I have dry clear skin so I go for cleansers that are 1) non-drying, and 2) will be able to remove my makeup. I was happily using Cetaphil, but decided to give this Mario Badescu Keratoplast Soap a try as it's the only product I've come across which claims to reduce broken capillaries. I so enjoy applying this product, it has a beautiful scent and texture like all MB products. It kind of has the texture of whipped cream: very fluffy and lightweight. It also removes makeup well. However, the best part about this product is that my skin feels MORE moisturized after I use it than it did before, which is heavenly for someone like me with dry skin. The packaging is hygienic and easy-to-use, and a little goes a long way. I've been using this for several months now and still have about three quarters of the bottle left. On the other hand, I did not see an improvement in my broken capillaries, though I also did not develop any new ones. This may be because mine are already purple and will need to be lazered off. I was not too disappointed as I didn't expect this to be a miracle cream! It just feels good to use something that may be slightly strengthening my skin. I will definitely repurchase.

This cleanser dried out my skin so badly. My skin is dry/clog prone, sensitive and I sometimes get broken caps. I bought this cleanser in the hopes it would help with the broken caps. It has a strong smell and thick texture. I felt like I was rubbing shampoo on my face. My face felt so dehydrated and raw after using this. Never again will I use this!! I wish I could give it ZERO lippies!!

This is a very gentle cleanser, the sort you could use in the morning. It doesn't remove make-up in the slightest so you need to double cleanse if you want to use this.
This did not irritate my rosacea but the main thing I want a cleanser to do is remove make-up and unfortunately this doesn't even come close to doing that.

I switched to this from the MB cucumber cream soap. I have subtype 1 rosacea, and loads of broken capillaries so I thought I'd give it a try. I like it much better than the cucumber cream soap. I love the creamy feel, and the scent is faint. It does leave a slight film, but it's less than the cucumber cream soap.
I use it in the morning since it doesn't remove make-up thoroughly enough. At night I use MB gycolic cleanser to take the day off my face.

I love this product, and can hardly believe the bad reviews. A lot of reviewers on here complain about a "film" being left on their face, but in my opinion this is not a bad thing. The main ingredient in this cleanser that does the "magic" is the keratoplast (Isodecyl Salycilate) therefore I want this ingredient to linger on my face and into my pores. I am using this for broken capillaries, and this was the only thing I could find that was specifically designed for that. I also have very sensitive break-out prone skin (I won't say acne prone because when I break out it's only one or two pimples of the cystic type). This hasn't broke my out, but has calmed my skin down incredibly. The broken capillaries on my nose and under my right eye have been slowly diminishing, and I've only used this three times. I use this in the shower by dampening my face, and letting the steam open my pores, applying this cleanser in a circular motion avoiding my sensitive eye area. I go about my business in the shower and rinse this off after I'm about ready to get out of the shower. I only splash water on my face until all the noticeable cleanser is off, but of course there will be some remnants left and I like that my face doesn't feel taut or dry after using this cleanser. In my opinion, this is one of the best cleansers in the Mario Badescu line, and I fully plan on getting the moisturizer and toner to accompany the Keratoplast cream soap cleanser. I mean how many cleansers do you know of that are specifically directed to fixing and aiding broken capillaries and/or red, inflamed skin? Broken capillaries is something I thought I would have to deal with for the rest of my life, so this has been a God-send. I will update this review if anything shall change.

This is my current favorite morning wash. I have oily, sensitive skin that makes my skin prone to eczema and redness, especially around my nose and cheeks. This has a beautiful, shimmering light blue color and a creamy base. I apply a small quarter size amount to my damp face and massage it in circular motions, then rinse. My skin feels clean and soft, not to mention the redness is more subdued. It also doesn't break me out or dry out my skin. This is not a miracle worker, but it certainly helps to soothe my skin. Overall I would repurchase.

it's an o.k. product. i wish it would foam up instead of just sitting on my face. I wanted a product that would be suitable for highly sensitive, reactive skin and this seems to fit the bill. i have to wet my face, put the product on and rinse off w/ a washcloth to get all the product out. i think when this is done, I will go back to my clinique foam rinse cleanser (in the pink tube).

Loved this product! Better then Philosophy purity cleanser. Cheaper too. I have sensative acne skin. I am now alternating this one with another cleanser My only problem with this brand is it is not available everywhere.

