Olay Gentle Cleansers Refreshing Face Wash

"A formulation of caring cleansing ingredients, containing extracts of Aloe and Cucumber. Lifts away dirt and make up to effectively cleanse and refresh."

When I last ran out of my normal cleanser (Clarins Melt Cleansing Gel) I purchased this product to take its place. Mainly for two reasons, the first being it was cheap... a whole load cheaper than my normal cleanser. And secondly it assures you (the buyer) that it is gentle enough to use daily without running into issues.

Appearance

Okay so Olay isn't going to win an award for the most beautiful packaging here, it's a very functional blue and white tube (150ml) of product with a snap lid. To dispense it you simply squeeze the bottle.

The actual product is a clear gel, neither to runny nor to thick in consistency. With it containing cucumber you can expect to get the artificial scent of said cucumber with it and it doesn't disappoint, the scent is there.

At first I found it quite refreshing and pleasant. But as I've used more and more of the product I'm getting a bit fed of the overly strong fake cucumber smell.

Ease of Use

The cleanser is definitely easy to use, you simple wet your face and hands, disposit a small amount into your hands, rub together to lather up and rub into your face.

It lathers up very well indeed and a small amount creates quite a vast quantity of thick, creamy lather which is easily rubbed into your face and doesn't drip all over everything.

One point I would make is that I wouldn't use this to remove eye makeup, I would definitely use a dedicated eye makeup remover first as I just feel this wouldn't get it off and would end up in the eyes with a unpleasant sensation.

(I haven't actually tried this as I like my eyes as they are but if anyone has, let me know how it went)

Results

I've been using it for nearly two months now so out of one bottle you get a fair amount. I can say honestly it hasn't affected my skin in any negative way and I always feel like my face has been thoroughly cleansed after using it.

The thick lather gives a luxurious feel to the cleanser although the smell lets it down in my opinion.

It certainly hasn't done anything amazing to my skin (unless you count not causing it to break out as amazing) but Olay don't claim that it will, the focus being mainly on the fact it is gentle, which I can agree with so if you just want a straight forward, cheap cleanser it would be one I could recommend.

£3.05 from Boots. Bargain.