Take The Day Off™ Cleansing Oil — Reddit Reviews
by Clinique
Updated September 23, 2026
Lighter oil cleanser for makeup and sunscreen; preferred over the balm.
What the community says
An oil first cleanse for makeup, sunscreen, and heavy days, with a lighter feel than the balm version. Tretinoin and rosacea folks use it in double-cleansing routines, but you still need a second cleanser after it.
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Real Reddit threads — 8 mentions across 7 threads
Clinique Take The Day Off™ Cleansing Oil on Reddit, in one place — 7 threads from r/Rosacea, r/tretinoin and 1 more, summarized.
“I prefer the liquid oil version to the balm.”
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“I use ... Clinique take the day off cleansing oil.”
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“find the oil lighter and my skin seems to like that more.”
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“Oil Cleanser - Clinique take the day off cleansing OIL [occasional - on makeup and heavy workout days]”
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“[PM] 2 nights on”
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“[PM] 1 night off”
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“clinique take the day off oil cleanser if makeup”
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“PM: - clinique take the day off oil cleanser if makeup - cerave cream to foam cleanser”
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“My current Routine to on tretinoin days are double cleansing with clinique take the day off oil and bioderma cleanser.”
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“I double cleanse, use some serums, aza, then tret.”
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“I really need to layer hydration bc my skin is really dehydrated if I dont.”
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“I use Clinique take the day off oil or balm, then Cetaphil gentle cleanser.”
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“My skin is too sensitive for a Micellar water of any kind.”
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“Are you talking about regular cleansing or makeup removing?”
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“if I have makeup on, I like the MAC cleansing wipe and clinique tale the day off liquid.”
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“For cleanser, I use Tatcha rice cleanser”
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“I triple cleanse.”
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