Professional Spa-Facial? Almost! (Neutrogena Pure Glow Cushions Combination)

Member Name: emmyjepson

Product:	Neutrogena Pure Glow Cushions Combination
Date:	14/07/09 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Smooth and soft skin, makes you 'glow'

Disadvantages: Quite expensive, only 20 cleansing cushions, beaded side can hurt!

Neutrogena has been my favourite health & beauty brand for a long time now, and they have never really disappointed me with any of their products, and this is another that I've been pretty happy about, Neutrogena PureGlow Daily Cleansing Cushions.

I've previously bought two boxes of these before, and I got through them pretty quickly, but maybe that's because I used a cleansing cushion every night before I went to bed. Anyway, yesterday I visited my grandma, and she told me that she'd been to Boot's and was able to get a product for free because she'd spent a certain amount of money - or something like that anyway, she didn't really explain. Anyway, when she showed me that it was a box of these, I was really happy. I'd been meaning to buy some for a while and just kept forgetting everytime. She knew that I loved Neutrogena, and said that I could have them, so here they are at home with me right now :)

The cleansing cushions come in a small, deep orange coloured box, and on the front is a picture of a girl applying the cushion to her cheek. On the picture you can clearly see soap/foam liquid on her cheek, that has obviously come from the cleansing cushion. Beside the picture is the product name in large, white letters, with the classic 'Neutrogena' sign above it. Below the words 'daily cleansing cushions', in a white box, is a short description of what the product is for - 'For the fresh glow of a professional spa-facial'. Now there are two types of these cleansing cushions that you can buy. The first is for 'normal to combination skin', and the other is for 'dry and sensitive skin'. This box is for 'dry and sensitive skin', and that's the box I've always bought.

On the back of the box are directions for use (in several different languages, too) which are very straight-forward. On the side of the box it gives a little more information about the cleansing cushions and also what the two different sides of the cushion are for.

Inside the box sits a neatly-stacked pile of the little (or should I say rather big!) cleansing cushions, protected by a plastic wrapper, but with an opening so that the cleansing cushions are easy to take out. In each box, the number may vary, but in my particular box there are exactly 20 cushions. I buy my products from Boots usually, and when I've previously bought these from there, they cost £5.49. Now considering the amount of cleansing cushions per box, I think this is quite a high price, however if they work as well as they should then maybe this is a reasonable price.

When you feel one of the cleansing cushions, you immediately get a soapy feeling on your hands, but not so much that you want to go and wash your hands before you've even used one! This just shows that they do contain a reasonable amount of soap inside of them, which should mean they produce a good amount of foam when you cleanse your face. Just like the side of the packaging says, there are two different sides to the cushion. A beaded side to 'help cleanse deep down to help remove dirt and oil whilst its ultra-fine exfoliators sweep away dulling impurities', and a soft striped side to 'moisturise to replenish skin for a silky soft after-feel'. These two sides are easy to recognise. There is also an opening at the bottom of the cushion to place your fingers inside, to hold the cushion in place.

Firstly I ran the beaded side under warm water (once the water had heated up obviously - which took a while, since the water heater wasn't switched on, hehe, oops) for around three seconds, so that the beaded side was pretty damp but not too wet, otherwise the cushion would just get too soggy. Then I applied the cushion to my face. After a few circles over my cheeks, the white foam/soap liquid eventually started appearing from where I cleansed, however not as much came out as the picture on the packaging makes out, but usually that's the case with alot of products! Once I'd massaged the beaded side all over my face, and repeated, I ran the warm water again and this time put the soft, striped side of the cleansing cushion under the water for a little less than a second. Obviously it was already damp from the other side being wet, so I didn't want to make it soggy! Then I did then same as before, but using the soft side.

Once I'd finished (and had a white, foamy face), I threw away the cleansing cushion and dabbed off the foam with a towel. Perhaps washing it off with water would be better, but I've always used a towel to remove it instead as I find this removes it just fine.

Overall, my face feels alot fresher and definately cleaner. My skin does feel alot smoother, and I've found that when I use this before I go to bed, in the morning my skin does seem to have a tiny glow that perhaps wouldn't have been there if I hadn't used this. However, I can't be sure. One thing I would like to point out is the feeling when you use the beaded side of the cushion. Watch out for tender places on your face, such as the side and under your nose, as the sides of the cleansing cushion can actually feel a little sharp! But besides that, it definately makes your skin feel smoother, softer and fresher and it definately does a good job at cleansing your face! It removes dirt and makes your skin feel like it's glowing, so all in all I'm happy with this little box of cleansing cushions!

Summary: Gives you smooth, soft and glowing skin that's worth the expense