Beauty Review: Sisley’s Energizing Foaming Exfoliant

Product Tag Line:
Smoother, more radiant, youthful-looking skin with a refined texture.

Product Profile in short:
(as described on Sisley Website)
• stimulates and tones skin,
• refines skin texture,
• leaves skin feeling smoother and more supple,
• remineralizes
Promise:
Smooth, supple, toned skin.

What’s Inside:
* micro-spheres “which work gently to eliminate surface dead cells and roughness”
* essential oils and plants extracts “to help improve the appearance of the skin”
Plants extracts:
- Gentian
- Horsetail
- Lavender
- Rosemary
- Saponin

Close-up on Active Ingredients:
Water
Propylene Glycol- humectant and emulsification agent
Sodium Laureth Sulfate – surfactant characterized by excellent foaming and low skin irritation properties. Some sources claim that it is a potential carcinogen however this has not been confirmed. (see CTFA response to the rumours)
Polyethylene –exfoliating spheres
Potassium Lauryl Sulfate - surfactant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine - derived from the fatty acids of coconut oil, combined with alcohol and betaine, mild cleansing and foaming agent, emulsifier, surfectant
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch is usually added to creams and lotion to give a powdery feel to your skin on drying
Cetearyl Alcohol – used as emulsion stabilizer, emollient, thickening agent and carrying agent for other ingredients
Hydrogenated Castor Oil – polyethylene glycol naturally derived from castor oil and is a solubilizer, foam stabilizer and an emulsifier.
PEG-40 Glyceryl Cocoate conditioning, cleansing agent derived from coconut.
Sodium Chloride
…
Mineral oil – occlusive
Saponaria officinalis Extract has surfactant, lathering, antibacterial properties
Gentiana Lutea Extract has anti-oxidant properties, anti-inflammatory effects and is used to enhance skin’s healing ability
Equisetum Arvense Extract (Horsetail) -
rich in natural conditioning minerals, sulfur, amino acids, cysteine, flavone, saponine and some other good stuff. Stimulates skin’s regeneration, improves circulation, has a softening and smoothing effect.
…
Rosemary Leaf Oil – has antioxidant, anti-bacterial, refreshing and toning effects
Towards the very end of the list we find Lavender Oil – balances skin, stimulates cellular growth
As always the list is finished up with a couple Parabens

It is a bit of a pity that all the essential oils and extracts are so down at the bottom of the ingredient list.

Experience:
Texture: Very nice, has really high foaming ability so you don’t need to use too much of the product Spheres are really very tiny.
Smell: Beautiful naturally herbal. Nice tones of lavender

I loved this exfoliant! It is a wonderful product that lets you combine a shower gel and a scrub. I have never tried a body exfoliant that would make my skin so silky and smooth to the touch. After using it skin feels already moisturized. It’s incredible.

It is also a double pleasure to use it due to an energizing delicious herbal smell.

Price Tag:
Around 70-80 $

Reviews on other Sisley's Skin Care Products:

Reviews on other Sisley's Skin Care Products:

All Day All Year
Sisleya Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate
Buff and Wash Gel

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Beauty Review: Sisley Buff and Wash Gel with Botanical Extracts

Product Tag Line:

“Every morning, soft, perfectly clean skin, and a fresh, glowing complexion”

Product Profile in short:
(as described on Sisley Website)

“Rich in natural botanical extracts and essential oils, Buff and Wash Facial Gel cleanses skin, removing in a single step the surface dead cells and impurities which dull the complexion”

Promise:

“Wakes-up” the face and helps stimulate skin

with regular use skin appears clearer and more radiant

provides a pleasant sense of comfort and freshness

protects skin's natural pH balance and is ideal for daily use

What’s Inside:
Natural botanical extracts (Poppy)
Essential oils (Verbena and Lavender)

Close-up: How active are the active ingredients?

Water
Glycerin - a humectant, attracts water to epidermis
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) - vegetable protein that has been broken down into its component amino acids. HVP has conditionaing effect on the skin but is also widely used as flavor enhancer in food products
Silk Amino Acid – Derived from secretion of silkworm, has anti-oxidant and water-binding (moisturizing) properties
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil - polyethylene glycol naturally derived from castor oil. Can be used as a thickening agent as well as an emulsifier and surfactant
Polyethylene – these are the exfoliating particles
Citrus Medica Limonium Fruit Extract - Lemon Fruit Extract is an astringent, reduces irritation and oiliness, has toning, cell stimulating and anti-bacterial properties
Propylene Glycol – humectant and emulsification agent
Papaver Rhoeas Extract – Corn Poppy Extract, emollient and a soothing agent
Carbomer - emulsion stabilizer
Towards the end of the list we find Lavender Oil – balances skin, stimulates cellular growth and regeneration
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil - has antiseptic and astringent properties
finishing up with a couple Parabens - commonly used preservatives which according to FDA are safe.

So as I can see Buff and Wash Gel contains a number of moisturizing, conditioning and astringent ingredients. A couple of astringents are responsible for the look of tighter pores. It definitely is quite mild and balancing. I could find only one ingredient that was mentioned by some sources to have surfactant properties (ability to “dissolve” oil and remove dirt from surfaces).

Experience:
Texture: very nice gel like with a less concentration of exfoliating particles than normally in scrubs
Smell: extremely light natural herbal smell, you just feel like inhaling it over and over again (which is actually great to improve blood circulation in the skin)

I use very small amount and massage the Buff and Wash Gel gel onto skin with light circular movement without using to much pressure. (while doing it, enjoy the light and fresh smell) Then I remove it with plenty of water. I like the effect very much: Sisley’s Buff and Wash Gel makes the skin look stimulated, energized, bright and more radiant, pores are tighter and less visible. Skin feels clean and comfortable without any feeling of tightness.

I think Sisley’s Buff and Wash Gel is an amazing product because it actually combines the properties of a washing gel, mechanical exfoliator and a toner. In addition to all this, it is suitable for every-day use!
The only remark I would make is that when I would wash it off with water, no mater how much I try I would still often feel some particles on my skin when applying my moisturizer. However I consider it as a very small discomfort.

Sisley recommends this products for all skin types. I would especially recommend it for those who have dull tired complexion, uneven skin tone due to the slowed down cell turnover, those with oily/ medium oily skin types with visible enlarged pores. Note, those who are cuperose and redness prone should be extremely careful about every-day scrubs. Even though these products are mild, they can potentially worsen cuperose and irritation.

Price Time:
Price can range from 60 to 80$. It is a bit high for a daily use product but the effect can be worth it.

Reviews on other Sisley's Skin Care Products:
All Day All Year
Sisleya Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate

You can get more information about Sisley product range and Buff and Wash Gel, in particular, as well as shop for Sisley's Beauty Products at Sisley Cosmetics on Squidoo