A gel that melts away (Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel)

Member Name: clairelw101

Product:	Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel
Date:	06/11/09 (22 review reads)
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Advantages: Everything

Disadvantages: Remember to have dry skin and hands, possibly the price

I went through a faze of cutting back on things that I thought were non-essentials or where I could find cheaper alternatives as most people are having to do recently and turned my back on Clarins for some other cheaper brands. However, my skin did not like any of them. Always said I had expensive tastes. So now I have returned to Clarins and found that there are now a lot more products to choose from.

I ws given two tubs of the Pure Melt Cleansing Gel by my partners mum (many many thanks) as she had recently moved over to Estee Lauder and this came with a big recommendation from her.

I do try to cleanse and toner twice a day but this sometimes proves to be more of a chore especially at night when all I want to do is curl up and go to sleep, but this product is a great time saver.

As with all Clarins products this comes in the usual white, thick cardboard box with the Clarins logo on. Inside the box you find the tube of cleansing gel and information leaflet in lots of different languages. The tube itself is plastic with a flip top plastic lid. The tube stands on the lid so when you are coming to the end of the tube you can get almost every last bit out of it.

This product contains marula oil which Clarins says "comforts, rebalances and revives radiance." And is suitable for all skin types. They say that it removes all impurities from your face and can even cope with make up.....

The first few times you use it, it does feel a bit strange as you are putting a gel on to your face which reminds me of those peel off face masks but instead of staying as a gel as you apply this to your face, it does go on very easily, and you probably only need a bit the size of a 20p piece to cover your face. Clarins say that as it goes on to your skin it changes to a "sheer deep-cleansing oil" and I wouldn't necessarily agree with this but its does become more fluid on your skin. You do need to make sure that you follow the instructions and put this on to dry skin otherwise it doesn't work.

I have found that even a little moisture on my hands is enough to change the consistency so do make sure they are dry to. Once you have put it on its simply a case of rinsing it off with water and heres the clever bit, as the water goes on it changes to a consistency of a cleansing milk and does cloud the water. The claims from Clarins that this takes off make up as well is true and you don't need to worry about tying to remove the worst of your make up first as this will take it all off. The only thing you will need is something to remove your eye make up as its not suitable for this.

After using this my skins does feel refreshed and unlike some water removable cleansers it doesn't leave my skin feeling dry. All I do then is just follow up with a little toner (though the instructions don't say you need to and a few times I haven't and then moisturise as normal.

Unlike other parts of the Clarins range which smell like you are in a spa environment and can leave your bathroom smelling like one for a while, I don't think this has any particular smell to it. So if you are someone who doesn't like anything that is overly perfumed then this is another plus point for you.

Clarins can be more expensive than other brands, hence my use of cheaper brands for a while, but they do seem to last longer than the cheaper brands so in my opinion work out at about the same. I didn't pay for this but I am going to run out shortly and will need to invest in some more and boots sell this at £16.50 for a 125ml which I think is good value especially as I can get some points with this as well.

Overall I think this product is great and my skin feels soft after using it. Just remember that you need to have dry skin and hands before you use it for it to work.

Summary: Another favourite for me