The Ordinary

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The Ordinary's Squalane Cleanser is a gentle cleansing product formulated to target makeup removal whilst leaving the skin feeling smooth and moisturized. The formula incorporates Squalane, alongside other lipophilic esters that are gentle, moisturizing, efficient in dissolving makeup and facial impurities and increasing the spreadability of the product. When rubbed between your palms for approximately 10-30 seconds, the product undergoes an important textural change from a balm-like consistency to a clear oil-like consistency. This allows the emulsifying sucrose esters in the formula to trap and blend the dissolved makeup and facial impurities with water for rinsing. Being non-comedogenic and soap-free, this formula is designed to be gentle enough for daily use, without over-drying the skin, making it suitable for all skin types.
Benefits:
Gently cleanses the skin
Removes makeup
Removes SPF
Cruelty-free & vegan
Formulated without alcohol, oil, silicone, nuts, or gluten

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Squalane Cleanser

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who is this the ordinary school and cancer and has three times but I would have been so tired by the end of what I'm taking off my makeup that I don't end up making a review to the song when you first portal it's like a bomb when it's rising to text her but once you're in for a few seconds it starts to turn into an oil which is what I use for my first class an oil-based product to get rid of all my make-up and then I'll go in and use my other cleanserthis is like a dupe for the Clinique take the day off balm I guess I saw clear this thing but it does the same thing as the clinic bomb does yeah I'm definitely going to buy the bigger size once I ran out of the Sun

Krystal 🌹

the ordinary squalane cleanser so this country is better for your first cleanse even as a first Contact didn't like it I found that you need to use a lot like to get it like to take off all your makeup and then I also just felt like it left like film on my face almost I did not like it at all so I definitely wouldn't repurchases I know a lot of people do love this so like don't not purchase it because of me but I just want to give my honest thoughts and review on it it's a very like creamy texture cleanser like a little bit so I don't feel like it felt like a normal like oil cleanser and even a balm cleanser I'd didn't like the feeling of it in general really

courtney 

we have to stop meeting like this hey friend so back with a mother get unready with me and today we're using the ordinary squalene cleanser and I love her she doesn't job is she well so definitely if you haven't tried it worth the purchase this is under $10 won't break the bank and just look at it online but that also and so far if I'm not mistaken all done

Merli Estime

hi guys today I'm going to be reviewing the ordinary squalane cleanser which is an oil-based cleanser so let's get into it okay first off this cleanser I think is really good let me get into the pros and the cons so my first con is that you don't believe it's not big but it is bigger it's a bigger tube then there is iliac acid and they're buying me a vitamin C suspension so I need not scared. I think it's $10 you could get a bigger size on the website I think but on Ulta you you could get the size of my pros and is I think it's a good makeup remover if if you want to do a double cleanse method method but my other con is that it burns my eyes I get irritates my eyes so different

so this is a cream cleanser from the ordinary and is actually oil-based so this is there squalling cleanser and it kind of works best at least for me in a double cleanse step so if I'm wearing makeup or if I'm wearing like kind of a heavy mineral sunscreen I'll use this to kind of breakdown all that product and then I'll use more like a foaming soap be cleanser to wash everything off so this is not a cleanser for somebody would like really really oily skin especially to use alone but I really did like it for double cleansing I think the biggest kind of just practical issue with this is that it's so small so this is like a 1.7 fluid ounce bottle was from which Dreiser is fine but a cleanser I think you tend to go through a little bit more a little bit quickly retails for only like eight bucks which is nice but I'd almost rather pay like $16 and have them double the size just for convenience sake

hello please so today I want to review the ordinary facial cleanser I am obsessed with this I use it on a day-to-day basis morning and night and I love it so much it's really hard for me to find cleansers that don't irritate my skin or make it dryer feel weird or anyting and this checked off all the boxes the only problem I've ever really had seeing on especially on super green stuff and other reviews sometimes people don't perfectly follow the instructions and the big thing is to make sure you put it on your skin without water on it to make sure you rub it into an oil correctly and try not to leave it on your skin for too long I made the mistake of trying to leave it on for several minutes the first couple times I used it and it made my skin a little irritated I'd say thirty seconds or lower is probably in that kind of middle range was probably best and that's all I have to say I totally recommend to getting it if you're looking for kind of a more low-key day today cleanser to use in the fall

