I’ve got to admit to being quite excited about the shape of next-gen micellars – micellar gels. But La Roche Posay Micellar Gel didn’t live up to expectations. On the assumption that everyone already knows what a micellar water is, this gel is a thicker version. It’s indicated for sensitive skin, is a delicious swimming pool blue and actually feels lovely (rather cooling) on the skin.
I wouldn’t say that La Roche Posay Micellar Gel will tackle a ton of make up – it’s more skin cleanse than make up remover; the gel formula feels lovely and you can really work it into your skin. There’s no alcohol or soap in it – or colourants because it’s the bottle that’s blue, not the product, and it’s skin pH friendly.
But… it’s just not that clear how to use it. Instructions suggest using it on wet skin, which slightly defeats the object of a micellar, which you apply to dry skin on a cotton pad to remove make up or do a skin cleanse. And, I can’t find anything to suggest whether you’re supposed to rinse away or just use a cotton pad to remove as with micellar water. It’s rather pointless to bring out a new innovation in formulas and then just kind of forget to tell anyone how to use it.
At a guess, I don’t think you do rinse… but what’s with the wet face thing? I don’t get that at all. Practically speaking, if I use a micellar as opposed to doing the whole cleansing balm thing, it tends to get done while I’m watching TV or something, rather than being part of the bathroom ritual. I only get balmy in the bathroom, obviously because of the rinsing and massage required. I think La Roche Posay Micellar Gel has underestimated how women use cleansers – they’ve taken one of the most convenient and simple methods of cleansing and somehow made it more complicated!
I took a guess at not rinsing, but using a cotton pad instead – it did take off make up rather well, and left my skin soft and clean feeling, but I’m still left with the feeling that I didn’t do something right!
Anyway, if you do fancy a shot at La Roche Posay Micellar Gel, it’s £12 HERE.
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This sounds lovely, i have seen this mentioned alot recently x
Emma | Emmys Beauty Cave
I have this and didn’t like it as much as I thought I would. It does say no rinsing on the bottle but the apply to wet face confused me too as I thought it would be a gel cleanser you slap on and wipe off. My main concern is that on wiping it off, the pad doesn’t look as grimy as I’d have expected so I tend to use it for mornings or on no make up days and go back to my tried and trusted other cleansers for removing make up.
I had this and really didn’t like it.. I don’t understand how to use it and felt like it slightly warmed up when I use it and it scared me!
I haven’t tried this one (not tempted to now) but one newer product I do love is Decleor’s micellar oil – it removes makeup really well, then rinses off completely and leaves you feeling squeaky clean!
I have this as well and it’s right at the back of my shelf, only for emergencies in case I run out of everything else. I have ended up massaging it into dry skin and then wiping it off with cotton wool pads, but it didn’t feel like it got my skin really clean, so I wanted to use a toner afterwards. That worked.
Jane help.. I JUST got this and I read “use on wet skin”. Just tried that and I have no idea what I was doing, it felt like a cooling gel but is it cleansing? Do I rinse off, tissue off?? God how can they not include instructions other than “apply to wet face, no rinsing needed”. I was left with a face full of gel.. so I had to rinse.
No the instructions aren’t clear, I agree.. Massage over skin as you normally would an oil and either remove with a dry flannel or a slightly damp one x