Cleansing Balm Battle (Best + Worst): Glow Recipe, Farmacy, Clinique | KAYA EMPIRE

Ranking three popular cleansing balms!!! I think you'll predict the first place winner... but the loser in last place may surprise you! COMMENT with cleansing balms I should review for another cleansing balm battle video! I want to rank three new cleansing balms, so let me know which ones I should review! Thumbs up for more appearances of Pepper :)
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[@MoniB888]

Your skin is Beautiful ❤️ I just bought the Papaya after using the sample, smells like my Strawberry Shortcake doll from childhood! Lol I get what you mean by it being hard to get off, though. I use a wet microfiber towel to remove it instead of splashing forever, works great! I also got a cheapo exfoliating facial brush off eBay, $5 bucks, battery operated & has 5 attachments, I'm excited to see if it helps, too! Thanks for your review & thoughtful insights! 💖 Glad I found your channel.

[@sarapallo9319]

Love your video on cleansing balms! Also your top is so cute! Where did you get it from 😊

[@KayaEmpireTV]

It's called the Tempest Dress and its from Aritzia!

[@veeversace8649]

I love this video 💜

[@bianka9021]

Pepper is adorable! 😍 I am currently using the Clinique Take the day off Cleansing Balm- it emulsifies so nicely and comes off pretty quickly. It's my first cleansing balm and I'm considering purchasing the Banilla Co. Clean It Zero or the Heimish Cleansing Balm when I run out of Clinique. Would love a comparison video between the 3😁 (Farmacy brand isn't available in my country) You look gorgeous! Have an awesome week.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Thank you so much for such a sweet comment! ❤️

[@ashleighsheehy4656]

Love to hear your thoughts on comparing products. Great info. Random question, what kind of puppy is little Pepper? So cute!!

[@KayaEmpireTV]

We think Pepper is a Pomeranian poodle mix! He and his brother were rescues from a shelter, but I actually got a doggie DNA kit so I’ll find out for sure soon!

[@ashleighsheehy4656]

Kaya Empire how exciting! Now I'm invested in what you find out 🐕

[@theskincareskinny5006]

Thank you for explaining the polyethylene! I’ve seen reviews complaining about that but I had a sneaking suspicion it wasn’t as bad as all that! Also, I just purchased the Farmacy Sweet Apple Cleansing Balm 😍🥰💗

[@helenatube]

To be fair, you are still rinsing plastic into our water systems. It's still not great.

[@dianadabek5303]

@@helenatube agree, plus plastic is toxic for oestrogen balance in women, couldn’t find info about the packaging of this product as a lot products seem to use plastic for packaging and claim they are natural

[@cfazande]

Thank you for addressing the polyethylene in the farmacy product! I love that product and I stopped using it because I couldn’t get a clear answer about the polyethylene and how it’s used in the product and it’s effects if any on the environment.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Glad you found it helpful!!

[@xxxaixo]

Can you try dermilogica and tell me your thoughts please?

[@jamied8667]

Do you have a video detailing the hyperpigmentation products you use ?

[@safiyya3081]

Pls review Beauty Of Joseon , Deviant, Elemis Pro Collagen and Verses Cleansing Balms 💖

[@Robbiestarduzt]

I do like the glow recipe I notice it works best with warm water

[@YanderyCho]

Hi! Hi! I would love it if you could review The INKEY List - Oat Cleansing Balm.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

I’ve tried that one and I didn’t really like it :( and I think it started breaking me out

[@SaraHungary]

Hey Kaya! Did you try the I'm from Fig cleansing balm? If I want to once splurge on a cleansing balm (I don't wear makeup) I want to try the I'm from one. :)

[@KayaEmpireTV]

I haven’t tried that one! :(

[@prettyninfad]

Farmacy so far is my favorite. I have the Heimish and Then I Met You in my drawer to use. I can’t wait to try these.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

TIMY is high up on my list to try!

[@goldglitterglam]

I'm on my third tub of the Farmacy balm ! Whilst I am curious about the Clinique one, my skin is super sensitive at the moment so I don't want to risk introducing new products yet. I am curious about the Inkey List Oat Balm and the Korean ones (the Banila Co and Heimish).

[@myahandrews4236]

I have only used the Clinique cleansing balm and it’s amazing. I have really sensitive skin and have gone through like 4 containers of them so far. I’m going to be trying the farmacy cherry balm or the papaya enzyme one next to try something new!

[@moni6087]

i tried the inkey list balm and it’s good but runs out in like 2 weeks

[@myahandrews4236]

@@moni6087 facts! I buy 2 at a time now haha

[@monica2757]

I enjoy the Farmacy cleansing balm but prefer the Banila Co Clean it Zero cleansing balm due to how much more affordable it is. I find the texture to be comparable to the Farmacy cleansing balm, and I find it to be equally effective. It definitely isn't fragrance free though.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

What’s the fragrance like?

[@beelarehman5992]

I agree about the Glow recipe cleansing balm. Its so gloopy.

[@janellehall2501]

I had the EXACT same experience as you did with the Glow Recipe balm...it was so lovely while dry and then once I added water it created a thick film on the skin that was soooo hard to rinse off cleanly! And yes the Farmacy one is 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼 amazing!

