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Mighty Melt Cleansing Balm.

Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt Cleansing Balm
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About this product

A solid cleansing balm that melts into oil to remove makeup, sunscreen, and impurities. Designed for first-step cleansing in a double cleanse or standalone use.

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The Guru Index verdict

81%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus are nearly unanimous in praising this balm for exceptional value and reliable performance. The standout themes are generous product quantity for the price (typically £12-14), a minimal ingredient list that suits sensitive skin, and effective emulsification that rinses clean without leaving a greasy residue. Creators consistently highlight its stability in heat and suitability for facial massage and oil-pulling techniques. The consensus is that it outperforms significantly pricier competitors despite its simplicity.
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Key actives & flags

Fragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Oleyl Erucate, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

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What the gurus are saying.

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"This is phenomenal because you get a lot of product. It's a really simple formula. There aren't a lot of ingredients in it. And yet it works better than any cleansing balm I've ever used. And I think that's magical because if you've got sensitive or reactive skin, you want to reduce the number of ingredients you're using without compromising on the results. And this just makes it super easy to do that. You can do a facial massage with it. It doesn't break the bank. It's phenomenal."
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"The reason I love this is the price point. Cleansing balms usually they're like 30, 40 pounds for a good one, but to find a drugstore cleansing balm that actually works was the first reason I wanted to mention this. Beyond that it's just really simplistic in its formulation, so it's one of those products that is just going to work for almost everyone, get the job done, not overload the skin with a load of different ingredients, and leave your skin feeling beautifully hydrated, smoothed, but perfectly clean ready for the rest of your skincare. You can use this as part of a double cleanse or if like me you're lazy you can use this on its own right, and it emulsifies so well you don't really need to follow in with a secondary step like you do with a lot of cleansing balms. You get a lot of product for your money. It's probably the biggest cleansing balm I've ever found. If you ever had a cleansing balm that's melted, turns to oil in the heat, and it never really solidifies back to where you wanted it to be, don't worry this doesn't have that problem. It's like a 10 out of 10 cleansing balm. It might be simple but it's a Holy Grail because it just delivers."
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"This is the Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt. I love this because it's super inexpensive. It's been in the ridiculous heatwave temperatures of the UK and it's still a bomb. It's solid and that's what you should be expecting. This doesn't have many ingredients in, so it's great if you have very sensitive skin because there's less in here to irritate you and it will get everything off like that. It just feels so luxurious and because it is so inexpensive, if you're someone that likes to be lavish with your balm cleansers, you'll get a lot on the skin to really do a massage. This is a great affordable option. I use this more than any other cleanser."
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"I love this cleansing balm, great for a facial massage. Look how much product you get. I think I paid 14 pounds for this, super affordable by cleansing balm standards, and you get so much product because a little will go a long way. I work this into the skin for like three minutes doing my facial massage routine and then I rinse it off. You could use one or the other of these if you want to cut out a step, but I think these just pair so well together for the perfect double cleanse in an evening."
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"The Mighty Melt is the best cleansing balm I have ever used, bar none. No matter what your skin type is, no matter how much makeup, SPF, or other things you're wearing on the skin, this will tackle it all. You get so much product for the price point. You just can't beat it."
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"I love this because it's so budget friendly. I think I paid 13 pounds, and a little goes a long way. Look at the amount of product you get, it's like a vat of product in here, which is great because often cleansing balms are bougie and expensive and you don't get a lot of product. With this you don't need a lot to get the job done. My recommendation is to use it for your facial massage, it feels so slippy and silky on the skin, great for facial massage, and really inexpensive. It's fragrance free with very few ingredients, so it's great if you've got sensitive skin. I find it just breaks apart water resistant makeup and SPF all gone in a flash. Geek and Gorgeous are one of my guilty pleasure skincare brands, and this is definitely a welcome addition to their collection."
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"This is the Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt cleansing balm. Let me just tell you, cleansing balms, this is the only one actually worth buying when you think about the quality of the formulation and the fact I paid like 12 pounds for this. You get so much product, one of these will last me three months, maybe even a little longer. So cheap, such a good formulation. If you're using a bougie expensive one, unless you really enjoy it, I just think it's better. The best thing is it is so warm here in the UK, hottest day of the year so far, look at that, it's not melted, it's not turned into a goo, it holds its form, which honestly is quite rare in cleansing balms and something I really appreciate. Get this: it's so cheap, it works so well, and it emulsifies and just rinses off without a trace."
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"It's got very few ingredients in here which is great if you've got sensitive skin and it just works. You put a small amount of this on, work it into the skin and it just gets rid of water resistant SPF, waterproof makeup. This is also great if you've got sebaceous filaments, those little dots on the nose. You want to use an oil cleanser to really shift them and this is probably one of the most effective I've ever used. Work this into the nose for like 5 to 10 minutes and you'll see those sebaceous filaments actually come out on the hand. It's so satisfying. This is, I'd say, the best cleansing balm I've ever used for what is termed oil pulling."
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"This is phenomenal because you get a lot of product. It's a really simple formula. There aren't a lot of ingredients in it. And yet it works better than any cleansing balm I've ever used. And I think that's magical because if you've got sensitive or reactive skin, you want to reduce the number of ingredients you're using without compromising on the results. And this just makes it super easy to do that. You can do a facial massage with it. It doesn't break the bank. It's phenomenal."
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"I absolutely adore this because it's one of the cheapest cleansing balms you'll ever find and you get a huge amount of product and it's really inexpensive. I love this because if you rinse it off with lukewarm water it disappears like that, none of that slightly greasy film that some cleansing balms can leave behind, which is why I absolutely love this."
