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Allies of Skin Vitamin C & Omegas Cleansing Balm.

Allies of Skin Vitamin C & Omegas Cleansing Balm
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About this product

A cleansing balm formulated with vitamin C, vitamin E, and omega-rich oils designed to remove makeup and cleanse the skin while providing hydration and brightening benefits.

Full ingredients

Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, C15-19 Alkane, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquioleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Trihydroxystearin, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalene, Glycine Soja Oil, Beta-Sitosterol

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What the gurus are saying

The balm's consistency earns consistent praise for how it melts away makeup and SPF without leaving residue or stinging the eyes, and spreads smoothly enough for a facial massage. What stands out most is that gurus recommend using it as a dual-purpose product: cleanse first, then leave a thin layer on as a mask for 5 to 10 minutes to let the vitamin C and brightening ingredients work on hyperpigmentation and dark spots. The tube packaging (no finger-dipping) and travel-friendly formula appeal equally, and those with dry or rosacea-prone skin find it especially calming and hydrating.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What they liked

  • Removes waterproof makeup and SPF in one use
  • Tube packaging, no finger-dipping required
  • Works as both cleanser and mask

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    Type

    Key actives

    Vitamin CVitamin E

    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    No BS Beauty
    No BS Beauty
    89k subs
    ✓Yay
    "I'm going to start out with a makeup removing cleanse which will be the Allies of Skin Vitamin C and Omega Cleansing Balm and use that on dry skin and rinse it up. It's a fragrance-free cleanser with omegas and vitamin C but honestly keep in mind though that most of those good ingredients actually pretty much all of them go down the drain."
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    "I'm going to start out with a makeup removing cleanse which will be the Allies of Skin Vitamin C and Omega Cleansing Balm and use that on dry skin and rinse it up. It's a fragrance-free cleanser with omegas and vitamin C but honestly keep in mind though that most of those good ingredients actually pretty much all of them go down the drain."
    Allies of Skin New! Vitamin C & Omegas Cleansing Balm Demo & First Impressions Review
    "The consistency of it is thick. You'll probably need a lot of this because it doesn't seem like a lot goes a very long way, so you want a big dollop of it. It does feel nice, it feels clean. It doesn't really feel greasy for the most part, although some of these areas feel a little greasy, maybe I didn't get them as good as I should have rinsing off or it's just the product. There are a few little black specks which I believe are from my mascara, perhaps not all got rinsed off."
    Mad About Skin
    Mad About Skin
    731k subs
    ✓Yay
    "This vitamin C and omegas cleansing balm is fantastic because you can use it as a mask and a cleansing balm. Put a slightly thicker layer on, leave it on for ten minutes, rinse it off, it's a mask and a cleanser. It's vitamin C enriched, so it's going to calm, soothe and fade hyperpigmentation, but it's also a really great cleanser. I love it."
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    "Hands down the best cleansing balm you will ever ever try. I got a sample of it a couple of months ago [...] and I eked it out as long as possible because my skin adored it. My top tip for this though is to apply it as a mask, sit down for like 5 or 10 minutes, chill, let it get to work and then continue to rinse it off as you would a cleanser. It's packed full of vitamin C, vitamin E and some great blend of amazing oils so it's going to hydrate, calm, soothe and definitely glow up your skin."
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    "It's a mask, it's a balm in one. Worth it. I'm never without this. [...] I think I have three upstairs in my bathroom. Always have it. And a couple of times a week when I need that luxury, that's the product I reach for."
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    "This is beautiful for people that have hyperpigmentation, dark spots, and discoloration. [...] You use this as your cleanser and you'll get such a beautiful added benefit of that vitamin C and the other brightening ingredients in here. It hydrates, too. So, if you have a very dryness prone skin type, this could be your go-to cleanser of choice. And everything is gone with one use. This is heavy duty but really kind on the skin. And I love the fact that this is cleansing with a purpose."
