use it and the pump is so fast you have to be careful or it goes everywhere. Removing makeup is okay, but removing blackheads and whiteheads, I don't think it works that well, it's like a TikTok advertisement. It's okay for guys and oily skin who aren't used to cleansing oil to start with, but I'm not going to repurchase it."

"It felt so light, almost like it wasn't oil at all, and after going through the emulsification process it removed everything cleanly. Anua wins."

"Anua's cleansing oil has a lot more of a watery formulation, it doesn't feel that oily, so if you're new to cleansing oil I'd recommend starting with this one. But if you ask me which one actually works better for cleansing, it's not this one, it doesn't dissolve blackheads and whiteheads that well. It's fine for light makeup or sunscreen, but not for heavy makeup."

"This feels really watery, that's why it's so popular. The biggest advantage is it's so lightweight that people who haven't used a cleansing oil before won't feel overwhelmed by it. It has an oil like texture and emulsifies well so it's gentle, but it doesn't remove blackheads well. Be careful, some people react to the heartleaf in it, if that happens stop using it. It's pretty good for a beginner, and of course for oily skin. I only use it on a light makeup day or a sunscreen only day because I feel the cleansing doesn't work amazingly compared to my favorite."

"I think Anua's best product is their cleansing oil."

"Cleansing oil became popular because there's nothing really amazing about it but there's nothing really bad either, so overall people kind of like it. I highly recommend it for anyone just starting out with cleansing oil, it feels really watery and light. But some people react to the Heartleaf in it, so you better check that out first."

"Many people are talking about how it breaks them out and how it irritated their skin and how much they don't like it. I'm seeing this data and it's incredibly split between it's a holy grail like oil cleanser and it's the worst thing I've ever put on my skin. I'm a little bit more inclined to think that it might be one of the worst things I put on my skin. At least for me, one of the worst things I put on my skin this year in 2025. Ingredients wise, it doesn't look too bad. There is a little bit of fragrance in here, a little bit higher up on the list. I'm not seeing any essential oils, any of those fragrant compounds that can be very concentrated and can trigger a sensitivity in folks who don't do well with fragrance. No drying forms of alcohol in here. We have a variety of different oils, which makes sense for a cleansing oil. So on the face of it, it's not too suspicious. But there's something about the smell of this that was very off-putting. It's kind of pepperminty. I was actually really surprised to not see any peppermint in the formula itself, because that's kind of how it struck me. It was like I was thinking peppermint or mint, spearmint, like a very strange kind of smell. And then the other thing that I noticed when I started testing this out is it actually really burned my skin on contact. Like it really kind of warmed it up in a way."

"The worst Anua product at Ulta has got to be the Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil. It kind of just misses the mark for me personally on a couple different levels. Number one, it smells weird. It has this very medicinal smell. I think there's some artificial stuff happening in here as well. This is a fragrance product, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't strike me as pleasant. It just strikes me as kind of medicine-y in a non-appealing way. When I used this product, it actually irritated my skin. It kind of warms up and felt fiery on my skin. It just felt very uncomfortable for my skin. And then the few times that I did use this, I ended up with a pimple in not a normal spot."

"I started to use this earlier in the year. Gave me the weirdest pimple. The weirdest pimple right under my eye. What? I don't get pimples under my eye. And I got a pimple under my eye and it lasted for like a month. And then the hyperpigmentation from that lasted for like three or four months. Like it was just the strangest pimple in the weirdest spot. And this product has broken out so many people. Like kind of similar stories like in the weirdest places. It also kind of made my skin burn and tingle just on the whole. I just think it's I just hate it so much. And I wish more people would say that they hate it. Some people do enjoy it and I'm really so glad that it works for you. But there are so many people who have bad experiences with this. My experience burning skin and then strange pimples is a total betrayal."

"K Beauty is iconic for the double cleanse. Number one cleansing oil in K Beauty is the Anua Heartleaf Plus Vitamin E Pore Control Cleansing Oil. This is the cleansing oil that draws all the sebum out, the white dots. I love it. It helps to also break up makeup and sunscreen. Clean after doing it for about 60 seconds. That's a good amount of time. Wash it off completely, then go in with a water-based cleanser."

"Unfortunately for me this is not one I'm happy with and it's not Dr V approved."

"I am still working my way through the Anua Heartleaf Plus Vitamin E Pore Control Cleansing Oil. I have, as you can see, probably about two or three more uses left."

"Any cleansing oil you chose would achieve those outcomes and there isn't anything about this cleansing oil or any cleansing oil that I've tried that actually has something that targets oil production or sebum. So those of you who have oily breakout-prone skin don't assume that this is the cleansing oil for you based on the claims around it. It worked fine but not one I would go after again."

