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Home » Skincare » Cleanser » The outlook is rosy for the Vichy Essentielles Facial Foaming Cleanser

The outlook is rosy for the Vichy Essentielles Facial Foaming Cleanser

February 10, 2011 Paris B 14 Comments

You know by now that I love me some inexpensive facial cleansers right? I’ve told you my reasons before but in a nutshell, I don’t believe that cleansers add anything to our skin except to clean it so a good inexpensive cleanser from the pharmacy beats a pricey cleanser from the department store for me. More money to spend on other things… like serums 😉

So when my daytime facial cleanser ran out (yes I do run out of products 😛 ) I went a-hunting for a new inexpensive facial cleanser and found one – the Vichy Essentielles Foaming Facial Cleanser!

review vichy essentialles foaming cleanser
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I used to hear rumblings of dissent every time I mentioned Vichy products because there would always be someone saying it was rather pricey for a pharmacy brand. Vichy seems to be paying attention, because the Essentialles range is very affordably priced for the brand. I’ve liked a few of the Vichy cleansers I’ve tried (Purete Thermal Foaming Cleansing Water, Normaderm Cleansing Purifying Gel, Normaderm Anti-Imperfection Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream cleanser <- Yes I realise I’m behind on reviews 😛 ) so trying a new inexpensive cleanser from the range was a bit of a no-brainer.

The Vichy Essentielles skincare line is a basic skincare line that is very affordably priced and targeted at the younger set, as an introduction to the brand. I personally don’t quite like the packaging, preferring the regular clinical look of the Vichy packaging but the pink blotches are supposed to represent rose petals from which rose polyphenols are extracted, which soothe, hydrate and reveal radiance form part of the ingredients.

Ingredients aside, this is a straightforward foaming cleanser. Dollop on palm, lather up into a foam and wash your face. Tada! Done. Nothing complex about it.

This foaming cleanser really takes its name at face value (pun intended!) A tiny dollop foams up into lovely thick lather that feels really nice on the skin. Unlike many other foaming cleansers, I do not find this one drying. My skin feels comfortable after washing, and there is no tight feeling. I can’t tell if it soothes my skin or reveals radiance. For me its just a straight forward face cleanser and that’s that!

Pros: Not drying after washing, Foams up very well with just a little bit, Light scent, Affordable

Cons: None I found

Oh and here’s the ingredient list for those who are interested. These are no parabens in here.

vichy essentialles cleanser ingredients
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It comes in a 100ml tube and I think this is going to last me a long while!

Have you tried this or anything from the Vichy Essentielles range? Its been out for a few months now 😀

Paris B

The Vichy Essentielles Foaming Cleanser retails at RM25/100ml and is for all skin types. Available at most leading pharmacies nationwide.

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  1. Ny says

    February 10, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    Yeah! I got it just 2 weeks ago from their “exchange old cleanser for new one” program. I agree that it’s a straightforward cleanser that does its job well. Yeah don’t fancy the packaging too.

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    • ParisB says

      February 10, 2011 at 6:51 pm

      Yay for liking this one too! Its nice for the price right? Or in your case for free! 😉

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  2. yuki says

    February 10, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    wow! Only RM25!! That’s a good steal 🙂 I too try not to spend on cleansers BUT since the financer aka the mom is the one who pays for my skincare stuff, she doesn’t believe in the mix-and-match way… She wants me to stick to one brand 🙁

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    • ParisB says

      February 10, 2011 at 6:52 pm

      Ah for now since Mom’s financing, better just listen to her eh? 😉 I don’t stick to just one brand for everything myself but then that’s just me trying to find ways to cut corners 😉

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  3. Connie De Alwis says

    February 10, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    ah, I haven’t tried the cleanser (have too many to go through as it is!) but I really like the moisturizers. Like the cleanser, they are straight up moisturizers that get the job done. Lotion’s light enough for under makeup, cream is rich enough for night. Awesome line!

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    • ParisB says

      February 10, 2011 at 6:53 pm

      I didn’t try the moisturizers! LOL… May get round to them or if not someone will 😉 But since it worked for you and considering you have sensitive skin, it sounds like a pretty decent line for the price point!

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  4. Jason says

    February 11, 2011 at 1:33 am

    will this too oily?

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    • ParisB says

      February 11, 2011 at 10:15 am

      Well its a cleanser that is supposed to clean off oils, so no.

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  5. synical says

    February 11, 2011 at 10:52 am

    I also got one for free recently (exchange program), but I’ve still not finished my current bottle of Clinique facial cleanser (it’s been about a year already)… so it’ll be just a little while more 😛

    But I’ll definitely give this a go…soon.

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    • ParisB says

      February 11, 2011 at 12:41 pm

      Yay for getting it free too! Hope it works for you 🙂

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  6. Nadia says

    February 11, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Another product to add to my “to buy” list when I get back. LOL 😛

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  7. Joyce says

    March 16, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    wow, that’s rather cheap. I saw in watsons around 30+ 🙁 sad case for east malaysians. but still cheaper than other vichy range 🙂

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  8. tomato_gurl says

    May 1, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    trial the facial emulsion, face got burning sensation and all red…remove Vichy from my skincare list 🙁

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