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Cleaning your face. Such a simple process that requires little thought, right? When my skin went crazy producing excess oil and acne in my teens, I thought the answer was scrubbing my face clean as many times a day as possible. What to use depended on who I talked to, with advice ranging from pine tar soaps to those made with sulfur and I tried them all (although the lingering sulfurous odor made that remedy short-lived). I mistakenly thought I needed to strip and dry out my skin as much as possible. Years later although acne was a thing of the past, my oily (sometimes congested) skin remained the same and so did my thought process: frequent washing with a strong cleanser will equal clear skin. Now over time, I’ve learned better.
For the past month I’ve used the reformulated LiftLab Purify + Clarify Daily Cleanser, Detox Mask & Gentle Exfoliant ($65 in the shop), and I do like the results. Sulfate free and containing botanicals including chamomile and aloe to calm and heal skin, it also has Olivem® 300, a natural olive oil derivative that is water-soluble and close to the skin’s own sebum to enrich and soften skin. The two star ingredients are Cell Protection Proteins® (encourages cell turnover) and DermalRX®SRC (a resurfacing peptide) that set this cleanser apart from others by including anti-aging ingredients. This is formulated as a 3-in-1 product: a daily cleanser, detox mask and gentle exfoliant.
I found this worked great as my everyday cleanser. Morning and night I dispensed a pea-sized amount into my palms and rubbed them together into a foam and applied it to a wet face, massaging it on and then rinsing. Although it dispenses as a thick product from the tube, it rinsed without leaving any residue and thoroughly cleaned my skin without stripping it or leaving a dry, taut feeling. I also used this as a mask twice weekly and the process is the same as daily cleansing, except you leave it on for three minutes before rinsing for a deeper cleanse.
When I began the test I noticed a couple of small blackheads (yes, after 50 I still have oily skin and occasional clogged pores) that cleared up within the first week and my skin has remained clear during the test. Along with maintaining a clear complexion, I have also noticed my skin is a bit brighter with a more even tone. For me, this is an excellent cleanser (suitable for men and women) that performed beyond my expectation of cleaning my skin without stripping it by including anti-aging properties. Although it seems a bit pricey, the LiftLab website states the tube is an average 90 day supply and I found just a small amount does go a long way, so it may last even longer than the stated three months. This one is a keeper.
Ingredients in LIFTLAB Purify + Clarify: Daily Cleanser & Detox Mask
Water (aqua), myristic acid, glycerin, potassium hydroxide, stearic acid, peg-dipropylene glycol, lauric acid, olive oil peg-7 esters, crambe abyssinica seed oil, beeswax, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, hydrogenated jojoba oil, maltooligosyl glucoside, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel oil, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, jojoba wax peg-120 esters, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, ormenis multicaulis extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter extract, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium edta, melia azadirachta leaf extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, amino esters-1, roe extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, solanum muricatum fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, aloe barbadensis flower extract, fish plasma protein (cell protection protein®), disodium phosphate, pearl powder, ocimum sanctum leaf extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) extract, lawsonia inermis extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, sodium phosphate, tin oxide, synthetic fluorphlogopite, titanium dioxide
Is LIFTLAB Purify + Clarify: Daily Cleanser & Detox Mask Right for Me?
- Doesn’t strip skin
- Rinses clean
- Doubles as a mask
- Little goes a long way
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