razberryswirl's Full Review: Philosophy Purity Made Simple
I've become a bit obsessed with Philosophy products. I'm sure it has to do with the cute, simple packaging and the words of wisdom on the bottles, but they all so far have worked for me and I haven't been let down. My skin is combination and prone to breakouts.
Purity made Simple was the first Philosophy product I tried. It was highly recommended by my mother who suffers from Psoriasis and has changed all of her beauty products to those that are simpler, have less chemicals, etc. This cleanser is one that she found on QVC and she's had great luck with it. I was so convinced that it would work for me that I immediately purchased the 32oz bottle with pump from QVC - about $40.
Using Purity Made Simple
Like many others here, I was very excited to first use this product. The moment I received it in the mail, I went to wash my face. The 32oz bottle with pump is awesome - just one pump should do the job - and extremely convenient for use in the shower. The consistency of this cleanser is similar to that of PhisoDerm - slightly runny and not terribly thick. There are no exfoliants and there is a gentle, pleasant scent. When your skin is prone to breakouts or if you have any acne at the moment, grainy exfoliants are necessarily the best thing - you want something that will cleanse gently and that's what this product is.
I wet my face, use one pump, and then rub my hands together and gently apply the cleanser in circles around my cheeks/chin/neck/forehead areas, even over my eyes. Then I rinse. It's very gentle and rinses away easily. Then, my skin feels extraordinarily soft! No fireworks, no red skin from all the rubbing of exfoliants, no tight feeling, just clean, soft skin. The only makeup I tend to use is a tinted moisturizer, so if you use a heavy foundation and heavy eye makeup, you may need to use more or wash twice but I find that one pump is perfect for me.
In the mornings, I follow this with Philosophy's Hope in a Jar moisturizer and my tinted moisturizer...at night, I usually use nothing else unless I'm breaking out, I use Philosophy's On a Clear Day H202 peroxide cream on areas where I've broken out so they dry out before I wake up.
After three months...
I am highly satisfied with this product. After three months of using twice a day, my skin is always soft and smooth. When I do have breakouts, they don't last long and my skin heals quickly. Plus, I have about half of the 32oz bottle still left - so spending $40 every six months isn't bad, considering I used to always spend money and waste products by constantly trying new products.
Philosophy's Purity Made Simple is their very best, high-powered, one-step facial cleanser. It rapidly dissolves dirt and makeup, deep cleans the pore...More at eBay
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