Garnier PureActive Charcoal Scrub
Packaging:
Thick, decent sized plastic squeeze tube. The majority of the tube is covered with a opaque white colour but the last portion before the blue lid is clear and the product can be seen through here. I do like this as you can see and feel when you this is almost gone. The plastic tube is great for cutting open to get the last remaining product out. Being apart of the PureActive line, the packing is white, red and blue.
Smell:
Reminds me of a man's cologne.
Colour:
Light grey with suspended dark grey particles.
Formula/ Texture:
This is a thin gel with small particle grains. It's easy to apply, isn't irritating, scratchy or drying on the face.
It has a strong acne treatment in the formula which is 2% salicylic acid which is an awesome feature for people with oily - acne prone skin. It's something I don't feel is in any face cleansers especially not at an affordable level. The additional of charcoal really helps to attract and draw out dirt and any trapped impurities which is perfect for acne prone skin. This combination helps to reduce pimples and blackheads and acne marks.
I was surprised to feel that the charcoal grains isn't as large as I was expecting. It foams up nicely and there is a decent amount of the grains in each squirt to get all over your face. You don't need a lot of product either but I do recommend to avoid the eye area completely as the skin here is delicate.
The exfoliating result is quite decent, leaving a refreshed feeling and very smooth skin from the exfoliation of dead skin cells. After a few uses I did notice my pores around my nose diminish in size, which I feel the charcoal is working at removing any beginnings of blackheads (that I commonly get here). Again this don't dry out my skin.
I really love this scrub. I love the salicylic acid and charcoal. I'd really love to see how this formula would work in a mask form where there is more time for the ingredients to work their magic. This is targeted for oily and acne skin types which will love this, but I feel the texture is gentle enough for sensitive skin.
**I got this at the recent Priceline skincare 40% off sale for a total of $6.60
It has a strong acne treatment in the formula which is 2% salicylic acid which is an awesome feature for people with oily - acne prone skin. It's something I don't feel is in any face cleansers especially not at an affordable level. The additional of charcoal really helps to attract and draw out dirt and any trapped impurities which is perfect for acne prone skin. This combination helps to reduce pimples and blackheads and acne marks.
I was surprised to feel that the charcoal grains isn't as large as I was expecting. It foams up nicely and there is a decent amount of the grains in each squirt to get all over your face. You don't need a lot of product either but I do recommend to avoid the eye area completely as the skin here is delicate.
The exfoliating result is quite decent, leaving a refreshed feeling and very smooth skin from the exfoliation of dead skin cells. After a few uses I did notice my pores around my nose diminish in size, which I feel the charcoal is working at removing any beginnings of blackheads (that I commonly get here). Again this don't dry out my skin.
I really love this scrub. I love the salicylic acid and charcoal. I'd really love to see how this formula would work in a mask form where there is more time for the ingredients to work their magic. This is targeted for oily and acne skin types which will love this, but I feel the texture is gentle enough for sensitive skin.
**I got this at the recent Priceline skincare 40% off sale for a total of $6.60
Available:
From Priceline, pharmacies and discount department stores for $11 for 150ml/5fl.oz.
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