True Botanicals Ginger Turmeric Cleansing Balm
by True Botanicals · skin_care
Editor's Take
For once, the fancy balm price buys real cleansing craft: sunflower and avocado oils, Yucca saponins, and very little nonsense.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.5 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.2 / 10
- Clean Standards: 9.4 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.7 / 10
The Verdict
The formula earns its competent efficacy the honest way, using Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil and Avocado Oil to melt makeup while Yucca Schidigera Extract brings a gentler saponin cleanse. Clean lands in the well aligned band, with only disclosed fragrance allergens like Limonene, Linalool, and Geraniol as the sensitive-skin footnote. Cetearyl Olivate and Sorbitan Olivate add modern balm structure without turning this into a synthetic surfactant job. Expensive, yes, but this is a credible oil cleanser with cleaner-than-usual manners.
Full INCI list
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Peel Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Oil, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Tocopherol, Citrus Aurantium (Neroli) Oil, Azelaic Acid, Lactic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Aqua/Water/Eau, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool