I'm always bursting in the morning! (Clean & Clear Morning Burst Facial Scrub)

Member Name: madmum71

Product:	Clean & Clear Morning Burst Facial Scrub
Date:	15/01/08 (543 review reads)
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Advantages: Gentle but does leave your face feeling clean

Disadvantages: none yet

I am still on the look out for the best face wash for me; I have tried quite a few different ones some cheap and some expensive and have just not found that one! I like a face wash to leave my face feeling clean and not to dry out my skin and a few I have tried have come close they have still not quite felt right. They have either left my face feeling slimy or dry or just not clean, so I
decided to go back to a range that I have used before and got on with. I use the clean and clear blackhead wash when the dreaded blackheads poke their heads up so looking in Superdrug one day I noticed this new wash in their range, so did I finally find the face wash for me?

PACKAGING

It comes in the usual stand up tube plastic packaging, the main colour is orange and the lid is purple. The lid is a flip top that always seems to get messy and blocked but that could just be me! The clean and clear logo is very prominent on the front and the Johnson & Johnson name.

PRODUCT STATEMENT

New clean and clear morning burst facial scrub is specially formulated with effective cleansers and bursting beads, which burst with energy and vitamins to refresh the skin. It also contains gentle scrubbing beads that exfoliate away dull, tied looking skin to reveal softer more radiant skin. With an invigorating citrus fragrance that will instantly enliven your senses, clean and clear morning burst facial scrub leaves you looking and feeling energised for the day ahead!

USING

The directions are to gently massage all over the face avoiding your eyes and then rinse thoroughly. The first thing I noticed was the scent it does smell of citrus mainly orange but the scent is not very strong and is quite light. You don't have to squeeze the wash out of the tube as it is quite runny and as soon as you open the lid it will pour out onto your hand but this does make the inside of the lid quite messy and you have to be careful how much comes out as it can be to much.

The wash is clear in colour with little tiny cream and orange beads, the texture is not as sticky as a gel and actually doesn't feel slimy on the skin. To use I just damp my face with water then get a nice blob of the wash in my hand and then gently rub all over my face.
You can instantly feel the beads working on your face, I can't say that I have felt them bursting but they do feel a bit grainy like sand not uncomfortable and at least I feel that my face is being scrubbed! (No puns about scrubbers needed thanks!). After I have finished scrubbing its then on to rinsing, the wash comes off quite easily not like some I have used which have been harder to remove.

The best thing about this wash I have found is after using and drying my skin does feel soft and not dry at all, even after using for a long time there is no dry patches, spots or blemishes. For me this is a big plus as my skin can be a bit sensitive and react to a lot of these products, it leaves my skin looking fresher and feeling really clean. I can't say it leaves me energised for the day ahead because to be honest it takes about 10 cups of coffee to even get me close to energised!

INGREDIENTS

Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Cellulose, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Disodium EDTA, Ethylparaben, Fragrance, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Iron Oxides, Mannitol, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Menthyl Lactate, Methylparaben, Mica, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium

PRICE & RANGE

Morning burst facial scrub 150ml ... £3.99

Clean & clear warming scrub 100ml ... £4.49

Clean & Clear Blackhead Clearing Scrub ... £3.27

Clean & Clear Deep Action Cleansing Cream Wash 150ml ... £2.75

Clean & clear is owned by Johnson & Johnson.

So have I finally found a face wash that I will buy again? Well in a word YES, I really do like this one it ticks all the boxes that I am looking for and it's not an expensive brand either. I can't say that I will use it forever but for the moment it is the best one I have found but then a women is allowed to change her mind if a better one comes along isn't she?

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Summary: A gentle face wash with micro beads