Shea Terra Kigelia Carrot Seed & Jojoba Deep Cleansing Oil – Combines Natural, Nourishing Skin Care Oils to Feed Skin, While Providing a Deep Pore Face Cleanse without Drying Out Skin – 4 oz

I love this stuff. I first bought this almost a year ago it was in like sept of 2013. I did not initially read the directions and instead i stupidly went off of what other people said on here in reviews and even on reviews on youtube. They all said to lather and rinse on my face like a normal face wash. Wrong. This method did not work for me and i didn't see any change in my acne so I of course put it in my medicine cabinet to collect dust. I don't know if the directions changed during the time between the publishing of those reviews and my receiving the product or what, but my directions are different, which i didn't figure out until about a week ago. The directions on my bottle say to leave the product on your face for 5-10 mins. Yes, my product says facial wash, not mask. Not even "facial wash and mask" just "facial wash". I had been using proactiv+ from about late march of this year until about june. Proactive made my skin look more agitated than before i started using it and it never got better so i went back to what i was using before, cerave. Cerave was better than proactiv but did not solve all of my problems. I still had breakouts whenever my skin decided to and my pores continued to be ginormous. Sooo one day last week i decided that i had nothing to lose and gave this product another try this time actually reading and following the directions. Presto, my skin looks better than it has in years. Im 19 and am sick of having to worry about my skin. This product is the only thing that has successfully and effectively cleared my pores. Ive tried countless masks and charcoal face washes but nothing. This was just perfect. Im not all the way there yet since its only been a week, but my skin seriously looks better than it has in years. I use this product twice a day everyday and leave it on for 5-10 mons usually ten but i start my soph year of college monday so that could change haha and it does not irritate my skin at all nor leave it dry at all but instead so smooth and soft. I love this stuff.

I'd bought this long ago and somehow it got lost in a drawer and unused. So glad I rediscovered it, it's nothing short of incredible. The soap is very dark and very thick! I pump it once in the palm of my hand and then initially apply it in 3 dollops, one to the forehead and then each cheek. I then smear it evenly to cover my face up into my hairline. It creates a coating that forms a sort of mask when left on for the 5 or 10 minutes as recommended. I like to apply it before stepping into the shower because it takes some vigorous rinsing and lots of water to remove it completely, made much simpler under the blast of the shower head. It seems to deep clean my skin like few other products I've used. I have normal to oily skin so can use it almost every day without causing dryness, though more sensitive skin types might need it only 3 or 4 times a week. When I alternately rinse it just over my sink, I was impressed with the apparent accumulation of surface skin cells liberated, I see in the water, so it has a definite gentle exfoliating factor. It's incredible how bar cleansers omit the word "soap" from their title, mainly because they're not soap but an accumulation of often harsh chemicals. Real soap is rendered from some fat source in a chemical process called saponification. What used to be considered simple "soap" which cleans gently, thoroughly and inertly now requires a more expensive specialty product. But in this case it's well worth it. It also contains rosehip oil which I incidentally apply nightly and buy seperately. Benefits of rose hip oil can be explored online but among other things, contains vitamin C which is one of the few things that encourages collagen regeneration. Very enthusiastic about this product and I now use it nightly.

Pros: Clears up my acne breakouts in a day or two. I don't follow the instructions of mixing it with water. I mix it with my face scrub and apply and scrub. It does the job. The smell takes some getting used to, but it isn't overwhelming. It is kinda stinky, but it's all natural.Cons: It stains, so I had to switch to using black wash cloths on my face because it stains so badly, so please be careful when you handle it with delicate clothing. The instructions state to mix with water, but if you don't mix it properly, it just turns into this hard ball of stuff and you have to throw it away. If you have sensitive skin, don't leave it on your skin very long, it is very strong. I noticed when I tried to use it as a mask, it left my skin tender and red in some spots. But that stands to reason, because my skin is super sensitive. Take care to use it sparingly (every other day as opposed to every day), until your skin adjusts.