Garnier Green Labs Pinea-C Gel Cleanser

I was on a trial team for some of the Garnier Green Labs products last year, found them great, and was keen to try more. I saw this on sale at Pak n Save, and thought it would be good to try.

It cleans very well, without being drying, and smells nice too. I'm not sure that I would say it's brightening, because although it contains Vitamin C, it doesn't stay on the skin for very long before being washed off. But it is really nice, affordable cleanser.

I began using this product alongside the Pinea-C vitamin C moisturiser, and was pleasantly surprised. I have fairly normal skin but it gets easily dried and stripped by the wrong products. For this reason, I almost religiously stick to cream/milk cleansers, and tend to avoid gel cleanser for fear of them leaving my skin dry and tight. I was a little apprehensive to use this, but I’m glad I did! This does not dry my skin out at ALL, it leaves it feeling nicely cleansed, brightened and very balanced. The smell is pretty minimal which was nice too. I love the ease of the squeeze tube, and the product size is great as a small dollop easily cleanses my whole face and neck. I really enjoy this cleanser for that slightly deeper-clean feeling than my regular cream cleansers, while still leaving my skin balanced, particularly when using SPF products which tend to sit on my skin a little heavier. I don’t wear makeup, so I can’t attest to its makeup removing abilities, but based on how this feels to cleanse with I imagine it would remove foundation really well. Overall I am very pleased with this cleanser! My skin feels very happy after using it and it provides a great cleansing.

So the Pinea(apple) C cleanser - it's in a tube. I'd prefer a pump just to prevent any overspill but it's not a fast flowing tube if that makes sense, so its not too messy lest you squeeze hard.

I love the packaging - Garnier have nailed it with the Green Labs range, it's cute, it's neutral, it screams mature-young-adult. I really appreciate it.

The gel wash smells of fragrance, kind of citrus, kind of 'generic skincare'. It's not offputting at all, its actually quite nice.

It does what you'd want face wash to do - it cleans and removes makeup easily, doesn't make skin dry and leaves you feeling like you've had a good wash.

I ended up loving this a lot more than I thought I would - garnier have really hit the nail with this range!

The Garnier Brightening Gel Cleanser has a runny formula which makes it quickly foam up when massaging on wet skin. It has a very subtle smell of pineapple which is ideal as I do not typically like strongly scented products. After washing my face, my skin felt smooth and clean. After using this cleanser in the morning, my skin feels super hydrated and soft. My skin also feels clean. I have not noticed much change in my uneven skin; however, my fine lines appear to have reduced. I absolutely love that the packaging is made from recycled materials.

The packaging is nice and simple and not to over done. It’s a nice light green colour and the directions are easy to follow with all basic info needed.

The gel itself is quite light weight and has the faintest smell and is not over powering. The gel lathers up nicely, so not too much is needed during the use.

I was slight worried as gel cleansers can be drying at times, especially around the nose. But iv had no issues since using this. As said above it’s quite a light weight gel and not to harsh on the skin, so no burning or stinging on any imperfections.

It’s a great cleanser and I have notice a change over the last few weeks, I have even been using this more than my glow recipe gel cleanser as it seems a lot gentle on my face. Worth the buy x

Loved the packaging on this product. It definitely looks like a premium product, and i would pay more for it. It foams really nicely and doesnt have an overpowering scent like some cleansers. I am not sure about the brightening effect, as I feel like this product would need to be used for a month plus to see the effects of a brightening cleanser. I used this morning and night and felt like my skin was squeaky clean afterwards! It removed my makeup seamlessly.

The Garnier Green Labs Pinea-C Gel cleanser was a pleasant surprise for me, it was gentle on my skin and left my skin feeling fresh and hydrated unlike other cleansers which have left my skin feeling dry. The cleansing gel was effective at removing make up and general day to day build up from my face and left my skin feeling refreshed. I have been using this in combination with the Garnier serum and I can visibly see a difference in my overall skin appearance in just one week.

First of all I absolutely LOVE the packaging of this product. The pump is easy to use and it looks super cute on my shelf. It smells amazing and it applies easily and doesn't make my face feel wet or greasy forever. However, I have very dry skin needs so I didn't find that it gave me the moisturiser I needed. I still needed to supplement with another heavier moisturiser and pop this one on before I went out. I did use it exclusively for about 5 days but my poor little face just got far too dry. I think that this would work really well though for people with less moisture needs and I'll probably keep using it alongside my other heavy duty cream. Until it runs out anyway.