Info: Foaming Gel-Wash in 120 ml Flip-Top Bottle
Fnd for those with oily or combination skin types who might have enlarged pores, an overly shiny complexion, or frequent blemishes, a great option is a foaming cleanser like this Botanical Cleanser from LaVigne which features only gentle, all-natural ingredients like Aloe vera, and is quick and easy to apply.
Info: Foaming Gel-Wash in 120 ml Flip-Top Bottle
Fnd for those with oily or combination skin types who might have enlarged pores, an overly shiny complexion, or frequent blemishes, a great option is a foaming cleanser like this Botanical Cleanser from LaVigne which features only gentle, all-natural ingredients like Aloe vera, and is quick and easy to apply.
Product Notes:
A good facial cleanser can be critically important to maintain your skin's health, not only to remove makeup, grime, and excess oil (in order to make it clean again and to remedy or prevent clogged pores and breakouts and to increase your other skincare products' effectiveness by clearing the path for them), but also to enhance its natural radiance, texture, tone and protective barrier.
As its name implies, this is a Botanical, i.e., plant-based, Cleanser (no petrochemical-based ingredients here!), with virtually all of the explicitly named plants having documented anti-bacterial, and pro-healing properties, and most having a longstanding, well-deserved reputation for being calming and soothing (i.e., anti-inflammatory), and a growing reputation for being "anti-aging" by also being antioxidants and helping the skin feel and look smoother.
These of course include LaVigne's signature "Magic" ingredient, Tepezcohuite Bark Extract (which comprises 20% of this product), along with Chamomile, Lavender, Sacha inchi, Dandelion, and even Licorice (all from renewable sources), which are paired with coconut or similarly plant-oil based foaming agents and a corn-starch style thickener.
Collectively, they form a pH balanced, ultra-mild, non-irritating foaming gel-wash that can be used daily for any skin type. Users report it has a nice light scent, and quickly works up to a foam.
Related: Also see LaVigne Clear Magic Facial Spray.
Ingredients:
Organic Aloe barbadensis Leaf Gel, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate [a coconut-based cleansing and foaming agent], Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate [a coconut-based surfactant with a negative charge, which helps create a lather to lift out dirt, oil, and impurities], Mimosa tenuiflora (Tepezcohuite) Bark Extract, Vegetable Glycerin [a coconut (or possibly palm oil or soybean)-based moisturizing agent], Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate [a gluten-free modified sugar from corn or wheat to thicken or improve the 'feel' of the solution], Glyceryl Caprylate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate [two vegetable-oil (possible canola) and castor bean based emulsifiers with antimicrobial properties], Organic Chamomilla recutita (Matricaria) Flower (aka Matricaria chamomilla), Organic Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) Extract, Organic Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract, Organic Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Organic Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha inchi) Seed Oil (and) Tocopherol, Anthemis nobilis (Chamomile) Oil, Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citric Acid.
This product is plant-based, cruelty-free, and free from substances of animal origin, and thus suitable for vegans. It is also paraben-free.
Suggested Usage:
Dispense a small (some suggest a 'pea-sized') amount onto your dampened hands, and apply it gently to your face and neck. Then rinse it all off with warm water.
Warnings:
For external use only. Keep out of reach of children.
Supporting Science:
Ciganović, Petar et al. “Glycerolic Licorice Extracts as Active Cosmeceutical Ingredients: Extraction Optimization, Chemical Characterization, and Biological Activity.” Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2019.
Gomes, Vânia Thais Silva et al. “Effects of Matricaria Recutita (L.) in the Treatment of Oral Mucositis.” The Scientific World Journal, 2018.
Rai, Vineet Kumar et al. “Anti-psoriatic effect of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil and its major components linalool and linalyl acetate.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2020.
Samuelson, Rachel et al. “The Effects of Lavender Essential Oil on Wound Healing: A Review of the Current Evidence.” The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2020.
Yang, Yafan, and Shuangshuang Li. “Dandelion Extracts Protect Human Skin Fibroblasts from UVB Damage and Cellular Senescence.” Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2015.
For scientific references for the properties of Aloe Vera, Sacha Inchi, and Tepezcohuite bark extracts, please see the corresponding sections of our LaVigne Mayan Magic and Clear Magic Facial Spray pages.