Cleansing Balm
A gentle, sensorial cleansing balm for everyday comfort
This natural cleansing balm is designed to cleanse the skin thoroughly while remaining kind, comforting, and easy to use. Its soft, creamy texture melts into a nourishing oil on contact, lifting away makeup, sunscreen, and daily impurities without leaving skin feeling tight or dry.
Created with sensitive and reactive skin in mind, this balm cleanser supports the skin barrier and helps maintain moisture during cleansing, making it especially well suited to dry, sensitive, or rosacea-prone skin. Skin feels clean, calm, and comfortably balanced after use.
Lightly scented with lavender and palmarosa, it transforms cleansing into a quiet moment of ritual at the end of the day. Gentle, effective, and made by hand in small batches, this is a cleanser you’ll genuinely look forward to using.
Many customers choose this balm as a softer alternative to traditional foaming cleansers or fragranced balms, especially when skin feels dry, unsettled, or in need of extra care.
Cleansing Balm Skin Benefits
- Gently cleanses without stripping the skin
- Melts away makeup and daily impurities
- Leaves skin feeling soft, comfortable, and nourished
- Supports the skin barrier during cleansing
- Suitable for dry, sensitive, and reactive skin
- Creates a calming, spa-like cleansing ritual
Prunus armeniaca (Apricot) kernel oil, Mangifera indicia (Mango) seed butter, Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil*, Carica papaya (Papaya) seed oil, Ricinus communis (Castor) seed oil*, Cera alba (Beeswax)*, Cymbopogon martini (Palmarosa) oil*, Tocopherol, Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) oil*, Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) seed oil.
*Organic ingredients
This product is not vegan (it contains beeswax).
Read more in our natural skincare ingredients directory.
Allergies
Patch test before first use, especially if you have sensitive skin or are allergy-prone. Apply a small amount to the inside of your elbow and observe for 24 hours.
How to Use a Cleansing Balm
Scoop a small amount of balm and massage onto dry skin, over the face and neck.
As the balm melts into an oil, continue to massage gently to dissolve makeup, sunscreen, and daily impurities.
Remove with a warm, damp muslin face cloth, using gentle sweeping motions. You may like to wipe twice for a thorough cleanse.
This balm can be used daily, either as a one-step cleanser or as part of a double cleansing routine. It’s suitable to use even on days when you haven’t worn makeup.
Skincare tip:
Take a moment to enjoy the massage as you cleanse. Spending a little longer working the balm into the skin can help turn cleansing into a calming, end-of-day ritual.
A gentle, sensorial cleansing balm for everyday comfort
This natural cleansing balm is designed to cleanse the skin thoroughly while remaining kind, comforting, and easy to use. Its soft, creamy texture melts into a nourishing oil on contact, lifting away makeup, sunscreen, and daily impurities without leaving skin feeling tight or dry.
Created with sensitive and reactive skin in mind, this balm cleanser supports the skin barrier and helps maintain moisture during cleansing, making it especially well suited to dry, sensitive, or rosacea-prone skin. Skin feels clean, calm, and comfortably balanced after use.
Lightly scented with lavender and palmarosa, it transforms cleansing into a quiet moment of ritual at the end of the day. Gentle, effective, and made by hand in small batches, this is a cleanser you’ll genuinely look forward to using.
Many customers choose this balm as a softer alternative to traditional foaming cleansers or fragranced balms, especially when skin feels dry, unsettled, or in need of extra care.
Cleansing Balm Skin Benefits
- Gently cleanses without stripping the skin
- Melts away makeup and daily impurities
- Leaves skin feeling soft, comfortable, and nourished
- Supports the skin barrier during cleansing
- Suitable for dry, sensitive, and reactive skin
- Creates a calming, spa-like cleansing ritual
Key ingredients
Organic Castor Oil
A gentle, cleansing oil rich in fatty acids, castor oil helps dissolve makeup and daily impurities while leaving the skin feeling soft and comfortable. It’s commonly used in balm cleansers for its ability to cleanse thoroughly without stripping the skin.
Papaya Seed Oil
A lightweight tropical oil that helps support smooth, clear-looking skin. Papaya seed oil is valued in cleansing formulas for its skin-conditioning properties, making it especially well suited to skin that prefers a thorough cleanse without dryness or heaviness.
Mango Butter
A deeply nourishing plant butter that helps soften the skin and support comfort during cleansing. Mango butter helps counteract dryness, leaving skin feeling supple, balanced, and well cared for after rinsing.
How it works
What is a Cleansing Balm?
