Like another reviewer, I was also talked into this by a salesman at Nordstroms, and I am glad I was. Ironic, because the one I go to no longer carries the Anthony Logistics products, just AOS, Jack Black and Lab Series. The two other higher end face washes that I can compare these to are Jack Black and Nancy Boy. I found this to be the most mild and least dehydrating of all the ones I used. The Jack Black was an okay product but had a little too much of a menthol smell for me, and the Nancy Boy, just left me feeling dry and smelled like a cheap multi-purpose cleaner you would have under your sink, I hated the smell and the dryness from that product, it was awful. I like the smell of this Anthony Logistics product, it is a nice smell, without being too strong. It is mostly gone by the time I am out of the shower and beginning the shave process anyways.
This face wash doesn't lather at all, which is no big deal to me. Some say it takes a while to get used to this, but I didn't find that to be the case. I will say however, that using too much on your face will dry you out. I have found that a nickel sized amount for the face and neck is enough. If I try to use more, say after the gym when I am sweating, I always feel face tightness in the forehead and the cheeks.
I like that it is glycolic, since this seems to help remove dead skin, though that is only a claim made by companies who push "glycolic cleansers" and I cannot say I notice it myself. I guess it would be hard to notice that yourself. I do use Cetaphil at night when I was my face, and it is even more mild. Having a face wash that is not too harsh is numero uno in my book. I use Cetaphil at night because it is cheaper and so mild, but to be honest as long as the Anthony Logistics face wash lasts, I am not sure I am saving that much money. The product, used once daily, will last me 6 months. It is well concentrated.
I also gave the product a 9 for packaging because it is the only product I use of theirs that doesn't come in the boring gray packaging these days. When I first started buying their products they all came in nice bright white packaging and then they switched to gray (and some of the products seemed to get thinner and less effective too, in my opinion), this is one of the few products that keeps the traditional packaging, and I like that.
Some have said it feels like it doesn't clean as well. I believe that is because of the fact that it doesn't lather. I find that it cleans just fine, it's not like we are women trying to remove makeup for goodness sake.
Also, a word to the wise, I have bought the mega size (32 oz) bottle of this cleanser, and I think buying the 8 oz is a better idea. You will save money with the bigger size, almost $30, but I found the larger size seems to change composition over time. Maybe it is because it will last you over a year, and the product isn't meant to sit that long, or maybe it is all the humidity of being in a shower. Either way, I found the 8 oz. to maintain its integrity over the life of the product better. It is also fits better in one of those hang over the shower soap/shampoo baskets.
This face wash doesn't lather at all, which is no big deal to me. Some say it takes a while to get used to this, but I didn't find that to be the case. I will say however, that using too much on your face will dry you out. I have found that a nickel sized amount for the face and neck is enough. If I try to use more, say after the gym when I am sweating, I always feel face tightness in the forehead and the cheeks.
I like that it is glycolic, since this seems to help remove dead skin, though that is only a claim made by companies who push "glycolic cleansers" and I cannot say I notice it myself. I guess it would be hard to notice that yourself. I do use Cetaphil at night when I was my face, and it is even more mild. Having a face wash that is not too harsh is numero uno in my book. I use Cetaphil at night because it is cheaper and so mild, but to be honest as long as the Anthony Logistics face wash lasts, I am not sure I am saving that much money. The product, used once daily, will last me 6 months. It is well concentrated.
I also gave the product a 9 for packaging because it is the only product I use of theirs that doesn't come in the boring gray packaging these days. When I first started buying their products they all came in nice bright white packaging and then they switched to gray (and some of the products seemed to get thinner and less effective too, in my opinion), this is one of the few products that keeps the traditional packaging, and I like that.
Some have said it feels like it doesn't clean as well. I believe that is because of the fact that it doesn't lather. I find that it cleans just fine, it's not like we are women trying to remove makeup for goodness sake.
Also, a word to the wise, I have bought the mega size (32 oz) bottle of this cleanser, and I think buying the 8 oz is a better idea. You will save money with the bigger size, almost $30, but I found the larger size seems to change composition over time. Maybe it is because it will last you over a year, and the product isn't meant to sit that long, or maybe it is all the humidity of being in a shower. Either way, I found the 8 oz. to maintain its integrity over the life of the product better. It is also fits better in one of those hang over the shower soap/shampoo baskets.
