AXIS-Y - Betweendots review for Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil

**This product was gifted to me by Axis-y, although it still shows my personal experience with the product** ABOUT BRAND Axis-y is a young K-beauty brand. According to Axis-y's Facebook page, the brand started in December 2019. The brand makes climate-inspired skincare solutions. What does that mean? Our skin has to deal with lots of dangers like pollution, UV radiation (free radicals) and change in weather and temperatures. The real challenge for the skincare brand is to make a product that will be effective, and at the same time, it'll deal with our lifestyles. All products from Axis-y contain natural plant extracts, and the brand itself believes that skincare should be personal. The company keeps a great connection with customers on Instagram. I think it's crucial for beauty brands. We might not always agree, but respecting each other is better than some companies who try to bully people for saying their honest opinions out loud. All Axis-y products contain 6-1-1 Advanced Formula which should work for problematic skin as well as for people in humid climates. In 2022, Axis-y introduced a new line - ay&me. The motto of the ay&me line is "made for me by me". Axis-y likes to listen to people using their products, that's why the ay&me line was developed with the help of the community. Ay&me influencers (whom I would prefer to call ambassadors) are Claudia Christin, Mehdi the Jipdori and Ben Neiley. Axis-y is vegan-friendly and cruelty-free, the brand can be found on PETA's brand list. Before Axis-y can sell you a new product, each product goes through tests, before it can be released by Korea Dermatology Research Institute. Ay&Me The 6+1+1 line and the ay&me line are different. 6+1+1 was the first line created by Axis-y. The formula is easy: 6 nutrient-rich natural ingredients, 1 functional ingredient focused on skin problems and 1 quality-producing skincare technology. Axis-y focused on all important aspects like humidity, pollution, climate change and other external factors that can make our skin suffer. Ay&me line is the voice of Axis-y clients - they took feedback and created a line based on Special Biome Blend: Bifida Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Lactococcus Ferment, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Bifida Ferment Filtrate and Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate. This blend of probiotics and prebiotics is supposed to help the microbiome and strengthen the skin. PACKAGING The ay&me line has a different design than the 6+1+1 line. The main colours are not white and teal, but beige and brown which reminds me more of a skin. Packaging contains information in both - Korean and English which can be beneficial for customers from all over the world. The paper box is made out of FSC-certified paper. The bottle is very elegant, it contains a nice pump and what's interesting this brown bottle is made out of PCR PET in 30%. PCR stands for Post-Consumer Recycled (plastic - polyethylene terephthalate). TEXTURE & SCENT The scent is disadvantage of the product. The texture of Axis-y Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil is also interesting. This oil has a deep, yellow shade. It kinda reminds me of sea buckthorn, but it's free from sea buckthorn. The texture is lightweight and it's not your typical emulsifying cleanser - water doesn't turn into milk (maybe, it emulsifies a bit), but it doesn't leave oily residue. It makes Axis-y Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil an ideal oil-based cleanser. INGREDIENTS AXIS-Y's Special Biome Blend is a blend of 5 unique prebiotics and probiotics. This blend is made out of Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment and Yeast Ferment Extract. This blend is mostly focused on moisture, blemishes, hyperpigmentation and skin rejuvenation. HOW IT WORKS? It's not my first meeting with Axis-y and I believe the majority of the time I tried Axis-y I was happy with the products from this brand. I'm aware that I'm not the only person who likes Axis-y products. Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil is the first cleansing oil released by Axis-y and I have to admit, I'm impressed. It's a cruelty-free and vegan-friendly oil with a nice, lightweight texture. Axis-y didn't add any artificial scent or colouring, so both colour and scent come from nature. It works with my mascara and that's what matters the most for me. Axis-y Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil leaves my skin clean and it does leave a delicate film on the skin that makes skin soft and velvet. I feel like this oil has some ingredients that are very beneficial for the skin. I prefer to use cleansing foam after cleansing oil, but Axis-y Biome Resetting Moringa Cleansing Oil can be used as the only cleanser in your routine. It doesn't emulsify into a milky formula, but it doesn't leave an oily residue and that's something worth noticing. Overall, if your skin is sensitive or you're sensitive to scents I would still test a sample or do a patch-test (even if patch testing should be a common thing) before the first use.