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Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:35 pm  |
Bottom Line: FABULOUS investment in facial care, extremely inexpensive and versatile.
Skinvac cloths are three types of microfiber cloths and they work wonderfully - even to remove makeup. It is basically cleansing with water only which maintains your skin's acid mantle and thus helps it normalize, but the 'grippiness' of the microfiber gets deep into the pores and swipes off any excess oil, facial grime, you name it. I will often swipe with the daily cleansing cloth after the OCM to get any extra jojoba I may have missed and it has worked very well.
The other cloth I use fairly regularly is their exfoliating cloth which is microfiber waffle weave. It is really great manual exfoliation, much more effective than I thought it would be, but doesn't exacerbate my acne or irritate my face. All of these are used with just warm water so they're VERY portable. They're also extremely cheap, which is nice 
The last Skinvac cloth is EXTREMELY useful but one I use rarely - it's a pore evacuating cloth and it is meant for spot treatment swiping of a few areas of the face prone to whiteheads. They have videos of this working on their website but it basically clears all those little whiteheads on the folds of the nose and chin without squeezing (which as we know drives the bacteria deeper).
I have tried these for a month now and can honestly endorse them. The only caution is not OVERDOING it - they are extremely effective so less pressure and time is needed to get clean than you'd think and if you over-rub with the daily cleansing cloth or get too enthusiastic with the exfoliator your face will feel quite raw as they really do exfoliate and cleanse very deeply. But used as recommended and with a good moisturizer (like the OCM, in my case) they function fabulously.
They do need to be replaced once or twice a year - you'll notice them getting less 'effective' or feeling a little thin, but the cost is low enough I don't think this is an issue. The company recommends that you replace the Daily Cleansing Cloth after 200 uses and the Pore Cloth and Exfoliating Cloth after 100 uses each. The latter two don't get used as frequently so I would imagine a group order for three new ones when the Daily Cleansing Cloth wears out should suffice.
Here is the link: http://www.skinvac.com
Vegan Special Discount code: vegan
The coupon code is good for 15% off and the original cost of each cloth is $9.75, which includes international shipping. I have found the quality of these cloths better than some other brands but technically any cloth of the same microfiber types should function the same.
Another cloth I have NOT tried but that has wonderful reviews is a cloth called Claroderm, and available here: http://www.folica.com/Claroderm_Micro_d1524.html
It's looks identical to the Skinvac Daily Cleansing cloth so I'd say any reviews in favor of one apply fairly reliably to the other.
I hope this helps some of you - I can freely recommend this. Even if it makes no difference than a normal washcloth (which is pretty impossible considering that the fibers, themselves, function very differently) you still have an inexpensive set of quality facial cloths to use in a pinch, when traveling or camping, etc etc. But with my delicate, sensitive, acne-prone skin to see such good results with NO irritation was enough to sell me. Anyone who tries these please let me know what you think! |
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Red hair, extremely fair skin with mild acne. Currenty using a Jojoba OCM routine and Aromaleigh makeup. |
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