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  • Aldi’s Lacura Vitamin C Brightening Cleanser, is it Good?

    I’m a fan of the supermarket Aldi’s own brand called Lacura. It should come as no major surprise that I bought one of their most recently stocked skincare products in the form of Lacura ‘s Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser. I gave my first impressions of this cleanser when I first purchased it. Now that I’ve used this for a few weeks, what do I think about this product now?

    Aldi’s Lacura Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser
    Packaging

    This packaging is very practical and easy to use. Being housed in a flip topped plastic tube makes it easy to dispense the product. Not hard to squeeze out the amount you want to use. If this is given as a gift, just so you know, it does comes boxed which makes it so much more presentable.

    Fragrance

    I love this fragrance! It’s orange but not a zesty orange. It’s more softer, creamier and more comforting compared to a more acidic citrus smell. Not strong but obvious enough for you to smell and enjoy when using this cleanser.

    In Use

    I currently use this morning and night. I squeeze out half a fingertip of cleanser onto my hands and rub it into my face which is dry. When using this at first, it’s a cream cleanser. I can rub this all over my face and at some point, it feels like it can’t rub in anymore. Then I add water to my hands which goes onto my face. This is when the once cream cleanser turns into a facial wash. Adding the water creates a light foam and totally changes the consistency compared to when it’s first used. When I add the water, I am not joking, I could move this cleanser all over my face forever! You add more water to it, and it keeps going, as if it’s reactivated. This takes a little time to rinse off if you’re thorough with it. Personally I enjoy this process.

    Once I rinse this off, I pat my skin down with a damp and slightly warmed face cloth. My skin doesn’t feel dry but it does feel clean and fresh and ready for whatever I want to put onto my skin next. It’s important to add I wear suncream every day. No make-up, but this really does get my skin to a clean base canvas whether that’s in the evening or the morning.

    cream cleanser to facial wash
    Recommended?

    I totally recommend this! The amount you use (you don’t need much) and the size of this tube (125ml) means this should last a good amount of time. Fragrance is appealing and the consistency is perfect. A comforting, cream cleanser which turns into a refreshing face wash? That doesn’t dry out the skin? The perfect combination which I think so many people will love the way I do. The price (£4.99) means you can purchase this without going bankrupt and possibly buy 2 at the same time and put the other one away for future use.

    My only issue with this product, and the range in general, is availability. My local store has NONE of this range on its shelf at the moment. No matter how good this product is, if you can’t buy it, that’s a problem.

    If Lacura’s Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser sounds appealing to you and you manage to see this in your local Aldi store, you know what to do! Unfortunately, this isn’t available online so grab this while you can.

    Fancy reading up on other Aldi product? Check out the links below.

    Aldi’s Hotel Collection No 4 Freesia & Pear Wax Melts

    An Alternative To Aveeno, Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Hand Cream

    Aldi’s Lacura Spa Foaming Bath Soak & Luxury Bath Float

  • Budget Cleansing For Dry Skin?Primark’s PS Balm To Oil Cleanser

    Skincare. Am I the only person who finds skincare fascinating, exciting and interesting? Drooling over new products, eyeing up ingredients lists while approving or disapproving of the packaging. Sounds familiar? If the answer is yes, I like you already! It won’t be surprising to read I have quite a few skincare products living in drawers and storage boxes in my bathroom and bedroom. Think of me as not only a lover of skincare but a collector of it too! But this collector doesn’t want a museum or a skincare shop, I want these beauties used. So I’m slotting in products into my routine which hopefully will be effective and keep my skin looking and feeling good. My current cleanser I’m using is Primark‘s PS Balm To Oil Cleanser. 50ml for £3.00.

    Primark’s PS Balm to Oil Cleanser
    Why did I buy this?

    This was bought ages ago! I just didn’t get round to trying it out. Originally I bought this because I love balm cleansers. I love the texture, I adore the feel of them on the skin and I enjoy using them. But I’ve been using this, not just because I love them in general, but this type of cleanser is ideal for this time of year. It’s colder and my skin seems to need thicker, richer products to help moisturise and protect it. And a balm cleanser is probably one of thickest and richest types of cleansers you can get.

    What is this supposed to do?

    Suitable for all skin types, this balm is designed to clean the skin and condition the skin at the same time. It’s supposed to remove make-up and the general grime and dirt from the day.

    Packaging

    Primark’s PS Balm to Oil Cleanser is marketed, in my opinion, as being a ‘natural’ product. This is reflected in how this product looks packaging wise. It comes in a small, flat, screw top pot. Colouring is mint green and white. Easy on the eye, makes you think it’s natural and is quite clean and simple in appearance. The pot comes in a small cardboard box which mirrors in look and colours of the pot the balm is in.

    Texture

    Balm’s can actually come in a variety of textures. Primark’s Balm To Oil Cleanser is quite soft. If you touch it, you don’t feel as if you’re breaking the surface of it as if it’s hard and very solid. Almost Vaseline like but not as smooth.

    Fragrance

    There’s the smallest hint of something in this but it’s very faint. If I’m honest I couldn’t even tell you what it is. Very non-descriptive and almost nothing is there, so great if you don’t want your cleanser to have a fragrance to it.

    Ingredients

    I threw away the box, forgetting to make a note of what this balm contains like a fool! But this contains coconut water, glycerin, kakadu plum and sunflower oil seed (if my memory is correct) among other ingredients. When I first read the ingredients on the box instore, I recall thinking what it contained was actually decent.

    How to use

    Massage into skin then remove with a damp cleansing cloth.

    In use

    I had no idea how much of this to use so just used my own judgement.I scooped out enough to cover my fingertip and massaged it into my face for around 30 seconds. Since this is so soft texture wise, the heat from my skin and the movement of my fingers made it become an oil. But in fairness that’s what all balms I’ve used have done. I love balms so the texture was delightful, I liked how it felt on the skin and it didn’t sink in if I spent ages rubbing it around my face. So did I enjoy using this? Yes I did! And still do…I haven’t finished it yet.

    Don’t try and wash this off with water it won’t work! You really do need a damp cloth to get this off. Used with warm water, it comes off. I found the first few times it would leave a film on my skin. So I would go back in with the cloth to make sure it was totally gone. I’m not a make-up wearer, so how good this is taking off a full made up face I have no idea. It’s fine taking off eyebrow pencil and sun cream. But to be on the safe side I double cleanse (using another cleanser after this one e.g a face wash) on an evening if I’ve applied sun cream that morning to make sure there’s no product remaining.

    Skin Afterwards

    Skin felt clean, looked clean with no visible signs of skin drying out or losing moisture.

    Who would this be good for?

    I’m in no way a skin expert, I just love skincare! But number one person who would benefit from using a balm cleanser is someone with dry skin. Possibly as well a person who wears quite a lot of make-up or products that need something to really break up what’s on their skin for removal. The type of cleanser you use can be influenced by what your skin needs but also comes down to what YOU like to use and what works for you. You might have dry skin and hate feeling oil on your face so this would be no good. So it depends on a few things but the two type of people mentioned should love this texture.

    Balm cleansers are something you will either love or hate. And if you love them and enjoy using them, I would suggest to try this out, especially if you are on a budget! Even better, if you want to try one out but don’t want to commit to something that costs more, this is a good starting point. It’s obviously not expensive, and it means you’re not committing to using something that costs the earth or comes in a big whacking pot! So size and price makes this a good thing to try out to see if this is good for you. And if it is, welcome to the world of balm!