BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser: a Guru Score of 67% from 8 experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Nay

"It's got myristic acid, which is three out of five on the comedogenic scale. You want to avoid this if you have oily, acne prone skin. And the problem is this whole range has been made for teens and tweens who, guess what, tend to have more oily acne prone skin. So this isn't making much sense. The positives of this product is it's got niacinamide and ceramides. So what I would say is I actually really love this product if you have very dry skin or if you have eczema. But if you have oily, acne prone skin and you're a teenager, then this is one to avoid."

Dr Dray

2.68M subs

~Mixed

"Oh, they have a new Melting Balm Cleanser. That's new. Might have to try that. I love cleansing balms. I like the packaging, too. I don't know if you guys already knew about this. Is this new? This is the first I'm seeing it."

Alexandra Anele

1.44M subs

~Nay

"It's fine for breaking down sunscreen, but waterproof mascara, absolutely not. [...] It took ages for me to work this into my lashes to be able to break down my waterproof mascara, and even then I had flakes left over and I just couldn't rub my eyes anymore. So I personally would not recommend this product. [...] I used it to remove sunscreen and stuff and then do my regular cleansing, but it definitely doesn't remove waterproof mascara, so I wasn't really a fan of this."

Hyram

4.34M subs

~Yay

"I love their cleansing balm. Their serums are great. They just have a bunch of really good products."

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"I love their cleansing balm. Their serums are great. They just have a bunch of really good products."

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"This cleansing balm is $16 with great ingredients like olive oil, grape seed oil, sea buckthorn, and niacinamide. I had previously tried the Byoma cleanser and was just not a fan of it, way too drying on the skin, but they recently came out with this and I was like, you know what, I'm going to give it a shot. I am truly impressed with how luxurious this formula feels for the price point that they sell it at. I found myself returning to this cleansing balm over and over because it really did feel like that nice fancy aesthetic cleansing balm experience without breaking the bank. The best part is that you can find it at Target and maybe other drugstores too. It really is the best cleansing balm formula that I've been able to find at the drugstore. It's not as luxurious of an experience as some higher-end options, but it feels so much better than every other cleansing balm that I have used from the drugstore, and trust me, I've used all of them. If you're wanting to ease up on your wallet while still getting a good cleansing balm experience, I definitely recommend getting this one. Only minor downside is that it does include some fragrant essential oils and I would say this has the most pungent smell out of all the cleansing balms, like you definitely notice that it's there, but it's not too overpowering or in your face."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Yay

"The BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser is another great option to remove your makeup and sunscreen at the end of the day, as that first cleanse. Perfect for all skin types, it's also very gentle and it doesn't leave a film on the skin, but it does contain fragrance, so if you don't like fragrance in your skincare and you have sensitive skin, please keep that in mind. You're getting less product with this one, and it's a pretty big tub, which might be a little awkward to travel with. But it has a really nice buttery texture that feels really nice when you apply it to your skin, and it's also quite moisturizing. There's olive fruit, sea buckthorn, and grape seed oil in here, so great ingredients to nourish the skin, and great ingredients to remove that makeup and sunscreen."

All 3 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash

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"For that first cleanse, I would go in with the BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser. This is designed to remove your makeup and your sunscreen, and this does a really good job. Everything melts right off the skin, you rinse your face off, and then you can go in with your second cleanser afterwards."

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"I really like this better than the Versed one, and the reason being is because this one reminds me more of the Pharmacy Green Clean. I don't get this residue left behind after I've rinsed my skin and this one just works very similar to the Pharmacy. The Versed one will leave some type of residue left behind and it just has a different texture. This one has lipids, it has grapeseed oil and it has olive fruit extract and it does have a little bit of a mild fruity scent to it, it's honestly really mild, maybe even like a slight lemon scent. I really do like it and you're getting 60 grams of product and it is more affordable than the Pharmacy. I can see this being a new addition in my nighttime skincare routine. This is great to remove your makeup and sunscreen as that first cleanse and I really do like the BYOMA line so far and this has to be one of my favorites."

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"The BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser is another great option to remove your makeup and sunscreen at the end of the day, as that first cleanse. Perfect for all skin types, it's also very gentle and it doesn't leave a film on the skin, but it does contain fragrance, so if you don't like fragrance in your skincare and you have sensitive skin, please keep that in mind. You're getting less product with this one, and it's a pretty big tub, which might be a little awkward to travel with. But it has a really nice buttery texture that feels really nice when you apply it to your skin, and it's also quite moisturizing. There's olive fruit, sea buckthorn, and grape seed oil in here, so great ingredients to nourish the skin, and great ingredients to remove that makeup and sunscreen."

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AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Mixed

"This isn't Byoma's finest product, it's a little strange. This brand is almost entirely fragrance-free, but this product has an essential oil, rosemary oil, and it doesn't really smell great to me. As far as using it, it's fine, there's nothing inherently wrong with it, I just didn't find it to be, in my opinion, the best of Byoma. On a technicality it does what a cleansing balm needs to do, it's effective for removing makeup, removing sunscreen, it does emulsify, it's just not my absolute favorite."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

~Yay

"I love BYOMA, this whole range is to help protect our natural microbiome and it is super duper affordable. This was the first time I used this cleanser and I actually really liked it. I think this is a really good cleanser for the price point and it's something you can find just about anywhere. If you're looking for something that's really good at doing that first cleanse that's super affordable that's kind to the skin it doesn't irritate the eyes, this is a good one."

All 3 takes from Skin Obsessed Mary

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"I love BYOMA, this whole range is to help protect our natural microbiome and it is super duper affordable. This was the first time I used this cleanser and I actually really liked it. I think this is a really good cleanser for the price point and it's something you can find just about anywhere. If you're looking for something that's really good at doing that first cleanse that's super affordable that's kind to the skin it doesn't irritate the eyes, this is a good one."

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"Once the micellar water phase is over, I go in with either a balm or an oil. Personally I prefer the balms, and I've chosen BYOMA. This is my first time using this and I have to say I really like it. This is called the Melting Balm Cleanser, retails for about 17 euros, and I found it really effective. There's some that kind of leave a film, or they bother your eyes, and this doesn't do any of those things. I've used some less expensive balms that just sting, I just don't like them. So this is just a little bit more luxurious than some of those, and I found it highly effective. I think it's also refillable, which would be great if that's true. I don't have any idea where to buy the refill packs, but it must be online at Boots, and I think anything that's in that refillable space is great."

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"This is an affordable version that I actually think is exceptionally good, it only costs I think in the region of $17. You can pick this up at Boots, you can get it at Target. What is so interesting about it is the texture, it's sort of soft. A lot of balms are kind of hard and then it melts into the skin, this isn't. This is actually really, really soft and what it does is it just melts into the skin and it is totally effective at removing makeup. This is probably the only affordable balm that does a good job and I love it, so this was a real winner, super excited about that."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Yay

"It smells really good. It's like buttery soft, like it's gliding over the skin. [...] It emulsified and kind of turned into that whitey milky fluid that rinsed away so effortlessly and so easily. It's a really, really nice cleansing balm. [...] I do much prefer the texture, to be honest with you, rather than that plasticky feeling balmy texture. I do think it's going to be one of my preferred cleansing balms."

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What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser?

A balm cleanser designed to remove makeup and sunscreen through a melting, emulsifying formula with nourishing oils including olive, sea buckthorn, and grapeseed.

Is BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser worth it?

The gurus are split. 4 of the 8 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

What is BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser's Guru Score?

BYOMA Melting Balm Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.