Hello everyone,
Did you know? My prior blog entry, The Face Shop x Kakao Friend Collaboration Part 2 sparked visitors from around the world!
Naturally, I want to review a few products from this collaboration series and have three reviews for everyone!
Note, click below for full access to the following blog entries:
- The Face Shop x Kakao Friend Acerola Cleansing Foam (Tube, you're currently reading this blog entry)
- The Face Shop x Kakao Friend Aloe Muzi Cleansing Foam (Click here to read this product review)
- The Face Shop x Kakao Friend Lemon Neo Cleansing Foam (Click here to read this product review)
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How to apply: Apply a quarter size amount onto fingertip and gently massage around the face (to neck, depending on your preference)
In my own use, I use a clarisonic and gently apply dime size dots around my face, gently cleansing my entire face and sometimes down to the neck area.
Product texture: Creamy (Acerola) foam cleanser, becomes a luscious foam with ease.
Scent: Reminds me of a tart scent, with a hint of sweet cherry.
As for the Acerola cleanser, I took it into my own hands to further research this product, it actually has AHA (Alphy Hydroxy Acid) which eliminates the dead skin on the face. However, I'm a firm believer that many people abuse AHA, and this really isn't a route that I would take or suggest.
Products featuring AHA in moderation is fine, however, many are unaware that AHA increases photosensitivity.
Meaning, if your skin is already sensitive to sunburn (UVA/UVB damage) then you've really got to check to see that it isn't irritating your face. I personally have sensitive skin that really just gets irritated by too much sun exposure, because of this I will always try to use AHA products in moderation since I don't believe that I would need to utilize a product with it too much.
Oddly enough, this product is marketed for daily use and I cannot condone this or agree in the slightest. I personally recommend this product be used 3 times weekly, alternating with another cleansing foam. To test this theory out (though not a theory, really just a fact of matter)
At any rate, I did a trial and error period and used this product for four days in a row and didn't like the way it felt on my skin. It was much better being spaced out, though aside from a semi-pleasant scent, I didn't think too much of it.
After using it for quite some time, it didn't stand out to me as anything more than just another cleanser, with pleasant packaging and a nice scent.
My skin seemed slightly more cleansed than the average cleansing foam, though that's just because the use of AHA in this product.
The product is meant to clarify the skin (purifying, in a sense) and I don't believe it's a substantial factor in clearing the skin.
Product Price: $12 USD (in store, much cheaper online)
Final thoughts: I bought it for the packaging alone, and I wasn't impressed with the overall quality of the product.
I wouldn't repurchase this, but it's a good use of decoration in my bathroom.
To be honest, I certainly overpaid for these cleansers, though I also bought them to write a review for the blog visitors from around the world.
This foam cleanser is what I would consider the bare minimum, a basic foaming cleanser and it performs very similar to the Naive (Japan) Aloe (COMING SOON, click here to read this blog entry) and Peach (COMING SOON, click here to read this blog entry) foam cleanser, which I bought for about 300 ¥.
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