Can anyone recommend a face wash?

[RedTiger]

My face is a bit of a mess just now so i'm going to buy a decent face wash to see if that helps (blemishes, spots, etc). Is it worth buying expensive ones? I'd rather not :wik: but if it will improve my skin then I suppose its worth it. Just now I only use face wipes in the morning, and basically just water at night when i'm in the shower because I ran out of face wash a while ago and haven't got round to replacing it

[Hello Kitty]

The one I like is not massively expensive but i think it is good and have also used it when I have had problem skin in the past. It is Neutrogena Clear Pore Cream Wash. Makes your face feel really clean and smells lovely.
Hi btw!

[RedTiger]

Hi I like the sound of that one - clear pores would be great!

[Narcissa Malfoy]

The one I like is not massively expensive but i think it is good and have also used it when I have had problem skin in the past. It is Neutrogena Clear Pore Cream Wash. Makes your face feel really clean and smells lovely.
Hi btw!

That's the one I was just about to recommend. It really is fab! I have tried loads of different face washes and this does the trick! I now use the toner as well and find it better than clarifying lotion which I had used for years!

[bluecow]

I use olive oil to cleanse my face. I used to have horribly greasy congested skin and using face washes and creams for oily skin made it worse.

Easy to use and cheap too!!

[RedTiger]

I would have assumed that olive oil would make your skin greasier - though obviously not then if it works for you. That's interesting to know :) My skin isn't really greasy atm, its more dry than anything with maybe a couple of grease-prone areas. I definately need to pay more attention to my face than I have been doing - at my age it starts to matter

[bluecow]

I would have assumed that olive oil would make your skin greasier - though obviously not then if it works for you. That's interesting to know :) My skin isn't really greasy atm, its more dry than anything with maybe a couple of grease-prone areas. I definately need to pay more attention to my face than I have been doing - at my age it starts to matter

That was my first thought, but because you are not stripping your skin of its natural oils it does not need to produce more to compensate resulting in even greasier skin.

There was a huge thread (75 pages long ) on hb when I first posted about it.

[bluecow]

I would have assumed that olive oil would make your skin greasier - though obviously not then if it works for you. That's interesting to know :) My skin isn't really greasy atm, its more dry than anything with maybe a couple of grease-prone areas. I definately need to pay more attention to my face than I have been doing - at my age it starts to matter

That was my first thought, but because you are not stripping your skin of its natural oils it does not need to produce more to compensate and as a result your skin does not produce excess oil to compensate.

There was a huge thread (75 pages long ) on hb when I first posted about it.

[Narcissa Malfoy]

bluecow - what do you do with the oo? Do you put it on a cotton wool pad and wipe your face?

[tekkencat]

ooooh olive oil sounds good - i may try that one - ive used baby oil before so im sure its kind of the same?

I use either cliniques face wash or boots bog standard non branded one (which is great IMO)

TC
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