Product Review: Pure Active Charcoal Scrub by Garnier

My experience with this product

As this product contains both salicylic acid and charcoal, two ingredients I highly appreciate in my face care products thanks to the good experience I've made, I had high expectations of it. However, I got disappointed in the same way as I did using the Pure System "Daily Exfoliating Cleanser" by Yves Rocher (see last post). The problem is that it really is a coarse scrub. Since the product is supposed to be for daily use, when buying it I expected the scrub to be so fine you wouldn't notice it is one. I presume it is as powerful and effective as the "Daily Exfoliating Cleanser" by Yves Rocher, but I am not sure as I had to discontinue use of it as I really did not like the coarse texture of the product and because it dried out my skin. I sincerely cannot understand how someone could use this every day. In my opinion, this scrub can only be used maximum once per week.

Product Reviews: Pure System by Yves Rocher vs. Pure Active by Garnier

1) Pure System by Yves Rocher daily face care

- Daily Exfoliating Cleanser

- Stop Blemish Lotion

2) Pure Active by Garnier daily face care

- Deep Pore Unclogging Gel Wash

- 24h Moisturiser

All in all, both product ranges worked really well, the effective ingredient being salicylic acid. I would recommend them to anyone having oily/combination skin. The only reason why I prefer the Garnier products is because after using the Yves Rocher ones for a couple of days, I noticed that my skin became very dry. I am sure that the reason for this is that you cannot use the "Daily Exfoliating Cleanser" every day without drying out your skin as it is as exfoliating as a scrub. It is quite surprising that Yves Rocher has not launched a cleaning gel yet to complete its Pure System product range. In my opinion, the "Daily Exfoliating Cleanser" can only be used once per week.