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"If like me you're super messy when you're using oil and they just get everywhere and that kind of puts you off using them anyway, don't worry. This goes on as a beautiful gel then as you work it into the skin transforms into an oil which is going to be a great first step in your effective double cleanse. I love this because look how much product you get. It's one of the cheapest on the market and you get a load of product that probably lasts me like three months, so this is great on a budget. It's hassle free and works really well. You just massage it into the skin for two or three minutes, let it work its magic, rinse off with a gel cleanser, and this can be one of the most effective ways of over time minimizing congestion and blackheads."
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"I absolutely adore the Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt Cleansing Balm. That's a balm not an oil but it's so so good."
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"This is the Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt Cleanser. It works better than the other ones I've tried and it has less packaging. This is a win. I've just bought a new one of this because it's so good. You get so much product here. You know how much you've got left because you can actually see it."
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"The best thing about it is if you emulsify with some lukewarm water, work it in for another 30 seconds, it disappears like that. It's not one of those balms that leaves a film on the skin, which I hate because I always think the rest of your skincare has to fight through that film to be effective. So you're just not gonna get the results that you want. Not an issue with this. It's an absolute Holy Grail."
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"Their balm cleanser is phenomenal. You get a vat of product, so much cleansing balm for your money, and this is great to see because a lot of cleansing balms come with a sky-high price point and a tiny amount of product. This is hands down one of the most effective cleansing balms I've ever used and it's got minimal ingredients, which is a good thing, minimal risk of sensitivity, irritation, or reaction to it, great for the sensitive skin amongst us, and just an all-round Holy Grail. If you massage it into the skin for say 60 seconds, add a little lukewarm water, emulsify it, massage it in for another 20 seconds, then rinse, there will be zero trait on the skin, no film, no greasiness, just a beautifully cleansed face. For me that's great because most cleansing balms leave that film that I just hate. Not with this. It washes away perfectly."
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"The Mighty Melt cleanser, look how much product you get. A little goes a long way and it lasts forever. It's the best cleansing balm I think I found. It melts into the skin, feels beautiful, minimum ingredients, so great if you've got very sensitive skin type. Vegan, cruelty-free."
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"For me, just a little tiny amount of this, maybe like a teaspoon is enough to remove all of my sunscreen and makeup. This one's priced right and it will last a very, very long time for me."
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"The Geek and Gorgeous cleanser is really nice. It's no fragrance in it. A little bit of it goes a long way. It's a really nice cleanser. Just takes a minute to smooth it over everything and allow it to break down the oils on your skin."
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"For me, just a little tiny amount of this, maybe like a teaspoon is enough to remove all of my sunscreen and makeup. This one's priced right and it will last a very, very long time for me."
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"The Geek and Gorgeous cleansing balm is 13 bucks and it's also really nice and sensitive. It only has seven different ingredients, comes in a little purple jar. It's one of the best for being gentle on your skin."
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"This is their Mighty Melt cleanser. You can use it to remove makeup and sunscreen at the end of the day. It's really nice."
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"This is really nice, it's super affordable and it's gigantic so you get a ton. It's a 100 milliliters, 3.38 ounces. I think this is a very short ingredient list for a product. I think it's got like eight different ingredients and they all seem to do a good job."
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"This is really nice, it's super affordable and it's gigantic so you get a ton. It's a 100 milliliters, 3.38 ounces. I think this is a very short ingredient list for a product. I think it's got like eight different ingredients and they all seem to do a good job."
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"I really like that cleansing balm and there's really no residue on it so that's not bad."
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"I'm pretty happy with it, it's impressive. It does a great job, removes pretty much everything, does a great job with sunscreen. And if you do use it with the Jelly Joker, it's even better. So I'm very happy with it."
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"This is by Geek and Gorgeous. This really helps loosen up makeup, even waterproof mascara, waterproof sunscreen. Remove it from your skin."
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"Another one that I love is the Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt. I just take a scoop of one of these and I rub it into my dry face then I give that a splash with water then I rub my Wonder cloth around my face that removes more of the makeup and more of the dirt and more of the sunscreen and then everything rinses right off."
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"Another one that I love is the Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt. I just take a scoop of one of these and I rub it into my dry face then I give that a splash with water then I rub my Wonder cloth around my face that removes more of the makeup and more of the dirt and more of the sunscreen and then everything rinses right off."
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"This is one of my favorite products, their Mighty Melt cleansing balm. This definitely gives my Clinique Take the Day Off cleansing balm a run for its money."
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"The Geek and Gorgeous Mighty Melt really impressed me because it is from a western brand and I usually expect those to need a cloth to rinse off well but this one feels very much like an Asian style cleansing balm. It's fragrance free which is nice because there really was a lack of fragrance-free cleansing balms for a long time for people who couldn't handle fragrance or just didn't like it. This one is nice and soft, it rinses off without too much residue, and the only issue I've had is that it doesn't take off my super longwear gel eyeliner very well."
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"My budget recommendation for a balm cleanser that's easy to get your hands on and pretty inexpensive is the Geek and Gorgeous balm cleanser. It gets the job done and rinses really nice and cleanly, breaks up all the makeup and the sunscreen, and it works perfectly."
~Mixed
"This is a very good product. I can't fault it too much. It's a fragrance-free cleansing balm which I find very hard to find in skincare in general. I don't have really anything to fault the product with. The only thing I was slightly disappointed in is while the packaging is really beautiful, the actual package does seem kind of deep and wide but it actually only goes about halfway down. I feel like I emptied this a lot sooner than I was expecting. It's a hundred milliliter of product which I think is fairly standard for a cleansing balm, but just with my expectations using it, I was like oh my gosh I'm reaching the bottom already."
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