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Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:02 pm  |
23 y/o Oily skin.
PROS:
- Great cleanser for almost any skintype except for dry/very dry IMO.
- I have very sensitive skin and this is completely benign and nonreactive. This is a big thing for me.
- No film forming agents. (As someone with acne prone skin, I worry about things leaving a film.) This also washes off very easily.
- Takes off makeup easily. I only wear very light foundation (rarely) so I'm unsure if it will remove more heavily applied makeup.
- Does not burn if I get it in my eyes. (Not 100% pleasant though.)
CONS:
- Smells faintly like fruit loops cereal. (Not necessarily a bad thing, it's a very light floral scent. I just can't help but think of the cereal whenever I use it.)
- Prefer a pump, since I usually use this in the shower with the daily microfoliant. It gets a little awkward.
I would highly recommend this cleanser to anyone with normal/combo/oily skin that expects their cleanser to just cleanse. For those who expect their cleanser to turn back time and god knows what else, look elsewhere.
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The above post is a review of the following product available at EDS:
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Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel (250 ml / 8.4 oz)
A soap-free foaming lather of Quillaja Saponaria and Lavender thoroughly removes impurities without stripping essential moisture. Balm Mint extract softens and soothes even the most sensitive skin. All skin conditions.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:32 am |
| This one also good for oily and sensitive skin. |
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:39 am |
| lotus003 wrote: |
| This one also good for oily and sensitive skin. |
yes, i quite like this product myself. =) |
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:40 am |
| I always thought the fruitloops thing was odd, since I don't think dermalogica scents their products...must just be the natural smell??? |
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:44 pm |
| I really wanted to love this product but it is too drying for winter, even though I have combination skin. I have never felt my face being so dry before. Although I can apply moisturizer after, but it is still unpleasant to use a much heavier moisturizer than before. Alas, I give up on this cleansing gel but I am keeping my pre-cleanse |
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20's: rare pimples and oily T-zone..annoying little blackhead buggers on nose |
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Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:01 am |
I wouldnt reccommend it for dry skin. I found this product to really dry out my skin  I love the dermalogica calming cleanser though |
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Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:44 pm |
| BCgirl wrote: |
| I wouldnt reccommend it for dry skin. I found this product to really dry out my skin I love the dermalogica calming cleanser though |
I've been alternating between the Special Cleansing Gel and the Calming Cleanser in an attempt to create a balance between the drying effects of winter and my naturally oily t-zone, but do you think the Calming Cleanser is eerily similar to Cetaphil? They look and feel so much alike that I'm wondering whether to use Cetaphil as a cheaper option in my alternating-cleansers scheme. |
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36, skin in a "new" phase? Oil/break-out free but now having bouts of sensitivity and surface dehydration. |
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Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:37 pm |
| I have very oily skin and used this cleanser off and on for over a year. I found that it cleaned my skin very well and I actually liked the smell but I found that when I did use it my skin seemed to get oilier faster. So alas I had to quit using it. |
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Sun May 13, 2007 9:15 am |
I'll buy it for my oily and sensitive.
Because its soap-free ingredient makes me relief. |
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Sun May 13, 2007 11:19 am |
I find it really interesting that others found this product could be drying as well. I have combination skin but after just one use of this product my skin felt too small for my face! Really unpleasant, and got worse over time.
Very disappointed, I had real hopes for Dermalogica but it seems very few things work for me (I also find Microfoliant a bit drying).
On the plus side, Philosophy's Purity Made Simple is similar in texture and smell, but not half as drying (and can be used over your eyes as well). |
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Sun May 13, 2007 11:55 am |
I find it really interesting that others found this product could be drying as well. I have combination skin but after just one use of this product my skin felt too small for my face! Really unpleasant, and got worse over time.
Very disappointed, I had real hopes for Dermalogica but it seems very few things work for me (I also find Microfoliant a bit drying).
On the plus side, Philosophy's Purity Made Simple is similar in texture and smell, but not half as drying (and can be used over your eyes as well). |
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Sun May 13, 2007 7:15 pm |
fidget-jones
are you dry skin? if is, i think cleaning milk will be more suitable for you! |
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Mon May 14, 2007 8:02 am |
| fidget-jones wrote: |
I find it really interesting that others found this product could be drying as well. I have combination skin but after just one use of this product my skin felt too small for my face! Really unpleasant, and got worse over time.
Very disappointed, I had real hopes for Dermalogica but it seems very few things work for me (I also find Microfoliant a bit drying).
On the plus side, Philosophy's Purity Made Simple is similar in texture and smell, but not half as drying (and can be used over your eyes as well). |
Same here.... this cleanser dried out my skin completely... I was using it unsuspectingly for ~ 5 weeks, and my skin was getting worse and really red and sensitive... I started eliminating products, and eventually switched to another cleanser... that's when i realized it must have been causing, or at least worsening my skin problems... (I DO use tazorac though... but this made my skin intolerable) |
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