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Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:26 pm  |
My rating = 4/5
I've been using this product for a couple of months now. It's better than I'd anticipated. I've been using several products from the AGE smart line, but this cleanser has to top them for offering the most significant effect in a short period of time.
It's a rinse-off exfoliating cream cleanser, using lactic acid to achieve the exfoliating effect. It also contains Vitamin E.
What's good about it? It's a very effective cleanser, including makeup removal. It smells great (slight rosewood fragrance). Silky texture. Doesn't make my normal / combination skin break out. All good. But the best bit is the exfoliating effect. I've tended to stay away from chemical exfoliants, but this cleanser works really well for getting all the flaky bits sloughed off and rinsed away (rather than only getting most of the flaky bits off, or flaking through the day as I find if I use a day cream with an exfoliant) leaving skin clear and smooth right through the day. It's worked wonders on my under-eye and lip areas, with the benefit really kicking in after about a week of use. My under-eye area is much smoother than before; it's the only product I've used that has significantly smoothed the slightly bumpy skin (not milia) under my eyes. It's the most effective, tolerably gentle exfoliating cleanser I've used, and exfoliating during the cleansing process seems to be the most effective way for me to get day-long clear skin. Its slender pump packaging looks great and makes it easy to use.
What's not so good? The 30-second wait time in the shower. I use it as facial massage time. Also, it stings a bit, particularly when you get it in your eyes, which you do if you use it as I do. The instructions tell you to avoid the eye area, but its effect there has to be one of its best qualities to me. That said, it doesn't leave my eyes red and I don't seem to be developing any eye problems after long-term use. It's also a little pricey at around $40 AUD for 150ml, which lasts me around 6 weeks.
Leaves my skin clean, smooth, slightly moisturised and glowing without redness. I do only use it in the morning, using a less active cleanser at night.
Also, Dermalogica doesn't use animal testing.
All up, a great product. Not sure what I'm waiting for before I give something a 5/5.... 
Ingredients: water, sodium laureth sulfate, lactic acid, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, cocamidopropyl betaine, glyceryle stearate SE, polyacrylate-1 crosspolymer, tocopheryl acetate, titanium dioxide, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, benzyl pca, phenoxyethanol, butylenes glycol, capric/caprylic triglyceride, citonellol, eugenol, geraniaol, linalool, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, acorus calamus root extract, aniba rosaeodora (rosewood) wood oil, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel extract, pelargonium graveolens oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil, rose flower oil |
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I'm 40 years old with normal / combo skin, fighting a legacy of bad genes and a somewhat irresponsible but fun series of poor lifestyle choices through my 20s (ok, maybe it might have stretched a bit longer than that...) |
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