A cleansing balm is an oil-based cleanser designed to gently dissolve makeup, sunscreen, and daily impurities. As the balm melts into an oil, it lifts away residue without disrupting the skin’s natural balance, leaving skin feeling clean, soft, and comfortable rather than tight or dry.
Cleansing balms are suitable for all skin types, including oily skin, and are often chosen by those who want a gentler, more nourishing cleansing experience.
You can read more about how cleansing balms work and who they’re best suited to here.
Why It’s Different
Unlike many cleansers that rely on foaming surfactants, this balm cleanses using a carefully balanced blend of plant oils and butters. As it melts onto the skin, it breaks down makeup and impurities while helping to maintain skin comfort during cleansing.
Apricot, coconut, castor, and papaya seed oils work alongside mango butter to soften the skin and support the skin barrier, making this balm especially well suited to skin that feels dry, sensitive, or easily unsettled.
After rinsing, skin feels calm, clean, and comfortably nourished, with no tightness or residue.
Who it’s especially well suited to
- Dry or sensitive skin that prefers a gentle, non-foaming cleanse
- Skin that feels tight or uncomfortable after traditional cleansers
- Rosacea-prone or reactive skin that benefits from skin barrier–friendly formulas
- Anyone who enjoys a comforting, spa-like cleansing ritual
Essential oils, used gently
Lavender and palmarosa essential oils are used at low levels and chosen for their softly calming aroma rather than intensity. Together, they create a subtle, spa-like scent that helps turn cleansing into a relaxing moment at the end of the day, without overwhelming sensitive skin.
How to use
How to Use a Cleansing Balm
Scoop a small amount of balm and massage onto dry skin, over the face and neck.
As the balm melts into an oil, continue to massage gently to dissolve makeup, sunscreen, and daily impurities.
Remove with a warm, damp muslin face cloth, using gentle sweeping motions. You may like to wipe twice for a thorough cleanse.
This balm can be used daily, either as a one-step cleanser or as part of a double cleansing routine. It’s suitable to use even on days when you haven’t worn makeup.
Skincare tip:
Take a moment to enjoy the massage as you cleanse. Spending a little longer working the balm into the skin can help turn cleansing into a calming, end-of-day ritual.
Aromatherapy benefits and scent
Customers say this balm smells like a spa.
Scented with lavender and palmarosa essential oils, this cleanser offers a fresh, fruity, herbal, and soft floral aroma. Subtle and uplifting, it makes daily cleansing a moment of calm.
- Lavender: Known for its relaxing, sedative properties.
- Palmarosa: Comforting and mood-lifting - ideal for stressful days.
Certifications + sustainability
Certifications
Certified palm oil free by International Palm Oil Free Certification Trademark.
If you’d like to learn more about why palm oil is used in skincare, you can read more here.
Certified cruelty free by PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies Program.
Sustainability
- All Amaranthine products are certified palm oil free, meaning no palm oil or palm-derived ingredients are used. Learn more about palm oil in skincare and why choosing palm oil-free formulations matters.
- Ingredients are not on the IUCN endangered species list
- Full-size product packaged in recyclable glass jar and aluminium lid
Full ingredients list (INCI)
Prunus armeniaca (Apricot) kernel oil, Mangifera indicia (Mango) seed butter, Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil*, Carica papaya (Papaya) seed oil, Ricinus communis (Castor) seed oil*, Cera alba (Beeswax)*, Cymbopogon martini (Palmarosa) oil*, Tocopherol, Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) oil*, Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) seed oil.
*Organic ingredients
This product is not vegan (it contains beeswax).
Read more in our natural skincare ingredients directory.
Allergies
Patch test before first use, especially if you have sensitive skin or are allergy-prone. Apply a small amount to the inside of your elbow and observe for 24 hours.
Storage, packaging + recycling
Storage
Store away from heat and sunlight. Use dry fingers to avoid water contamination.
Packaging
- Full size: Cobalt blue glass jar with recyclable aluminium lid
- Mini size: Blue glass jar with plastic lid (non-recyclable)
Recycling
- Glass jar: recyclable
- Aluminium lid: recyclable
- Plastic mini lid: non-recyclable
You may also return these jars to be re-used.
Skincare tip
Got some extra time? Spend a bit longer massaging the balm into your skin. Massage improves circulation and lymph drainage — both of which can help brighten your complexion.
Did you know?
Oil attracts oil — making oil-based cleansers ideal even for oily skin types.
Ingredient spotlight
Castor Oil is known as a ‘dirt magnet’, effectively removing dead skin, oil, and impurities from deep within the pores.
