Olive Young Awards 2025: Cleansing Winners Led by Ma:nyo

Ma:nyo's Pure Cleansing Oil won the cleansing category at the 2025 Olive Young Awards, its fifth straight year at number one and seventh consecutive year of recognition since 2019, on a formula of 87% natural oils including 64% wild bean oil. beplain's Mung Bean pH Balanced Cleansing Foam took second place and BIODERMA's Sensibio H2O Micellar Water took third, while ilso's ILSO Cleansing Balm earned an Olive Young's Pick distinction, not a podium finish. bttr's Milk to Foam Cleanser 150g was not entered in this awards cycle. The choice among all five still comes down to one axis: what a reader's skin needs cleared away, heavy sunscreen and makeup, daily sebum, a pH-balanced daily lather, or a gentle wipe for sensitive skin.

Ma:nyo Pure Cleansing Oil

Ma:nyo's Pure Cleansing Oil, a 200ml bottle priced at $23.96 through an authorized retailer checked on 2026-09-20, is the reigning cleansing-category winner at the Olive Young Awards for 2025.

The oil is formulated with 87% natural oils, including 64% wild bean oil, aimed at loosening blackheads while rinsing away sunscreen and makeup without a second cleanse. The win marks the product's seventh consecutive year of recognition since its selection as an Olive Young Awards MD's pick in 2019, and its fifth consecutive year at first place since 2021. Its reach extends past Olive Young: it also placed first in Kantar Korea's Q2 2025 cleansing-oil market share survey and was named best oil cleanser at Allure's Best of Beauty Awards 2025.

• Pro: an oil-first step that lifts waterproof sunscreen and color makeup before a foam cleanse.
• Con: an oil texture some users find heavier than a water-based cleanser for morning use.

Heavy sunscreen and makeup are the load this pick is built to dissolve first.

bttr Milk to Foam Cleanser 150g

bttr's Milk to Foam Cleanser 150g lists at 28,100 won on bttr's storefront, checked 2026-09-20, and was not entered in the 2025 Olive Young Awards cleansing category.

The formula rolls on as a milk and turns to foam on contact with water, formulated with three hyaluronic acids, six ceramides and the '336' blend named on its product page, letting sunscreen and makeup removal happen in one pass instead of a double cleanse. A single step also means fewer products touching the skin at night.

For skin that feels tight after a foam wash, that single milk-to-foam pass settles the pull; for anyone who wants to skip double cleansing altogether, it removes sunscreen and makeup in the same step.

• The foam that forms is soft, without a tight lather.
• Rinsing leaves no tightness afterward.
• Makeup lifts without rubbing at the skin.
• Inner dryness settles after use.

It is listed on bttr's product page.

beplain Mung Bean pH Balanced Cleansing Foam

beplain's Mung Bean pH Balanced Cleansing Foam, sold in a 160ml bottle at $19.00 on beplainglobal.com, checked 2026-09-20, took second place in the cleansing category at the 2025 Olive Young Awards.

The foam sits at pH 5.5 and is formulated with 33% mung bean extract, alongside centella asiatica, ceramide NP and sodium hyaluronate.

• Pro: a pH-balanced formula suited to daily lathering.
• Con: some users report a stripping feel on rinse.

Skin that already tolerates a daily lather is the fit this pick answers.

BIODERMA Sensibio H2O Micellar Water

BIODERMA's Sensibio H2O Micellar Water, in a 500ml bottle priced at $20.99 on Dermstore, checked 2026-09-20, placed third in the cleansing category at the 2025 Olive Young Awards.

The micellar water is formulated for sensitive skin with cucumber fruit extract, mannitol, xylitol and rhamnose, and is sold in 100ml, 250ml and 500ml sizes. The line has held nine consecutive years of recognition within Olive Young's awards promotion.

• Pro: a no-rinse micellar step suited to sensitive skin.
• Con: some users pair it with a second cleanse to clear residue.

A gentle wipe for sensitive skin is the fit this pick answers.

ilso ILSO Cleansing Balm

ilso's ILSO Cleansing Balm, priced at 18,900 won for a 200ml format checked 2026-09-20, earned an Olive Young's Pick distinction in the cleansing category at the 2025 Olive Young Awards, not a podium finish.

The line sits within ilso's sebum-focused cleansing range, sold through Olive Young's Korean and global storefronts alongside the brand's other cleansing formats.

• Pro: recognized specifically for sebum-prone skin within the awards lineup.
• Con: it did not place in the top three rankings.

Sebum-heavy T-zones are the axis this pick answers, rather than the makeup-heavy nights the top three cleansers were built for.