"I'm almost finished with the Anua cleansing oil. So, I'm going to be needing to move on."

"Anua is a Korean brand that I also really like. This cleansing oil, however, the Heartleaf Plus Vitamin E, really popular on TikTok, which means nothing to me. As a cleansing oil, cleansing balm fan, this is not one I would repurchase. It has fragrance and that killed it for me. You know, it does what it's supposed to do. No shade to this as far as its efficacy. It works. All right. There's not a whole lot you can do to make a cleansing oil not work. They pretty much all work the same. But you can ruin a cleansing oil by making the experience unpleasant. And for me, this fragrance was unpleasant. One of the reasons I like using cleansing oils so much is for eye makeup removal. So if it makes it uncomfortable, then yeah, it's a no-go. Plus, like this label does not work. It does not look bubbling up all over the place. Ratchet."

"I'm not really loving the Anua cleansing oil. It's kind of got an odd aroma to it."

"This is the sensitive skin Heartleaf version of the Anua cleansing oil. For me, I really liked this, and I liked the original as well. I do feel like I go through the Anua cleansing oils faster than some others because I tend to unintentionally pump out more from lightweight cleansing oils versus heavier ones."

"I worked with Anua and they sent me this cleansing oil, but I never did a sponsorship with it because I liked it, I don't think I loved it. I used it to remove makeup and sunscreen and it worked fine for that, but when I posted my review so many people in the comments said it caused breakouts for them. I have acne prone skin and I still haven't figured out why. I won't repurchase it, there are a lot of other cleansing oils I'd like to try."

"This is the Anua for sensitive skin heartleaf cleansing oil, the new fragrance-free version. I felt like the original cleansing oil went well overall, I liked it, but a lot of people had problems with it. When I open this one I'm immediately smacked in the face by the smell of rosemary, and in my humblest of opinions rosemary essential oil is a fragrance, it certainly has a smell, and that's not what I would do if I was trying to make a cleansing oil for the people the original didn't work out for, I'd actually leave out essential oils. After rinsing I feel like there's no residue left behind, I like it, but I liked the original."

"The Anua heartleaf pore control cleansing oil is a really nice cleansing oil. I have to admit I do really like this, it's a perfect in between cleansing oil texture, some of them are very light, some are more heavy, this is exactly in the middle. It does have some fragrance so it probably won't be for everyone, but for me that works just fine in the cleansing step. It did work for my dry skin on its own, and using it as a double cleanse it all comes off. I think they did a great job on this cleansing oil."

"A good option here is the one from Anua to use a cleansing oil to dissolve some of the sebaceous filaments that have built up into your pores."

"The reason I like this is I think more people benefit from this than they would realize. Not only is it for the everyday makeup wear, it's also for the active individual who uses sunscreen on a regular basis. Like your surfer, your runner, your athletes, like those people probably should know more about this. They may not be completely in tune with the skincare world, but I think this is a hack that would actually serve them well. It makes removing your makeup and your sunscreen extremely, extremely easy. The only people who need to probably be a little cautious about this are those with like dry sensitive skin, and also not for everyone."

"The anua facial cleansing oil which is a Korean skincare brand"

"It is the Anua heart leaf pore control cleansing oil and this went so viral because a lady in the video was rubbing this on her nose like how oil you rub and she said that her sebaceous filaments and I don't know what inside was coming out, I tried that technique also, I used it simply like cleansing oil cleansing mom use it that way also it does the job okay yes it will remove your sunscreen yes it will remove your makeup it will remove whatever but I tried a lot nothing came out"

"I have gone through two entire jars of this heartleaf cleansing oil and I absolutely love it. On its own just as a cleansing oil it is fabulous, does not break you out, it is super super amazing. You're going to start with dry dirty face, apply this cleansing oil, wash it off with face wash."

"The cleansing oil is really good"

"Anua is a very popular brand over on TikTok. I am usually 50/50 about their products but this is one that I know everybody absolutely loves. Heartleaf is actually a houttuynia cordata extract, it's called heartleaf which is anti-inflammatory, it's an antioxidant, then we have olive fruit oil, macadamia oil, sunflower oil. I feel like in general K Beauty it's hard to over exaggerate what the products do. As far as sebaceous filaments and a little clogged pory bits, nothing's come out but I do generally keep on top of that so there's not really anything in there anyway. But as an oil cleanser, I really like it. It's a little bit thicker than your average oil but it's nice."

"This product went viral, and I don't understand why. Like, it's fine. It's absolutely fine. It's gonna do the job it needs to do. It's gonna take off your makeup. It's to take off your sunscreen in no different way to any other oil, other cleansing oil out there. It's fine. It's normal. It's nothing special."