Clarins one step gentle exfoliating cleanser

Clarins gentle, spa-fresh facial exfoliator rids skin of make-up, embedded impurities and spent surface cells in one time-saving step — revealing clean, polished skin beneath. Orange extract softens, refreshes and renews radiance. Moringa Seed extract purifies and refines while preserving skin’s natural moisture balance. Gentle Silica Microbeads give clogged pores a breather. Now that’s refreshing!

I have been using on and off Clarins one step gentle exfoliating cleanser for a couple of years. First I got a mini sample that actually lasted me a while. Then I purchased mini size from Sephora for only 10$ (it was more than a half of the full size). When I ran out of that one finally got the full sized product. What can I say but that I really love it? I rarely ever buy same product over and over again. 

I keep it in shower and love using it twice a week not more than that. Even though it's labeled as "cleanser" that can be used every morning and evening I believe that's way too much exfoliation - even if you have super thick oily skin. 

I use this as any other exfoliator on a damp skin. As I mentioned I love using it in shower and after gently massaging it over damp face I like to keep it on for couple of minutes. When rinsed off skin is unbelievably soft and silky. It does not dry me out which is a great plus. It has orange extract that gives nice scent to this product, very invigorating and refreshing.  I would love to have shower gel or scrub with the same texture and scent. 

It comes in a nice sleek tube and has 125ml. You will see in the photos below what amount you need for the whole face. Very little goes a long way. Recently they changed a packaging and now it's thinner and slightly longer tube. It has flip top cap that's not really user friendly. Whenever you squeeze the product out and you close it , next time you open it you will notice a lot of product leaked into the cap. Sigh...

Texture is very light, almost gel like and has tiny silica micro beads. They are very gentle on skin but pretty effective when it comes to smoothing the skin, getting those dead skin cells of and leaving skin fresh and radiant. This is not your super rough creamy/paste kind of a scrub.

I love using it at the end of the long day when I wear makeup 8 + hours. It just refreshes skin so nicely, you can tell all the dirt and makeup came off.

I am not really big on Clarins but some products they have I just adore. With them it's a hit or miss. This one is one of the best products in their range. I highly recommend it for any skin type - I truly believe anyone can benefit from this product. 

It retails for 35$ at Sephora (that's where I bought mine) and all major department stores.

Lancome Exfoliance Confort review

 For dry skin.

Formulated with honey, almond and yeast extracts plus micro-spheres to remove dry spots.

The creamy formula helps to leave skin feeling smooth, comfortable and clean.

I love exfoliators and most of the time I have couple of them that I like to rotate. One is always more rough another one is more gentle etc... I do prefer mechanical over chemical exfoliators (not that chemical ones are not good, I just like the feeling of freshly exfoliated skin with actual beads).

BUT no exfoliating the skin is equally bad as OVER exfoliating. I encourage women to exfoliate once a week for normal and dry skin and twice maybe three times for combination and oily skin. NOT every day. You are over stripping your skin and you will end up producing more and more oil. Also mechanical exfoliators are not supposed to be used on skin with active acne - you will just spread them everywhere. Stick with chemical exfoliation.

Exfoliance Confort is made for dry skin. I think sensitive skin would benefit from this one too. It is very gentle creamy exfoliator with tiny beads that are not rough at all. But again they do the work without over drying or stripping the skin. Skin is left soft and smooth. It's texture reminds me a lot of Clinique 7 day scrub that I already reviewed here.

Comes in a sleek pink tube with a plastic flip top cap. Product itself has light pink color. It is thick and creamy so a little goes a long way. It is supposed to be applied on damp skin and lightly massaged into circular motion. Always be gentle with your skin. I noticed some women like to scrub vigorously  but why? You already have a product that's doing it's job, be gentle or you'll cause micro cuts on your skin.

I usually massage for minute or two avoiding eye area and then rinse off with luke warm water , not hot! Water that's too warm or hot will just dry out your skin.  

Exfoliance confort has soft rose scent that goes away pretty quickly.

I like to keep it and use it in my shower when my pores are already open from all the steam and skin is prepped for scrubing. It is also great for pre makeup use if you are let's say going to some special occasion and you need your skin smooth for perfect makeup application.

On the left I wanted to show the amount you need for the whole face. On the right product massaged into the skin. If you look closely you can actually see the beads.

Overall:   Very nice for dry and sensitive skin. I prefer Exfoliance Radiance for it's results. It gives me more of a glow and radiance, but I can't find any other reason. I can't say anything negative about Exfoliance confort.

Retails for 25$ and can be purchased directly from Lancome