Desert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face Wash, Tea Tree, 32 fl oz | Castile formula removes excess oil without over-drying; vegan and cruelty-free for daily care of oily skin

Originally I bought this because my son wanted a tea tree oil facial cleanser. However I find myself using it. I do have older mature skin but it's still oily, this cleanser does my skin very well. Does not over dry over strip my skin does not feel tight after I've washed it my pores look better. I'm not breaking out as much as I had been. It's a great product at a great price get a such a large amount.

Been using for decades. Very effective and astringent. A little goes a long way, as it foams better than others, but not an incredible amount. That can lead to applying too much, then having to wash longer thereby risking dry skin. I find using it in a foaming pump dispenses the proper amount. I have oily skin, but also sensitive to drying. I find this formula great. I can omit moisturizer after using and my face won't peel off from dryness. It can build up after awhile and gum up dispensers. And if you over tighten the cap on this bottle it will crack. Have had that happen half a dozen times. Too thin or cheap plastic. DE you can do better. I've grown to enjoy the smell, though in reality tea tree is a bit noxious. This is no fault of the product. And the it's not heavily perfumed. But also not fragrance-free. I do wish they offered different fragrances, like mint or gentle herbals. But the tea tree is the secret to the magic, so I guess it'll do.

We have used this soap not just as face wash, but body wash and hand soap as well for years. Nothing else even comes close and we would never use anything else. (For hand soap, we dilute it with a 1/2 solution of acid water from our Orion Jupiter water filter that is anti-septic--so gentle, and such a natural way to disinfect without chemicals of any kind.) Every time I have to use some other soap or we are without it, I realize how much I rely on this stuff and how great it is. It cleans so gently and thoroughly without any residues of any kind. Highly concentrated, you only need a very little amount, so it goes a long time if you use it appropriately. We dilute it for this reason especially with the kids as they have the tendency to forget having to use other soaps at school and other places where you need a whole lot to get clean. They often complain about how other soaps 'don't wash off' no matter how long you rinse for, and it winds up drying out their hands as a result and in winter, it cracks them and hurts! I have highly sensitive skin so I'm very careful about everything and anything I use on my skin, and this is so gentle yet powerful, natural and leaves no residue at all! It is simply the best. Also it doesn't smell which is really nice-- just a very light, almost non-existent lemony type smell--just clean. Great for the chemically sensitive or peeps who just hate strong smells. Soaps usually stink too! This doesn't. So nice. This brand is better than anything else--and it has to be the face wash--or else you just get what is castile soap basically without the benefits of the tea tree. My family generally has very clear skin-- but for the occasional blemish, we'll put a drop on the blemish and let it dry overnight, and usually by morning it will be either gone or greatly diminished especially after a hot water compress first. With two teenagers, this helps them tremendously keep clear and free of acne. I would highly recommend this product, even more for people who have sensitive skin, chemical sensitivities, or skin issues in general. We love this stuff. Also, buying it in the 32 fl oz is a huge savings and a great deal. Can't go wrong with this one.

I've been using this cleanser for about a year now and have tried different ways of using it. It does have a very "liquidy" consistency which makes it a tad difficult to work with as it runs off your hands as you lift them to your face. (I wash my face in the shower) Some have used it in a foaming bottle, which I too have done. I just used an old Bath and Body Works bottle and it does work great, but I'm just silly and felt I wasn't getting a "pure" form of this cleanser. I know I'm weird. It cleanses well, and you do need moisturizer or your face will feel dry. But I wanted a good scrubbing which you don't really get with this used alone. So here's my tip that has taken this cleanser to a whole other level. Use coffee grounds to act as an exfoliator. Keep a small container of grounds (sometimes I use expresso grounds as they are more fine but it's up to you and what you like). Pour a small amount of grounds into your hand, then pump some of this cleanser onto it and mix together. This also helps to keep the liquid from running off your hands as you raise it to your face since it's now mixed with the grounds. My face feels SO clean after I use this method and coffee is good for your skin, helps boost collagen so win win. Then I apply my hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and moisturizer . (by the way, make sure to clean out your outer ear afterwards) Are you as lazy as I am and hate to wash your face at night to remove your makeup? You know who you are. I've made some DIY wipes using this cleanser and other ingredients that are beneficial to your skin. I keep them in my room next to my bed so before I lay down I can grab one, wipe my face really well then apply some of my retinol cream and I'm done! Do some research on what's great for your skin, I've tried many different recipes and finally settled on one I like which I will share with you if you're taking that laziness one step further and just want the darn recipe. :-) Recipe for DIY Facial Cleansing and Makeup Remover Wipes (I use seventh generation baby wipes for this, but you can use thick paper towels or even cut up diaper cloths but of course you'd have to keep washing them and remember I'm lazy? At the moment I have the wipes in a wipe warmer and a warm wipe feels so nice, just periodically add purified water to the stack as it will tend to dry out a little). ~2-3 cups purified water ~2 tbsp fractionated coconut oil or olive oil ~1 tsbp witch hazel ~3 tbsp of this cleanser OR liquid castile soap ~1 tsp vitamin E oil ~20-25 drops of Frankincense essential oil or Lavender (don't use tea tree as it is already in the cleanser if you use it) ~~Keep in mind, this is my personal preferred recipe that works for me. I don't always add all ingredients if I don't have them on hand. I'm just sharing this to get you started on your own recipe if you're interested~~ Hope this helps you!

