Perfect Image Salicylic Acid Deep Exfoliating Gel Based Cleanser, Professionally Formulated Salicylic Acid Peel Peel Prep Cleanser, Enhanced with Tea Tree Oil and Green Tea Extract

Pre-Peel Salicylic Deep Gel Exfoliating Cleanser - Enhanced with Tea Tree Oil & Green Tea Extract (Professional) First purchased this cleanser in Feb. 2013; I just ordered my second bottle (just as the first is about to run out). This product is excellent. It has undoubtedly enhanced my skin care products and the balance, texture and look of my (now) clear skin. A tiny amount is all that you need. How I use it: Usually, during my morning shower, I blot my wet face with a towel and apply it to barely damp skin - to maximize the effect and longevity of the product - I also leave it on for a minute or so. In the first day(s) of use, the skin may react to the power of this product, by sensation or with a minimal dry patch (so protect against the onset of discoloration with sunscreen if this happens) [Also, always be mindful of how or if you [over] apply around the delicate under eye area]. These comments are not at all to alarm you, only to express my experience. That being said, regular 1x daily use, of a pinky-fingernail-size-amount is all I use. You can visibly see a difference after use - skin is tight and there is a glow to it, really. I will likely buy this time and time again. My use rate is at ~ 4 months per bottle. It is something special in my limited regimen of skin products. If interested, my daily skin regimen consists of this product, the Rodan Fields anti-age/redefine or reverse line + sun block and topical pure hyaluronic acid [via amazon through Timeless Skin Care]. After 10 months of a commitment to use the Rodan Fields line 2x daily, Hyaluronic Acid Serum 100% Pure Refill 8 oz combined with 3-6 months using this product and the regular use of the topical pure hyaluronic acid, my skin is pretty much perfect, now, really! These products do not cause me to have blemishes, uneven or imbalanced skin; just the opposite. [This comes after a lifetime of living in So. Cal. and years and years of struggling with blemishes, hyperpigmentation and uneven skin]. {I came upon this cleanser as an initial step for the Pineapple Pumpkin Enzyme Skin Peel- Enhanced with Papaya Extract & AHA [from Perfect Image], which I use rarely; The cleanser is recommended by perfect image for their pre-peel regimen.} However, I love to use it daily. I hope that this helps someone who is looking to make their skin balanced, clear, tightened, admirable and youthful. PEACE!

As everyone's skin is different, just to give you some background on mine....I have oily, acne-prone skin that's also starting to age (I'm 38). I've been battling acne since my early teens. I started seeing dermatologists when I was in high school and was given countless oral and topical medications to try. Nothing worked until I tried Accutane in college. It cleared up my skin entirely, but it did come back. And so I did another round of Accutane. I was good for several years and stopped seeing dermatologists entirely, but started getting facials regularly in my 30s. Accutane and extractions are the only things that ever made a difference in my skin. But when I got pregnant with my 2nd child, my hormones went crazy and I started breaking out again and the facials weren't enough anymore. So I started trying different products..... Over the years, I've tried so many different cleansers. From inexpensive drugstore ones to expensive department store brands. Either they made me break out more, and it just didn't make any difference. So I didn't put much thought into cleansers, so long as it didn't make my acne worse. Until I tried Perfect Image's Pre-Peel Salicylic Deep Gel Exfoliating Cleanser. It doesn't make me completely breakout-free, but if I have a new zit, I will dab some of the cleanser on my dry face for a few seconds and then wet my clarisonic and really work it in. My skin feels sooo good afterwards. Pores look smaller. Skin feels tight but a good youthful tight, not dry crocodile tight. And the next morning, my zit will have decreased in redness and size. LOVE this cleanser. I bought this back in mid April and it's lasted me through the end of August. I've tried using the cleanser every day twice a day, but found that would dry my face out. So I typically use this once a day. I alternate with Cerave's cleanser for oily skin. UPDATE - I went back to see a dermatologist to get some Retin-A, since that is supposed to help with both acne & anti-aging. I'm using 0.025% Retin-a every night now so I've found that my skin cannot tolerate using this cleanser every day with Retin-a. I still love this cleanser though, so I still use it 1-3 times a week depending on how my skin's doing. About to order my 3rd bottle.

I've only been using it for about a week now but I must say, I really love how smooth my skin is getting. Right now, I'm following the directions for the 5-7 days of use to prep for my at home peel, which will be tomorrow. My skin is no stranger to chemical peels. I usually go to an anesthetist to get mine done professionally but I'm currently going to an accelerated nursing school which doesn't allot enough time for me to stay home for the healing process. So, this is a great product to manage my skin in between treatments. My skin clogs easily so, I needed something to facilitate removal of the all the dead skin keeping the bacteria inside the pores to wreak havoc. It's too early to tell but so far, I have had no bad reaction to it. And I have sensitive skin. No new pimples have emerged. Prior to using, I had hormonal pimples around my chin and also had a weird reaction to something which caused tiny pimples around my cheeks and forehead. Made me have sandpaper-like skin which clear from afar but looked very rough in the sunlight and up close. I feel like this product helped smooth it out by sloughing off all the skin keeping those little buggers in and also flattened out those hormonal pimples. My face looks a lot brighter too. My only quarrel with this product is that, it doesn't lather as much as I want it to so I wash my face with a simple face wash for sensitive skin before using this product. Salicylic acid penetrates better anyway when there is less oil on the face so in my opinion, I feel it would be fore effective to wash before using it. I know what you're thinking. Cleanse your face before you cleanse your face?? That's crazy talk! It gives it that clean feeling. And of course, moisturize after!! I usually use this product once daily at night and use a moisturizing serum afterwards. I also use the St. Ives face scrub in the mornings to scrub off the dead skin that the salicylic acid dried out... But I scrub ever so gently! Don't want to anger the face. I'll update when I get the chance but, so far so good. Keep in mind though! My skin is used to products like this so, results might vary for other people and might be harsh if you haven't used strong salicylic acid products before.

