Ultimate Cleansing Oil

SHISEIDO

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4.0

73 reviews
70%
would repurchase
3.9/5
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ingredients

INGREDIENTS: mineral oil, cetyl octanoate, PEG-10 isostearate, cyclomethicone, PEG-12 diisostearate, water, PEG-8 diisostearate, phenyl trimethicone, isostearic acid, alcohol denatured, tocopherol, fragrance.

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5.0
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GabrielAntonio

6 years ago

I used to use this cleansing oil for many years. Since the Japanese were the first to create water soluble cleansing oils they have excelled in them for many years. This is one of the key cult classic...Read more

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Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

5.0
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EvaVic

7 years ago

This product is replaced by the Perfect Cleansing Oil. This is basically the same product in new packaging. Reviews are available here: https://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp/ItemId=19624...Read more

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About reviewer (1276 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen

3.0
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SanFranGirl

8 years ago

I love cleansing oils to remove my eye make-up and although this Shiseido Ultimate Cleansing Oil works well for the face (and even body if you will), I would not recommend it for eye make-up removal. ...Read more

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About reviewer (664 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown

3.0
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K20602D

10 years ago

This is a decent cleansing oil - it gets the job done. It has a better slip than Origins, doesn't contain menthol like Boscia, doesn't leave behind a residue like Juice Beauty, and so on with other o...Read more

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About reviewer (19 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Medium Brown

HairBlack

EyesBrown

3.0
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misroule

10 years ago

Eh, this stuff is alright. The main ingredient is mineral oil, an ingredient I'm not opposed to, but there are many superior cleansing oils out there that contain natural oils that are beneficial to s...Read more

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About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair, Not Sure

HairRed, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel

3.0
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Law08

11 years ago

alright lets start with oil cleansers in general, YES, buy one try them! they are amazing and effective... i think this one may be better for a person thats unsure about oil cleansers, maybe an oil ne...Read more

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About reviewer (112 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Olive, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesHazel

3.0
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LTcurlygirl

11 years ago

I've used a few bottles of this because it is effective at removing makeup and sunscreen and it doesn't break out my clog prone skin, however it is drying. Because of the drying factor, I've since mo...Read more

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About reviewer (64 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairRed, Curly, Coarse

EyesBlue

2.0
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angellove1705

11 years ago

I have been hearing about this for years. I finally jumped on the oil cleansing bandwagon, but tried other brands first. I have tried Nude (broke me out), DHC (didn't like how greasy it was) and Josie...Read more

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About reviewer (587 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlond, Curly, Fine

EyesBlue

1.0
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bzhao

11 years ago

This product made me break out like crazy, which is odd, since my skin rarely breaks out these days. After searching on the internet, its no surprise that it broke me out, since it primary ingredien...Read more

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About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

5.0
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pandabear5

11 years ago

This is my favorite commercial cleansing oil. I prefer this over DHC and Nude (which both caused breakouts for me). I also prefer this over Shu Uemura A/O and A/I, and it is easier to get than Shu in ...Read more

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About reviewer (53 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown

5.0
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dri5hti

11 years ago

Been using this a week and so far the results are pretty amazing. I have dry skin and I've had a hard time finding a good, gentle daily cleanser. This is it. My skin looks soft, glows incredibly and l...Read more

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About reviewer (56 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Olive, Cool

HairBlack, Other, Medium

EyesBrown

2.0
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clairestrick

12 years ago

In my quest of trying all oil cleansers, this one fell short. Here are the pros: It smells good, the pump dispenser is good. It's available in my town. The cons: I literally never break out. N...Read more

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About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair

HairBlond

EyesHazel

1.0
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luxferi

12 years ago

Expensive and gives me milia all around my temples. I've switched to DHC Deep Cleansing Oil and never looked back.

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About reviewer (100 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown

1.0
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Cat1104

12 years ago

Skin type: sensitive, oily, dehydrated, clog-prone. By dehydrated I mean oily skin that lacks water (not oil) or doesn't retain water well. My skin gets dried out very easily, and this stripped it in...Read more

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About reviewer (155 reviews)

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SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel

5.0
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MsMe

12 years ago

I had tried this product as a readily available alternative to the Tatcha Camellia Oil Cleanser and was impressed so far. Both formulations are applied and massaged on to dry skin and rinsed off with ...Read more

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About reviewer (57 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Tan, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

5.0
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swtxdreams

12 years ago

product works great! cleans off all the stubborn waterproof makeup and does not cause breakouts. It feels good cleaning all the junk from my skin every day. this is my must-have for my double cleansi...Read more

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About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown

5.0
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MsPsylocke

12 years ago

I really like this cleansing oil I have tried Shu,Josie, and now this and I like this one a lot. I have switched to oil cleansers due to how much Retin-A dries out my skin now that the weather is col...Read more

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About reviewer (1126 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

3.0
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tiffanyhehe

12 years ago

on purposely buy this cleansing oil to wash water-proof sunscreen off. it does its job to wash sunscreen off. but i have a complain on the packing. it leaks even turn the head to the lock side. and ...Read more

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About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown

5.0
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Sambrookd

13 years ago

I've used a few oil-based cleansers before trying this one - Shu Uemura and Origins are the ones we all recognise. The Origins one is good, but not great. The Shu Uemura is good but expensive. The Shi...Read more

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About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen

5.0
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teeheehee

13 years ago

For me, all cleansing oils work the same. I don't have a problem with breaking out, so I use Shiseidos, Fancl & DHC interchangeably. The reasons that I like this one a bit more than the others though ...Read more

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About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Tan, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

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