I was a little bit disappointed to get to the end of my DermalogicaPrecleanse* recently, as I really enjoyed the way it easily cleaned my
makeup off and kept my skin clear until the very end of the bottle. Rather than
rush out to repurchase (tempted though I was) I thought it best to use up some
of my other cleansing oils/balms in order to behave as ‘normal’ people do haha fat chance! I guarantee that I will be repurchasing this in the future though!
The first cleansing oil I pulled out was the Sanctuary
Spa Ultimate Facial Cleansing Oil, which I purchased from Priceline when
the brand first hit the shelves. I was pumped to use it and adore the packaging
and aesthetic of the brand, but for some reason I thought to check out the
ingredients before I slapped it on my face. I was just getting over a huge
upsetting breakout, so when I saw that the words ‘mineral oil’ were first on the
ingredients list, I physically stepped back to think about what it might do to
my skin.
I haven’t been brave enough to test it out despite the rave reviews I’ve read online, I just can’t see how an ingredient like mineral oil
can be good to grumpy skin like mine. I’m not claiming to be an expert on ingredients
or skincare in general, so if you want to read more about mineral oil in
general I highly recommend you check out Beauty Mouth by Caroline Hirons aka the skincare queen. Hirons has spoken at length about the negative aspects of mineral oil, and I think it her blog is a must-read!
I dived into my stash to find something else to use up, and
came across my half empty Antipodes Grapeseed Butter Cleanser, which is
a thick balm inside a thick plastic tub. I loved using it but moved onto other
things (as beauty bloggers do) in order to review for the blog, but I am really
happy to come back to this. It needs to be removed with a flannel/muslin cloth
and I find it really moisturising, but I’m happy to report that it doesn’t leave
me oily or break me out.
Do you precleanse every day?
Do you prefer cleansing balms or cleansing oils?
*Provided for review, but that hasn’t affected my intense
love for it. Thanks Dermalogica! Honesty, always.
