Alastin Skincare Gentle Cleanser 6 Oz

A foaming gel cleanser that takes off makeup and the day without leaving skin tight. Alastin builds it for normal, combination and oily skin, and says it can be used on all skin types.

What is Alastin Gentle Cleanser?

Alastin Gentle Cleanser is a foaming gel face wash formulated to remove environmental pollutants and makeup without stripping the skin. It carries D-panthenol, bisabolol and oat kernel extract for softening and calming. One pump, morning and evening or as needed, on a face wet with warm water.

What Gentle Cleanser does

Three ingredients do the soothing work. D-panthenol, a vitamin B5 derivative, softens and moisturizes. Bisabolol is an antioxidant with calming properties. Oat kernel extract calms skin, and beta-glucan sits alongside it.

The texture is a gel that foams rather than a cream. It rinses without residue and without the tight, squeaky feeling that usually means a cleanser has taken too much with it.

Gentle Cleanser specifications

Alastin Gentle Cleanser reviews: what buyers report

• No squeaky clean feeling, and that is the point. One buyer puts it exactly: you will not get that squeaky feeling, you will get soft skin without over drying. Another reports no tightness or dryness at all.
• Practitioners send people here. One arrived on an esthetician's recommendation, another on her doctor's after laser resurfacing.
• It gets used for years, not weeks. One reviewer has been using it for years, another for three months twice daily.
• The scent is noticeable. Buyers elsewhere describe a delicate natural smell of lavender and citrus. Worth knowing if you are sensitive to fragrance of any kind.

Who Gentle Cleanser suits

Normal, combination and oily skin, and anyone who wants makeup off without their face feeling stripped. It is the first step before Alastin Renewal Retinol at night, and before ReSURFACE Skin Polish on the days you exfoliate. Browse the rest of Alastin for the routine it starts.

How to Use

• Wet the face with warm water.


• Using one pump, lightly massage the cleanser over the face, then rinse thoroughly.


• For daily use as needed. It can be used morning and evening.


• Avoid getting it in the eyes. If that happens, rinse thoroughly with water.

Does it have a scent?

Yes, a light natural one. Lavender oil and orange peel oil are both in the formula, and buyers describe a delicate smell of lavender and citrus. Alastin's statement is that it contains no artificial or synthetic fragrance, which is not the same as fragrance-free. If you react to fragrance of any kind, patch test first.

Which skin types is it for?

Alastin formulates it for normal, combination and oily skin, and says it can be used on all skin types. If your main concern is reactive or easily irritated skin, Alastin makes a separate cleanser aimed at that buyer, so ask before choosing between them.

Will it take off makeup?

Alastin says it thoroughly removes environmental pollutants and makeup. For heavy or waterproof makeup, most people still use a dedicated remover first and then cleanse. The gel foams up, so it moves over the face easily without needing much product.

Will my skin feel squeaky clean?

No, and that is by design. One buyer describes it well: you will not get that squeaky feeling, you will get soft skin without over drying. A tight face after cleansing usually means the cleanser has stripped more than it should have.

Can I use it after a professional treatment?

Alastin states it is safe to use daily and following professional treatments, and buyers report using it after laser work on a provider's recommendation. Follow whatever aftercare guidance your own provider gives you, since they know what was done and when skin is ready.

KEY INGREDIENTS

• D-Panthenol. A vitamin B5 derivative that helps soften and moisturize skin.


• Bisabolol. An antioxidant with calming properties.


• Oat kernel extract. Calms skin.

FULL INGREDIENTS

Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG/PPG-8/3 Diisostearate, Acrylates Copolymer, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Beta-Glucan, Panthenol, Glycerin, Bisabolol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Pantolactone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

Who Is This For?

Normal, combination and oily skin, per Alastin, and usable on all skin types. It suits anyone who wants makeup and the day off without a tight face afterwards. Non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic and oil-free.

Where it goes in the routine

1. Wet the face with warm water, one pump, massage lightly, rinse.


2. Treatment serum next.


3. Moisturizer, then sunscreen in the morning.