First Aid Beauty

 Brighten + Glow Exfoliating Gel Cleanser with AHA and Jojoba Pearls

Most Helpful Positive Review

Not A Holy Grail - But Close

[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] I have to preface here- this cleanser is definitely one of the higher performing ones I have tried, which means a lot coming from someone who has combination, acne prone, sensitive skin. Despite having exfoliating beads in it, not once did... I feel like my skin was being stripped, nor did I have irritation. My face felt sufficiently clean after I rinsed the cleanser off my face without feeling totally like a sahara desert. But if you are expecting nourished, baby soft, smooth and moisturized as if the cleanser had oils in it, you will not be getting that. That being said, you can still use this cleanser daily without running into problems. Nourished skin wasn't an issue for me as I still expect to put on either a moisturizer directly after this or continue with a rigorous skincare routine depending on how I continued to trial this (as I was doing separate tests since May to give this cleanser my full efforts in an honest attempt to review it fairly). In addition, no matter what I put on face afterwards, I had no complications. Thus, I would say that the cleanser overall is very safe to pair with most products. None of the ingredients made my skin freak out whatsoever, either. The formulation was very gentle on my skin and it lathers very well. A little goes an incredibly long way and the bottle I can see lasting an incredibly long time for the price point. The pump was nice and I had no problems with dispensing product. So what exactly is my issue? Unfortunately, what I continue to seek out in a cleanser, and what my biggest issue in this cleanser is, remain at a stalemate. No matters how many times or ways I trialed this cleanser it did not fully prevent acne breakouts from happening. I love that this cleanser took a step out of my routine in the day or week (re- exfoliation) and helped my skin in general, as well as makeup look radiant and overall better, however, what does that mean in the long run when blemishes continue to reappear despite diet and sleep changes/improvement? I would truly give this cleanser a 4.5 if I could, because honestly, I still haven't found the perfect cleanser out there, but I can't really call this perfect either. In tandem with something more targeted for acne I found that this cleanser performed very well, but as a standalone, my review remains as is. Regardless, I still recommend this cleanser and think that everyone should give it a chance.