When I do find my skin looking a little bumpy or flaky, this is what I reach for. When I was a teenager The Body Shop used to sell a Viennese Chalk Facial Wash that I loved (you mixed with water to form a thin liquid wash that also gently exfoliated the skin) and Fresh did a similar product with rice powder.
Wish Wash is a white powder that you mix with a little water to form a thin paste, which you then use as a wash on a damp skin. I use this as a double-cleanse/exfoliant step after cleansing my face with my usual cream cleanser; Wish Wash doesn't remove makeup effectively so don't rely on it as a one step cleanser.
What I really like about this: it's very gentle, but effectively deals with annoying clogged pores on my reactive, normal-to-dry skin. The annoying under-the-skin tiny bumps are dealt with within a couple of washes, and I can use Wish Wash every day for a few days without stripping my skin.
Dermalogica Microfoliant works on a similar basis (and you get double the product for the same money with the Dermalogica) but I prefer Wish Wash for the simpler ingredients list and its gentleness on my skin. Wish Wash is £28 for 30g, but you only use a small amount each time.
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That sounds really good, I could do with something for my terrible clogged pores! I'll add that to my list :) x
ReplyDeleteI really like this product, too. Agree that it is gentle in the skin.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really interesting. Is it similar in consistency to the Alpha H exfoliant powder? Your mention of The Body Shop reminded me of the Japanese wash grains that they used to do to.
ReplyDeleteHi MB - yes, it's a similar consistency to the Alpha H. I remember the Japanese washing grains - the little ground up beans were a pain to rinse! I liked the chalky was better, although it left the sink in a state ;)
DeleteI'm interested in this too. I use Saaf cleanser and am never sure if I'll be 'over exfoliating' if I use an additional product. This seems gentle tho. I used the Japanese rice grains too back in the day!
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Hi Jo - it's gentle enough to use in a routine with a balm/cloth cleanser for my skin - I'm using Pai with a cloth myself at the moment.
DeleteI do miss some of the old TBS products.
Hi grace,i'm such a big fan of your blog!Just a quick question,i'm 23 with normal-dry sensitive skin,i've tried using physical exfoliants before,though it only irritated my skin,do u think this is suitable for sensitive skin?i do tend to get clogged pores when my skin is dry,or irritated.
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quya
Hi Quya - that's my skintype too, I'd say this is suitable for 'normally' sensitive skin (reacts badly to scrubbing or certain ingredients). It's a very gentle exfoliant, and you can't overscrub with it.
DeleteAn extremely sensitive skin (goes red if you even touch it) finds it difficult to exfoliate at all, so I'd be cautious of recommending to that skintype.
How does this compare to Viennese Chalk? Will I like this if I liked that? Found your blog 'cause I google every year or so in case they bring it back - it was probably my favorite beauty product of all time!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a shame it was discontinued - it was a good price too. I think you would like this - it's not quite as manually exfoliating as the Viennese Chalk, but it has the added exfoliation from the salicylic acid.
DeleteOh how I loved the Viennese Chalk face wash, why did they ever discontinue it?! I've never found anything since that suited my skin so well. But I just got some 'mineral face cleanser' from e.l.f., it's a powder and sounds quite similar to this stuff, feels good on the skin, has loads of nice natural ingredients in it and it's not ridiculously expensive (£8 for 50g)... and it kind of reminded me of Viennese Chalk so worth mentioning for those of you who still carry a hankering for the stuff like I do!
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