DHC Deep Cleansing Oil 200ml

My skin: I have very annoying skin. Having sailed through teenage-hood spot free, the universe has reaped its revenge in my twenties by giving me deep, painful chin spots (probably hormonal), and also spots on my cheeks that lurk beneath the surface, never quite reaching a whitehead but also never quite going away. My skin isn't particularly dry or particularly oily, although I do have big pores and blackheads on my nose. Also, I'm very pale, so blemishes really show up. My gosh, reading this, I don't know how I even leave the house.This product: I bought this on the strength of the reviews. Firstly, it's very lovely to use. I use it on my face (not eyes), and gently massage it in. It really feels soft and nice, and it a relaxing thing to do before going to bed. It washes off with water as a nice milky liquid. Afterwards, my face feels very clean, without that awful drying feeling some face washes give you. I do however use another facewash straight afterwards, as I think the instructions (and some other reviewers) recommend.I'm pretty convinced that this is working well, as my skin has been nice for the two weeks I've been using it. It hasn't gotten rid of the blackheads, but they do seem reduced, and I've not had any breakouts (which often happens to me with oily products). Also, the bottle is very big and you don't need more than one pump per use, so it seems well worth the price. My skin feels nice - not dry, not oily. I like it a lot and think I'll keep using it.

Very good product, very suitable to aged dry skin. I tried several different japanese/korean brands, this cleanser is most suitable for me. Will purchase again when finished.

I'm getting a big laugh out of how many reviewers bought this after discovering a sample in the back of their cupboard that had probably been there for years -- me too! I had been trying a number of oil and melting balm type cleansers for makeup removal because, while I do like micellar water (I use Bioderma Sensibio) I don't like the waste generated by the cotton pads, and it does take a lot of grunt work to remove waterproof makeup with it.This product beats everything else out of the park. Not only is it better at removing waterproof makeup than any other product I've tried, it has no fragrance and washes away completely clean while still feeling like it isn't stripping my skin. I was shocked -- a one-step oil cleanser!? I'd always been forced to dual cleanse by any makeup removing product that wasn't a micellar water. I also have normal to oily skin with acne that wasn't under control when I first tested this product, and it did not cause me to break out like the majority of cleansers did. It doesn't even bother my eyes, which every other oil/balm type cleanser has been a real nuisance about when removing mascara and eyeliner. And because products without water have no pH, you don't have to worry about the skin-stripping effects of a high pH cleanser. As a product, it's basically as perfect as perfect could be -- I cannot even conceive of a way a cleanser could better suit my needs. My only complaint is the price. The ingredients are cheap as chips, so it feels like there's some unwarranted markup. But it IS cheaper than many of the alternatives (looking at you shu uemura), and you can buy small sample-sized bottles first, which I so appreciate. So why not give it a try? Or, just look in the back of your cupboard -- you probably have a sample there too hahaha.Products I tried that didn't live up to this one include all of shu uemura's various cleansing oils from one of their sample sets (none of them washed away very cleanly and felt greasy, very minor brekaouts), NIOD's low viscosity cleansing ester (works okay, although not fragranced has an odd odour and doesn't rinse off even a little bit, forcing you to use another face wash to remove it, does leave skin moisturized because you really can't seem to wash it all off, caused breakouts) botanic farms grain ferment cleansing sherbert (works well and washes cleanly but heavily fragranced and hard to purchase from the UK, did not cause breakouts). I also tried Clinique's take the day off makeup remover, which was good at removing waterproof makeup but I really hated using because of the greasy silicone film it leaves behind (used only on eye area so breakout effect unknown).

It’s ok does the job. I don’t like the smell though.

I don't know how I lived for so long without this. Best makeup and specifically mascara removal I've ever used. I'm so happy with my purchase. I would definitely repurchase it.

I rely heavily on product reviews but rarely write them myself (selfish, I know) but I've spent so much time and money trying to find a product that works for my skin and now that I have I thought I would try to give some really useful feedback.I'm in my late 30s and my skin is, in it's baseline state, combination. I have open pores in my t-zone (and a little on the apple of my cheeks) but other than that I would say it's fairly normal. I have the odd pimple or two, but nothing too bad. Then come my hormones and everything gets a little crazy. Each month prior to my period I suffer from cystic acne along my jawline. Between these breakouts I'm left with scars. I've tried all sorts but everything seems to just disrupt the decent baseline state of my skin and cause more problems.So, having heard decent things, I decided to try this cleansing oil... First off it felt completely counter-intuitive to slather my face in oil. Secondly, I'm so used to foaming cleansers that I thought it wouldn't do much to remove my make-up. I've been using it now for a week and I'm sold. My skin's baseline I would say is the best it has ever been. The oily areas and open pores have improved no end and the dryer areas where I was starting to see some fine lines seems more supple. I know that the hormonal breakouts won't be completely resolved with topical treatment but it really does seem that my pores are clearer and smaller so hopefully it will give some relief. Also, it shifts every scrap of make-up - even my mascara (not waterproof). The other plus is that my skin doesn't get stripped of it's natural oils and so I don't need so much moisturiser. I think half my problem is that I overload my skin with too many products and it's forgotten how to function (probably why men's skin always seems so much better. ugh).I hope this helps people who potentially are in the same boat as me. I'll try to remember to come by and update my review/add to it after a few more weeks of use.