Benefit Wooosh! Foaming Face Wash

Pros: cute packaging, awesome results, easy to use
Cons: unappealing scent, odd consistency, a little pricey (but worth it!)

As Editor-in-Chief of a teen magazine, I get all sorts of free swag. This swag is usually in the form of products that companies would like to have reviewed in the Flavor of the Month column. Companies send me a box of items, in hopes that I ...

Pros: It works.
Cons: It sorta stinks and may not work for everyone.

I obtained part of a bottle of BeneFit Wooosh Foaming Face Wash from a friend after telling her I was having major breakout problems. Only a true pal will give you the rest of a pimple product that she originally bought for someone else the first ...

Pros: foaming pump works well, pretty packaging, great lather
Cons: doesn't work on plain old clogged pores and a few stubborn spots

I purchased this face wash several months ago for my boyfriend's thirteen year-old. She gets minor breakouts that are mostly due to sweat and hormones.

I was somewhat reluctant to buy it because it was $22 and I didn't want to buy her anything too harsh. This product uses 2% salicylic acid like many acne washes do, but I thought that 1% might have been more appropriate for a fair-skinned 13 year-old. My worries were in vain. She had no problems using the wash every day for a few months and enjoyed the foam pump. I used it a few times on a zit from a clogged pore and it did nothing for me, but it helped to reduce her acne a little.

After a few months though, she ended up getting Proactiv and lost interest in Wooosh! This isn't a miracle product, and won't work for all blemish types. If you aren't a BeneFit fanatic, you might as well go with a cheaper drugstore lathering cleanser with the same percentage of salicylic acid.