Aveeno

I enjoyed this product, it really hydrates my skin well overnight and gave me a nice plumped look in the morning. It has that typical Aveeno scent to it, which I enjoy but just want to point it out. The plastic paddle applicator is super gimmicky and really did not help apply evenly to skin - it just sort of unevenly smears things around. I ended up just using my hands for the application. I also find this product to be a bit expensive, even for Aveeno. I am torn about whether or not I would repurchase. I ended up choosing yes but only if I were to find this on a good sale. I do think it is possible to find similar results with a cheaper product, or to purchase an eleven better brand’s similar product at the same price point.

I assumed that since cleansers spend such a short time on your face they generally don't cause breakouts, but I was wrong. I have dry, acne-prone skin and have tried out this cleanser multiple times. Each time has resulted in a bevy of irritated red bumps sprouting across my cheeks. I do tend to break out quite easily from the wrong skincare products, but this was possibly the worst reaction I've had from one. Once I skipped a few days using this cleanser (unintentionally, because I still hadn't put two and two together that it might be the source of my breakouts), my skin cleared up. Also, I found it to be quite stripping, so I wouldn't recommend it for people with dry skin.

Apparently, the formula of this bar has changed, but having never tried the old formula, I won't be comparing it to that. Summing it up, there's nothing moisturizing about this soap, despite what its name is. On the contrary, it's very drying and stripping and left my sensitive red and irritated.