Skin is very dry and going through a red sore phase (cold wind, central heating, alcohol and rich food are not my skins friends) Jury is out on this I only got it yesterday but my very reactive skin tells immediately when it's not happy.
I do like the texture of this product seems to come out ever so slightly mousse like. Felt OK going on but unless take it straight off it burns - not a good sign. Skin was not red after removal but certainly wasn't calmed as some posters have suggested. Think this product my have to be saved for the summer when my skin is not so reactive. Given that this product is so hard to get in UK will not repurchase.

I really like this product, i've used it off and on for the last year, always going back to it. This cleanser is very gentle on my sensitive acne prone skin and does not agrivate any existing acne, nore dose it cause me to break out, or strip my skin. It does an adequate job at taking off my makup and all in all I really like it. For me this is a great basic cleanser, all I expect from it is to cleanse my face while not irritating it and it does that job well. I like this and the orange cleansing soap. Plus, they are only around $12 per bottle.

I have extrememly sensitive skin. It is irritated very easily and so it was very hard to find a cleanser that would remove make up, clean my face and not make my face freak out. This has been one of the only cleansers that has not irritated my face. It was gentle and yet did its job. I am very pleased with this product.

This cleanser is so gentle. My skin is sesonal, in the summer it is an oil slick and in the begining of winter it is confused, and durring winter it is dehydrated and dry and oily at the same time. Right now it is very irritated and dry and flakey but still oily from trying irritiating makeup and the weather change. This cleanser calms my skin, cleans off the makeup, and leaves my face feeling soft and not irritated. It is really gentle. It is also fairly cheep compaired to other cleansers. I was affraid to try it due to the reviews here but am glad I did, I love it.

It's unfortunate when a single product can turn a consumer off an entire line. I see that Keratoplast Cream Soap is not one of MB's more popular items, but I'm a major MB fan, and would like to eventually give all of his products - those suitable for my skin type - a go.


This really doesn't disappoint me. It does a fine job, at exactly what I want it to do - cleanse gently. My regimen includes alternating between the Enzyme and Glycolic cleansers, but during season change, my skin decides it doesn't know what it wants to do, and goes back and forth between oily, asphyxiated, flaky, and sensitive. I have to manipulate my skincare to get my skin to stay calm and clear. Mario Badescu's products, including this, get me there easily. I use Keratoplast Cream Soap when my skin is sensitive, red, and blotchy, and it calms my skin like no other cleanser. No, it's not a heavy duty cleanser at all, but that's not what I need when my skin is being wacky and sensitive. Another lovely product from MB. continued >>

All I can say is save your money and just rub margarine on your face b/c its about the same. It leaves a film on your face and didnt remove any makeup or anything.

Wow. I can't believe how awful the reviews are for this!!! Holy cow. I actually love this cleanser and have tried just about everything. Please remember this cleanser states that it is for dry, sensitive skin, easily irritated skin with broken capallaires (sp). All of which I have. I used to use this plus the Kera moisturizer for awhile then drifted off to another line...why? b/c I'm idiot. My face hasn't been the same since I left this line. I just recently went through my storage and found the big 16oz. bottle which I purchased and a new bottle of the kera moisturizer...perfect! My face was sooo irritated, blotchy, broken out ...a total mess, I didn't know what to do, it was so upsetting! Then I decided ah, why not give this ago again. I started using this + the moisturizer and I already see a vast improvement in my skin!! I'll never switch again. Plus $20 for a 16oz. bottle...how in the world can you beat that? It's huge!! I love Mario Badescu products.

I could not agree more with the other reviews!!
I was so excited to try this line, and really wanted to like it, as I've heard so many good things about it...but I was SOO disappointed! As the others have said it left a film on my face that I felt like I couldn't wash off...Also, I've never ever had a problem with acne even in my teen years, and I'm not sure WHICH MB product it was that caused it, but once I started using it I got huge pimples and pustules on my face...Horrible. I actually used the whole bottle hoping that my skin just needed time to get used to new products..unfortunately it didn't.
I also tried the Aloe Vera Cleansing Gel - I like a toner that feels refreshing and I was hoping that after the Keratoplast Soap left such a film on my skin that this would remove it...I felt it did NOTHING at all but add more junk to it. :/
The Enzyme Revitalizing Mask was wonderful...that is the one product that I probably will repurchase...My skin was amazingly smooth afterwards and the smell is really good too! Other than that, I'm sticking w/my new found HG Philosophy. :)

