{"id":32309,"date":"2026-06-08T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/32309\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:32:07","slug":"i-tried-the-6-cleansing-balm-from-aldi-and-was-surprised-by-the-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/32309\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried the \u00a36 cleansing balm from Aldi and was surprised by the results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forget lotions, serums and fancy skincare<\/a>: there\u2019s one universal product (OK, two, if you consider sun protection<\/a>) that everyone should be using. Yes, it\u2019s a cleanser. No matter how stripped-back or multi-step your skincare regime<\/a> is, everyone needs a good cleanser to use at least once a day, in the evenings, to remove dirt and build-up. Even if you don\u2019t wear make-up, your skin needs a daily deep-clean to prevent clogged pores and a dull complexion.<\/p>\n

While there are many formats of cleansers, including gels, oils and milks, one of the most popular methods is to use a cleansing balm. It\u2019s my preferred choice, and has been my go-to as my evening cleanse for years.<\/p>\n

Nothing beats a rich, balmy cleanser that breaks down all the grime on the skin, especially when you remove it with a flannel dipped in warm water. This is, in my opinion, the most effective way to clean the face in the evenings. The cleanser cleans the skin while the removal with a damp flannel provides a gentle exfoliation (I buy a multipack from Amazon and chuck the towel into the wash after one use, using a clean flannel each night).<\/p>\n

There are, of course, plenty of excellent luxury cleansing balms on the market. The one I go back to time and time again is the Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, which is, according to data from market-research company Circana, the best-selling cleansing balm in the UK.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not surprised. I\u2019ve not met one person who has tried it and not got on with it. The texture is rich enough to melt away mascara and full-coverage foundation (I\u2019ve tried). It\u2019s brilliant \u2013 and it comes in four different scents, and a fifth \u201cfragrance-free\u201d version \u2013 but it\u2019s also \u00a352 a tub, which isn\u2019t for everyone.<\/p>\n

My next favourite is The Cleansing Balm by Skin Rocks (\u00a358) and I also love the Living Cleansing Balm by the cult Korean skincare brand Then I Met You, which is \u00a338.<\/p>\n

They are all excellent \u2013 you can find out more about all three below \u2013 but I\u2019m a firm believer that good skincare doesn\u2019t always need to come at a luxury price point<\/a>, particularly for a product that you need to use daily.<\/p>\n

To that end, for the past couple of weeks, I\u2019ve been road-testing the Lacura Cleansing Balm from Aldi, which comes in at a purse-friendly \u00a35.99 a tub. Available in two versions \u2013 original and rose \u2013 it is no doubt inspired by the Elemis cleansing balms (the brand even suggests this comparison in its press material).<\/p>\n

\u201cDupes\u201d, as they\u2019re called in the beauty industry<\/a>, always make me question the integrity of the copycat brands, but you can\u2019t swerve the value of some of these products. And I think the original variant of Aldi\u2019s Cleansing Balm is really very good. With moringa oil and shea butter, this balmy texture melts well on to the skin and removes with a flannel without leaving any residual product. This \u201cfilm\u201d left on the skin, by the way, is one of the more off-putting after-effects of cleansing balms, which happily doesn\u2019t happen with the Aldi product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Forget lotions, serums and fancy skincare: there\u2019s one universal product (OK, two, if you consider sun protection) that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32310,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21128],"tags":[21143,30671,30674,30673,96,30672,30675,442,21144,3039],"class_list":["post-32309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-aldi","tag-aldi","tag-aldi-gmbh","tag-beauty","tag-budget-beauty","tag-lifestyle","tag-skin","tag-skincare","tag-standard","tag-sud-nord","tag-us-content"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}