Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser, 8 Ounce
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Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser, 8 Ounce Details
Manufacturer: PhilosophyBrand: Philosophy
Color: Purity Made Simple - One Step Facial Cle
Product features:
- Deep cleans pores and eliminates makeup build-up
- Natural oil extracts help condition skin
- Fragrace-free formula
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Customer Reviews of Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser, 8 Ounce
Customer Review: Good, but not for everyone
Summary: 4 Stars
I now use a different brand's cleanser because my skin has changed in the last couple of years (it's now normal-to-dry, but still with a slight tendency towards mild acne). I find this to be too drying and not a deep enough cleanser now. I used this years ago as a part of the Makeup Optional Kit and then just by itself. It is a good cleanser with a consistency between a gel and a milky cleanser. It is decent, but not great, at taking off makeup. Prepping with eye makeup remover and following up with toner is needed if you wear eye and/or face makeup, respectively. The cleanser's best trait, IMO, is that it does not irritate the eyes AT ALL. This is true whether you have heavy makeup that needs to be removed or not, too. I've never been able to find a cleanser with quite this level of gentleness. Unfortunately, it seems to add to my skin's mild acne tendency. I'm not sure if it's the oils or what in it, but when I stopped using it, my occasional acne cleared up quickly and easily. It has a very mild fragrance and it's not at all unpleasent.
(Just to share my current routine...In the morning, I now use Lancome Exfoliance Comfort as a scrub/cleanser [gets those dead skin cells off and preps the skin for even makeup coverage], then follow with Laura Mercier Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer or my regular foundation and other makeup. I use Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Cleanser and Moisturizer at night when I don't wear makeup. I add Clinique Eye Makeup Remover and Lancome Toner to my nighttime cleansing, if I wore makeup that day. This regime works great for my slightly dry skin.)
I really recommend buying the 8 oz. size if you're the only one in the household using it. The even smaller bottle is good for travel. The larger bottles seem to go rancid before one person can use it up- that has been both my experience and my mother's. One 8 oz. bottle lasts a long time, too, even if you cleanse with it twice a day, as you don't need much. A dime-sized amount was plenty for me. I would just lightly dampen my face, then rub it in, in circular motions. You don't want to use too much water with this, except for rinsing, of course. I can understand why it's one woman's miracle product, and another woman will completely dislike it. It's not a one size fits all cleanser, no matter how it's marketed. FYI- It does work nicely in a pinch as a shaving balm, as it's soothing and a little creamy, as well as fairly translucent.
Side note: My mother has very oily, thick skin and she loves this as a morning cleanser. I thought I would share her experience since she has very different skin from mine. She finds this product very soothing and it doesn't create acne for her. But she admits that she has to use a more astringent, foaming cleanser for her skin type to get it "really clean" at night (she always wears foundation and powder). She uses no moisturizer or anything in the morning, but does use Clinique eye makeup remover and Lancome toner and eye cream at night.
Hope this review helps. :)
Description of Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser, 8 Ounce
Our award-winning daily facial skin cleanser is formulated to gently cleanse, tone and melt away all face and eye makeup in one simple step, while lightly hydrating the skin.Cleansers
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