🌿 A botanical cleansing milk from Christine Valmy built for oily and combination skin — effective enough to clear makeup, sebum, and surface impurities while staying gentle on reactive or breakout-prone complexions.

Meadowfoam Seed Oil does the heavy lifting: its lipophilic structure dissolves makeup pigments, sebum, and pollutants so the cotton-pad removal step lifts them cleanly without stripping. Witch Hazel, Tea Tree, and Thyme follow through with surface-purifying and pore-refining action — a trio that makes this a credible choice for congested or acne-prone clients. Where this formula earns its place in a professional lineup is the balance: Allantoin and Calendula bring immediate post-cleanse calm, so clients with both oiliness and sensitivity don't need a second, gentler product.

✨ The cleansing milk also doubles as a pre-treatment prep layer before vacuum or brush machine services, softening impacted pores ahead of mechanical extraction.

For estheticians whose oily-skin clients need thorough cleansing without the post-service redness.

• Effective Makeup and Impurity Removal: Meadowfoam Seed Oil's lipophilic chemistry dissolves sebum, makeup pigments, and surface pollutants so the cotton-pad removal step lifts them cleanly from the skin, leaving the face visibly clean without a stripped or dry sensation.
• Purified, Refined Complexion: Witch Hazel Extract and Thyme Extract work with Tea Tree Oil to target surface impurities and help tighten the look of pores, supporting a more even, refined complexion — especially beneficial for oily and combination skin types.
• Calm, Comfortable Skin After Cleansing: Allantoin and Calendula Extract help soothe the appearance of redness and calm the feel of irritation immediately after the cleanse, leaving breakout-prone or sensitized skin feeling balanced rather than reactive.
• Non-Stripping, Skin-Respecting Formula: Formulated as a pH-balanced emulsion free of mineral oil, the cleanser removes impurities without disrupting the skin's surface comfort, making it appropriate for daily use on oily and combination skin without over-drying.

Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil - known as Meadowfoam Seed Oil: The primary cleansing vehicle in this formula — its lipophilic chemistry dissolves sebum, makeup, and surface pollutants so they can be lifted cleanly from the skin with a cotton pad, leaving the skin surface free of residue without stripping.

Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract - known as Witch Hazel Extract: A well-established astringent botanical that tightens the appearance of pores and helps remove surface impurities during the cleansing process, supporting a more refined-looking complexion after use — particularly relevant for oily and combination skin types.

Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil - known as Tea Tree Oil: A trace-effective antimicrobial essential oil that works on the skin surface during the cleansing step to help reduce the presence of impurity-causing microorganisms, supporting a purified complexion — particularly beneficial for breakout-prone, oily skin.

Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract - known as Thyme Extract: A botanically derived antimicrobial and purifying extract that complements Tea Tree Oil's cleansing action by helping to reduce surface impurities and contributing to the formula's suitability for oily, breakout-prone skin.

Allantoin: A skin-conditioning agent engineered to function at low concentrations that helps soothe the appearance of redness and calms the look of irritation during and immediately after the cleansing step, leaving the skin feeling comfortable.

Calendula Officinalis (Marigold) Flower Extract - known as Calendula Extract: A soothing botanical extract that helps calm the appearance of redness and supports a balanced complexion feel after cleansing, offering complementary skin-comforting action alongside Allantoin.

1. Dispense approximately 1 teaspoon (salon use) or 1/4 teaspoon (home use) of the cleansing milk onto fingertips or directly onto a moistened cotton pad.
2. For salon application, apply to the client's dry face and work in gentle upward circular massage movements to ensure thorough contact across all zones including forehead, nose, chin, and cheeks.
3. Using a moistened cotton pad, remove the product with upward strokes, working against the direction of hair growth to lift impurities efficiently from the skin surface.
4. Repeat the cotton-pad removal step until the pad comes away clean with no visible residue, makeup, or soil.
5. When using the product as a pre-treatment step before a brushing or vacuuming machine service, apply a full layer of the cleansing milk to the face prior to device application to optimize mechanical extraction of impurities.
6. Follow with a toner appropriate for the client's skin type to complete the cleansing sequence.
7. Complete the service with the recommended treatment cream or moisturizer for the client's skin type.

Pro tips for facial service integration

For oily or congested clients, the pre-device application step (step 5) is particularly effective before vacuum or brush machine treatments — the cleansing milk lubricates the skin surface and pre-softens impacted pores, improving mechanical extraction results. For clients with both oily zones and sensitivity (combination skin prone to redness), the Allantoin and Calendula content makes this an appropriate single cleanser rather than alternating between a stronger gel and a gentler milk. At the retail consultation moment after the facial, this cleanser pairs naturally with the brand's Valeen Toner as a recommended home-care duo — both steps are referenced in the application protocol, giving the pro a direct, factual reason to present the toner as the logical next product.