I would really have love to rate this with 5 stars, but sadly, I can't. First the good things: this must be the most beautifully packaged cleanser I had yet, I love the balck and sea blue design and the heavy black jar. What I also love is the absolutely fantastic scent with this blend of essential oil. It really does feel like the most luxurious organic spa scent. It's relaxing, uplifting and gets more and more wonderful while using it. I also loved the melting texture of this. You put it onto your face and it really melts into your skin and it'spure joy to massage it in for a while. Now for the down points for me: first of, this does not really cleanse off mascara very well. I'm only using non-waterproof mascara which goes off very lightly normaly, but no matter how long I massage this balm on, it just leaves a black panda mass all around my eyes and I have to clean it away in a second step with another cleanser. And the main down point for me is that yes, it does leave the skin very clean after washing it off but it really is quite harsh for sensitive and dry skin. After the second use and after I dried my skin after washing, it was super dry and so tight it almost hurt. I used it just once a day at night for four days and got red dry and slightly flaky patches on my cheeks and around my mouth. As I haven't changed anything else in my skincare routine lately it can just be the de Mamiel balm I'm afraid. This definitely isn't suitable very much for dry skin types I guess. So, this is a wonderfully scented cleansing balm but I know just use it once a week for intensive cleansing.

I bought this after finishing my jar of Farmacy - Green Clean, which i LOVED. Sadly this just doesn't match up :( I don't love the smell and although it's undoubtedly moisturising, it doesn't leave my skin feeling really clean and remove makeup completely like Green Clean did. As the balm doesn't emulsify at all, I have to use very hot water on my flannel to wash it off, which isn't great, otherwise it leaves a grimy makeuppy film on your face, which becomes evident when I wash my skin again in the morning and my flannel still shows traces of makeup (and I wear very light makeup!)

Hands down this is the best cleanser of its kind. I am a convert to the cleansing balm craze and tried a ridiculous number of them. I have changed to natural products only and this product is the best of all of them -natural or chemical. Love the smell. Love the consistency. Love the soft skin feeling after washing it off. Great as a night cleanser -I use as a second cleanse to keep the oils on my face; seems a waste to wipe them off and lose the benefits. I can see this as my go-to Autumn to Spring night cleanser but I would prefer something different for Summer. Great to decant into a jar for travel too. This will definitely be a staple in my bathroom despite the cost. It is effective and I actually look forward to using it of an evening. On my third jar.

This was my very first cleansing balm and I adore it. It melts right into the skin and removes makeup easily. It also smells divine, a light refreshing lemony scent. Just ordered my second jar today!

I used it at night. This product has transformed my skin. I absolutely love it.