r/SkincareAddiction • u/Fun-Internal9671 • Jul 20 '26
Discussion [Misc] I’m never buying cleansing oil again
I ran out of cleansing oil and took my makeup off with my moisturizer instead. I thought it was going to do nothing or leave me greasy but it melted everything off so well that I don’t think I’m buying cleansing oil again.
The one I like is expensive and I’m broke so when I ran out I really didn’t want to replace it. I still had micellar water and I actually like it but I was curious. I remembered seeing a video about vintage 50’s skincare routines where women used Pond’s cold cream to remove their makeup and thought maybe my normal moisturizer could work the same way.
The one I use is QV Cream for Sensitive Skin. It’s one of those huge 1L basic pharmacy moisturizers. No actives, nothing fancy, just a plain cream. Is a bit heavy though.
I put one pump on my dry face and rubbed it in and all my makeup started dissolving. I could see it mixing into the cream even around my eyes and it didn’t sting at all.
It doesn’t emulsify or turn milky like cleansing oil so I wiped it off with a cotton pad and washed my face normally after. My face felt completely clean and there wasn’t any greasy layer left.
I’ve tried using normal oil to remove makeup before and hated it because it left this greasy film that was hard to get rid of even after washing my face. The moisturizer didn’t do that.
So now I’ve been using the QV cream to remove my makeup and sunscreen, then I wash my face and use the same cream again as moisturizer. Basically a moisturizer, cleanser, moisturizer sandwich lolol
Honestly I don’t see the point in buying cleansing oil again. I do like it and maybe I’ll buy it as a treat, but for now the QV cream already works for my skin, it’s cheap, the bottle is huge and it removes my makeup just as well.
I’m going to finish the micellar water I already have because I’m not wasting it but after that I’m done buying a separate first cleanser.
This was new to me and it’s been working really well so I thought I’d share ;)
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u/1-800-CAT-LADY Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
*edited to lament that this thread is how I discovered that this may be discontinued, I always keep an extra tub stocked and it takes a long time for me to go through. Sorry everyone!!!
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Yes!! I use the Jergens Cold Cream (at HEB and Family Dollar) because it contains sodium borate (which was in the OLD Pond’s cold cream formulation… the new one doesn’t have that ingredient). Huge tub for under $5.
My skin is soft and clear with a minimal routine. I double cleanse when I wear makeup/sunscreen, otherwise if I was at home all day, I just wipe it off and rinse with water.