irecipe Ceramide Yuja Healing Cleansing Balm
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 4, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Citrus Junos (Yuzu) Fruit Extract, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA, Ceramide
- When
- Evening
A cleansing balm made with yuja. It leaves skin feeling dewy after rinsing. It comes in a 135 ml size.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA and ceramide replenish the skin barrier
Watch-outs
- Contains fragrance
- Has fragrance allergens (Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene)
- Ceramide, in the name, is included in a small amount near the end of the list
- If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- Cleansing balm, first step of a double cleanse: massaged onto dry skin to dissolve makeup and sebum, then emulsified with water and rinsed before a second, water-based cleanser
- Pairs well with
- A water-based second cleanser applied immediately after rinsing
- A leave-on humectant or barrier step later in the routine
- Don't combine with
- Layering multiple other heavily fragranced leave-on products in the same routine on reactive skin
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 2 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- 화장품법에 따라 기재
- 표시하여야 하는 모든 성분 세틸에틸헥사노에이트
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate
- Polyglyceryl-6 Dicaprate
- Synthetic Wax
- Butylene Glycol
- Water
- Sorbitan Sesquioleate
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Tocopherol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
- Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate
- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA
- Disteardimonium Hectorite
- Stearic Acid
- Phytosterols
- Pentylene Glycol
- Ceramide NP
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Fragrance
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Limonene
- Linalool
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
What the claims add up to
- Don't count on:
- better hydration
See each claim, checked (7)
Claims, checked
Contains ceramide, which is effective for moisturising
overstatedand keeps moisture even after washing
overstatedYuja extract with antioxidant function
overstatedLow irritation cleansing balm
no supporting source foundClean beauty recipe
nothing specific to checkClean beauty for me and for the earth
nothing specific to checkthat reduces stress on the skin
nothing specific to check
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.
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