C for cleanser.. My Cleanser Story!

I am quite excited about this post as I will be taking you through my search for the best cleanser! So now you are aware that this is not going to be “cleansing is an important ritual..” kind of post, rather I am going to share with you a few experiences that I have had with different cleansers.

It all began when I was in desperate need of a face wash that would prevent those annoying and troublesome zits which constantly surfaced on my T-zone. I have combination skin and I have had to endure them pimples a couple of years back when my hormones were playing around and just not willing to settle.. Though they were just one or two that appeared occasionally I couldn’t bear the sight of them! I decided it was time to find something that helped control these nasty things.. 

The Body Shop had just opened its first store in Chennai, (where I was studying then) and I was absolutely delighted about it. I visited their store a couple of days after it opened and picked up their ‘Tea-tree” cleanser which claimed to clear skin and keep it blemish free. I was totally excited about using it and I must say that it didn’t disappoint me. It showed results right away and I was beginning to love my skin. I continued using it for a good two years..(pretty long as I can get quite bored with these stuff very easily). However, the excitement began fading and I wanted to try something different..

I had been to the UK to visit my parents during one of my vacations where I was introduced to Lush Cosmetics.. I went “ga-ga” over their products and I used to spend most of my time in their store, sniffing away to glory.. their products are handmade, mostly natural and are some of the best smelling products ever..The friendly and cheerful store assistant introduced me to one of their best sellers- “The fresh pharmacy” a calamine based facial cleanser with rose, lavender and tea tree for sensitive skin that was prone to blemishes. I loved the smell of it and was even more impressed with what it did to my skin. 

However, the downside to it was that it was naked (Lush has minimalistic packaging and most of their solid products are naked..eeps!) and hence I found it difficult to store.. I was getting tired of dealing with a melting cleanser bar.. However I convinced myself that its benefits were more important. But I had to end my relationship with this wonder product when I moved to Singapore. Unfortunately it didn’t have a Lush store back then. I even wrote to them about setting up a store in Singapore and that I would be interested in a franchise (was I in a fantasy world?).. but they were kind enough to reply saying that they were already working on those lines and would get in touch with me if any future opportunity arose. (now, that was a great achievement in itself! :D)

I was excited that that Lush was coming to Singapore nevertheless I did not give up on searching for a new facial cleanser..

For now, I guess this story will have to pause here.. as there is much more to it and I will continue the remaining part in my next post.. The “Hero” of the story is yet to be revealed.. So keep watching this space for my next post :)  ..Until then, stay healthy and blessed!