Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm.

Cleansers

About this product

A fragrance-free cleansing balm in a twist-up stick, made to melt away makeup and sunscreen as the first step of a double cleanse. It contains squalane, green tea extract, centella asiatica and vitamin E.

Full ingredients

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Synthetic Wax, Squalane, Polyglyceryl-6 Dicaprate, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Ubiquinone

Guru Score

79%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

A twist-up balm that carves off just the right amount, then melts onto dry skin to lift makeup and sunscreen, is what has these gurus talking. They like the fragrance-free formula, with green tea and cica to calm, and call it a safe first cleanse for acne-prone skin. The mixed note is cost: you only really need a balm if you wear makeup or heavy waterproof sunscreen.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

What they liked

Removes makeup and sunscreen thoroughly
Fragrance-free
Clever twist-top dispenser

What they flagged

Needs thorough rinsing to avoid residue

Type

CleansersBalm & ointment

Key actives

Vitamin ESqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Breakouts and acne2 experts

“I love cleansing balms whether you have acne or you don't have acne.”

Doctorly, watch at 12:08

Redness1 expert

“cica is one of my favorite ingredients for our skin because it's super calming, supports the skin barrier, and helps with the redness and irritation that can trigger post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.”

April Basi, watch at 1:36

Skin barrier support1 expert

April Basi, watch at 1:36

What the gurus are saying.

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Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Yay

"Both are incredible at removing any makeup and any sunscreen. Both are fragrance-free. They're going to be gentle on the skin and they're going to remove everything pretty well. This is a great formula and I love cleansing balms whether you have acne or you don't have acne. I love the aesthetic. It melts into your skin and your hand like with cleansing balms just as long as it's not too greasy."

April Basi

72k subs

✓Yay

"Green tea brings antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, and cica is one of my favorite ingredients for our skin because it's super calming, supports the skin barrier, and helps with the redness and irritation that can trigger post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. This is one I actually like, it's clean, it's thoughtful, and it's safe for us. [...] It's pretty much for everyone, a solid first cleanse."

The Budget Dermatologist

725k subs

✓Mixed

"For $29, that's kind of a steep price for a cleansing balm. You really only need a cleansing balm if you're wearing makeup or maybe heavy waterproof sunscreen. This is the first step of a double cleanse. [...] This looks like a great product. People seem to really love it. It looks like it does a great job removing makeup. Safe for acne prone skin."

208SkinDoc

2.11M subs

✓Yay

"This is a cleansing balm, and [...] the delivery system here is genuinely clever. You twist the top, it carves off just the right amount of product, and you apply it directly to dry skin so the oils can bind to the oils on your face, whether that's sunscreen or makeup, and pull all of it off. The key ingredients are squalane, [...] green tea extract, centella asiatica, [...] vitamin E, and a sebum dissolving oil complex with seabuckthorn, grapeseed, and meadowfoam seed oils."

Hyram

4.33M subs

✓Yay

"For the first product, I think this is doing pretty good. I would buy this one, but it's sold out."

What the evidence says.

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

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

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 Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm?

Is Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

What is Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm's Guru Score?

Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.

What is Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm is good for breakouts and acne (2 experts), redness (1 expert) and skin barrier support (1 expert).

Is Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm good for breakouts and acne?

2 experts who reviewed Reale Actives Get Bare Cleansing Balm say it is. Doctorly put it this way: “I love cleansing balms whether you have acne or you don't have acne.”