I have rosacea, blotchy, combo skin, with broken capillaries, with occasional hormonal breakouts on my chin. I have tried prescription and OTC products (Eucerin, Murad, B. Kamins, Cutanix) to reduce the redness in my skin without success. I read some of the ratings for MB products and thought I'd give it a try. So I got a consultation from the MB counter at Nordstrom's, in which she recommended this regimen: Keratoplast Cream Soap, Keratoplast Cleansing Lotion, Control Cream on cheeks, and Control Moisturizer, and Azulene Calming Mask 2-3x a week. I followed this routine 2x/day for a month, and mind you, the results I got should not solely be blamed on the Keratoplast Cream Soap since I used all of the products together. Though I am writing the review for Control Cream and also for the Keratoplast Cream Soap since I believe they are the culprits of my problems.
The Keratoplast Cream Soap felt heavy on my skin, and it did not clean very well. Although it is not intended as a make-up remover, it did not clean my skin of any dirt and oil either. It left a film of residue on my face. However, my skin did feel moisturized and soothed after cleansing, no tightness. As far as reducing broken capillaries and calming redness, I cannot comment on that since I used it along with the Control cream, and together they did help.
During the third week, I noticed enlarged and clogged pores. On the fourth week of the regimen, I had many pimples and pustules and blackheads on my cheeks! I have never had breakouts on my cheeks before! I was dabbing the Drying Lotion every night all over my cheeks. I've stopped using the regimen after the fourth week, and now my face is beet red, itchy, stingy, & irritated, especially on my cheeks and I have multiple breakouts everywhere on my face (even 2 weeks after using the products). I still question, "Could it possibly be from the weeks of clogged pores and underlying acne from the products? It's a shame, because I really loved the products because they have helped with my irritation, but there is a downside of getting breakouts. I have returned all the MB products easily to Nordstrom's for a full cash refund. Keratoplast Cream Soap was $10 for 6 oz, comes in a bottle with very simple packaging. Back to the drawing board.... continued >>

I tried the regular Cream Soap before this and after noticing the similarity in ingredients, I was cautious about using this at all.
Like the regular Cream Soap, it left a film on my face, like many creamy cleansers do, but the film wasn't subtle at all--more like a heavy lotion I couldn't rinse off.
Secondly, just like the regular Cream Soap, it didn't even budge my sunscreen (that isn't water resistant at all, I might add). I tested it on my finger after applying some sunscreen because I'd already discovered the regular Cream Soap couldn't remove sunscreen and the CS on the phone suggested this for AM only. I prefer a cleanser to remove sunscreen as I don't usually wash my face in the AM, just the PM to remove sunscreen/makeup and "the day".
I had hoped that the magically Ketatoplast would have some amazing effect on my rosacea when used in the am. However, this product is a complete waste, just like the regular Cream Soap! It doesn't seem to do anything but leave behind a heavy film! It doesn't seem to cleanse at all or reduce redness. If anything, it seemed irrating, probably because of the film it left behind. I expect that I would have broken out with it soon if I had continued using it, but 2 uses was plenty for me.
Save your money for something that actually is beneficial for skin!
ETA: When I washed out the sample bottle, even when I added handsoap to the bottle, the creamy, pearlescent soap coated the inside of the bottle. I rinsed and rinsed it. Still, I couldn't see into or thru this clear little bottle. I finally put it under HOT water, holding the bottle there with tongs and almost immediately the bottle was clear. This means that to remove the film from my skin, I would need to rinse my face with very hot water which isn't an option for me (A) because I have rosacea and (B) because this water temp was untolerable on sensitive facial skin since my fingers thought it was too hot.
This confirmed and perfectly described the extent of the film since handsoap couldn't remove it but only scalding water could.
I can't believe this product they steer rosaceans toward requires such hot water to rinse off! continued >>

I was returning my disliked DDF products to Nordstrom one day and the SA from Mario Badescu was talking to me about their products. I told her that I had some redness from broken capillaries and she told me about the Keratoplast line from MB and gave me some samples (nice size samples they provide). I am so happy I didn't invest in this line because I felt as if I didn't feel clean with this "cream soap". It didn't remove my makeup like the SA said it would I felt greasy all through the day. I couldn't wait to get home to wash my face.

Have used this cleanser for 2 weeks and at first I thought it was the best thing that I ever got. It has this pearly blue color, doesn't make my skin feel tight or dry, has a few ingredients. Unfortunately a little over a week of using the Mario Badescu line I got clogged pores and breakouts all over my face, including my cheeks where I never have pimples. I returned the products to the store where I got them, didn't get my money back but got a store credit. I have sensitive/combo/dermatitis skin. If you live in Toronto-Canada and want to buy MB products you can get them at http://www.delineation.ca/style.html