$21 for 6.7 ounces (that’s a lot!)
P.S. Does anyone else find the name slightly dirty? “Fluid Gel Cleanser”….
I needed to replace my facial cleanser, because I ran out (finally!) and wanted to switch to a more natural one.
The last one I had, was TOO moisturizing. Left a film on my face, and may have caused me to break out in some areas because of it.
Basically, this cleanser smells amazing and cleans without drying your face out.
Whenever I am rubbing it into my face, I am sniffing like a rabid animal because it smells SO GOOD.
The mix is White Tea, but it isn’t herbal-y.
It’s like a litchi (lychee) fruit just finished making love to a cup of white tea.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
– Parabens
– Synthetic Dyes
– Petro-Chemicals
– Phthalates
– GMO
– Triclosan
Ingredients:
It uses a mix of vegetable-based cleansers. None of it seems to be SLS (sodium lauryl or laureth sulfate) specifically, but I can see some faint derivations highlighted in red.
Still, most of it is pretty good considering how well it cleans, and how LITTLE it foams (a sure sign that SLS is not prevalent in the product).
I just love that it doesn’t stink, or leave my skin stripped and dry.
Aqua (Water), Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Betaine, PEG-40 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sucrose Laurate, Capryloyl Glycine, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrolysed Oats, Arginine, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Castoryl Maleate, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Lactic Acid, Linalool, Magnesium PCA, Manganese PCA, Panthenol, Parfum (Fragrance), Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Coceth Sulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Zinc PCA.
Pros:
- Smells amazing! Honestly, it’s like having aromatherapy while washing your face.
- Cleans without drying out my face
- Is gentle on my face
- Doesn’t foam up very much (I’m not a foaming cleanser sort of girl)
- Has a lot of natural ingredients in it
- You just need a SMALL squirt to cover your whole face
Cons:
- Yes, the packaging is recyclable and cool, but the spout sucks
- If you aren’t careful, you can accidentally pour too much into your hands & waste it
- It’s not very foam-y for those of you who are looking for a lot of lather
- For the price, it’s double what you’d pay for a standard drugstore cleanser
- Is not completely SLS free — has some derivations of SLS in there, but it’s quite faint from the name, and there aren’t any specific ingredients called: sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate (a milder version of SLS).
…but drugstore cleansers have never felt or smelled so good.
I feel a lot better putting this on my face than what I was using before.
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I love korres except for the price so i actually use desert essence… got it at trader joes but i'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find all over. it was about $7?? and i've had it for two months, use it twice a day and i hard see that anything is gone from the bottle! can't get it in your eyes though, it lathers really well. it starts out really liquidy but you don't need much. it's doing wonders for my face. i want to say it's the tea tree facial cleanser and it gets fabulous ratings for being nearly all natural.
If you're worried about pouring too much cleanser out, you could always transfer it to an old pump bottle. If you don't have one laying around, they're usually readily available at drugstores or dollar stores.
Another good one to try is Ole Henriksen's On the Go cleanser which smells like oranges! Sort of like Nurture Me. Boscia has a kit with that cleanser in it, why didn't you go for that one? Is that spaving? It's has other great products in it! I'm really wanting to get the Clairsonic now too – it takes off 6 times your makeup and unclogs pores – I won't ever have to exfoliate ever again!
I did take a look at the Ole brand and I agonized over which one to buy in the end! 🙂
But I don’t really enjoy the smell of oranges in products, so I’m glad the white tea worked out.
I "heart" Korres products!!!
Hmm–I'm moving towards more natural cosmetics (or none whatsoever these days). But the white tea cleanser has me wondering if I couldn't make my own white tea cleanser.
Your description of the smell got me, by the way–sounds so yummy! And you know what, I feel deprived of white tea now that I think of it. They don't really have much of it here in France.
I’m sure you could make your own. I just know for myself, I’d screw it up royally 🙂 Let us know how it goes!
I've had a few samples of the Boscia Purifying Cleansing Gel and I like the way it cleaned without being oily and did not leave my face dry. Give that a try. I'm thinking of making the switch to that for the warmer months. And also use the Oil Free SPF moisturizer.
I actually wanted to buy the Boscia as my first choice but they were TOTALLY sold out!!
I may try their samples next, after my Korres items are done.
Hey, where did you get this? I need new cleanser and had good luck with Proactive, but would like to go to something more natural. This sounds like it should be worth a shot!
Sephora 🙂 But I’ve heard fab things about the Boscia cleanser.. which is slightly cheaper. The Korres one was definitely more expensive, but in the end, I adore it