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Phew I’m glad I’m not the only one. The glow recipe cleansing balm also left so much residue in my eyebrows 😭

[@aarondoherty8762]

The best way I found to get around this is when you massage it in dry, and go to wet your hands to add water- RINSE your hands completely of the balm, and then go in with your balm free wet hands to emulsify. Completely avoids that ‘gluggy’ effect and emulsifies immediately 😊

[@CJDxxxLyrics]

Wow u don’t understand how accurate this video is.. the only 3 cleansing balls I’ve tried are these 3.. 1) Clinique is boring, also to me it was a little thick and left a film 2) glow recipe smelt great but didn’t emulsify 3) Farmacy smelt great and emulsified amazing!!!! I 100% agree with what u said, and I too love the glow recipe pha/bha.. I can’t think of anymore cleaning balms for u to try cuz that’s all I’ve tried!!! Maybe do this type of series with other products too, such as moisturizer. I would love to see the farmacy green moisturizer go up against others, cuz I like that one too and I’m so shocked the amount of citrus essential oil doesn’t bother my skin in that one .. like how

[@KayaEmpireTV]

That would be fun to have other products in the same category compete with each other 👀

[@lizzshrapnel7419]

No 7 radiant results cleansing balm was my intro to cleansing balms and while I loved the concept, it was too stinky! Switched to farmacy special edition cherry and its too good to be true

[@agathacarpo5275]

Have you tried the Then I Met You Cleansing Balm?

[@KayaEmpireTV]

I haven’t! But it looks so lovely 😍

[@sportimonki13]

Would love to see a review of the banilla co clean it zero one!

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Noted!! I'm interested in that one as well

[@sportimonki13]

@@KayaEmpireTV Thanks for all the great content! 💕

[@amiag7131]

Thank you so much for the Clinique recommendation! I really don't want to even attempt to incorporate fragrance into my routine because if it doesn't work out and I break out, I will literally never hear the end of it from my mother, so I'll definitely be checking out the Clinique one some time! Now to just find a good fragrance free/essential oil free gel-moisturizer texture non USA chemical sunscreen...haha

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Phew... good luck with that sunscreen search 😓

[@YanderyCho]

Try the Purito Unscented Sunscreen

[@amiag7131]

@@YanderyCho Tried it, too heavy. The comfy water sunblock is also out for being a sunblock

[@YanderyCho]

Ami Ag Wait I’m confused so you’re NOT looking for a sunscreen??

[@amiag7131]

@@YanderyCho I am looking for one? Which is why I've tried a fair amount of sunscreens? I'm just preemptively saying that an alternative other peoeple have mentioned in conjunction with Purito Unscented also doesn't work.

[@sweetsushiness]

Despite the fragrance, I love the Heimish balm. What do you think of clean it zero? Never tried it, but am interested.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

The Heimish balm has been on my list to try!! I'm curious about clean it zero as well

[@karyon1007]

OMG, this is exactly what my students see while we're doing remote learning right now. At least once a day I'm stopping class like, "Hold on. I'v gotta stop my dog from destroying my apartment."

[@KayaEmpireTV]

HAHAHA basically

[@rachelmoskowitz3184]

Clinique or farmacy balm?

[@janellepaige]

banila & co and good molecules 👀 also, thoughts on micellar waters or gels to do the same job as cleansing balms? i love when you get into the science! thanks for the vid!

[@KayaEmpireTV]

I think it’s a textural preference to choose a micellar water over a cleansing balm! Cleansing balms tend to be better for heavy duty makeup tho just from my experience. Plus there’s no tugging at your skin since cleansing balms glide on your skin to melt down. Versus a micellar water needs a cotton pad

[@veeversace8649]

Is your Clinique one the mini or full size ?

[@KayaEmpireTV]

mini!

[@Yram0018]

I have the Clinique cleansing bomb too and I love it soo much! It’s $30 but worth every penny! Little goes a long way and sooooo gentle on your face! Such an effortless bomb!! ☺️💗💗

[@Merrymouseis13]

The neutrogena cleansing balm is fragrance free, as is the Stella and Grace cleansing balm. For more affordable alternatives to the clinique take the day off.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

That’s great info!! 💕

[@dashamarkovich7447]

Is the Clinique jar glass or plastic?

[@KayaEmpireTV]

It’s plastic

[@YanderyCho]

Omg!! Pepper is so cute 🥰

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Pepper the superstar pup celebrity!

[@2eallan]

Hi Pepper!

[@annoyedbyyourface]

Pepper is so adorable! What kind of breed is he?

[@KayaEmpireTV]

The shelter said that they think he’s a Pomeranian poodle mix but I did a doggie DNA test recently and am waiting on the results!

[@annoyedbyyourface]

@@KayaEmpireTV Thanks for replying! I'm hoping to get a support dog or cat next yr so I'm taking notes on small breeds lol.

[@KayaEmpireTV]

@@annoyedbyyourface I got the DNA results! He is primarily Pomeranian (50%), followed by mini poodle, with a dash of Shih Tzu!!

[@MsEvasionn]

You only mentioned the fragrance of these once and didn’t explain what they all smell like, like if the papaya smells like papaya. You say some of them smell nice but of what? Some people are really sensitive to scents like me.

[@kawaiinails]

You look amazing in that coral colour

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Thank you!

[@merbish]

Then I met you. And Deviant

[@KayaEmpireTV]

TIMY cleansing balm is high up on my list!

[@annekim9064]

Please be more kinder to your pet..thank you

[@KayaEmpireTV]

no ❤️

[@annekim9064]

@@KayaEmpireTV okay! 😋

[@lorrainea.285]

OMG I cannot look at this video. I’m at the second distraction from that stupid dog and I just want you to FOCUS & GET TO THE POINT!!! I’m out!!! Edit out these distractions next time!!🤦‍♀️💆‍♀️

[@KayaEmpireTV]

Please relax lol

[@DesertRose808]

I just use a wash cloth to wipe it off then rinse