I am not on this trial but I have this product. I have read some of the early reviews published and I have to say I have a different opinion. At the outset, there is a very obvious alcoholic smell when I apply it to my face on a cotton pad. This is rather new as the original has no obvious alcoholic inclusion. On the surface, the ingredients do not reveal an alcoholic ingredient but I might have to look into this a bit closer later.
I’m not sure how the others have been using it but I do not apply enough to soak my pad. I think a 10c amount is enough but I wear minimal full coverage foundation if that is anything to go by. Plus (and none of the reviews so far mention this) the texture is goopy, not watery. In other words, the formulation will not “run”/spread and soak a pad.
In terms of performance, it certainly takes off a lot, but I’m not sure it completely removes my makeup. Amongst other things, I am also concerned about the alcohol smell so I disregard the instructions and rinse off and I recommend others do so.
Isopropyl myristate is notably the fourth ingredient and can potentially irritate, clog pores and/or cause acne inflammation. To clarify though, it doesn’t cause those symptoms but as result of its effective ability to penetrate skin, it is a carrier for the absorption of other chemicals in the formulation. Don’t know about you but I don’t understand why I would need absorption of anything from a micellar/cleanser – I’m trying to get stuff off my skin! Plus there aren’t really any beneficial ingredients for skin in this formulation.
Lastly, just confirming that there is no polyaminopropyl biguanide (PHMB) in this formulation, according to the ingredients list anyway.
Anyway, all of this will go into some sort of review I will eventually put together.
