Review : Dermalogica Essential Cleansing Solution


Product Description
A rich, creamy cleanser that gently lifts impurities from dry, sensitive skin while deep-conditioning and soothing irritation. Contains no artificial fragrance or color.

Delicately cleanses dry skin without disrupting its natural moisture balance. Moisturizing safflower oil, hops and rosemary deliver moisture where you need it most, while lemon and pine cone extracts rinse away dirt without any dulling residue. Ideal for dry to ultra-dry skin conditions

Benefits :
Natural Safflower Oil : softens and conditions skin.
Antioxidant Vitamins E and C : smooth and condition the skin.
Mild astringents, extracts of Rosemary and Lemon : refresh tired skin.

I have been looking around for a suitable cleanser, ever since Dermalogica changed its formula for the entire Ultracalming line, including my holy grail cleanser for the past 5 years. Most cleansers on the market do not suit my skin type, leaving my skin tight and dry most of the time. I was so relieved and happy when I found the Ultracalming Cleanser but good times never last.

I was recommended to use this cleanser, to replace the Ultracalming Cleanser so I went to Compass Point Aster Spring to pick up a sachet to try it out. It allowed me 4 usages.

The essential cleansing solution is a milky white lotion-type that is mild and gentle. It can also be used to remove light make-up though I used it more as a cleanser than as a make-up remover. It does not foam and if you use it on very wet face, you can hardly feel the cleanser doing its job as its so diluted and runny once it touches water.

While the skin is left feeling soft and supple, there is a slight redness on the sides of the nose and on the chin area. Overall, I feel that there is a lack of moisture on my face. I still like the Ultracalming Cleanser with the original formula and nothing beats that.

It scored a 3.7 from 51 users on Makeupalley. In terms of ingredients, it does contain Benzophenone-4 which is considered as an irritant, however the concentration is low in this product.

It is definitely cheaper buying Dermalogica products from the USA than to get it in Singapore.

Ingredients :
Water, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (safflower) Seed Oil, PEG-8, Polysorbate 60, Cetyl Alcohol, Extracts Of: Citrus Aurantium Amara (bitter Orange) Flower, Humulus Lupulus (hops), Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary) Leaf, Equisetum Arvense, Pinus Sylvestris Cone, Citrus Medica Limonum (lemon) Fruit; Sorbitan Stearate, Ricinoleth-40, Beeswax (cera Alba), Ceresin, Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Benzethonium Chloride, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Benzophenone-4.

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