Grown Alchemist (Skincare)
Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser
Size: 100 ml
A gentle cream cleanser to remove make up, cleanse and condition delicate facial skin without dehydrating or irritating, leaving it looking soothed, purified and perfectly prepared for moisturising.
Olive Leaf Extract, a powerful antioxidant and tonic, helps slow the visible signs of age lines while soothing, hydrating and firming the skin’s appearance. Vitamin B noticeably reduces pore size, astringent Yarrow extracts and trace element Zinc assist to visibly tone, firm, and energise the skin, giving a natural radiance to the complexion. Polysaccarides and Fucoidans from Red Seaweed provide lasting hydration and visibly even out skin tone. Plantago Extract and Beta-glucan from Oat soothe and thoroughly cleanse, leaving facial skin looking beautifully healthy.
HOW TO USE
Massage gently onto facial skin morning and night. Rinse off with warm water. Ideal for normal and dry skins. Continue facial treatment with Grown Alchemist toner and preferred facial moisturiser.
INGREDIENTS
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract, Aqua (Purified Water), Camellia Oleifera (Camellia) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Olivate (and) Sorbitan Olivate (Plant), Cetyl Alcohol (Plant), Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract Benzyl Alcohol (Plant), Plantago Lanceolata (Plantain) Leaf Extract, Citrus Sinensis (Sweet Orange) Peel Oil Expressed, Sodium Dehydroacetate (Organic Listed), Xanthan Gum (Polysaccharide), Lactic Acid (Plant), Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Flower Oil, Tocopherol (Plant), Myroxylon Pereirae (Peru Balsam) Oil, Achillea Millefolium (Yarrow) Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Zinc Oxide (Mineral), Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Leaf Oil, Santalum Spicata (Sandalwood) Wood Oil, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Algae (Fucus) Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Linalool (Plant), Limonene (Plant), Benzyl Salicylate (Plant) Farnesol (Plant), Benzyl Benzoate (Plant)
THOUGHTS
September 21st, 2018: Oh no. No, no. no, no, no. I may have only tried this once, but that was enough to know that I don't like this and will never use it again. I just recently hated on a product, so I hate to be so negative back to back, but no. No, no, no.
Why is it that expensive more luxury brands always seem to have a strong perfume-y scent? What's up with that? What about us people who are very sensitive to smells? On the one hand I guess it's good for my wallet because it will deter me from more expensive luxury products, but let me not digress. As you can guess, this has a very strong perfume-y scent that I DID NOT enjoy...a scent that did not go away with rinsing this off my face. Not only that, this is a cream cleanser. Not a creamy cleanser, but truly a cream cleanser as the name implies.
Now I've tried creamy cleanser formula's before, but this one...the formula of this cleanser legit looks and feels like a moisturizer...a heavy cream moisturizer that was suffocating feeling on my skin. Perhaps if you have very dry skin and want some heavy duty moisture with your cleanser than you would like it, but for me it was too much...way too much. It felt like I was cleansing my face with a super emollient moisturizer, which is not what I want. I want my cleansers to be light and airy and make my face feel clean and refreshed...fresh being the operative word, but this...this just weighed my skin down and made it feel not clean.
I'm all for a hydrating cleanser that doesn't strip the skin, but this was overkill in my opinion. Unless you have obnoxiously dry skin or you actually like that heavy duty emollient suffocating feeling, I say pass. Pass, pass, pass.
If you're looking for a hydrating cleanser than I would recommend Innisfree's Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam: https://ahnspired.blogspot.com/2016/01/innisfree_30.html or First Aid Beauty's Face Cleanser: https://ahnspired.blogspot.com/2016/01/first-aid-beauty.html which have a creamy hydrating formula without feeling like an emollient moisturizer.
Also, if I'm going to splurge on a cleanser I would much rather spend my money on Youth to the People's Kale + Spinach + Green Tea Superfood Cleanser: https://ahnspired.blogspot.com/2017/05/youth-to-people-skincare.html, which is so much better in my opinion and pricey, but still cheaper than this one.
Why is it that expensive more luxury brands always seem to have a strong perfume-y scent? What's up with that? What about us people who are very sensitive to smells? On the one hand I guess it's good for my wallet because it will deter me from more expensive luxury products, but let me not digress. As you can guess, this has a very strong perfume-y scent that I DID NOT enjoy...a scent that did not go away with rinsing this off my face. Not only that, this is a cream cleanser. Not a creamy cleanser, but truly a cream cleanser as the name implies.
Now I've tried creamy cleanser formula's before, but this one...the formula of this cleanser legit looks and feels like a moisturizer...a heavy cream moisturizer that was suffocating feeling on my skin. Perhaps if you have very dry skin and want some heavy duty moisture with your cleanser than you would like it, but for me it was too much...way too much. It felt like I was cleansing my face with a super emollient moisturizer, which is not what I want. I want my cleansers to be light and airy and make my face feel clean and refreshed...fresh being the operative word, but this...this just weighed my skin down and made it feel not clean.
I'm all for a hydrating cleanser that doesn't strip the skin, but this was overkill in my opinion. Unless you have obnoxiously dry skin or you actually like that heavy duty emollient suffocating feeling, I say pass. Pass, pass, pass.
If you're looking for a hydrating cleanser than I would recommend Innisfree's Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam: https://ahnspired.blogspot.com/2016/01/innisfree_30.html or First Aid Beauty's Face Cleanser: https://ahnspired.blogspot.com/2016/01/first-aid-beauty.html which have a creamy hydrating formula without feeling like an emollient moisturizer.
Also, if I'm going to splurge on a cleanser I would much rather spend my money on Youth to the People's Kale + Spinach + Green Tea Superfood Cleanser: https://ahnspired.blogspot.com/2017/05/youth-to-people-skincare.html, which is so much better in my opinion and pricey, but still cheaper than this one.
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