little white truths

Verdict

This product is ok. It's not wonderful and it's not terrible, and I must admit that it's grown on me a little over the three weeks that I've used it: to start with I thought it wasn't doing much, but I now feel that it's a good product for a morning cleanse, so that's how I use it each day.

It's a clear, slightly cloudy gel with a barely detectable, fresh scent that shouldn't bother anyone. It feels quite cooling and refreshing on the skin, and it doesn't foam so I think it would suit those people with sensitive skin who need to choose their cleansers with care.

I've tried it the past couple of evenings to see how it goes at removing makeup: each time I didn't use a makeup remover or cleansing oil first and I just did a double-cleanse with this instead. It does remove 'easy' makeup ok, but it doesn't remove all eye makeup or heavy-duty lipstick, and a good amount of muck came away on the makeup pad when I toned, so I don't think you can rely on this product alone for an evening cleanse (or at least I can't).

As a morning cleanser, however, it's nice and gentle and I've been double cleansing with this each day. I do think you need to cleanse twice - even in the mornings - to get your skin feeling clean, so that's something to consider because it's not the best cleanser I've used if you're after a really clean feeling. 

Indeed, I suspect that's the main reason why the product hasn't grabbed me: I do like my skin feeling clean without feeling stripped, and this product doesn't give me that so I think it's too gentle for me.

On the claims: I do think it may help in terms of breakouts and clarifying the skin because I haven't had more breakouts while using this; it doesn't remove all makeup well; it doesn't dry out the skin; and it is gentle enough to use around the eye area (and my eyes are sensitive, so that's a plus).

All in all, this cleanser is fine but it's not one I would buy. Plus it's more expensive than other cleansers I prefer (eg Mario Badescu's Enzyme Cleansing Gel, reviewed here), so I think you can do better at this price point.

Ok.