Cleansing oil for taking off the day’s makeup
Massage onto dry skin, add water, and rinse. Meet our oil-to-milk cleanser.
Taking your makeup off is often the last thing you feel like doing after a long day. A cleanser with a straightforward method makes that evening step easier to follow.
Our Soothing Cleansing Oil & Face Wash starts as an oil, then turns milky when you add water. You massage it onto dry skin and rinse it away. It’s one bottle, designed for removing makeup and sunscreen, with no cotton pads needed for the application.
Dual Cleanser
An oil-to-milk cleanser for removing makeup and sunscreen. Massage onto dry skin, work in water until it turns milky, then rinse.
- Oil-to-milk texture
- Apply to dry skin
- Rinse with water
New to cleansing oil? Start with dry skin
If you’re used to splashing your face before cleansing, this is the part to change. Our cleansing oil goes onto dry skin first. Water comes in after the massage, when you turn the oil into a milky emulsion.
Keep a towel nearby and move your hair away from your face before you begin. Then you can finish the whole step at the basin without reaching around with cleanser on your hands.
Here’s the method from our cleanser directions. Follow the amount shown on your pack.
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Massage onto dry skin
Use your fingertips and a gentle touch to work the oil over the areas you’re cleansing.
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Add a little water
Continue the gentle massage as the oil turns milky. This is the emulsifying step, before the final rinse.
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Rinse and pat dry
Rinse thoroughly, then gently pat your face dry with a soft towel. Continue with your evening skincare.
Makeup Remover and Cleanser in one | Soothing Dual Cleanser
Mystiqare introduces its Soothing Dual Cleanser for removing makeup and cleansing the face. Follow the dry-skin, emulsify-and-rinse instructions in this article and on your product pack.
Watch on YouTubeWhy the milky step matters
Oil-to-milk describes the change you’ll see during use. Adding a little water and working it through the cleanser is different from immediately splashing everything off. Give the texture time to turn milky, then rinse.
You don’t need to turn this into a long facial massage. Follow the method on the pack and keep the pressure gentle. A fuller makeup look is not a reason to rub harder.
The three stages
Stage |
What you do |
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Oil |
Apply to dry skin and massage gently. |
Milk |
Add water and work it through the cleanser. |
Rinse |
Wash the cleanser away and pat dry. |
One bottle. A second cleanse is optional.
The name “dual cleanser” refers to this single oil-to-milk product. It isn’t a kit with a separate face wash. Our product directions describe a second cleanse as optional.
If you already like using a separate face wash after makeup removal, this can be the first step in that routine. If you’re shopping for one rinse-off cleanser, you don’t have to add a second bottle because of the word “dual”.
What about waterproof mascara or long-wear makeup?
When you’re choosing a cleansing oil for removing makeup, the products in your makeup bag matter too. Long-wear and specialist formulas can have their own removal instructions, particularly around the eyes. Keep those instructions alongside the cleanser’s directions.
Match the removal method to your makeup
What you wore |
What to keep in mind |
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Everyday face makeup |
Use the dry-skin massage, milky emulsifying step and thorough rinse. |
Follow the makeup product’s removal instructions; one cleanser cannot promise the same result for every formula. |
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Eye makeup |
Use a removal method suitable for the eye-area product you’re wearing. |
Whatever you use, keep the touch gentle. The American Academy of Dermatology advises against scrubbing and recommends a lukewarm rinse and gentle drying. For this cleanser, remember that the application starts on dry skin.
A note on the ingredients
The formula contains squalane and fragrance. If you’re looking for a fragrance-free cleanser, this one won’t meet that requirement. You can read the complete ingredient list on the product page before ordering.
Once you’ve rinsed, go back to the evening products you already use. There’s no need to build a whole new routine around a different cleanser.
Your cleansing questions, answered
No. Start on dry skin. Add water after massaging to turn the oil milky, then rinse.
No. This method uses your fingertips, water and a rinse.
This is one oil-to-milk cleanser. “Cleansing Oil & Face Wash” is the product name, not two separate items.
No. A second cleanser is optional in our product directions.
Removal varies by makeup formula. Follow the instructions for your waterproof or specialist makeup rather than assuming one method will suit everything.
No. The ingredient list includes fragrance.
Shop Soothing Cleansing Oil & Face Wash for the oil-to-milk formula, full ingredients and current sizes.
