Paula's Choice Omega Cleansing Balm: a Guru Score of 75%

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What the gurus are saying.

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Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Mixed

"It works fine, I mean as expected. There's a lot of residue though. [...] It feels more greasy than like leaving the skin hydrated, so I wouldn't say it's my favorite cleansing balm. [...] From an ingredient standpoint it works well, but it separates a little bit. [...] If you just bought a bottle off the shelf you may want to shake it up a little bit just to kind of re-emulsify the oil with the rest of the balm."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"The Omega Plus Complex Cleansing Balm from Paula's Choice is just a non-nonsense effective pleasurable to use in my opinion fragrance-free cleansing balm to help melt away cosmetic residue and water-resistant sunscreen. It's a great option easy to tolerate around the eyes for eye makeup removal. You spread it on the skin surface, massage it in, and then with just a little bit of water it will emulsify and rinse off the skin surface, and then you can wash your face as normal."

All 4 takes from Dr Dray

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"The Omega Plus Complex Cleansing Balm from Paula's Choice is just a non-nonsense effective pleasurable to use in my opinion fragrance-free cleansing balm to help melt away cosmetic residue and water-resistant sunscreen. It's a great option easy to tolerate around the eyes for eye makeup removal. You spread it on the skin surface, massage it in, and then with just a little bit of water it will emulsify and rinse off the skin surface, and then you can wash your face as normal."

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"The Paula's Choice Omega Cleansing Balm is also really good. That and the Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser would make a great double cleanse pairing."

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"I tried out their new Omega Cleansing Balm and loved it. Like the Inky List one, they're actually very similar in my experience as far as the outcomes of cleansing. It's very gentle, spreads on the surface of the skin smoothly. The [Paula's Choice] one does not do that separation thing. It doesn't have the oat oil in it; instead it has jojoba seed oil. It has a very short ingredient list and emulsifies easily. It just really does a good job."

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"I was really impressed with this. It did a good job melting off my water-resistant sunscreen and mascara and then rinsing off in the shower with a little bit of gentle cleanser. I even used this a few times without a gentle cleanser just to see how it performed and it did really well. Paula's Choice products tend to be on the pricier side though, so I suggest instead the Inky List oat cleansing balm, which is very similar, although people comment that it has an odd odor."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"I love this balm for a couple reasons: number one, it's got great ingredients, Omega 3, 6, and 9, as well as jojoba oil and other plant-based ingredients to help nourish the skin. And with the texture and formulation, it is wonderful and gentle but yet effectively able to dissolve the waterproof makeup that I wear [...] on a regular basis, as well as the layers of sunscreen and water-resistant sunscreen that I often reapply on my skin throughout the day."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"I've cleansed my face using the [Paula's Choice] Cleansing Balm."

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Frequently asked.

What is Paula's Choice Omega Cleansing Balm?

A fragrance-free cleansing balm from Paula's Choice with jojoba seed oil and omega-rich plant oils, designed to dissolve makeup and sunscreen before a second cleanse.

Is Paula's Choice Omega Cleansing Balm worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is Paula's Choice Omega Cleansing Balm's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Omega Cleansing Balm holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.