Clearly Clean (Clean & Clear Oil-Free Facial Cleanser (Regular))

Member Name: Ophelia

Product:	Clean & Clear Oil-Free Facial Cleanser (Regular)
Date:	07/03/02 (119 review reads)
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Advantages: Effective

Disadvantages: Bit pricey

I have been using this product for over 10 years (my goodness, that makes me sound old) and in that time the powers that be have done two sneaky things:

1. They have changed the top of the bottle to a squeezy squirty thing (and, yes, that is the technical term), so that when you use it a large amount of the liquid deluges your cotton wool, ensuring you get through the product as quickly as possible and buy another one.

2. They have put the price up. Okay, fair enough, 10 years of inflation is bound to affect even cleansing lotion but it still seems that over £3.00 for a bottle of pink liquid is still rather high. However, I still buy it, so there must be something good about it.

THE PRODUCT

The cleanser comes in a clear plastic bottle with a purple plastic flip top lid. For those who do not wish to use a quarter of the liquid at a time (see above comment), you are still able to unscrew the lid and safely upend the bottle on to a wad of cotton wool.

The lotion itself is a vivid orangey pink colour. This is presumably why they have made the bottle see-through. However, you would have thought that the idea of rubbing a liquid into your face that looks like aliens’ blood would be enough to put anyone off. If only they had made the bottle opaque they could have saved a fortune on colouring. For those of you who have an apricot bedroom, it will tone well with your walls (you’ll have to paint over that purple lid though!).

The lotion should be used twice a day (morning and night seems a good time!). According to the packaging there is a ‘tingling sensation’; this can be translated to mean that it stings like hell! However, after 10 years of use you get used to it and after all: no pain, no gain! It is also a fitting punishment if your hubbie is annoying you; ‘Let me just clean your face’ I mutter, advancing towards him brandishing a cotton wool ball.

Credit where cr
edit is due: the lotion is very effective. The dirt test confirms this; once you have cleaned your face, look down at the cotton wool and you can literally see the dirt that has come off. This can form the basis of fun competitions with the rest of your family.

WARNINGS FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGED

A brief translation of the product warnings:

‘For external use only’ = Do not drink. It may be cheaper than Harvey’s Bristol Cream (just) but it is only slightly worse in flavour, although probably better for your innards.

‘Avoid contact with eyes’ = Do not pour straight into your eyes, or the eyes of your children (unless they have been particularly naughty).

‘If contact occurs, immediately flush with water’ = Although the reddening of your eyes may be a cheap alternative to contact lenses for that fancy dress party, it is not to be recommended.

‘Keep out of the reach of children’ = Unless they are Damian or Michael Myers.

CLEAN SKIN = CLEAN CONSCIENCE

Well, maybe Johnson and Johnson (the manufacturers) can’t quite claim that but it does certainly do its job and do it well.

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