Garnier Nutritioniste Detox Face Wash : Drying for Combination Skin?
I was hopeful when I purchased the green bottle of Garnier Nutritioniste detoxifying face wash at my local CVS about two weeks ago. I figured
that since my job is to review certain products and see how they work for people with skin that is prone to acne and other fun things like irritation and dryness at the same time, I should try all these great new products that seem to pop up every week at the grocery store, at beauty counters, and in your local drug stores.
Sometimes, I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for great packaging in products. Not just face washes, cosmetics and other skin care products for acne, but I’m pretty much a sucker for great, sophisticated packaging on anything I buy.
Somehow, it must trip my “quality” sensor and make me think that because a product is packaged attractively and is made to look natural or
organic, it must work on everyone’s skin beautifully.
However, I must say that after using the product at night for the past several nights, I can conclude that it dries my skin out too much.
Sometimes when you first start to use a product, and you break out, you figure (at least I do), that your skin is just adjusting, or if it
seems to dry it out too much, maybe your skin just isn’t used to it.
For this reason, I try to give any new product at least a week to see if it’s really not good for my skin type or if it just needed a little
time to adjust. For the Garnier Nutritioniste detoxifying face wash, I can safely say that it dried me out too much, more so than just creating a little tightness right after washing, but also created a greater need for moisturizer.
Since I’m a firm believer that overdrying is horrible for acne, and we should not destroy or over dry the skin protective barrier if we have
acne, I don’t think I’d recommend it for someone with combination/oily skin like mine. However, as with many other great products, this may be a case where it might also be suitable for another person’s skin type. If anyone has any additional feedback on the Garnier face wash, please share!
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on March 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I have this stuff at home and I personally love it. Actually, I use it more like a masque. I apply it like a lotion and leave it on for up to an hour. Sometimes overnight. When I wash it off, my skin is less red and a lot clearer than before. Mine doesn’t dry out as quickly, but then, I drink a lot of water and use a lot of moisturizer on my face religiously anyway.