I’m a big fan of K-beauty and one of my favorite things it introduced me is the great practice of double cleansing. Before I became aware of it, I simply washed my face with a single product, the widely common facial wash. I thought that was enough until I started to wear more make-up and noticed that facial wash alone isn’t sufficient to thoroughly clean my face.
So I started scavenging the internet to find the best make-up remover and I found one of my current holy grail products: Banila Co’s Clean it Zero (Original) in Super Size. Banila Co is a Korean beauty brand whose philosophy is that for one to achieve great make up, one must have great skin and base first. They take pride in their creation of leading Korean base make up products including their Clean It Zero line, which comes in travel size and super size. Banila Co talks more about the K-Base Formula on their official website and how their products manifest their philosophy.
Clean It Zero is very popular among YouTubers and bloggers, everyone is saying how very effective it is and so I did not hesitate to get my hands on it. I ordered it from Banila Co’s official Shopee store during 11.11, the online sale craze. Fate was really on my side that time, I successfully purchased a premium and effective make up remover at a discounted price (from P1,395 to P1,186)!
It’s a soft, thick, and translucent cleansing balm that melts once you massage it on your skin. It has a refreshing mild fruity scent too, coming from the Papaya and Acerola Cherry extracts. I tried it for the first time just mere seconds since the item was delivered to my home. Yes, the reviews I read were definitely right as it quickly removed all my make up with just 2 rounds of massaging it on my face.
After drying my face, I studied the box and what’s written on it. I was even more pleasantly surprised by what I read: (1) it mildly exfoliates (2) it can be used alone or you can add water to your face while using it to emulsify and turn it into facial wash. Banila Co’s Clean It Zero isn’t just an effective make up remover, it does more than that. While most of the other cleansing balms and oils need to be followed up or supplemented by facial wash or scrubs, this product is already a make up remover AND a mild exfoliator/facial wash that thoroughly digs deep to remove dirt and grime, just add some water while using it. I was honestly puzzled why none of the reviews about this product mentioned its duality, they mainly focused on its great ability to remove make up.
This is one of my greatest purchases ever and being the first product I bought from Banila Co, it gave me a strongly positive impression of the brand and K-beauty reminded me once again why I’m a huge fan. I’ll definitely buy another one after I empty this jar!
Beauty Transpires 