First of all: I LOVE this cleanser! After years and years of using cleansers for "sensitive" skin (what a joke...), I was so amazed by a water-based cleanser that finally didn't leave my skin SUPER-tight. By that point I even thought that the tight feeling was just part of the game and kept wondering, why my dry patches, where my make-up likes to cling to (super-sexy), never got any better. So one day my pharmacist gave me a trial size of this lovey and I took it home to try it out a few weeks later.
A fair warning: First time I used it, I hated it, because I couldn't wash it off at all! I was traveling and almost freaked out by the thought that I didn't bring another one and would be stuck with this for a week. But I wouldn't give up on it that quickly, so I started researching it from my hotel-room and voilà: turned out I used it wrong! Next try and WOW! what a difference. You have to take it off with a wet flannel (like I explained in my "Basics of Cleansing"), or you will have nasty residue. Don't try to wash it off splashing water: it won't work! And another thing: it DOES NOT remove make-up (or sun-screen). Not even close. Don't bother trying, it won't do it, you will end up super frustrated and dragging your skin and I don't know which one of the both will give you more wrinkles. So let's have a closer look, my friends, I will try to include La Roche-Posay's claims in italic and my own perspective in bold, so you have something to compare:
What is it?
La Roche-Posay says: Fluid milk texture enriched in moisturizing glycerine. Strict formula charter to minimise the risk of intolerance. High tolerance. Fragrance-free, no tensio-active ingredients, no preservatives.
A water-based, really gentle cleansing-fluid.
What does it do?
Cleanses the eyes and face and removes make-up without the risk of irritation. Rinse-off or rinse-free.
Gently cleanses the face, safe to use around the eyes, not ideal to remove make-up!
Who is it for?
Dry intolerant, sensitive skin
All skin-types, really, but especially my dry/sensitive folks, as long as you have no sensitivity to any of the ingredients.
When to use it?
For your morning-cleanse or the second-cleanse at night.
How to use it?
Pat on, massaging in a circular motion, then carefully wipe off using a cotton ball, taking care not to rub.
Massage on your face and take it off with a hand-hot, wet flannel - this should go quite easily.
What is in it?*
- Aqua (= Purified Water) - Solvent
- Ethylhexyl palmitate - a mixture of a fatty alcohol and palmitic acid. Emollient, acting as a lubricant, giving the skin a soft and smooth appearance
- Glycerin - a sugar alcohol that can be obtained from natural sources or can be synthesized. Humectant, in the right concentration it attracts water into the surface layers of the skin. Skin-Identical/Repairing Ingredient, can help maintain the outer barrier and prevent dryness or scaling
- Dipropyleneglycol - Slip Agent and penetration enhancer
- Carbomer - Thickener/Emulsifier, to give a gel-like texture
- Sodium Hydroxide - pH-Regulation (potentially irritant in higher dosages)
- Capryl Glycol/Caprylyl Glycol - Preservative/skin-conditioning agent that may be plant-derived or synthetic
- Ethylhexylglycerin - Preservative/skin-conditioning agent
Anything problematic/irritating?
No. The amount of sodium hydroxide is most likely too low to cause any issues, but if you know you are allergic to any of the ingredients stay away of course.
"Natural"?
I don't even want to include this part, as I personally think its bullocks, but hey, some of you care for it, so: No.
*Remember that ingredient-lists are always ordered from highest-lowest percentage in the product, so even with potentially irritating ingredients we have to think like Paracelsus: "The dose makes the poison". I mainly use Paula's Choice http://www.paulaschoice.com/cosmetic-ingredient-dictionary/ and http://cosmeticsinfo.org/ for my ingredient research, but as always: feel free to do your own research and read all sources with a pinch of salt because even scientific studies can be interpreted in different ways. The colors mean:
Blue - great/best ingredient with many benefits for your skin
Green - good ingredient
Orange - average ingredient, potentially irritating, best to have more to the end of the inci-list
Red - bad ingredient, irritating, best to be avoided completely, otherwise: see that only at the very end of the list
This is it for today, be sure to leave any questions or suggestions in the comment-section below, stay tuned for my next posts, have fun, be gentle, love yourself, love your skin!
N.
P.S.: You can buy this item in pharmacies or online.
* all products mentioned in this post have been purchased by myself!
* all products mentioned in this post have been purchased by myself!
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