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August 24, 2006 8:33 PM

Pregnancy Product Review: Basq Rebalancing Facial Cleanser

What They Say: As your hormones change during pregnancy, your skin is naturally affected. While you need an effective cleanser for break outs and blemishes, many contain ingredients that should be avoided during pregnancy. Basq created this whipped cleanser with micro exfoliators, rich emollients, ylang ylang and imported oak root extract to rebalance and refine the appearance of your skin. It cleans and gently moisturizes the face to leave skin looking clear and smooth. The exotic ylang ylang flower blossoms also give this scrub a wonderfully calming scent. Use mornings and evenings to gently clarify your skin.

Polina’s Experience: Frankly, I have not been a big user of scrubs since my teen days. Back then, I used what I would now consider some pretty rough stuff – huge granules of ground apricot kernels…yikes!! Rather quickly I figured out that maybe I was being a little too abrasive on my face and began using a variety of drug store facial cleansers instead most of which have served me well. I’d say that it’s been a good 10-12 years since my last experience with a facial scrub so I was definitely curious to see how Basq Rebalancing Face Cleanser would agree with me.

If I had been concerned about the scrub being too rough on my skin, I needn’t have worried. The tiny granules buried in the thick, white creamy cleanser felt really good against my face. At first, I was using the product at my bathroom sink, but noticed that when I would rinse my face, some of the granules would invariably make their way down my neck and I’d have to spend extra time rinsing them off. Not a big deal, but I thrive on practicality and time management so I began using the product in the shower – it made for a quicker, cleaner rinse.

I enjoyed the creamy texture of this cleanser while using it, but I was a bit nervous at first because it didn’t leave me with that squeaky clean feeling like the “soapy” cleansers. My nose and the area around it are somewhat oily and prone to breakouts and I wasn’t sure if this product was just too rich for my skin. I needn’t have worried. After cleansing, my skin felt smooth and soft – not squeaky, but still clean and refreshed. I did not have any strange breakouts while using this product. I can’t say that there was any noticeable improvements to my skin either, but I have quite decent skin, so I wasn’t really battling any issues other than the day’s grime.

As far as scrub cleansers go, this is definitely a very gentle product. If you tend to have dry skin, yet would like to incorporate a “scrub” into your regimen, this may well be the answer. If you tend towards the oily spectrum, I’d say that this is still a worthwhile product, especially if you follow it up with a lighter moisturizer than you would typically use.

Retail Price: $34 for 2.0oz (at basqnyc.com or go here for retail locations)

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