Where does this cleansing oil go in my routine?

As the first of two evening cleanses, on dry skin and dry hands, before any water reaches the face. Nothing goes under it: this cleansing oil is the step everything else in the routine lands on top of. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil and not three changes at once.

Is this the Korean-market cleansing oil or a US version?

The Korean-market one, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil and all. We match this cleansing oil to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.

What else is on the list besides Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil?

Retinol, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate and Lactobacillus Ferment. The order they are printed in on this cleansing oil's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Bifida Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate and Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

AXIS-Y

Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil 200ml

Name: AXIS-Y Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil 200ml
Brand: AXIS-Y
SKU: 7704105379
Price: 62.5 USD
Availability: InStock

AXIS-Y puts moringa oleifera seed oil ninth on this 200 ml cleansing oil's list, with sea buckthorn, calendula and soybean oils behind it, then retinol fourteenth and three ferments, galactomyces, lactobacillus and bifida, right after. Massaged onto dry skin as the first cleanse.

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$62.50

200 ml

$31.25 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: OilyCombinationBlemish-proneNormal

Helps with: Rough texture and visible fine linesA first-cleanse or double-cleanse stepDehydration and tight-feeling skin

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How it works

The Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil is a 200ml cleansing oil, used as the first of two evening cleanses, on dry skin and dry hands, before any water reaches the face. The emollient it is built around is Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, named ninth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Retinol, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate and Lactobacillus Ferment, so the emollient is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the cleansing oil format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the cleansing oil AXIS-Y sells in Korea, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil and all.

Key benefits

Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, the emollient this cleansing oil is built around
Retinol on the same list, an active
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment and Bifida Ferment Lysate on the same list, ferments
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate and Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate further down the same list
Tocopherol and Isopropyl Palmitate further down the same list
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil named ninth on the manufacturer list printed on this page

How to use

Massage over damp skin in circular motions for thirty to sixty seconds, working up a light lather if the formula foams, then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.

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Ethylhexyl Palmitate emollient: Ethylhexyl Palmitate is a palm-derived ester used as a light emollient and a solvent for pigment. It gives a smooth, non-greasy slip.
Isopropyl Palmitate emollient: One of the oldest cosmetic emollient esters. It softens skin and thins a formula, and it is more occlusive than the very light modern esters.
Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate emulsifier: Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate is an emulsifier used in cleansing oils so the oil can be rinsed off with water rather than wiped away.
Isohexadecane emollient: Isohexadecane is a branched hydrocarbon emollient that spreads easily and leaves a dry finish. It is often paired with a thickener to build a gel-cream.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
Isododecane solvent: Isododecane is a light, volatile hydrocarbon. It carries pigments and film formers on smoothly and then evaporates, leaving the film behind and nothing oily.
Ethylhexyl Pelargonate emollient: A very light ester that spreads thinly and leaves a dry finish. It is used where a formula must not feel oily.
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil emollient: Moringa Seed Oil is high in oleic acid and behenic acid and very stable. It is a conditioning emollient with a light, non-sticky finish.
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil emollient: Sunflower Seed Oil is high in linoleic acid, the fatty acid dry and blemish-prone skin is often short of. It is a light, non-fragrant emollient and one of the better tolerated plant oils.
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil emollient: Oil from the pulp of the sea buckthorn berry rather than from its seed. The pulp oil is the richer and more strongly coloured of the two.
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil emollient: Marigold flowers steeped in a carrier oil, which is what a flower oil of this kind usually is. It carries the flower's oil-soluble carotenoids.
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil emollient: Soybean Oil is a linoleic-rich plant oil used as an emollient. It also carries soy phytosterols and vitamin E.

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Retinol active: Retinol is the alcohol form of vitamin A and the strongest retinoid available without a prescription. Skin converts it in two steps to retinoic acid, and it is used at night, at low percentages, for the look of fine lines and rough texture. It can leave skin flaking while it acclimatises.
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate ferment: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate is a yeast ferment filtered clear, the ingredient that made the Korean and Japanese essence category. It carries amino acids, vitamins and organic acids and is used for the look of dullness and rough texture.
Lactobacillus Ferment ferment: Lactobacillus Ferment is the liquid left after lactobacillus bacteria have fermented a plant or milk substrate. It carries the small molecules the fermentation produced, including lactic acid and amino acids, and is used for the look of dull, uneven skin.
Bifida Ferment Lysate ferment: Bifida Ferment Lysate is a bifidobacteria ferment with the cells broken open. It is the ingredient behind the first-essence category and is used for the look of tired, reactive skin.
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate ferment: Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate is a brewers yeast ferment filtered clear. It supplies amino acids, B vitamins and sugars, and it is one of the ferments the Korean essence category was built on.
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate antioxidant: This is a stabiliser that keeps the oils and fragrance in a formula from oxidising. Its job is the shelf life of the product rather than any effect on skin.
Pentylene Glycol humectant: Pentylene Glycol hydrates and, like the other longer-chain glycols, makes a formula less hospitable to microbes so the preservative system can be lighter. It also improves how evenly a product spreads.
Water solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Tocopherol antioxidant: Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.
Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster: Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
1,2-Hexanediol humectant: 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
Juniperus Virginiana Oil fragrance: Virginian cedarwood oil, a soft woody essential oil. Like every essential oil it carries aromatic terpenes and is a fragrance ingredient.
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil fragrance component: Atlas Cedar Bark Oil is a woody essential oil used to scent a formula.
Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil fragrance component: Amyris oil, distilled from the wood of a Caribbean tree and often sold as West Indian sandalwood. It carries a soft woody scent and is used as a fragrance base note.
Copaifera Officinalis (Balsam Copaiba) Resin emollient: Copaiba Resin is a fragrant tree resin used as a thick emollient and a natural scent component in balms.
Pogostemon Cablin Oil fragrance component: Patchouli oil, steam distilled from the leaves. It is one of the heaviest, longest lasting aromatic oils and is used to scent a formula and to hold lighter notes in place.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

No fragrance

on the list

Worth knowing

Use at night only and introduce two or three nights a week before moving to nightly use.
Patch test on the inner arm before a first full-face application if skin tends to react easily.
Store away from direct sunlight and high heat to keep the texture and scent stable over time.
Introduce one new active at a time when adding this into an existing routine.

Complete the routine

This itemAXIS-Y Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil 200ml$62.50
The treatment step of this routineAXIS-Y Artichoke Intensive Skin Barrier Ampoule$16.46
Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinAXIS-Y Quinoa One Step Balanced Gel Cleanser 180ml$32.50

Total for 3 items$111.46

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