Due to Kiss and Makeup's long standing love-affair with Origins, I had high hopes for this cleanser from their new Organics line of products. Made with 75% certified organic ingredients, the ingredient list is packed with essential oils (clove, pink grapefruit, lemon, lavender, ylang ylang, patchouli, rose and thyme), aloe vera, coconut oil, and olive oil - it sounds like it should smell gorgeous and leave your skin feeling very cared for.
Sadly, this face wash proved to be quite a disappointment to both me and Hippyshopper's editor, Abi. The first disappointment lies in the misleading name. It doesn't foam, it lathers. I expect a "foaming" cleanser to come out of the bottle as foam. This is a thick cream that lathers up when massaged on.
It also doesn't smell pleasant - it has a rather odd muddy scent. Perhaps due to too many essential oils battling it out with each other. As a cleanser it also fails to perform, despite washing twice with it there was still traces of makeup left on my skin, as well most of my non-waterproof mascara.
All the above I might be able to tolerate and just use up the cleanser, if not for the really nasty after feeling it left on my face and hands. Despite vigorous rinsing (in the shower!) i still felt a tacky residue left on my face and hands. A drying, unpleasant, sticky residue that wouldn't go away until I'd washed it off with another cleanser. Something I was forced to do on the two times I gave this face wash a go.
Abi also disliked the cleanser saying:
"It was very drying, felt soapy and didn't foam. And while I understand why it doesn't foam, it should not be making the claim that it does!"
Bottom line is, this cleanser may not be worth spending your £18. Try it out first before you splash out - or just invest in one of Origins many great products.
Written by Emily Tan
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