I was a Dessert Essence Body Wash for my face user for nine to ten years. I still love it, but the bottle integrity seems to have chaged in the last year ar so. That bottle waste lots of the liquid out when it's turned upside down in the shower, unlike prior. So, I switched over to the actual face wash. At first I didn't like it's thinness as compared to the body wash's thickness of the actual cleanser it was disconcerting, but thick or thin does not matter in reality. It is the effectiveness that matters. Even though they both have coconut in them the scents are completely different. The former definitely has a light scent of coconut whereas the face wash's aroma is more like tea tree. That was kind of disconcerting for me at first, but it does/did grow on me. The cleansingis phenomenal. It's like it immediately lifts the dirt of the day off my face. My face instantly feels clean and softer. I don't get a moisturizing factor to it. I do feel as though I need to put some moistrizer on directly, actually, but I do like the way my face feels after I have cleansed my face with it. Frankly, no matter what you cleanse your face with, in my opinion you must put moisturizer on your face anyway, within 30-45 seconds of drying your face. Or while your pores are still open to receive the moisture. I would and do recommend it to anyone who'd like an absolutely clean face. Yes, Dessert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face Wash is my new go-to face and neck cleanser.

First of all, you need to buy a foaming pump to use the refill size of this product or you're not getting the most for your money! I read a few reviews saying they were just pouring it straight into their hand. This product is VERY liquidy, and you would be pouring most of the product down the drain with each use if you poured it straight from the bottle. Okay, now for the review: I bought this back in November of 2013 and wanted to continue using this for a while so I could really give a good review. It's now been 4 months of (mostly consistent) use so, this is my opinion for ya. Hope it helps! In my foaming soap pump I originally poured this product in straight, no dilution. It has a very strong tea tree oil smell, it was..different, since most face washes are fragranced to be flowery and girly, but I didn't mind. It washed away and didn't linger. My skin was very clean after use. Squeaky clean, even! I immediately had to put moisturizer on or I felt way too dried out. I have combination skin so the dry parts seemed to get very tight and flaky, whereas the oily parts seemed…normal or on the dry side of normal. After a few days my skin freaked out and I looked like a lobster :( It was terrible! It cleared up, but it took around 3 days, during that time I had switched to using a sensitive Olay face wash, using it very sparingly and putting aloe on after (I mostly just splashed with water if I needed to refresh throughout the day). I was so upset that I, 1. looked like a lobster and, 2. couldn't enjoy this product like the positive reviewers! It was such a good deal, I was so bummed! I stopped using this product because I was very wary about having my skin react negatively again. A few weeks later I was planning on writing a review for this, but instead I decided to read through some more of the reviews already here. I was hoping to find someone else who had a similar reaction and if they had tried anything to help. Well, a few mentioned diluting the product with water. DUH! Why didn't I think of that?! I went on to dilute it to a 1:1 ratio, a few uses later it was still too drying for me, so I added even more water (it's probably now a 3 or 4:1 ratio) The foaming action of the pump is really so helpful, 1. You're not wasting product, which is awesome. 2. You don't need to make the lather, it's already there! It's nice when you're feeling lazy and just want to go to bed, but you know you need to wash your face first 3. You're diluting it, so you're going extend the life and use of this huge refill bottle. I haven't needed to buy face wash since I bought this, and I won't need to for quite a while. The original bottle looks like I haven't even used it. I use this face wash almost everyday (I did have another face wash I was using along with it occasionally). I only need 2 pumps to have enough lather to clean my whole face. It takes off facial make up pretty easily, but I do NOT recommend using this on or around your eyes. I can't say much about this face wash clearing acne or anything, I haven't seen any improvement…but I also haven't seen any adverse reactions with the few pimples I do get. Honestly, I *would* repurchase this because it was such an awesome deal and I finally figured out how to make it work for me! TL;DR / The Short Version: *Very liquify, not a gel *Buy a foaming soap pump *Dilute, dilute, dilute *Lasts a very long time *Can be drying *Didn't notice it helping OR hurting pimples *Smells very strongly of tea tree oil, but it does not linger once washed off *I feel that it is a great deal Hope this helps :)

