Review: Fresh Soy Face Cleanser

OVERALL: 4.5/5

DESCRIPTION & CLAIMS

Sephora says:

What it is:
A silky foaming cleanser that instantly sweeps away impurities and makeup.

What it is formulated to do:
Soy Face Cleanser, Fresh's most popular cleanser for all skin types, is an extra gentle, fragrance-free, multi-tasking gel formula that instantly whisks away every day impurities, removes makeup, and is safe to use on the eye area. Safe for use on the eyes, it's face maintenance made easy. Plus, it's soap free and will never leave behind a film or residue.

OVERALL

I completely forget the reason why I bought this, but I think I might have been looking for a gentle cleanser (after experiencing Zapzyt acne wash. But then again, this cleanser doesn't specifically fight acne, so that doesn't make sense. Then again, my reasoning is often flawed when it comes to buying skin products). If so, this is IT. This cleanser is amazingly gentle and leaves my skin feeling moisturized. It does not strip the skin, and even putting it on feels amazing.

You really only need a pea-sized amount of it. Despite how ridiculously expensive it is, just a little bit can go a long way. If you use a lot of it, it'll kind of feel nasty on your face anyway. I read a review on Makeupalley first apologizing for the crudeness of her description, and about how it has a consistency of semen. WELL, I don't know about that, but it does have a sort of cold, slimy texture, exactly why I warn you not to use too much of it.

As for its claims to be extra gentle for the eyes, I don't really know. For moisture, I couldn't really tell, but I swear using this for two months made my bottom lashes grow! I don't know if my upper lashes grew or not, but really, my bottom lashes almost doubled in length, like a couple of centimeters. It also removes eye makeup decently, but I still need to use another make-up remover to remove all of my eye make-up (waterline and smudgies).

It smells like cucumber and that was one of the reasons I fell in love with it at first. It doesn't smell chemical-y at all, it smells very fresh (no pun intended). It's really a great cleanser--gentle, effective, and moisturizing. It was really a treat every day to cleanse with it, and my face felt great after cleansing.

If you want to try this, I recommend buying the "to go" version at Sephora. It's 1.7 fl oz and $15 (pricey for so little, I know), but you can try it out and it lasts forever! I've used it every day, twice a day, for around 2-3 months and I still have 1/3 left of the "to go" version. It's good to switch up cleansers every few months anyway so your skin doesn't get used to the cleanser!