Riley Cosminsky 

hey I so I'm reviewing the ordinary squalene cleanser I have mine in the 50 ml version which is $8 Canadian but I'm almost out so I'm definitely going to buy the $150 version which is $20 Canadian so you can remove makeup very well with this cleanser and I have a little bit of lipstick and eyeshadow to show you how this works so to use this cleansing your first want to rub it into your hands to make it warm and then it will become oil like and then you leave after that you can apply it to your dry skin once it becomes oily you can rub it into your skin then you can wash it off with water so I just washed my hand and as you can see all of my makeup removed off of my hand first cleanser is vegan and cruelty-free and I definitely recommend it

Mika :)

okay so this is the ordinary squalane cleanser this is supposed to be a makeup room Philly mayor but I only wear mascara and this didn't buy mascara so I feel like it's not only makeup removing but I'll show you all like what it looks like I don't use cleanser anymore just cuz I found a better option but this is what it looks like it's a very creamy cleanser it's not really like doesn't like studs up or anything like that to it if you want like I'm more of a foaming cleanser this is definitely not a good cleanser for you but if they suggest it's real it's like creamy texture it does work we're really well as a second-class would definitely doesn't remove your makeup I feel like soap as second cleanse great product has four Sons I wouldn't recommend it show ya

Athena :]

so the ordinary is a brand I feel like all of you are familiar with I honestly don't know how to say it but this is like the cleanser basically like it's a makeup remover but it's like a cream so when I ordered this I honestly thought it was like a face wash because I didn't I just didn't really read it well enough but it's actually makeup remover but it still worked really really good I really don't like it just because I mean I like it but it was kind of a oily and I talked about a lot more than just how I am very oil-based very oily person so this just made me feel very greasy it but it did work really nicely I just used it on I don't like I have a different kind pad that I reuse I do have these that I used sometimes to take my makeup off and it works really well it was a little different but it's not bad and it's 50 ml

Abbie ♡

this is my review of the squalling cleanser if that's even how you say it by the ordinary I got a huge shipment of them last week that it ordered because I want to try it because I like their low price point brand thing about the same time being great products for your skins but I did not like this cleanser because it felt very stripping and drying after I used it and also I don't know I just have used better cleansers one thing I did like about it though if it was interesting so when you're using it in melt into an oil like an oil cleanser for the face which I thought was cool but it felt like chalk my skin felt chalky afterwards and stuff and I'm used to like cleansers leaving Mexican with like a little bit of moisture this kind of felt like it likes to suck to everything I don't but I don't know I don't think I would

Dylan Brown

all right you guys so long to come on and tell you that I am doing a giveaway on my Instagram right now which my Instagram it's in my bio but it's the same as my name on here the glow Quest underscore and it's been live since yesterday I'm doing a giveaway at 4 for four different products from the ordinary squalane cleanser being one niacinamide and zinc the peeling solution that you see everywhere I'm just make sure that you build up to this if you're not used to using acid because it is a high percentage and then the alpha arbutin 2% + hyaluronic acid this is like my go-to for brightening it's brightened up my dark spots so well I think these products are great there a great brand for anybody just as good as some more expensive brands in my opinion so go ahead and go enter and I

Stacey 

so I recently picked up at the ordinary squalane cleanser and I got this from the Sephora sale on even though the ordinary wasn't on sale and this is something that I've been wanting to try for a long time so it's very affordable it was about $7 the only thing to note though is that it is a 50ml bottle or 1.7 ounces so it's quite small like I would consider this more of a travel-size then you know an everyday by your sink size they also have a bigger one and I'll probably get that one next time it has a creamy consistency and you it becomes an oily bomb when you rub your hands together but I find you really have to rub like it needs some heat and some friction for it to let go and have that slip but it does work really well to remove makeup and to remove sunscreen and it rinses off really nicely I'm actually really loving it so far so no reactions everything's going smoothly I

Jess

today we're going to be talking about the squalene cleanser from the ordinary this cleanser is an amazing initial cleanser I feel so especially when you're doing the double cleansing method would you should be doing if you are wearing makeup so first I would go in with this cleanser because it's I think it's some pretty sure it's oil-based but it's a basic makeup removers to all use this and then after I'll go in with my CeraVe which I also have a review up on this so please check that out checking all my videos and like them and comment and I will do the same for you but anyways the ordinary is a great clean very affordable brand and I definitely recommend that you try this again I'm pretty sure you can use this alone just like cleanse and then moisturize I like to use it for my double cleansing method so

Paola Cancino

Ivory 120 we talkin about the ordinary cleanser this comes as great for a basic cleanser and if you want to remove any makeup so make sure I check it out

