I am a huge sucker for cleansers of all kind -- they rank right up there with my love affair with masks! I kind of have a serious stock pile going on right now. (Don't tell my husband, he has no idea what I keep in the linen closet!!) I also like to have multiple cleansing products to choose from on a daily basis. (You never know what kind of skin you may have on any given day!) In my opinion, there simply is nothing like the feeling of freshly cleaned skin! Don't get me wrong, I love my make up, but there is something very mood altering about coming home from a long day of work and wiping all that gunk off your face. One reason I love cleansers is that there are so many to choose from -- gels, foams, scrubs, oils, cloths.... and you know I just have to try as many of them as possible!
One kind of cleansing product that I have had major trouble with over the years is the cleansing cloths. Every single one I have tried has caused a seriously scary reaction on my face. I can remember the first time I used a cleansing wipe -- let me set the scene for ya -- I was a freshman in undergrad and it was the night before my fall trimester History final. I broke out a box of the Olay Cleansing Cloths (a brand new beauty item at the time!) and used one before bed. Well, the next morning I woke up with tiny, itchy, red bumps ALL OVER my face. I went to my final with my head down and as soon as I finished, I headed home to Ohio and went straight to the doctor. That was 15 years ago and I have been wary of these things ever since. I have tried several different brands, and come out with various degrees of the same results. Always some sort of allergic reaction, albeit never as bad as my freshman year, but still concerning enough that in the trash they all went. Well, all but one...
The last time I was in Sephora (shocker, me in Sephora) hunting for a new foundation, they had me remove my make up with the Ole Henriksen The Clean Truth Cleansing Cloths: Brightening. Immediately I balked. I didn't want to use yet another cleansing cloth on my skin only to wait about three hours for a nasty allergic reaction to rear it's ugly head -- NO!! Reluctant, and seeing no other alternative to removing my make up I took a deep breath and a risk and used the cleansing cloth. Well, right away I loved the smell, very sweet and fruity (citrus vanilla) but not in a Bath and Body Works way. Also, I noticed the brightening effect on my skin the minute my make up was gone. I was sad, cleansing cloths and I have had several nasty break ups -- this product was not my friend -- I just knew the other shoe would drop though I would have yet another allergic reaction to these cloths. But I waited and waited and waited.... and no nasty surprises. Needless to say I went back the next day and bought a pack.
The Ole Henriksen The Clean Truth Cleansing Cloths: Brightening contain ingredients like vitamin c for brightening, micro algae to firm the skin and boot collagen production, COQ10 to increase skin cell turnover and green tea (anti-oxidant) to slow the break down of the collagen you do have. It also contains grape seed oil, jojoba oil, rosemary leaf oil and black current seed oil, which I had never heard of, which supposedly is full of fatty acids (the good kind of fatty!) for hydration. At $8.00 for 10 and $15.00 for 30 @ Sephora, these will not break the bank. I found them even cheaper -- $21.65 for 30 @ Amazon.I like to use this product in the evenings to cleanse my skin and remove light make up. I use these cloths when I am wearing light or weekend make up -- this product is great for those days when I do not need something so heavy duty to remove what I have put on my face. I am a firm believer in the double cleanse, using an additional cleanser after I use the cloths to remove my make up.
Stay Lovely, Columbus!
XOXO - Ann
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