Best Oil Cleansers for Combination Skin

Ranked by 21 mentions across Reddit · Updated October 2026

Top picks· 13

First step at night to melt sunscreen and makeup, then your usual wash.

Reddit’s top pick

Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil

Kose5 mentions

from $6

The why

Acne-prone daughters get the clearest shout-out: one parent says it’s the only oil that works for hers.

“my daughter has combo/acne prone skin and the only oil that works for her is kose softymo speedy cleanser.”
— Reddit, r/koreanskincare

One minus

Closed comedones and breakouts are a recurring complaint

Good forSensitive Skin, Combination Skin, Oily Skin

Compare the top 5

	1 Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil	2 beplain Mung Bean Cleansing Oil	3 Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Deep Cleansing Oil	4 Anua Heartleaf 77% Clear Cleansing Oil	5 celimax Derma Nature Fresh Blackhead Jojoba Cleansing Oil
	Top pick		Compare with #1 →	Compare with #1 →
Reddit mentions	5	3	3	1	1
Price	from $6	from $8	from $15	from $17	from $15
Key ingredients	Mineral Oil	—	Sunflower Oil	—	Jojoba Oil, Essential Oils

Want something lighter? Kose Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil

Community take

For combination skin, Redditors most often recommend Softymo Speedy, with Haruharu Black Rice, Anua Heartleaf, and Mung Bean also earning praise. They report effective makeup and sunscreen removal, easy emulsification, and soft, comfortable skin afterward.

What works

Removes sunscreen, makeup, and sebum without reported breakouts.
Some options emulsify quickly and rinse off easily.
Users report soft, hydrated skin after cleansing.

Watch out for

One combination-skin user found Softymo drying.
Some oil cleansers can emulsify into a gummy, thick texture.

The full ranking

Ginseng Cleansing Oil
Beauty of Joseon1 mention
First in a double cleanse, one user reaches for this oil cleanser.
“I use a double cleanse routine with the beauty of joseon ginseng oil cleanser first”
— Reddit, r/30PlusSkinCare
from $13
Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil
Kose1 mention
Sebaceous filaments clear out of my pores, while oily-dry skin stays hydrated without breakouts.
“I have combination oily/dry skin and sebaceous filaments, and it's hydrating without breaking me out, and completely clears out my pores for the sebaceous filaments.”
— Reddit, r/koreanskincare
from $10
Pure Cleansing Oil
Manyo1 mention
Pore-saving praise comes from one user, who says they’ve never had their pores so clean.
“I also use manyo cleanser, 345 cream and roundlab sunscreen!”
— Reddit, r/koreanskincare
from $16
Sensitive Skin Cleansing Oil
Muji1 mention
Reformulation backlash turns this cleansing oil into a former HG, with one user refusing to repurchase until it is fixed.
“HG cleansing oil, incredibly mad it was reformulated.”
— Reddit, r/AsianBeauty
PreCleanse Cleansing Oil
Dermalogica1 mention
Breakout-free results matter to a user who says it doesn’t cause breakouts on combination skin.
“I have combination skin and it doesn’t break me out.”
— Reddit, r/AsianBeauty
Rice Water Bright Light Facial Cleansing Oil
The Face Shop1 mention
Same-type commenters say they use this oil cleanser and love it.
“I have the exact same skin type! I use Face Shop Rice Water Bright Oil cleanser and love it.”
— Reddit, r/AsianBeauty
from $10
Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil
Skin10041 mention
Already on bottle three, one commenter calls the cleansing oil the best.
“ia m already at the 3 bottle.”
— Reddit, r/koreanskincare
from $12
Zero Pore Blackhead Deep Cleansing Oil
Medicube1 mention
Breakouts are the reported downside: one combination-skin user says it made them break out more than they wanted.
“I have combination skin, and I tried the Medicube Zero Pore Cleansing Oil, and it made me break out way more than I would like.”
— Reddit, r/koreanskincare
from $19