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this is the ordinary squalane cleanser comes in two sizes the bigger one of us has the smaller one and in terms of the actual product swallowing is really close to the oil your own skin produces so it like isn't super harsh and it doesn't stretch your skin like other cleansers do and you don't have to double cleanse with it as well let's see what it was another oil cleanser the thing I don't like about it is you and if you delete a lot of product compared to another cleanser does not come up and so like you go through it really really fast like these I go through super fast and then even the big when they go through faster than they would another cleanser like this and this bigger size is always sold out

everyone this is the ordinance calling cleanser this is marketed as more of a First-Class like makeup removing like it says schooling based face cleanser and makeup remover but it's not super makeup removing I guess the kid that and if you don't like if you like I'm like so me and like things that said sup or whatever the word is for that cuz it's really creamy in like how to get rid of your makeup but I guess I haven't really tested it like to its full extent I guess cuz I only wear mascara so I mean technically this might not take off mascara but it might take off like Foundation or something like that so we don't have to try that out with like Foundation or something but it didn't leak remove any are at masks are anything but that that's a really great so I can cuz I don't really know by the first cleanse but it's really nice and I love you so

Athena

all right so it's been awhile since I've made any super great reviews and for quite some time now I've had some ordinary products and I haven't done a review in any of them so I'm going to do that today so the first thing I'm going to review is the squalene cleanser it's oil-based so you actually don't wet your face before you put it on you put it onto a dry face you put it into your hands rubbing together and then you would wash your face how you normally do it's really good at removing makeup and it's so moist Rising because it isn't oil-based and I just love it I use it all the time so the ordinary is so inexpensive just makes me wonder how other Beauty companies and skin care products are so expensive it's like I know you can make it cheaper okay so this is product number one but I'm going to review and I definitely recommend

hey high today will be reviewing the squalling cleanser buy the ordinary this product is perfect if you're looking for an alternative of makeup wipes that's not makeup wipes on this is for you it smells like coconuts but I'm pretty sure there's no coconuts in it he was super ending expensive it cost me less than $10 at my local Ulta is vegan and cruelty-free I highly recommend

so this is the ordinary squalane cleanser everyone because it says squealing cleanser but what you do is you put it in your hands you warm it up and it turns into a oil and it removes the makeup on your face it does a great job at doing that the title of this is just very misleading you really have to look the bag and look at the directions I'm a little biased because the ordinaries at one of my favorite brands are so cheap very affordable and they have great products but I'm just not impressed with this it's a good product of squalene helps balance and control the oil on your face so you don't get oily even though it's not my fav you might like it so check it out

hello so today I'm going to be reviewing the ordinary squalene cleanser I really like this cleanser because it is a good job with removing makeup including waterproof makeup it takes off mascara very well very easily which is what I mostly wear so that's important for me and also does a good job with removing oils from your face is not stripping and it's very moisturizing it doesn't leave you with any dry patches one of the biggest plus is about this cleanser is its price it is 790 and I think that's pretty good for this quality cleanser because a lot of other cleansers that are really like or unlike the $20 range so yeah I really like with a lot of stuff from this brand it's very expensive I just wish that some of the stuff was in the

so this is the squalling cleanser buy the ordinary it's also makeup remover but I just want to tell you guys that the first ingredient is squalane not water and I think that is just amazing and I'm going to show you how to use it so as you can see like it turns into an aisle and that's why it's like serves its purpose as a makeup remover but if I was wearing like too much makeup I would just use this as my first step to double cleansing and since the day I wasn't wearing any I used as my second but I'm I love it like it and it was like $8

Miranda

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so am I for dinner you I'll be reviewing the ordinary squalane cleanser and then I rub it lizard life span I started putting it on my face I do this for 30 seconds then I add some water 2 ml to fight so this is 19 afterwards I use it as a first step in my double cleansing causes as I can really texture and then I will go ahead with my twins definition of I be like he's really moisturizing and queens of the dirt without stripping my skin and making you drive so it's a very good for a teenager for the McKenzie

Kadia 💜💕

all right tonight the cleanser I'm using is my ordinary and it's the squalene cleanser I love this so much okay so I'm just put it on and when you first put on you got to rub it until it let us instructions say until it becomes oil because it comes out like a lotion but once you rub it and it turns into a oil and then of course she Rents It Off and this is what it looks like when it's rinsed off it's I just got these products other day and I have some more that that I need to do an unboxing of but I really like this cleanser so far

Randal

so I'd sem gifted me this cleanser and I'm really loving it it's it totally removes makeup at least me feeling so hydrogen it comes completely clean and not oily at all

okay let's review the ordinary squalane cleanser so I sewed the first cleanse it's really budget-friendly in the formulation is really good the size is huge in comparison to my hand and this overall does such a great job at breaking down SPF in makeup and I just love it so much it's also incredibly enjoyable to use when you massage it into your skin so I highly recommend

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