Palmer’s Coconut Monoi Facial Cleansing Balm ($7.99) is a new, natural oil-based solid cleansing balm that’s launching now at drugstores. I picked this up at Harmon’s and I was quite excited to try it as I really love Palmer’s Skin Therapy Cleansing Oil.
Palmer’s actually been pretty busy launching a slew of different facial skincare including a new hydrating facial mask, scrub, and other goodies. I was a little worried about the fact this contained coconut oil. For some reason coconut is hit or miss with my skin. Sometimes I’m fine with it other times it matches me itchy! Thankfully enough I experience no issues using it but it does contain quite few different oils which may or may not be a hit for oily skin types! There’s coconut oil here as well as monoi, almond, and extra virgin olive oil. It’s a lot of oil And even though it rinses clean away I think it would work best for drier skin.
Palmer’s Coconut Monoï Facial Cleansing Balm comes in a 2.25 oz plastic tube for around $8 (I paid $7 at Harmon’s). It’s a bit smaller than other drugstore cleansing balms like Pond?s Cleansing Balm which is $9.99 and 3.38 oz in size.
This is interesting but doesn’t quite cut it for me. If you’re going for a more budget friendly cleansing balm, one that’s accessible and easy to get at the drugstore I would recommend the Pond’s Cleansing Balm all the way as it is one of the best ones I’ve t...