Finding a great cleanser that doesn’t overly dry or overly moisturize combination skin can be somewhat of a challenge. I was hanging with my friend Nadine Jolie last year when she let me use a bit of what she called, “The best thing ever.” she broke off a small piece and I lathered it onto my trusty Clarisonic brush. If you are not familiar with the Los Angeles based brand Arcona (which has been around since 1989) they have a little history here. The cleanser Nadine gave me was Arcona’s Toner Tea Bar and I love it for several reasons.
- Portable – it comes in it’s own case so you can travel with it.
- Slightly clarifying with antibacterial properties – great if you have trouble or hormonal skin (mine is crazy and hormonal as I am breaking out nearly once a month. Menopause maybe?? Who knows but this is helping).
- Slightly moisturizing – so you don’t dry out, Arcona has added manuka honey, vitamin E.
- Slightly soothing – to calm those crazy acne areas, they added Lecithin, yucca and aloe.
All of these things rolled together and you have a pretty crazy kick butt facial cleanser. Also, I must mention that it seems to be hard milled like those european soaps because this lasts FOREVER and for $38 if that bar lasts you even 6 months (mine has lasted longer) that breaks down to $6.33 per month. Cost effective AND skin effective!! A must have for combo skin.
You can pick yours up at Dermstore, Beauty.com or Arcona.com.
Stay Pretty!!
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Lianne Farbes writes TheMakeupGirl. She is a Beauty Expert, Social Media Enthusiast, Project Manager, Event Producer, Web 2.0 Cheerleader and she is always online. Follow her on Twitter @TheMakeupGirl and friend her through any of her social profiles here.
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