Makeup remover that isn't greasy

Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover has the best record for leaving no greasy film at 20 of 25, and it is also the best pick sold on Amazon. Garnier Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid and Garnier Erase It All Cleansing Balm with Vitamin C follow close together, while Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes has the weakest record here at 9 of 22. Each record counts just shoppers who said whether it left a greasy film.

Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover
Top pick Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover 20 of 25 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup
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  • 137 store reviews counted
  • Ulta and Sephora shoppers
  • Jul 2018 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it leave a greasy film? What shoppers said
  1. Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover 25 said either way
  2. Garnier Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid 25 said either way
  3. Garnier Erase It All Cleansing Balm with Vitamin C 28 said either way
  4. Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover 28 said either way
  5. Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes 22 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for a greasy film. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover Best record Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover 20 of 25 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Complaints about makeup left behind come up in 17% of the reviews for Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover, 8% for Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes and 7% for Garnier Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover

Lancôme

Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover

20/25 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup

It is a two-phase liquid you shake, and 24% of its 25 reviews say it removes waterproof mascara. Price is a complaint at 32%.

What buyers praise

  • Removes waterproof mascara 24%
  • No stinging 16%
  • Quick, little rubbing 12%
  • Good value 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 32%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 20 of 25
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted
2 Garnier Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid

Garnier

Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid

19/25 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup

This cleansing balm melts into an oil. Of its 28 reviews, 21% say it removes waterproof mascara and 11% say it takes little rubbing.

What buyers praise

  • Removes waterproof mascara 21%
  • Quick, little rubbing 11%
  • No stinging 11%

What buyers complain about

  • Leaves makeup behind 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 19 of 25
3 Garnier Erase It All Cleansing Balm with Vitamin C

Garnier

Erase It All Cleansing Balm with Vitamin C

21/28 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup

Shoppers call it good value in 7% of its 30 reviews, while 7% mention a strong scent. Like the other Garnier balm, it melts into an oil.

What buyers praise

  • No stinging 10%
  • Quick, little rubbing 10%
  • Good value 7%
  • Removes waterproof mascara 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Strong scent 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 21 of 28
4 Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover

Clinique

Take The Day Off Makeup Remover

19/28 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup

Like the Lancôme remover, it is a two-phase liquid you shake. Of its 30 reviews, 13% praise how little rubbing it takes and 7% say it stings their eyes.

What buyers praise

  • Quick, little rubbing 13%
  • Removes waterproof mascara 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Leaves makeup behind 17%
  • Stings eyes 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 19 of 28
By skin type (from reviewer profiles)
  • Combination8 of 11
  • Dry5 of 5
  • Oily4 of 5
  • Normal2 of 4
By skin tone (from reviewer profiles)
  • Fair to light14 of 19
  • Medium-tan to tan3 of 3
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup8 of 9
5

Neutrogena

Makeup Remover Towelettes

9/22 say it left no greasy or oily film after removing makeup

This is a wipe, and 17% of its 24 reviews praise how little rubbing it takes, but 12% say it stings and 12% say it irritates their eyes.

What buyers praise

  • Quick, little rubbing 17%
  • No stinging 12%
  • Removes waterproof mascara 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Stings eyes 12%
  • Irritates eyes 12%
  • Leaves makeup behind 8%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 9 of 22
  • Brand site 5 of 6 shown, not counted

Share of 24 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 88,275 reviews at Ulta and Sephora. We searched them for a greasy film and read the newest matching reviews, up to 40 per product and store, posted between Jul 2018 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover Ulta (25 reviews counted)
  2. Garnier Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid Ulta (28 reviews counted)
  3. Garnier Erase It All Cleansing Balm with Vitamin C Ulta (30 reviews counted)
  4. Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover Ulta and Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  5. Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes Ulta (24 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which makeup remover doesn't leave a greasy film?

Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover has the best record (20 of 25), followed by Garnier Cleansing Balm with Hyaluronic Acid (19 of 25), Garnier Erase It All Cleansing Balm with Vitamin C (21 of 28), Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover (19 of 28) and Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes (9 of 22). The two Garnier balms are close, so their order could swap with a few more reviews.

Do these records show how well each remover takes off makeup?

No. The records cover whether the remover left a greasy or oily film, not how well it takes makeup off. Check the other praise and complaints on each card if removal is your priority.

Are these results from a lab test?

No. The counts are what shoppers said after using each remover, not a lab test, so follow the label directions.

Which of these makeup removers are sold on Amazon?

Lancôme Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover, the leader, is also the best pick sold on Amazon, and like the two Garnier balms and Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover it is sold there by the brand or Amazon itself. Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes has no buy link here, because too few shoppers reported a good result for us to recommend it.

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