Thorough - good for oily skin

purchased this from a Decleor counter after describing some of my skin issues - serious oilyness, open pores, acne scarring - to the lady and being recommended it.

The first thing I would say is that this is a really inexpensive face wash. I thought I was spending a lot of money when I first bought it, but you really do need an amount significantly smaller than a pea to wash your entire face and neck - all in all I think it works out far cheaper than a lot of less pricey face washes.

This face wash contains an emollient - although it's slightly oily, creamy and thick coming out of the tube, when you mix it with water it turns into a sort of very soft, spreadable foam. You need to work it up a little on your face to get this effect, but that's pretty much par for the course in washing your face.

I would recommend removing eye makeup first, and perhaps face makeup too, if you wear a lot. This is a very comprehensive wash - it's going to take most stuff off - but i wouldn't use it around the eye area, as it is a strong cleanser, and it may be a little too much for such a sensitive area. I also once accidentally poked myself in the eye with this stuff on my finger, and it stung like a beast, so there's that lol.

It leaves skin feeling really clean and lovely and soft, but it's possible to overdo it and for skin to be left feeling tight (not a good thing). I tend to alternate it, using it once a day or every other day. I would only recommend this facewash to people who have oily skin - dry skin types, and drier combination skins, might not get along with it. But, for oily skin types, this really does leave skin looking and feeling fantastically clean and matt.