Posts with tag clearasil

Last month, I made my way through three different brands of facial cleansing cloths: Pond's Clean Sweep Cleansing Towelettes, Olay Daily Facials, and Garnier Nutri-pure Wet Cleansing Towelettes. This week, I have regressed to my high school days and have turned to Clearasil's Daily Cleanse Acne-fighting Cleansing Wipes.

Normally, I don't use skincare products that are so blatantly "acne-fighting" (I am in my thirties, after all), but I thought I'd give the 2% salicylic acid formula a try since the seasonal transition from chilly spring to hot summer weather was making my skin react in horribly teenage-angst-ridden ways.

The wipes are much drier than the other three, which I didn't like as much, since it didn't feel like there was anything on them to clean off my makeup and dirt. The fact that they were also "smooth" as opposed to textured (the way a paper towel is textured) also felt like it was doing less work.

Overall, I didn't like the results of these. I had to use two wipes each time to fully get my makeup off, and they left a strange, filmy, oily residue on my face. As far as it working to fight acne -- well, let's just say I'm still relying fairly heavily on my concealer.

I've been noticing for the past couple years that "for men" lines have been popping up everywhere. Where there was once only one type of face wash or one type of lotion, there now exists many different variations of essentially the same product.
At first glance, it seems that most of these products are simply a marketing ploy, used as a way to encourage more purchases, even if it is for the same soaps & salves. If it says "for men," we're more likely to buy it; you know how we can fall for advertising.

But I have to say, it's a pretty smart technique. Companies like Nivea, Clearasil, Dial and even Avon have gotten in on the "for men" phenomenon. By providing us guys with our own manly fragrances, manly packaging (see Dial's body wash that looks like an oil container), and marketing campaigns just for us, it lets us know that having good hygiene is A-okay.

And here's a few of my favorite products from various "for men" lines: energizing acne scrub from Clearasil; protective lotion from Nivea; and this hair and body wash from Avon.