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UIQ Biome Barrier™ Cleansing Balm

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Last checked September 4, 2026

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Mid-range for cleansing balms
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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration leads, with 5 of 28 ingredients. It also contains Polyethylene.

Hydration
5
Softening
3
Skin protection
2
Exfoliation
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationGood fit
  • SensitiveUse with care

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

Key ingredients
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cutibacterium Avidum Ferment Extract Filtrate 0.11%
When
Evening

A cleansing balm that melts makeup and sunscreen as a first cleanse.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • People who need a first cleanse to take off makeup
  • Dehydrated oily skin

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin
  • Skin prone to fungal acne
  • Skin that reacts to salicylates (BHA)

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Cutibacterium Avidum Ferment Extract Filtrate 0.11%
  • Panthenol and Glyceryl Glucoside add moisture

Watch-outs

  • If you get fungal acne: Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Cutibacterium Avidum Ferment Extract Filtrate

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A low-irritancy water-based second cleanse right after the rinse
  • A leave-on humectant applied while the skin is still damp
Don't combine with
  • A leave-on AHA or BHA exfoliant used in the same evening
  • A second oil-based or balm cleanse in the same session

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 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

Claims

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Claims, checked

  • #WhiteheadRemoval #FlakeImprovementoverstated

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