Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Extra-Mild

...had read a lot about Clinique and it's 3 step regime of skincare of cleanse, clarify and moisturise so decided to give it a try.

There was a Clinique stand at my local department store which to my delight had a special offer on of buy one full size product from the 3 step range and get the other two as free samples. Always one for a bargain I thought that'll do me!

The Clinique assistant told me she would ask me 8 questions ...
...a computer which would then determine which products would be best suited to my skin.
1 Eye colour
2 Natural hair colour
3 How quickly does the skin tan in the sun
4 What is the skins natural colour without a tan
5 Size of pores ( invisible, small, medium or large)
6 How often skin has breakouts of spots
7 Is skin oily, dry or combination
8 Do you have surface facial lines

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I have always preferred a soap and water approach to washing my face as opposed to a cream cleanser but as I have got older my skin has become much drier and so I began searching the internet to try and find something which would cleanse without drying. I had read a lot about Clinique and it's 3 step regime of skincare of cleanse, clarify and moisturise so decided to give it a try.

There was a Clinique stand at my local department store which to my delight had a special offer on of buy one full size product from the 3 step range and get the other two as free samples. Always one for a bargain I thought that'll do me!

The Clinique assistant told me she would ask me 8 questions about my skin and the answers would be fed into a computer which would then determine which products would be best suited to my skin.
1 Eye colour
2 Natural hair colour
3 How quickly does the skin tan in the sun
4 What is the skins natural colour without a tan
5 Size of pores ( invisible, small, medium or large)
6 How often skin has breakouts of spots
7 Is skin oily, dry or combination
8 Do you have surface facial lines

The computer recommended I try the mild liquid cleanser, mild clarifying lotion and dramatically different moisturiser. I opted to buy the full size cleanser and get the clarifying lotion and moisturiser as the free samples.

After using the cleanser for a few weeks I found it wasn't making any difference to the dryness on my face and decided when it ran out to try the next one down in the range the extra mild. I ordered it from feelunique at a cost of £11.95 for 200mls which was considerably cheaper than the department store where I paid £13 for 100mls. It came in a pale green bottle with a pump action dispenser. It is also available in a bar of soap form for those who prefer that method.

On the first application I noticed it was a completely different consistency than the mild cleanser being more of a liquid cream and white in colour. I used a blob about the size of a 10p piece and began working it in to my dampened skin. It didn't lather up at all and at first I thought it wasn't going to be any good and was tempted to add more. However I persevered and found ,although there was no lather ,it still spread around my face and neck reasonably well. When I began rinsing it off my skin felt moisturised almost as though I had used a cream cleanser. After drying my face I was a bit worried it would feel greasy but it didn't. It felt thoroughly cleansed, moisturised and smoother compared to all the other cleansers I had tried . Particularly around the eye area, where it always felt very dry after cleansing, I noticed also felt much more supple and moisturised.

I have been using this cleanser for around a month now and I am pleased with the effect it has on my skin and also the fact that I have had no problems with breakouts of spots around the nose area where my skin is slightly more greasy. I thought maybe with this being more moisturising I may have seen more open pores or blackheads in this area but up till now everything is fine.

I would recommend the extra mild cleanser to anyone who has very dry, sensitive or mature skin and who prefers the soap and water method of cleansing.

I thought , in my case. the computer analysis of my skin wasn't quite right but a useful indicator of which products might be suitable when trying for the first time. But if you would like to take the questionaire yourself go to www.clinique.co.uk where you will also find an option to discover which foundation is most suited to your skin colour based on your answers.

UPDATE
I started using this cleanser in May and am now down to the dregs of the bottle so it has lasted me just over three months. Not bad for £11.95. I found it difficult to get the last of the cleanser up through the pump so I removed the top and added a couple of drops of water, gave it a good shake and I had enough to last another week without compromising the quality of the product.

I hope this has been useful and thank you for reading 

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