L'Occitane Shea and Organic Cotton Cleanser
From Sephora:
A delicate and silky facial cleanser for sensitive and irritated skin.
This moisturizing cleanser gently cleans, dissolves makeup, and tones in one gesture thanks to the simplicity of a blend of shea butter and organic cotton extract. With no need to rinse, this delicate cleansing milk protects the skin from the irritations that hard water can cause. With one gentle application it returns suppleness and brilliance to your skin.
My skin:
Very sensitive. Skin type ranging from normal/dry to very dry skin.
Packaging:
White plastic bottle with pump. Pump is secured with plastic top. Not very ideal for travel since the top might be opened easily but not too bad.
Texture:
Very liquidy, so very easy to spread. I need about 10 pumps to cover my face and neck.
General Review:
I was drawn to this because I saw that there are no skin irritants in the ingredients. It contains no soap too, which I prefer. I only use this in the morning as a light cleanser, rinse it with water, and it cleanses well. My skin is very sensitive to cleanser, and this cleanser is not drying on me. So far, there are only 3 cleansers that I’ve tried that doesn’t dry out my face; the other 2 being Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Extra Mild and The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Cleanser.
I never use this to remove my makeup. I have cleansing oils to do that job.
What else you need to know:
It’s free of surfactants/soaps, parabens, fragrances, colorants, alcohols, and preservatives.
Ingredients:
Aqua Water , Glycerin, Cetearyl Isononanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Pentylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ethylhexyglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol
Price:
USD22 for 200ml. I think I bought this in Indonesia for about IDR220,000. It lasts long time because I only use it at morning, about 6 months? So I think even though it’s quite expensive, it’s still tolerable.
Overall rating:
5 out of 5. Will recommend this for dry/sensitive people.
* This review will be cross posted in MUA under nickname Crescent_Shadow.
* Image and ingredient list taken from http://www.sephora.com