I came across this product by using the sorting options on Amazon to look for a facial cleanser with all natural ingredients. I have been using a product called "the regimen" by acne.org which comes with a facial cleanser, a treatment bottle, and a moisturizer. I didnt like the facial cleanser that came with the regimen so I figured that I would replace it with an all natural facial cleanser like this one. The problem was that the regimen is applied twice a day (in the morning and before going to bed), this product can only be used once every 2-3 days. So I figured that I would use this facial cleanser every 2-3 days along with my regular treatment bottle and moisturizer from the regimen. I wouldnt recommend doing this to other people thinking of doing this as it left my skin really dry for about a week and left red blemishes on parts of my face when using this together with other acne fighting products. The red blemishes will probably go away after 2 weeks of not using any products but my face still felt dry for about a week after using it together with other acne products. Using this product alone though worked very well, I noticed results after the first day. I have sensitive oily skin that is really hard to treat with acne products because the products either make my face dry up, overproduce oil, or the chemicals are too harsh on the sensitive skin and create blemishes. This product felt like a thousand needles on my face every time I used it until it dried off but its really effective when used alone, some of the pimples that I had under my skin faded almost completely away after 3 uses and some of the tougher pimples shrank after the 3rd use. The only side effect that it has had when using it alone is that it makes my face super dry after cleaning it off but its worth the hassle for the great results that im getting so far. Dont go overboard on using the product though, you have to give your face time to heal so its best to use the product once every 3 days or so (the bottle suggest once every 2-3 days). Pros --------------- - Really strong, you will see results really quickly - Easy to apply, clear instructions - Mostly natural ingredients Cons --------------- - Some people experience dry skin when using this product - Too strong when used in combination with other acne products Conclusion --------------- Its a great product just dont use it in combination with other acne fighting products because it might be too harsh on your face together with the other products. Some people might experience dryness in the face when using this product but after reading some of the other reviews it seems to be pretty common. The results have definitely been worth putting up with the dryness for me, just be sure to give your skin time to heal and dont use it too often (use it once every 3 days).

I had suffered from very oily, acne prone skin as a teenager and a young adult, but as I aged (and especially after I had children), my skin began to dry out a little bit with some oil in the T-zone. Thankfully, it was nothing like my younger days. Fast forward to this past month -- at 35 I had a septoplasty and I had no idea that my crazy oily, acne prone skin would return as a result of the surgery. I was waking each morning and washing with my gentle cleanser that had been fine up until my surgery and my face returned to complete oil after hours. I searched online reviews and found Perfect Image. I went back and forth on whether to do the daily cleanser or this one and decided that since I was planning on doing peels as well, that I would get this one and I could always go back and buy the daily cleanser if I needed something else. I don't know if something is going on with my skin that makes it unusual, but I can use this every single day, sometimes twice per day, with no drying and no irritation. The only time I lay off of it are the days following a glycolic peel. It has given me back my normal skin and my oily skin is controlled pretty much all day, with just a dewy glow by the end of the day -- not a grease trap! My acne has somewhat stabilized, but there is some improvement to new breakouts. I'm still getting a pimple here and there, so this is not a total fix, but it's a HUGE improvement. I would recommend this to a friend and would use it again.

I had been using this product for a while, but when I ran out I decided to try other products. I have to say that I noticed the difference right away. My skin tone is more even, and my pores are seamless My oily areas around my nose started getting noticeably visible, which was not happening when I used this product. You only need a little with a soft scrub concentrating on your chin, lips and nose to clean oily deposits. It rinses clean and your face will be soft and glowing. You will see a difference too!

So of course I had high expectations based on all the 5 star reviews. I have been using this for about a month. I found this product to be a good cleanser but that's about it. I have very sensitive skin. I was really hoping that this stuff was as strong as others made it out to be but I never peeled once. I never even got red. My pores are a little cleaner but it has not made me clear. I only got a tingling feeling a couple times but never a burning sensation. I have been able to use this product as a daily cleanser. Hopefully with continued use I will get my money's worth.

I love all perfect image products. I mostly use the chemical peels & had decided to use the facial cleaner prior to the peels. The salicylic acid deep gel cleanser goes beneath your skin & cleanses out the dirt & grime. I had large pores from acne when I was younger that never went away and I wanted to do something about it. Please read the description before using it. if you have never used a salicylic acid product before or have sensitive skin, go slow in to it! I I used the cleanser twice a day for 2 days and once the third day. My face swelled up and it was very dry and chapped. It practically shocked my face. I've never had a reaction to any of the perfect image peels, so I know I went to fast and too much for the first try. I'm definitely going to use it again in the future, But I'll go slow into it. My pores DID shrink and my face peeled some of the dead skin. So it works!

Good product