[unpaid/sample] I was recently sent the new Simple Replenishing Cream Cleanser and I’m really impressed with it. I can see that dry skin types would get a benefit from it – there’s none of the soreness or tightness that can follow from wash-off creams.
It’s a cream/micellar hybrid that’s soap free – easy as anything to use: just add a ten pence piece sized amount to your (damp) skin, work around and rinse off. I generally am not up for ‘splashing’ off – it invariably messes with my hair and I just don’t like the feel of water on my face so I used a damp cloth and it was perfect. The claims are on the bottle – 11% ceramide boosters and hyaluronic acid to lock in hydration and support skin health. However, it’s not completely clear what 11% ceramide boosters actually are – are they saying that it’s 11% ceramides in content or are they saying it contains 11% ingredients that will boost your own ceramides? It’s all in the detail and even on the Simple website, it’s not completely clear.
I think it’s pro-vitamin B5 and bisabolol that’s doing the work here on this fragrance free cleanser but it’s a good one if not entirely clear why! I liked it – it removed all my make up (mascara needed extra work) and left my skin feeling really soft and well cleansed. It’s all sorts of prices but the best value I’ve found is at Superdrug where it’s on offer for £5.32 – it’s £8 at Boots. It’s a good way to reduce beauty spend a bit – I am seeing so much expensive skin care just now and the Simple Replenishing Cream Cleanser does the job perfectly well.
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Great product – working, gentle and budget-friendly – what’s more to ask? 😉 I also tend to save on cleansers more eagerly than on actual creams/serums – ’cause you wash them off, I guess…
exactly this.
I read something the other day that suggested hyaluronic acid and silicone are the same thing. Is this correct? I have been trying to avoid silicone in products.
During the 2008 housing crash I switched from department store skincare to French pharmacy skincare as it was cheaper. Now we have the cost of living crisis and French pharmacy prices have been edging upwards so I am interested in saving some pennies with supermarket skincare.
Okay so I’ve had a good look into this – silicones do not appear in hyaluronic acid and nor are they the same thing. I’ve even checked whether hyaluronic fillers can contain a mix of silicone but they’re injected separately, not as a mix. I can’t see why anyone would add silicone to hyaluronic – in formulating, they’d add it as an additional ingredient I think. I’m not seeing anything that would suggest hyaluronic (biofermentation of either animal by products or wheat, sometimes soy) would have silicone at the source or added. Personally I don’t really mind silicones in my skin care and actively like it for my hair.
Thank you for checking this out. I think it was an article on injectables that was the root of my confusion.
yes I can see why actually …
Love Simple. I’ve used their eye makeup remover and micellar water for yrs. Emma x
Yes, it just does the job, doesn’t it.