Mario Badescu Glycolic Foaming Cleanser

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.

I use a dime size on a wet skin . Work it into a lather and remove with water. My skin is dry. I use it 3 times per week. My skin has never been so smoothe. On other days I use Mario Badescu foaming cleanser.

This has been my favorite face wash for a few years now, so much so that my husband doesn't have to even ask where it is in the store, I always ask for it on every occasion. I'd recommend this for someone with normal to oily skin, when I'm a little on the drier side I need

I had been using Dermalogica for years-switched to this, glad I did. No issues. :-)

Strong cleanser. Irritates my eyes even when I avoid that area. Still undecided whether I love it or not.