Some of you might remember my musing about how a discount can affect my purchasing patterns when I picked up the Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion Makeup Remover. Irrational as it was, I love it when an impulse purchase like that turns out to be a good buy. Better yet, its a bargain good buy!
The Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion is a true blue winner for me. I have combination-dry skin where I’m oily on the forehead, nose and chin and dry on the cheeks. Quite a common affliction in this hot and humid tropical climate we live in.
The Neutrogena Cleansing Lotion boasts that it removes all makeup, even waterproof mascara. So, I put it to the test. I’d use a piece of cotton with some cleansing lotion to clean my eye area and waterproof mascara. It cleans off eyeshadow and liner well enough but takes a bit of wiping for waterproof mascara to be fully cleaned off. So I prefer to use a dedicated eye makeup remover instead like my L’oreal Eye and Lip makeup remover. I also found that if I got the lotion into my eyes, it stings! I hate that 😛
It comes into its own when used on the face. For the face, I’d squirt 2-3 pumps of cleansing lotion into my palm, rub my hands together and then massage the lotion all over my face. I’m prepared to be generous with its use because its not bank-breaking after all.
After massaging my face with the lotion for a few minutes (its quite relaxing really), I place a piece of tissue paper over my face to soak up the excess lotion and then wipe off the residue. What I’m left with is a nice clean face. Lovely!
I do this right before I get into the shower and then I rinse my face and use a different cleanser after that. You probably don’t have to but I’m used to double cleansing and I believe it gets my skin cleaner and more trouble free.
Using this method, I’ve not touched any cleansing oil in this time and I think I might not touch another cleansing oil after this or for a very long time more anyway. This Cleansing Lotion seems to suit my skin fine, leaving it feeling clean and moist (no dry tight feel) and might even be keeping my skin nice and clear. Best of all, its cheap as chips!
A 200ml bottle of Neutrogena Cleansing Lotion retails at RM22.90 or if you’re lucky like me, you could get it for RM19.88 when it goes on sale.
Pros: Cleans off makeup well, Leaves skin feeling clean and moist, Very affordable
Cons: Stings the eyes, Waterproof mascara takes a while to remove
I groused about not finding this in a smaller size than the 200ml bottle it comes in, but now I’m grousing about it not coming in a larger bottle! Women! Can’t please them eh? 🙂
Have you tried this one? Does it work for you?
Stay beautiful,
Paris B
No……..totally two different types of products. I just went to Watson and checked it out.
Then I’m sorry I can’t help. Perhaps if someone stumbles on this old review they might leave a comment.
Neutrogena Deep Clean cleansing lotion is indeed fantastic, I used it as my only cleanser for about 2 years and honestly every other person commented that I had great skin. That proves u don’t need expensive cleansers and expensive products to have good skin–sometimes the simple drugstore brands are the best.
Btw I recommend u try Neutrogena Deep Clean cleansing oil if u haven’t tried it yet, it’s the best cleanser I’ve ever used (esp for heavier makeup and waterproof sunblock). This Neutrogena Deep Clean lotion is my 2nd favourite, but good enuff for most days. 🙂
Oh, and i love your blog! ^^
Thank you Lily 🙂 I don’t think I’ve seen the Neutrogena Cleansing oil around but will keep an eye out for it.
I am currently looking for cleansing lotion/milk and i found out this interesting discussion here.I am just wondering this Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion which contains “paraben” chemical would bring any harm to sensitive skin such as redness or break outs?