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    "It's just a luxurious cleansing balm that makes you feel special. You put this on the skin, it melts away the day. It takes you back to like you're at a spa having a treatment. And it doesn't break the bank to achieve that. [...] It takes away dirt, debris, multiple layers of water resistant makeup, SPF, and it does help with that touch of vitamin C. It will help just brighten at the margins. It's really great if your focus in terms of skincare is on hyperpigmentation."
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    "You get 100 ml of product, and it's currently on a 30% sale, [...] which means you get it for £30 for 100 ml of cleansing balm. I think that's a really good price point for the quality of the formulation you've got, vitamin C and E, you've got blueberry and sea buckthorn, one of my favorite oils for hydrating, nourishing, for antioxidants, and you've got so much else in here."
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    "If you're looking for a really nice cleanse but a product you can leave on as a mask for five minutes to double down on your hyperpigmentation fighting, this is it. It is very well loved, one of the best cleansing balms that I've ever used in terms of taking off the dirt, the debris, even water resistant sunscreen gone. But if you leave it on the skin for 5 minutes after you've worked it in, you definitely do see the results from the vitamin C and the other brightening ingredients in here."
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    "I love the cleansing balm in its own right, but when it comes free that's amazing."
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    "This is a beautifully formulated cleansing balm that gets the job done, water resistant makeup, SPF, gone like that. But you can also use this as a mask. [...] You can cleanse the skin with your oil cleanser if you want, then put this on, or do a thin layer, rinse it off, and then put it on as a mask with a slightly thicker layer, and that mask will help alleviate hyperpigmentation because of the vitamin C, the omegas, and some of the other brightening ingredients in here."
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    "This vitamin C and omegas cleansing balm is fantastic because you can use it as a mask and a cleansing balm. Put a slightly thicker layer on, leave it on for ten minutes, rinse it off, it's a mask and a cleanser. It's vitamin C enriched, so it's going to calm, soothe and fade hyperpigmentation, but it's also a really great cleanser. I love it."
    Skin Obsessed Mary
    Skin Obsessed Mary
    33k subs
    ✓Yay
    "I love a balm cleanser. I just feel they're the best for breaking down makeup and I love that slippery feel but it's not drippy. The Allies of Skin Vitamin C and Omegas Cleansing Balm is so good. First of all I actually love the packaging because there's no digging fingers into jars which I really don't like. But the way that the product feels on your face, that the spread is gorgeous, it just feels so lovely and it's perfect for travel. I can just pop this in my little bag and off I go."
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    "I love a balm cleanser. I just feel they're the best for breaking down makeup and I love that slippery feel but it's not drippy. The Allies of Skin Vitamin C and Omegas Cleansing Balm is so good. First of all I actually love the packaging because there's no digging fingers into jars which I really don't like. But the way that the product feels on your face, that the spread is gorgeous, it just feels so lovely and it's perfect for travel. I can just pop this in my little bag and off I go."
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    "Then I emulsify it with just a little bit of water and remove it with a cloth. I absolutely love this stuff. It's packed with antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E, and it has an oil complex to dissolve the makeup but it still leaves my skin so soft, so nourished, and so moisturized. It is absolute heaven. [...] My only complaint is that it doesn't come in a much larger container. I would gladly get one twice the size."
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    "It is the perfect combination of oiliness and balminess. I actually don't like using oils for a first cleanse because I just think they're runny and they're messy, but I do like the effect of an oil, so to me a balm is just easier to use and it's always my first choice. Well this sort of delivers on both. Also it comes in a tube which just fills me with such joy because I really don't like sticking fingers into jars."
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    "The vitamin C and omega's cleansing balm is rich, it's oily, it's heavy and it's not a gel. I mean it's just so good that when that one is empty that's the one I'm going to reorder next."
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    "Their new cleansing balm is out of this world."

    What the evidence says.

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

    Vitamin C

    Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

    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

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