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Tips from a 7 (Seven!)-Year User of Clarisonic
I never leave reviews on things, but this product deserves one. For 7 years, I have been using this cleaning brush (I actually have an older model, the discontinued Clarisonic MD, but basically the same thing), and it has made all the difference in keeping away acne and keeping my skin feeling clean and looking soft and exfoliated. Yes, it's pricey at $150, but I've had mine for 7 years, which breaks down to a little over $20 per year. That's the same as one bottle of nice moisturizer, or less than one month's worth of proactiv. And it is equally as important, for me, in keeping away acne as proactiv or any topical skin care product. I also plan to keep it for many more years, so the cost of use per year will keep going down.
Some helpful tips I've learned:
1. Skip the clarisonic skin care products. There are other products that do equally or a better job, usually at a lower cost. Some of my favorites are Proactiv, Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, and Ponds products.
2. To extend the life of your brush heads, soak them in a diluted bleach mixture every few weeks. Then rinse and dry them. This will disinfect them, giving you a few extra weeks or months before you have to replace them. Not disinfecting= bacteria=acne. Not good. When you do buy new brush heads, try to buy them in bulk.
3. Be sure to remove the brush heads and clean the prongs underneath every few weeks. Grime & bacteria tend to build up here. You'll be glad you did.
That's all I have for now! Hope it was helpful!
July 2014 · Unknown