The SO and I are interested in trying a new face wash, but we’re not sure what’s good. Neutrogena dries out my skin and for the past 2 years, we’ve used Clean and Clear, but we’re interested in trying something new.
Suggestions? Oh, and please keep in mind we’re students, we don’t have money to shell out huge sums of money for the really expensive stuff (e.g. nothing from a make up counter).
I agree with you about Neutrogena being drying.
I’ve been using Aveeno’s Positively Radiant Daily Cleansing Pads for about a year. They’re big round scrubby pads, smooth on one side and slightly rougher on the other. I actually cut them in half and get double use out of them. I felt like it was a waste to use it once and toss it, they’re so big.
They cost about $6 a jar, for 28 of them, so they’re not cheap, but they work really well. And like I said, I cut them in half, so I make them last twice as long.
I’m a huge fan of Aveeno’s products; the skin lotion is wonderful.
I’ve always liked Witch Hazel-- it doesn’t dry out the skin the way other products do, it’s cheap, and it doesn’t stink.
Cetaphil is one of the best, cheapest water-based face cleansers out there. (and you can usually get a knock-off even cheaper at any pharmacy) If you’re used to using harsh acne washes, your skin will fell strange and untight after using it but keep using it and your skin will thank you.
My skin is both dry and sensitive. I have had very good luck with Burt’s Bees lemon-poppy seed face wash.
[url=http://www.bigelowchemists.com/product_info.php/products_id/2912]CO Bigelow’s** is about the only stuff that doesn’t dry my face out.
Ew. And now a link that works…
(three flubs in one day…can you tell I didn’t sleep last night?
3M makes a face scrubby sponge called Buff-Puff (lame name, I know). They have both individual pads with cleanser already applied and larger ones that you put your own cleanser on. I’ve used both, and I have to say they’re excellent. I’ve always had very picky skin, and Buff-Puff helps balance and stabilise it. I prefer to use the large sponge with Scentsations lemon-oat scrub. Scentsations, by the way, is based in Utah and is pretty much the only “smelly stuff” store I’m willing to enter.
I absolutely want to add my endorsement of Cetaphil cleanser. Incidentally, a gentle and cheap exfoliant (I got this from the Cosmetics Cop, btw) is a little baking soda mixed with a bit of Cetaphil - I do this every evening after I wash off my makeup with the straight Cetaphil & rinse.
I definitely want to put a word in for Cetaphil. It also has the endorsement of my sister-in-law, a dermatology resident.
Me too, on the Cetaphil. It’s the only thing my skin can stand anymore. I’ve used the Cetaphil and Lubriderm combo for years now and have zero skin troubles. My sister tried to buy me a bunch of really expensive stuff once–she thought I needed a “beauty routine”–and it hurt my skin.
When I was a kid my mom had this awful little book called Blue Eyeshadow Should Be Illegal about skin care and makeup tips. While I didn’t learn much of value from the makeup section, the skin care was all about learning what the ingredients in cleansers and moisturizers do and how you should look for the smallest amount of the right ingredients without a lot of stuff in it. Cetaphil was top of the list. The book also recommended a baking soda paste for unclogging pores, but I never thought about mixing it with Cetaphil. I’ll have to try that.