Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance
- A complete double-cleanse duo
- An oil to melt makeup, a low-pH gel to finish
- For all skin types
This bundle contains:
- Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Cleansing Oil (210 ml)
- Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser (100 ml)
If your cleanse leaves skin either tight or still faintly slick, the problem is usually which kind of cleanser you reached for rather than how long you spent with it. The Beauty of Joseon Double Cleanse Duo gives you both kinds: the Ginseng Cleansing Oil, which dissolves sunscreen and long-wear makeup on contact, and the Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser, a low-pH gel that washes with mild coconut-derived agents instead of soap chemistry. Beauty of Joseon works from Korean hanbang records, where ginseng and maesil plum both have long histories.
Key Benefits
- Soybean and camellia oils dissolve what water alone leaves behind: Sunscreen filters, silicones and long-wear pigment are oil-soluble, so an oil base breaks them down directly rather than pushing them around the face. One pass clears a full day of SPF.
- Green plum water is what holds the gel near the skin's own acidity: Prunus Mume is naturally high in organic acids, and Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate and Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine lather lightly without the alkalinity that produces a squeaky finish. Skin is left settled rather than needing ten minutes to recover.
- The oil turns milky with water and leaves no film to congest skin: On contact with water it emulsifies and lifts away instead of sitting on the surface. Residue is what causes congestion after an oil cleanse, not the oil itself.
- At 1000 ppm, ginseng seed oil is doing more than naming the product: Panax Ginseng Seed Oil is rich in fatty acids and antioxidant compounds and sits alongside root, berry and leaf extracts. In a rinse-off format its job is leaving the barrier intact, not delivering the lasting antioxidant effect a serum would.
Texture & Finish
The oil is light and fluid rather than thick, spreading over dry skin without dragging, and it turns milky within a few seconds of meeting water. The gel produces a low, soft lather and rinses quickly, leaving skin closer to refreshed than to conditioned. Neither leaves the squeak that sends people reaching for moisturiser in a hurry.
Note: Neither of these is half a cleanse, because the oil is a complete cleanse on its own and so is the gel.
Ideal For
- Skin types: All skin types, including dry, normal, combination, oily and skin prone to redness.
- Skin concerns: Sunscreen and makeup removal, congestion and blackheads, dullness, and tightness after cleansing.
- Best used by: Daily SPF wearers who want an oil cleanse available on the heavy days and a mild gel on the ordinary ones will get the most out of having both to hand.
FAQ
Q: Do I have to double cleanse every evening?
A: No. The Ginseng Cleansing Oil emulsifies and rinses fully, so on an ordinary day it is a complete cleanse by itself, and the Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser is equally complete used alone. A second, water-based cleanse earns its place after heavy makeup, a thickly applied high-SPF sunscreen, or a day when skin feels particularly congested. Mornings need one cleanse at most, and the gel is the one for that.
Q: How is a cleansing oil different from micellar water or a foaming cleanser?
A: Sunscreen filters, silicones and long-wear pigments are oil-soluble, so an oil base dissolves them directly. Micellar water lifts surface grime but leaves water-resistant SPF largely in place, and a foaming cleanser is built for sweat and sebum rather than for a water-resistant film. Those are chemically different jobs, which is the reason this pairing is two kinds of cleanser rather than two versions of the same one.
Q: Does the pH of a cleanser matter if you rinse it straight off?
A: Yes, for a while afterwards. An alkaline wash raises the skin's surface pH temporarily and leaves the barrier more permeable while it returns to normal, whereas a cleanser near the skin's own range avoids that gap entirely. It matters most if the rest of your routine already includes acids or a retinoid.
The useful thing about owning both is not that your evenings get longer, it is that you finally get to decide which nights need two steps and which need one.
Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance
- A complete double-cleanse duo
- An oil to melt makeup, a low-pH gel to finish
- For all skin types
This bundle contains:
- Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Cleansing Oil (210 ml)
- Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser (100 ml)
If your cleanse leaves skin either tight or still faintly slick, the problem is usually which kind of cleanser you reached for rather than how long you spent with it. The Beauty of Joseon Double Cleanse Duo gives you both kinds: the Ginseng Cleansing Oil, which dissolves sunscreen and long-wear makeup on contact, and the Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser, a low-pH gel that washes with mild coconut-derived agents instead of soap chemistry. Beauty of Joseon works from Korean hanbang records, where ginseng and maesil plum both have long histories.
Key Benefits
- Soybean and camellia oils dissolve what water alone leaves behind: Sunscreen filters, silicones and long-wear pigment are oil-soluble, so an oil base breaks them down directly rather than pushing them around the face. One pass clears a full day of SPF.
- Green plum water is what holds the gel near the skin's own acidity: Prunus Mume is naturally high in organic acids, and Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate and Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine lather lightly without the alkalinity that produces a squeaky finish. Skin is left settled rather than needing ten minutes to recover.
- The oil turns milky with water and leaves no film to congest skin: On contact with water it emulsifies and lifts away instead of sitting on the surface. Residue is what causes congestion after an oil cleanse, not the oil itself.
- At 1000 ppm, ginseng seed oil is doing more than naming the product: Panax Ginseng Seed Oil is rich in fatty acids and antioxidant compounds and sits alongside root, berry and leaf extracts. In a rinse-off format its job is leaving the barrier intact, not delivering the lasting antioxidant effect a serum would.
Texture & Finish
The oil is light and fluid rather than thick, spreading over dry skin without dragging, and it turns milky within a few seconds of meeting water. The gel produces a low, soft lather and rinses quickly, leaving skin closer to refreshed than to conditioned. Neither leaves the squeak that sends people reaching for moisturiser in a hurry.
Note: Neither of these is half a cleanse, because the oil is a complete cleanse on its own and so is the gel.
Ideal For
- Skin types: All skin types, including dry, normal, combination, oily and skin prone to redness.
- Skin concerns: Sunscreen and makeup removal, congestion and blackheads, dullness, and tightness after cleansing.
- Best used by: Daily SPF wearers who want an oil cleanse available on the heavy days and a mild gel on the ordinary ones will get the most out of having both to hand.
FAQ
Q: Do I have to double cleanse every evening?
A: No. The Ginseng Cleansing Oil emulsifies and rinses fully, so on an ordinary day it is a complete cleanse by itself, and the Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser is equally complete used alone. A second, water-based cleanse earns its place after heavy makeup, a thickly applied high-SPF sunscreen, or a day when skin feels particularly congested. Mornings need one cleanse at most, and the gel is the one for that.
Q: How is a cleansing oil different from micellar water or a foaming cleanser?
A: Sunscreen filters, silicones and long-wear pigments are oil-soluble, so an oil base dissolves them directly. Micellar water lifts surface grime but leaves water-resistant SPF largely in place, and a foaming cleanser is built for sweat and sebum rather than for a water-resistant film. Those are chemically different jobs, which is the reason this pairing is two kinds of cleanser rather than two versions of the same one.
Q: Does the pH of a cleanser matter if you rinse it straight off?
A: Yes, for a while afterwards. An alkaline wash raises the skin's surface pH temporarily and leaves the barrier more permeable while it returns to normal, whereas a cleanser near the skin's own range avoids that gap entirely. It matters most if the rest of your routine already includes acids or a retinoid.
The useful thing about owning both is not that your evenings get longer, it is that you finally get to decide which nights need two steps and which need one.
