Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Facial Wash Review

Always keen to try skin products and I looked forward to taking off the day's face with Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Facial Wash. So I lather up a small amount in my hands and spread it gently over my face. With a face cloth, I then begin to wash off this slightly gooey, sticky layer. Blimey, the stuff is like paint stripper! My face is certainly clean after a few wipes and splashes. Even the soft face cloth is whiter than white! My face is stunned with a stiff and sensible cleanliness that would score points for the scrub-it-till-it's-bare fanatics. Oh, my goodness, my face is screaming for the moisturiser, and what a relief that is! My skin is normal, and at my age, not dry at all. I have always looked after it, taken off the makeup, cleaned and moisturised daily. I certainly have never peeled off a layer as this face wash seemed to do. I tried it for several days, but no, not for me. Perhaps if your skin is oily and you want a good value, deep clean, then it might suit you. Give me back my creme cleanser or the micellar waters for a gentle effective cleansing routine.

Was eager to trial this product as have found other 'Simple' branded products to be good, especially for their price point.

Packaging: Too busy. For a product branded 'Simple' there is just too much going on in the packaging. Higher end products are much more streamlined and minimal, so this could be better. However, it appears clean and the colours are refreshing.

Product states it is moisturising and foaming. I found that only a small amount was required to achieved the cleansing however I did not find the product to be foaming. This didn't bother me, it wasn't necessary as such to work effectively, but that is what the packaging stated it would do.

Moisturising - NO. Compared to other cleansers I have tried, of all sorts of price points, this was not moisturising. In fact it left my skin feeling tight and stretched. It must be noted however that I am in my mid 40s and need a more moisturising product than people in their 20s.

All that said, the product did what it is intended to - it cleansed my skin well. As a test, applying a toner following this cleanser resulted in NO makeup reside which my other cleansers, of varying price points while more moisturising, are prone to do. So the trade off is better cleanser but potentially strips skin of natural moisture.

I wouldn't use again for my skin type for younger oiler skin it would be a good buy for the price point.

While the Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Facial Wash has lots of good qualities, overall I have found it too inconvenient to be likely to purchase it again.

The packaging is great, no problems there, and I like how Simple keeps such a strong focus on using natural ingredients and creating kind-to-skin products. It's the product itself that I don't really like. It came out from the tube in a very thick, almost balm-like consistency after sitting in my cold bathroom, and it was very difficult to work into a lather. For this reason I found it much more annoying to use than something like an automatic foaming pump cleanser, which is dispersed and ready to go instantly. In the shower this wasn't such a problem — I think the heat from the shower helped to lather the product up much quicker.

After cleansing my skin didn't feel overly dried out, which was good, but still nicely cleaned and refreshed. If this wasn't such a difficult to 'prepare' product (and from a parent company that tests on animals) I would possibly consider repurchasing.

This product is so gentle on your skin. Feels so soft on your skin. Makes your skin so smooth and soft. Easy to use and really good for your skin. Highly recommend it for young teenagers and any one with sensitive skin

The Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Facial Wash was a really great product to try. I am always looking for sensitive skin safe products at the supermarket, and even a bonus when they are under $15.

The packaging is pretty standard tube with flip cap. The squeeze hole is quite small which is great if you like saving product (it doesn't gush out), but not great if you want a palmful of face wash.

I was excited about a face wash that claims it moisturises as well. However, on this claim I was disappointed. I am still left with the tight feeling after washing. I don't find it any more moisturising than any other face wash.

The bottle also claims that it is foaming, but I did not find that it was very foaming at all. You have to really rub it between your hands to 'activate' any sort of foaming.

I have very sensitive skin but did not have any reactions to this product.

I've now been using this day and night for 5 days which I think is enough time to prove its worth. It proved to be totally ok with my sensitive skin and I didn't have the slightest reaction to it. This is always my number one checkpoint because my face is ultra picky about what I put on it.

It also holds true to its promise of moisturizing. But I feel like that comes at the cost of its cleansing ability. When I try wash this off my face it still feels slippery after a couple 'rubs'. I'm attributing this to the moisturizing properties but honestly I don't really like it. I prefer that satisfying, squeaky clean feeling where I KNOW that my face is 100% clean. And on some days when I'm only wearing light makeup, I'm too lazy to use a makeup remover so I rely on my cleanser to get rid of everything. This I feel like isn't powerful enough to get rid of all the dirt and makeup on my face.

The product itself is a translucent gel which doesn't lather up to create many bubbles. (Another weird thing I like from cleansers is heaps of foam). It has an artificial, air re-freshener like fragrance but luckily it's light enough to be tolerable.

Overall I think this is ok for winter and when I've no makeup on. But I wouldn't be using this when I want a really thorough clean or if I have makeup on my face.

I love this so much I noticed the difference to my skin after 2 days. My skin feels oil free and bonus my face has cleared up a lot it's so glad I got to try this and I even went and brought more so I never fun out

I generally wait with baited breath when a face wash claims to be moisturising, so often I end up with such tight, dry skin afterwards that I'd almost given up! But the Simple Moisturising Facial Wash was a lovely surprise. I found it foamed easily, felt really nice on and the best part was that when I washed it off my skin still felt good - none of the uncomfortable tight feeling I normally get. Even after drying my face my skin felt soft and comfortable. I followed up with a light moisturiser! Super impressed, I think I might have found my new favourite face wash!

I started using this a few weeks ago just because I wanted to try out a gel cleanser on my skin to see if it would make any difference and I was pleasantly surprised using this.My skin felt clean and refreshed, my pores looked flawless and my face felt incredibly soft and moisturised.I had no dry patches and I even had a nice soft glow to my face which I put down to the nourishing ingredients contained in this facial wash.There are no artificial additives just skin loving natural goodness and just like the name says...simple!