What is duller than a conversation with Paris Hilton?
ANSWER:
Your skin if you don't exfoliate, or in this case ekfolikate.
Tried and tested on myself and several others, the results are in on this partially manual, partially chemical exfoliater.
The Promise:
*smooth & soften skin
*deep clean
*brighten complexion
*hydrate skin
The Pure Truth:
OK I always have a wee bit of a issue with manual exfoliaters. Generally speaking I tend to avoid them like the plague.
Often the beads in them are not smoothly rounded and are way too large to be scrubbing them back and forth across your skin. They can cause small invisible tears which as you can imagine is not the desired effect we would like for our skin. (Picture a figure skater slicing small grooves in the ice.)
That being said the beads in Exfolikate are micro beads and supported in a rich emollient base. Also you are instructed to massage into skin for a short amount of time before leaving the acids to do most of the work.
This green paste is packed with pretty much everything you could ask for in an exfoliator. It's got salicylic, pumpkin, aloe, retinol, e&c. It causes a slight warmth after application but most should be able to tolerate it. If not Kate has introduced a gentler formulation.
The Bottom Line:
I suffered from some serious sticker shock with this exfoliater. Although I enjoyed the look and feel it imparted to skin, especially for mature women and men, I am not sure I can justify the splurge for this one. Despite the yummy gingerbread-esque smell I shall resist repurchasing.
If cash isn't an issue than this one could move it to your bathroom cupboard and make friends with your creams and cleansers quite nicely.
Rating:
Although it does an excellent job it is not unique enough for me to fork over the moola.
At 85$ for a very small 2 oz tube or 175$ for a small 5 oz's I fully expect this exfoliater to not only scrub my face but my floors too.
3 out of 5
NEXT REVIEW:
PHILOSOPHY PURITY FACE WASH
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