Skinfood Facial Cleansing Wipes Review

Really dry towelettes, which make for ineffective makeup removal. Smells good and is gentle on the skin but what the point? Most likely won't buy this again as there are many more effective options available.

Oh my god.

I bought these thinking they were going to have a lovely, mild, natural scent judging by the list of ingredients on the front of the packet.

I got home, opened the packet and was smacked in the face with the stench of pure toilet cleaner. I couldn't believe it.

If you are sensitive to scents and fragrance, steer way clear of these! I have no idea what is in them that causes this smell.

It literally smells like a mix of Lynx (cue PTSD flashbacks to high school socials) and actual toilet cleaner.

I cannot use these on my face!

The only positive thing I can say is that the wipe itself seems to be made out of a sturdy material. I hate when other wipes warp and disintegrate while you're using them.

Edit to add: after reading all the previous reviews raving about the mild, fresh scent, I thought I was losing my mind! I asked my flatmate to smell the wipes and tell me what she thought it smelled like, and she immediately said toilet cleaner. So I feel better knowing I'm probably not losing my mind! I do see that the other reviews are a couple of years older though, so perhaps they've recently reformulated?

These wipes are soft on the skin and are very easy to use. They also smell really good, but are not overpowering in scent either. I didn't mind using them as they did an 'ok' job at removing my make up. They easily removed the majority but not the waterproof mascara. I also found the wipes were also REALLY wet. I'm not sure if it was the packet I had, or if it is normal, but the wipes were actually dripping once they came out of the packet! I have tried a number of different brands of 'wipes' and overall am indifferent to this one, there are better out there for the price :)

I was in the supermarket, had a quick look on my phone for a review and saw these wipes. I mainly use wipes after my night shifts . I feel so tired and my quick go to is wipes.

Packaging looks bright and inviting. I had trouble with the seal not completely adhering to the packet . Texture of the wipe itself is soft. Quite thin . Not as thick as I’d hoped it to be . The scent of these wipes is like very mild vanilla.

It seems to take my make up off but not my liquid liner . It struggled and I have to do a double cleanse with my oil cleanser .

I had hyped myself up for these wipes. I payed over ten dollars and I honestly don’t think they were worth that price for only 25 wipes. I wouldn’t recommend it for full face make up like what I wear. I won’t repurchase these .

A nice idea, convenient wipe, but a little dry.

Due to the lack of moisture, you have to really pull and push in the skin, so not great around the eye area. I felt that with added moisture this could have been a good cleansing wipe, but as it is, it did a basic clean but not a great clean.

I wouldn't buy them again, I will look for something better.

oK So this is the secound product of skinfood i have purchased,

firstly it takes off my makeup quite well and I only have to use one wipe ! That is a first, I haven't found wipes where I could only use one I would have to use a few to remove all of my makeup,

but this range does skin the hell out of my skin and eyes ! it doesn't leave any rashes or anything just when im removing my makeup, so I guess this is not for me ,

I brought these as Fat 2 Fit NZ gave them a great review, but they stung my eyes. and i didn't even use them over my eyes only around the eye socket. Even though It did take off all my make up and made my skin feel nice.. I will not be using again.

I won a pack of Skinfood New Zealand facial wipes thanks to Beauty Review and was interested to try them. I usually clean my face with my favourite cleanser on a cotton ball. The wipe is easy to take out of its pack. The feeling of the wipe on my face is refreshing. However, I have a very sensitive skin and the wipe really dries my skin off and doesn't moisturised it. For my type of skin, the wipe does half of the job it claims to do. I won't discard the leftovers wipes. I will use them when I don't have direct access to water while camping or hiking. The price of $0.40 / wipe is a bit high in my opinion. I would also prefer a smaller packaging made of recyclable plastic.

I found these didn't remove my makeup it just dragged it accross my face, I found they were quite dry and didnt have enough moisture. I also didn't really enjoy the scent. Disappointing as I quite like a few things from this brand. I had a very red face once I gave up try to remove my makeup ! :(