What it is:
A highly effective one-step facial cleanser.
What it is formulated to do:
Philosophy Purity Made Simple is a ph-balanced formula, containing infusions of sage, chamomile, and carrot, that rapidly dissolves dirt and makeup while deep cleaning pores. This best-selling and award-winning daily facial skin cleanser is formulated to gently cleanse, tone and melt away all face and eye makeup in one simple step, while lightly hydrating the skin.
What else you need to know:
Purity Made Simple is part of a collection of Philosophy products designed to soothe even the most dry and sensitive skin.
Best of Sephora Winner 2008
My Thoughts:
I first tried the Purity Made Simple cleanser in early 2009, and keep going back to it even though I have tried a few others since. Though it tends to leave my skin a bit red if I leave it on too long, this cleanser seems to be the only thing that consistently clears up the clogged pores around my chin that pop up when I wear makeup regularly. I usually use this product following a quick scrub, like a conditioner for my skin. Any redness or irritation clears up fairly quickly, and it leaves my skin feeling very soft and smooth, without drying.
See other reviews for this product on Sephora.com and Amazon.com
Ingredients: (click the number to the right of each ingredient to learn more about it on the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database website)
- Water
- Sodium Lauroamphoacetate 1
- Sodium Trideceth Sulfate 1
- Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil 1
- Coco-Glucoside 0
- Coconut Alcohol 0
- Peg-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate 3-6
- Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil 1
- Geranium Maculatum Oil 0
- Guaiac (Guaiacum Officinale) Extract 1
- Cymbopogon Martini Oil 1
- Rosa Damascena Extract 0
- Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil 1
- Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil 2
- Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Oil 1
- Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil 0
- Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil 0
- Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil 0
- Piper Nigrum (Pepper) Seed Extract 0
- Polysorbate 20 3
- Glycerin 1
- Carbomer 0
- Triethanolamine 5
- Methylparaben 5
- Propylparaben 5
- Imidazolidinyl Urea 5
- Yellow 5 (Ci 19140) 2
The Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database website gives this product an overall score of 3. For more information, see the Purity Made Simple review.
Though this product has not been reviewed specifically on the Cosmetics Cop website, the following is their brand review of Philosophy:
Strengths: Relatively inexpensive; some of the best products are fragrance-free; very good retinol products; selection of state-of-the-art moisturizers; skin-lightening option that includes sunscreen; great lip balms, including those with a tint; impressive specialty makeup products
Weaknesses: Irritating and/or drying cleansers; average to problematic scrubs for face and lips; at-home peel kits far more gimmicky than helpful; most sunscreens contain lavender oil; several products include irritating essential oils; insufficient options to manage breakouts; the majority of makeup items do not rise above average status.
(see: http://www.cosmeticscop.com/brand_review.aspx?tid=390&brand=philosophy&filter=itemtype%3acontent)
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