EXTREMELY GENTLE CLEANSER Reviews

The instructions say that this is a no-rinse, tissue-off formula: PAH! I use water. Who tissues-off their cleanser? Yuck! Even when I wash this cleanser off, I still feel like there's a residue on my skin. The only reason I tried this was because my new cleansing brush won't work with the gritty cleansers I usually favour.

The cloudy white cream has a runny, gel-like consistency. The mild scent is fresh & clean: there is no added fragrance. It doesn't really foam up, so it's different to what I'm used to. My skin doesn't feel as clean as I'd like when I use this cleanser.

My skin isn't sensitive, so I think I need something stronger (& harsher).

Made in France. PAO 6M (Open jar symbol shows PAO: Period After Opening that product should last, shown in months, M).

INGREDIENTS: Avène Thermal Spring Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, O-phenylphenol, Cetrimonium Bromide, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Water (Aqua).

I received a sample of this from priceline and have been using it as my morning cleanser.
It's very gentle so I wouldn't use it to remove makeup.
I'm really liking this over my dermatologist recommended cetaphil. Fragrance free.
Although I'm not a fan of lotion/creamy texture cleansers, this one washes off nicely with a face washer.
I think it's a little pricey but i would buy it again on sale.

I was not expecting this cleanser to be as effective as it was. It's absolutely brilliant at gently cleansing your skin in the morning and whisks away any dirt, oil and leftover makeup. It makes your skin nourishingly soft and does not irritate sensitive skin.

Although it does remove makeup I wouldn't personally use it for nighttime use. It takes far too many goes to properly remove every trace of foundation and eye makeup.

What a great little cleanser/ make up remover all in one.

This cleanser is excellent for irritated and sensitive skin. The formula is very gentle on delicate skin but in terms of removing heavy duty makeup such as long wearing makeup and mascara, this product cannot be relied on it's own, in my opinion. I find I have to use another cleanser in addition to this for a thorough cleanse.

I started using the Avene sensitive skin care range when I developed rosacia in my 3rd trimester of pregnancy. I needed to find a cleanser that didn't strip my skin and aggravate it further so after reading some reviews on Beautyheaven I though I'd give this cleanser a go. At first I was dubious about wiping it off rather than washing it off as I've never used a cleanser like that before, but I think it's really helped calm my skin down. I've only given it 4 stars because it isn't great at removing makeup - I usually have to do the cleansing routine twice - putting it on, massaging it, then wiping it off, and even then there could be a few stray bits of makeup left on my face. I don't want to try a stronger cleanser in the Avene range because I'm afraid it will aggravate my skin. But after only a week after using the Avene insensitive skin care range my face has returned almost back to normal, and is probably better hydrated than its ever been. So for that it's worth going through some extra trouble with this cleanser to get my makeup off. I think I'll keep using it after my baby is born and my skin has (hopefully) returned to normal, especially on days when I'm wearing no/very light make up.

I found this cleanser to be irritable on my sensitive skin. I was looking for an alternative to the Bioderma Crealine make up remover (that is so hard to get in Aus) and this is definitely far from being similiar.

This may work for some people, but not for me. I have very picky skin and it irritated it. This was upsetting considering the name of the product. I have tried quite a few Avene products and they all seem to upset my skin (apart from the Thermal Spring water).

I found it was not very cleansing either. RESPONSE FROM AVENE: Hi Nermalthegreat. We're sorry you had this unusual reaction to Avène Extremely Gentle Cleanser, which is specifically formulated for sensitive skin. To assist you, we will need to know more about your skin type and what other products you are using on your skin. If you would like to discuss this with us, please contact me at Sian.Paterson@actavis.com so we can help you to find the best products for your skin type.

This is one of my favourite gentle cleaners that ive tried. Even though it is gentle, it doesnt take away from the efffectiveness of the product. Its able to remove nearly all of my makeup (except for my mascara that wont budge...ever) and leaves my skin feeling fresh and clean. Theres no residue left after rinsing it off.