No. 152 in skincare
Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm
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45% would recommend
54 redditors · 8 threads · 5 subs
95% CI: 21–72%
45%
55%
Positive 5 Neutral 0 Negative 6
Why we ranked it No. 152 in skincare
Sample 54 redditors with explicit opinion · 5 positive · 6 negative · 0 neutral
Score0.455 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 21–72% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict Mixed — Threshold-based label from our methodology.
Sources r/SkincareAddictionUK, r/Makeup, r/IndianSkincareAddicts, r/Sephora, r/KoreanBeauty
Clinique · skincare
Mixed

Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm

r/SkincareAddictionUKr/Makeupr/IndianSkincareAddictsr/Sephorar/KoreanBeauty
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
The cleansing balm Reddit keeps comparing K-beauty balms against — melts stubborn makeup, though some hate the greasy film.
What redditors love
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Removes waterproof makeup and sunscreen completely
“i love love love the clinique take the day off balm. nothing comes close to it for my super sensitive combo skin.”
u/ruakh · r/IndianSkincareAddicts →
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A little goes a long way — tub lasts months
“i love love love the clinique take the day off balm. nothing comes close to it for my super sensitive combo skin.”
u/ruakh · r/IndianSkincareAddicts →
What they don’t
Greasy residue if you don't double cleanse
“ated my skin slightly, though not enough to cause full breakouts. after this, i switched to balms—until i found haruharu, which changed my mind about oils. * **clinique take the day off cleansing balm – 8/10** a classic for a reason! this balm removes everything without irritating my skin. it’s unsc”
u/bonbonzinh · r/KoreanBeauty →
Fragrance-free but the texture splits opinions
“ated my skin slightly, though not enough to cause full breakouts. after this, i switched to balms—until i found haruharu, which changed my mind about oils. * **clinique take the day off cleansing balm – 8/10** a classic for a reason! this balm removes everything without irritating my skin. it’s unsc”
u/bonbonzinh · r/KoreanBeauty →
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What 8 redditors actually said.

Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/ruakh · r/IndianSkincareAddicts
i love love love the clinique take the day off balm. nothing comes close to it for my super sensitive combo skin.
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u/JoanOfSarcasm · r/Makeup
i love clinique take the day off balm and i have hypersensitive skin. :) if you need something more drugstore, prequel's cleansing oil (found at target and on amazon) is great
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u/StogieB · r/Sephora
it is also great as a body wash for getting off sunscreen and sweat grime. i love the clinique take the day off, but the cereve is so much more versatile
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u/goldkestos · r/SkincareAddictionUK
thing for my skin? i’ve used a lot of new products though and can’t pinpoint what has done what! to answer your question though, my most repurchased product is clinique take the day off cleaning balm/ oil (i swap between the two).
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u/[deleted] · r/SkincareAddictionUK
d and glowy. when i started using tretinoin in june of this year, the moisturiser was a godsend for helping with the red, dry and irritated patches of my skin. clinique take the day off cleansing balm is something i've repurchased three times now (i very rarely re-purchase stuff unless i adore it). it's a really gentle
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u/bonbonzinh · r/KoreanBeauty
ated my skin slightly, though not enough to cause full breakouts. after this, i switched to balms—until i found haruharu, which changed my mind about oils. * **clinique take the day off cleansing balm – 8/10** a classic for a reason! this balm removes everything without irritating my skin. it’s unscented, feels luxurio
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