Oil of Olay Moisture Balancing Face Wash

I received this face wash for Christmas as part of an Olay set and decided to give it a go, even though I don’t normally wash my face, being more of a cleanser girl.

A brief description of my skin type
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I have very dry skin apart from the nose and chin areas, which tend towards the oily, and can be prone to one or two spots (not that I’m admitting to having a spotty problem). If I don’t moisturise ...
...If I use soap on my face it becomes even drier than if I cleanse, so I was being brave trying out this face wash.

The product
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The tube is mainly white with a few blue highlights, a black flip top lid and the usual black and gold Olay symbol on the front. It contains 150ml and costs £2.97 from Asda and £4.49 from Boots. I’ve used the wash for about 2 weeks now, and imagine that it will last approximately 2 months ... more

I received this face wash for Christmas as part of an Olay set and decided to give it a go, even though I don’t normally wash my face, being more of a cleanser girl.

A brief description of my skin type
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I have very dry skin apart from the nose and chin areas, which tend towards the oily, and can be prone to one or two spots (not that I’m admitting to having a spotty problem). If I don’t moisturise in the morning, my face feels that tight it hurts. If I use soap on my face it becomes even drier than if I cleanse, so I was being brave trying out this face wash.

The product
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The tube is mainly white with a few blue highlights, a black flip top lid and the usual black and gold Olay symbol on the front. It contains 150ml and costs £2.97 from Asda and £4.49 from Boots. I’ve used the wash for about 2 weeks now, and imagine that it will last approximately 2 months if used daily.

According to the tube it contains both Olay moisture and Vitamin E, which, I assume, is what makes it moisture balancing. Does that mean it will even out my dry and oily areas? Probably not, but we’ll see.

It is suitable for all skin types.

Using is very straight forward, squeeze about a penny sized blob into your hand (it has the consistency of conditioner) and add some warm water. Rubbing your hands together will create the foamy wash and away you go, washing your face and neck areas (or anywhere else you choose!) It feels really soft against your skin as you wash and it is really easy to rinse with warm water. The smell is of a very mild soap, but as soon as it is rinsed away it doesn’t leave any trace of a smell, which is good news as far as I’m concerned.

Having used it what does my skin feel like? It definitely feels clean, but it also feels soft and smooth, just like I was promised. I moisturised as normal and didn’t have any tightness to my skin. However, what was all this moisture balancing about? I decided to experiment one day and not apply any moisturiser to see what would happen. All seemed fine for about 2 hours and then, help, my face was really tight and the moisturiser needed applying. This was definitely better than if I had used soap, but it was no miracle worker.

As I said, I’ve been using it now for about 2 weeks, so what effect has it had on my skin? I still have to moisturise, I still have my oily zone, but, I haven’t had a single threat of a spot. I know I don’t get lots of spots, but if I look hard enough I can usually find one lurking below the surface at anytime, but not for the past 2 weeks! My skin does feel lovely and soft and smooth to touch. I’ll certainly replace the tube when it is empty.

Unusually, there are no warnings on the tube, but I wasn’t going to get it in my eyes for the sake of the review.

For further information:

Phone
UK 0800 917 7197
Ireland 1800 409 235
S Africa 0860 112 188

Write
Proctor and Gamble UK
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0XP

Online
www.olay.com
 

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