K-beauty dupes

Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm vs Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

Save £13.01 with the Korean alternative. Here’s how close it really is.

Close match. Same kind of product doing the same job, with similar key ingredients.

The original

Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm

£34.00

125ml · £2.72 per 10ml
Boots, RRP

  • Balm-to-oil cleanser
  • Safflower seed oil

The K-beauty alternative

Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

£20.99

100ml · £1.70 per 10ml
delivered, from Skin Cupid

  • Rice bran
  • Grain extracts

What’s the same

Both are solid balms that melt into an oil to remove make-up and sunscreen as the first step of a double cleanse.

What’s different

Beauty of Joseon adds rice bran and grain extracts. Clinique’s jar is a little bigger, at 125ml rather than 100ml.

Our take: A close match. But Clinique is often on offer for around £25, and at that price it costs about the same size for size, so check for offers before you choose.

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Sources

  1. Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm at LookFantastic

Original prices are the recommended retail price at the shop named, checked 31 October 2026. They’re often discounted, and many UK beauty shops deliver free over £25. K-beauty prices include delivery for buying one item, checked 28 October 2026. Some links may earn us a commission, which never changes our verdicts. How we check