Mario Badescu Glycolic Foaming Cleanser

LOVE this product but won't buy it again bc I hate the bottle so much. The tube where it comes out gets clogged really easily and every use becomes a fight to the death to get it out. Washing your face shouldn't fill you with rage but here we are.

I'll admit that on the first use, it did sting a little. After that it's been working great! I've been using this to clean, a moisturizer, then seaweed night cream/vitamin c cream depending on time of day. Before I was using Clinique Mild Soap and that left me dry the moment I finished rinsing. This one leaves me a little more moisturized and requires less (gentle) scrubbing!

I've used rhis for YEARS. Something has changed. The color of the cleanser is different and it does not foam the way it used to. Worst of all, it broke me out terribly. Sad about this one.

I was using philosophy for years and decided I needed to switch to something more affordable and that works well for my skin. I wanted to give it good run because whenever you switch your skin care it takes you skin about 2 to 8 weeks to get used to something new but my skin got accumulated to in within 3 and of course there were breakouts but once my skin got used to it, I've felt more moisturized and had less dry batches, my skin became more clear and this was surprising since my skin is normally so sensitive, but so far so good. I'll be looking to use more products from this brand.

I am 49 and have skin that gets mildly dry in winter. I have some sun spots and acne scars, rosacea on my nose, forehead frown lines, and general puffiness around my eyes. Otherwise I always get compliments on my skin and I think it does look younger than its age! I'm on a budget and trying to to keep a minimal routine, with products that are flexible for a 4-season climate. I was previously using a CeraVe cleanser that gets the job done, but leaves my skin a bit blah-looking and not feeling quite right texturally. I decided to splurge for my birthday and try this product. I LOVE that it has no noticeable scent! So far (winter) the cleanser is working great I and see no cons. I believe this product will also work well in summer's high humidity. It seems to be minimizing all of my skin issues listed above. I use a pea-sized amount of this cleanser at night and most mornings for clean, soft, bright skin. I apply it to damp skin with my fingers, then massage and remove with a soft wet wash cloth. At night I follow with either a retinol serum or The Ordinary Multi-Peptide serum, then MB's seaweed night cream. In the morning, I use this cleanser *only* if I did not use retinol the night before. On post-retinol mornings, I only wash with a warm wet cloth (I might also wipe nose and chin with a bit of toner). My morning products are MBs vitamin C serum and Hydro moisturizer (and I usually skip day moisturizer in summer, it just sweats off in the humidity). I have not experienced any irritation with this cleanser, but I wonder if reviewers who have found it irritating are either combining it with a retinoid or trying to remove makeup with this? I'm no chemist, but this cleanser doesn't feel to me like its purpose is makeup or mask removal - it doesn't have enough slip for that and might turn abrasive. I remove makeup/masks with coconut oil or an oily cleanser first, then wash with this glycolic cleanser to clarify. I wouldn't recommend this product for daily use by people with moderate to very dry skin, but it might work nicely for a weekly clarify. I definitely do recommend for folks with oily, normal, or mildly dry skin. I had oily skin with cystic acne when I was younger, and I think this would have worked so much better than the harsh products being sold back then that actually increased oil production and made those issues worse.