Do I need a second cleanser after Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml?

If you wear sunscreen or makeup, follow this with a water-based cleanser as the second half of a double cleanse, since a single wash rarely fully removes SPF. If you wear neither, this can stand alone as your regular cleanse. Either way, this step is meant to run first.

How do I use Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml correctly?

Apply it to dry skin, massage for thirty seconds to break down makeup and SPF, then add a small amount of water to emulsify before rinsing fully. Avoid direct hot water on the face, since it strips more of the skin's own lipids than lukewarm water does. Pat, rather than rub, dry afterward.

Will Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml leave my skin feeling tight or stripped?

It is formulated as a mild cleanser rather than a stripping one, so a tight after-feel should not be the normal result. If it does happen consistently, that is usually a sign of over-cleansing rather than the formula itself, so try cutting back to once daily. Follow immediately with toner to help the skin recover its surface hydration.

Is Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml suitable for daily, twice-a-day use?

Yes, this is built for a standard AM and PM cleansing routine rather than an occasional deep-clean treatment. Morning use focuses on removing overnight buildup; evening use is where it earns its place removing the day's SPF and makeup. Daily use is exactly what the formula is sized and formulated for.

Is Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml the authentic Korean-market formula?

Yes, this is the same cleanser ongredients sells through Korean retail, sourced for Korean Pharmacy's US catalog rather than reformulated for a US shelf. That is the version this brand actually built its name on.

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Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml

Name: ongredients Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml
Brand: ongredients
SKU: 9195329705
Price: 50.0 USD
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ongredients Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml is a cleansing balm led by Synthetic Wax on its own ingredient panel, sourced as the Korean-market formula.

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100 ml

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Korean-market formula
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Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: all skin types looking for a gentler first cleanseoily and combination skinskin that reacts to stripping sulfate cleansers

Helps with: makeup, SPF and daily buildup at the end of the daya tight, stripped feeling after cleansingexcess oil without over-drying the skin

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Key benefits

Synthetic Wax named on this product's own ingredient panel, near the top of it
Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract on the same panel, the formula's plant extract
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract on the same panel, the formula's plant extract
100 ml to a unit
Korean-market formula, with its Korean barcode and batch code intact on the box

Key actives

4Synthetic Wax

Synthetic Wax is a purpose-built hydrocarbon wax used to structure balms and sticks. It is odourless and does not oxidise, unlike most natural waxes.

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5Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract

Turmeric Root Extract carries curcuminoids, well studied plant antioxidants. It is used for the look of dullness and uneven tone, and it tints a formula faintly yellow.

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7Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract

Melia Azadirachta is neem. Its leaf and flower extracts are long-standing Ayurvedic ingredients, and Korean formulas use them in products aimed at the look of congested, blemish-prone skin.

All products with Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract

9Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract

Coccinia Indica is ivy gourd. Its fruit extract is used as a conditioning, hydrating plant extract in Korean formulas.

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Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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4Synthetic Wax7Melia Azadirachta9Coccinia Indica

4Synthetic Wax
7Melia Azadirachta
9Coccinia Indica

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

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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.
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.
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.
Synthetic Wax occlusive: Synthetic Wax is a purpose-built hydrocarbon wax used to structure balms and sticks. It is odourless and does not oxidise, unlike most natural waxes.
Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract plant extract: Turmeric Root Extract carries curcuminoids, well studied plant antioxidants. It is used for the look of dullness and uneven tone, and it tints a formula faintly yellow.
Juniperus Mexicana Oil fragrance: Texas cedarwood oil, used for a dry woody note. It is an aromatic ingredient rather than a functional one.
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract plant extract: Melia Azadirachta is neem. Its leaf and flower extracts are long-standing Ayurvedic ingredients, and Korean formulas use them in products aimed at the look of congested, blemish-prone skin.
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract plant extract: Coccinia Indica is ivy gourd. Its fruit extract is used as a conditioning, hydrating plant extract in Korean formulas.
Corallina Officinalis Extract plant extract: Corallina Officinalis is coral seaweed, which holds calcium and magnesium in its structure. Its extract is used as a mineral-rich conditioning ingredient.
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract plant extract: Ocimum Sanctum is holy basil, or tulsi. Its leaf extract carries plant antioxidants and is used in formulas built for the look of stressed, reactive skin.
Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract plant extract: Eggplant Fruit Extract carries nasunin, the antioxidant pigment in aubergine skin. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract.
Amber Powder absorbent: Amber Powder is fossilised tree resin ground fine. It is an inert powder used for texture and finish rather than as an active.

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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.
Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract plant extract: Neem bark extract. Neem is one of the oldest plants in Ayurvedic skin practice, and the bark is used for the look of congested skin.
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil emollient: Argan Oil is pressed from the argan kernel and is rich in oleic and linoleic acids plus vitamin E. It is a medium-weight emollient that absorbs reasonably fast.
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.
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient: Jojoba Oil is a liquid wax rather than a true oil, and its structure is close to human sebum, which is why it absorbs so readily. It is an emollient that leaves a soft, non-greasy finish.
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.
Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil fragrance component: German chamomile essential oil, deep blue from its azulene content. It scents a formula as well as conditioning it.
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil fragrance: Cornmint oil, the main commercial source of menthol. It smells and feels close to peppermint.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
Panthenol humectant: Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
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.
Houttuynia Cordata Extract plant extract: Houttuynia Cordata is heartleaf, and it is one of the two or three anchor plants of Korean calming skincare. Its extract carries quercitrin and other flavonoids and is used for the look of redness and blemish-prone skin.
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract plant extract: Vanilla bean extract. It carries vanillin, the compound its scent comes from, along with polyphenols, so it contributes fragrance as well as extract.
Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract plant extract: Witch hazel extract, the classic astringent plant. Its tannins bind to surface proteins, which is the tightening feel a toner built on it gives.
Sodium Hyaluronate humectant: Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster: Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.

How it works

Synthetic Wax leads the ingredient panel on this cleansing balm. Synthetic Wax is a purpose-built hydrocarbon wax used to structure balms and sticks. It is odourless and does not oxidise, unlike most natural waxes. On this panel it sits alongside Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract and Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract. Turmeric Root Extract carries curcuminoids, well studied plant antioxidants. It is used for the look of dullness and uneven tone, and it tints a formula faintly yellow.

How to use

Apply Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml to dry skin, work it in with light circular motions, then rinse with lukewarm water. Follow with a second, water-based cleanser if wearing SPF or makeup.

Worth knowing

Anyone using a prescription retinoid or a strong acid exfoliant elsewhere in their routine should introduce this alongside it gradually.
New actives, including this one, are best patch tested on the inner arm before a first full-face use.

Complete the routine

This itemongredients Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml$50.00
The treatment step of this routineongredients Moisture Calming Essence 150ml$35.00
Seal the routine in as the last stepongredients Slow Aging Cream 50ml$37.50

Total for 3 items$122.50

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The authentic Korean-market cleanser from ongredients, Perfect Melting Cleansing Balm 100ml leads with Corallina Officinalis Extract.

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Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.

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The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.

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What professionals say

What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic