House of Hur Purifying Cleansing Balm — Efficacy 3.4/5.0, Safety 4.7/5.0 | DemythSkin
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House of Hur Purifying Cleansing Balm

House of Hur Purifying Cleansing Balm

CleanserCleansing
Efficacy
Basic
3.4 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.7 / 5.0
System Verdict
Elegant, gentle oil balm that does its core job well but offers no meaningful treatment benefits beyond cleansing. The efficacy score is driven by a well-built emollient + mild surfactant system that removes sunscreen and makeup effectively, plus decent emulsification for clean rinse-off, but the numerous fruit extracts and cranberry powder sit at low concentrations in a rinse-off format and contribute little beyond marketing, so there are no high-evidence actives or contact therapies to push this into top-tier performance for anything other than comfortable cleansing.
Active Ingredients Detected
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideHelianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed OilTocopheryl AcetateWater
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
C13-15 AlkanePEG-20 Glyceryl TriisostearateSynthetic WaxRicinus Communis (Castor) Seed OilSilica Dimethyl SilylatePolysorbate 85Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract1,2-HexanediolVaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit PowderTrihydroxystearinPentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl HydroxyhydrocinnamateButylene Glycol
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root ExtractPunica Granatum Fruit ExtractRibes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit ExtractFragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit ExtractMalpighia Emarginata (Acerola) Fruit ExtractEuterpe Oleracea Fruit ExtractTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
Zea Mays (Corn) Germ Oil
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