I honestly love this product. I have spend so much money on various over the counter facial washes that leave my face still breaking out, dry and peeling. I have used this product for over a month now and I have to say, my skin has never been better. I should mention I do drink lots of water now more than i used to as well but I believe its a combined effort of drinking atleast 64 oz a day and the Desert Essence Face Wash. I wash my face in the morning, before I go to bed and immediately after working out and I can feel it working. My face feels so clean. I also use Vitamin E moisturizer on my face before I go to bed to help with healing my acne scars. I don't use the Vitamin E moisturizer in the morning because i have oily skin and I don't want my face to shine. I am African American with dark skin and i have had moderate to severe acne since i was a teenager. I am now in my early thirties and feel so much more confident about my skin. If you are unsure about this product, I highly recommend it!!! My boyfriend also has really bad acne and I gave him some to use because he would always break out with really big blackheads. Even though he never said anything about it, I know what its like to have acne. In any case, I got him drinking 2 liters of water a day and using Desert Essence and even he admits his face has really cleared up. He is African with really really oil skin (worse than mine). As skeptical as he was, he is now a believer in drinking water and using Desert Essence. I should also mention it was quite challenging getting him to commit to drinking water and using the product but daily reminders and the promise that i would detail his entire truck if it didn't work got him to try it out. Guess what? I didn't lose! Oh yes, i almost forgot to mention how much i use. I bought the 32 oz for a little under $10 and with two people using it two or three times a day, I am not even a quarter way into the bottle. You definitely get your money's worth. At first i was wasting the product cause i was pouring directly out of the 32 oz bottle. I recommend looking for the 3 oz (thats the size i gave my boyfriend) or the 4-6oz plastic clear bottle that you can pour some of the product into. You really only need 2 or 3 squirts tops. I think the product will last me months so even though $10 sounds pricey, remember you will use it for i'm guessing 3-4 months depending on how frequently you wash your face. I have only used 1/4 and i'm sharing it with my boyfriend so it would probably last me longer if it was just me. If you've spend money on ProActive, Clearasil, Neutrogena and are still unhappy with your face, try this product. It will be the best decision you have made for your face!

Came across this old favorite from my teen years, and decided to try again - glad I did! For reference: I am an adult with oily, acne-prone and somewhat sensitive skin. Too harsh chemicals or scrubbing will really irritate skin around my nose, chin and cheekbones, in particular. Oh, and I always forget - my cheeks only are quite normal to dry! It's pretty mean, but such is life. :P This product works great. It's fairly gentle, so I can use it with a soft washcloth to lightly exfoliate my skin. It's frustrating to have sensitive skin that is easily congested by oil, that *needs* daily exfoliation, but this stuff seems to bridge the gap of gentle + cleansing. It feels like the tea tree helps heal my skin on the occasions which I over-scrub or it gets damaged by the harsh weather. I like that Desert Essence has been a company with a good conscience for decades, and I really like the price, too. If you have combo, oily and/or acne-prone skin - this one to try. Note: This is a huge 32 oz bottle, with no pump. It's probably a refill bottle, but this price (currently ~$13) just can't be beat. Buy a pump, or pour some into a smaller bottle that you refill, like I do. Oh, and my boyfriend sometimes steals a wash-worth of this when the skin under his beard is itchy, flaky -- generally winter cranky. He likes it, too. :-) UPDATE: 12/01/2015 - Okay, so this really is a ridiculously large bottle. As such, especially given my propensity to try new things, this bottle was still heavy and full after nearly a year of time. Since taking stock of this I decided to see what else I could do with this wash, and I found that it made for an interesting bath. As a bath additive - this is not foamy for long. It flattens out very quickly and leaves the water cloudy. I think this is due to the castille soap, as this is the same as Dr. Bronner's soaps. Like Bronner, you may not want to get this in your hair, or if you do reeeeeally rinse and condition and rinse - or you will get a weird residue + dry out thing. It also may gunk up your razor and leave a film in the tub. BUT, if you like tea tree scent and/or have oily/acne/etc body skin or anything else which can be cleared up by the medicinal properties of tea tree oil -- this makes a strong and effective bath. I don't really have oily skin aside from my face, neck and chest, but this still left my skin feeling great after a soak and jumping out of the bath to slather on some body oil. And I do happen to find some of the mediciney-smelling scents refreshing-- tea tree, eucalyptus, rosemary, etc. Mmm! Hope this helps! :-)

This facial cleanser is great for oily /acne prone / combination skin. When I first started using it, it left my combination skin feeling dry; but now it leaves me with clean, soft, balanced skin. It is gentle enough for daily use and effective at removing light-coverage makeup (can't really comment on its effectiveness at removing heavier makeup, as I only wear light-coverage foundation). I've also successfully used it to remove my mascara (be careful not to get it in your eyes). In the mornings, I use just a drop of cleanser on my T-zone so as not to make my skin too dry. I have also used this cleanser as a body wash and it left my skin clean and soft without feeling stripped or coated. The 946 ml bottle will last for quite a while. Might be worth purchasing a smaller bottle to see how you like it before committing to the larger one. As others have commented, the cleanser is very watery and it can be difficult to avoid wasting it. I've worked around this by making a small hole in the inner seal to control product flow. I'd recommend this cleanser to anyone looking for a gentle, natural cleanser for their oily, acne prone or combination skin.

This us the best face wash for oily skin

I have been using this since a few years and it is my favourite. It has good ingredients and lathers up nicely. Great deal and great value. Fast delivery.

Good

Waited so long for this only to recieve it with a broken cap.