Thoroughly Clean Face Wash with Organic Tea Tree Oil and Awapuhi

Desert Essence

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3.6

296 reviews
66%
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3.3/5
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Castile Soap (Water (Aqua), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Tall Oil, Potassium Hydroxide), Glycerin, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil*, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Hydrastis Canadensis (Goldenseal) Root Extract, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract (Awapuhi), Fucus Vesiculosus Extract (Bladderwrack), Cymbopogon Martini Oil (Palmarosa), Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Callitris Intratropica Wood Oil (Blue Cypress) *Eco-Harvest®

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    3.0
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    April12twelve

    15 years ago

    I have combination skin with occasional hormonal breakouts. I've been using it for two weeks now and the first week I used it twice a day and it made my skin really dry. Probably due to the...

    About reviewer (3 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

    HairBrown, Curly, Medium

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    Seashorechic

    15 years ago

    Worst cleanser I have EVER used! I have sensitive skin and this dried it out like I had just put antibacterial Dial soap on my face! I believe the first ingredient IS Castile soap...why?! If...

    About reviewer (24 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

    HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    starfish26

    15 years ago

    I cannot praise this product enough. I have been using it for over two weeks now and I love it. Not only is it all natural, but it actually works. I've used a ton of 'name brand' facial cleansers...

    About reviewer (5 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinOily, Fair-Medium

    HairBrown

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    5.0
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    Stasea

    15 years ago

    I love this stuff. I have only been using it a week... It does what it says - it gets your skin Thoroughly Clean!! I try to use as much all natural as I can and this def one of the best natural...

    About reviewer (93 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinOily, Dark, Warm

    HairBrown, Kinky, Fine

    EyesBrown

    3.0
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    zoelle

    15 years ago

    this is a super help when i am breaking out, but while it kills my acne, it also kills my face & patches of dry skins forms like a desert. haha. total desert essence. i wish that it comes in a foam...

    About reviewer (3 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Olive

    HairBrown

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    PyroViolist

    15 years ago

    Great suds! Feels like using Tide on my face. Every trace of makeup, oil, dirt, skin cells and elasticity literally washed off my face. I can really see this working for people who have really oily...

    About reviewer (5 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinAcne-prone

    HairBlack

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    5.0
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    soniawonia

    15 years ago

    Such a great cleanser. Leaves my skin feeling plump, dewy and clean without feeling tight and dry. I keep it in my shower, the pump is convenient. I really like how it smells, too. Herbal. Yup.

    About reviewer (426 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Olive, Not Sure

    HairBlack, Wavy, Other

    EyesBrown

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    RumChata

    15 years ago

    I don't get at all why anyone likes this. My skin was so dryed out after using this and I have oily skin. After washing with this stuff my face felt stripped and had that wierd shiny sheen to it,...

    About reviewer (260 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

    HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

    EyesGreen

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    Kay789

    15 years ago

    Update: After having tried better products, I realize how this product was so abrasive to my sensitive skin and it didn't clean makeup that well. I enjoy more gentle cleansers. I changed my rating...

    About reviewer (93 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinAcne-prone, Olive

    HairBlack

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    3.0
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    missred2u

    15 years ago

    I really do love this! I needed something to supplement my oil cleansing/steaming regimen, which I have started doing a couple times a week now. This is very gentle on my skin. It left it clean...

    About reviewer (119 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

    HairRed, Other, Medium

    EyesBlue

    4.0
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    bchristine

    15 years ago

    I started using this product along with the moisturizer about a year ago when I thought all hope was lost after trying dermatologist solutions that continued to fail. This surprisingly cleared me...

    About reviewer (10 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Medium

    HairBrunette

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    5.0
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    orchide84

    15 years ago

    this cleanser is so good for my sensitive and combination skin.It cleans well and not drying my skin.It smells herbal.

    About reviewer (6 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBrown

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    aloha_bua

    15 years ago

    My skin: Asian, Normal to Dry, Breakout occasionally Cleanse : very clean and gentle after make up removing Texture : light and lather up well Package : normal Price : drugstore Smell :...

    About reviewer (28 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBlack

    EyesBlack

    5.0
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    ivetrieditall

    15 years ago

    I love this stuff - I've been using about a year. General purpose usage. Washed face & body, cleaned brushes, washed my delicates, shampoo. I think that the smell is fresh not strong smelling at...

    About reviewer (3 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Dark, Warm

    HairBrown, Kinky, Fine

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    2.0
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    trixie1803

    15 years ago

    I first read about this facial cleanser on Vitacost.com and it had good reviews so I stopped by WholeFoods the other day and found it, a little more expensive than online, but my face needed it. I...

    About reviewer (80 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinOily

    HairBrown

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    4.0
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    womanwarrior

    15 years ago

    Desert Essence's Thoroughly Clean Face Wash is not just a face wash... it's a multi-purpose product, a less harsh version of Castille soap. I use this to wash my face after removing m/u with jojoba...

    About reviewer (101 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

    HairBlack, Other, Other

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    Lurid

    15 years ago

    I love that this cleanser is all natural. I don't mind the tea tree smell at all. It lathers and cleanses very well. I use witch hazel as a toner afterward and there no makeup comes off on the pad....

    About reviewer (33 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

    HairBrunette, Wavy, Other

    EyesHazel

    5.0
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    ajax5455

    16 years ago

    I can see where someone with normal to dry skin would not be happy with this product, but at 57, my skin still breaks out. This wash leaves my face squeaky clean. If I find it drying, I will...

    About reviewer (209 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

    SkinOily, Fair, Neutral

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

    EyesHazel

    1.0
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    mexiangel25

    16 years ago

    I've recently been on organic products wave ( I started with some GOW). I grabbed this at my local Trader Joes and was floored by the beautifully organic list of ingredients:castille soap,coconut...

    About reviewer (25 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinSensitive, Olive

    HairBlack

    EyesBrown

    1.0
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    jessiflower_x

    16 years ago

    Oh how this deceived me :( Thought this would be lovely and caring for my very intolerant-to-most-cleansers (argh!) skin as it is all natural, and I was previously using an oil to cleanse with...

    About reviewer (21 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinSensitive, Olive, Neutral

    HairBrunette, Kinky, Medium

    EyesBlue

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