Beauty of Joseon's Radiance Cleansing Balm is the first step for anyone wearing high-factor sunscreen every day - which in this climate is most people.

The distinction that matters is the base. Most cleansing balms are mineral oil suspended in a wax, which works but leaves some skin feeling coated. This one is built on rice bran oil and grain-derived oils. It is lighter, it emulsifies more completely, and on congestion-prone skin the difference is noticeable over weeks rather than days.

The texture is a sherbet that collapses into oil the moment it meets warm skin, then turns milky with water and rinses away cleanly. Vitamin E keeps the oil phase stable across the life of a 100ml jar.

Use a small scoop on dry skin with dry hands, massage for around thirty seconds so the balm has time to dissolve sunscreen and makeup, then emulsify with water and rinse. Follow with a gentle foam if you wear heavy base makeup; for sunscreen alone it is usually enough on its own.