Review : Shu Uemura Fresh Pore Clarifying Gentle Cleansing Oil

Product Description
A lightweight cleansing oil that leaves the skin clean, fresh and refined. It washes away pore concerns-enlarged pores and clogged pores that lead to blackheads with our innovative Natural Origin system for superb cleansing. effectively remove make-up and impurities inside pores while maintaining the skin’s necessary moisture level. empowered with Sakura Complex, this cleansing oil minimizes pores by eliminating excess sebum and visibly smoothes the skin’s surface. Ideal for normal to oily skin types and acne-prone skin.

Key Ingredients :
Sakura Leaf Extract (Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract) - known to reduce inflammatory mediators that can cause skin redness. It also helps to improve skin texture.
Lipo Ha (Capryloyl Salicylic Acid) - salicylic acid derivatives helps gentle exfoliation for refined skin
Cherry Extract (Prunus Cerasus Extract) - contains natural AHA to remove dead skin cells, bringing smoothness to the skin and a refined complexion.

My sister passed me 3 sachets as part of the Tangs member's birthday perks. While I did enjoy using Shu Uemura Balancing Cleansing oil  last year, this Pore Clarifying Gentle Cleansing Oil disappoints greatly.
Similar to cleansing oil in the same range, you use it on dry face, wet it with water to emulsify it into milky texture and off the make-up gunk goes.

I have sensitive combination skin so this cleansing oil is definitely not formulated for my skin type and I am not a fan of salicylic acid due to the possibility of mild irritation to delicate skin.
In this Pore Clarifying Cleansing Oil product, the texture seems lighter and is more runny. It feels as though it does not cleanse as well as the rest. Even after adding water, it does not seem to emulsify as much as the rest of Shu Uemura cleansing oils. It has a light floral scent.

The 3 sachets lasted me for slightly more than a week and I was dismayed to find that after each wash, my skin gets red at the sides of my nose, where my enlarged pores were. I also get many tiny bumps at the same area. Perhaps as the name says, its in the process of cleansing my pores.
You can check out the full range of cleansing oil here. It scored 4.6 from 8 users on Makeupalley

In terms of ingredients, ethylhexyl palmitate and isopropyl myristate may be a source of skin irritant in EWG.
They may also be comedogenic. (Source , Source2) so for those with acne-prone skin, please beware.

Ingredients:
ethylhexyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, capryl/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-10 trilaurate, polyglyceryl-6 tricaprylate, octyldodecanol, dicaprylyl carbonate, undecane, tridecane, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, sqalane, maris aqua, simmondsia chinensis oil, carthamus tinctorius oil, capryloyl salicylic acid, propylene glycol, prunus cerasus extract, prunus yedoensis leaf extract, parfum

Source : Shu Uemura , Sasa


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