Gentle Charcoal Cleanser for Sensitive Skin: Elizavecca Elastic Pore Cleansing Foam

Calling all sensitive skin types! Your cleansing routine doesn’t have to leave you irritated or red. In fact, cleansing can be a very soothing and relaxing experience. For today’s review, I tried out Elizavecca Milky Piggy Elastic Pore Cleansing Foam to see if it lives up to its claims of removing impurities without irritation.

About Elizavecca Milky Piggy Elastic Pore Cleansing Foam

Aside from our favorite ingredient, charcoal, Elizavecca claims that their Elastic Pore Cleansing Foam is infused with skin-nourishing ingredients like glycerin, palmitic acid, and hydrolyzed collagen, and of course, it delivers a quick cleanse that leaves skin feeling fresh and clean without any irritation or dryness in just five minutes.

package:

The packaging is simple and functional. It’s a standard squeezable tube of 120 ml/4.05 oz. Instead of plain white plastic, you’ll receive a shiny silver tube with the familiar Elizavecca pig mascot. This time, it’s meant to coat dirt and blackheads on your skin.

Texture and aroma:

The foam texture is really unique – it starts out smooth, black and sticky, then turns light grey on the skin and washes off with a soft lather. The scent is amazing – it’s mild and sweet, you’ll love the way it feels on your skin. It’s very similar to the iconic carbonated bubble clay mask, but much finer and smoother.

material:

Another great ingredient is myristic acid. Although Paula’s Choice’s website notes that it can be drying, myristic acid penetrates the skin and helps remove any remaining makeup, dirt, and other impurities. Plus, the formula is enriched with soothing rosemary and skin-brightening papaya extract.

Charcoal powder in face wash: how effective is it?

The reason for these extreme opinions lies in individual skin types and the concentration of charcoal in the product. If you have oily or acne-prone skin, it may be worth giving a charcoal cleanser a try. However, it’s important to choose a gentle formula and monitor your skin’s reaction. Elizavecca’s Pore Cleansing Foam seems gentle enough to wash away all the dead skin without irritating the skin. It stings a little, but it’s not painful.

Elastic Pore Cleansing Foam vs. Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask: Comparing Two Legends

To help you decide between these two products, I decided to do a little evaluation and comparison of the texture, ingredients, and cleaning effectiveness of Elizavecca’s two flagship cleansers.

The main ingredient is kaolin, which is a type of clay. It helps thicken the mask and cleanse the skin. Next to the clay is cocamidopropyl betaine, which is a type of foaming ingredient. This helps create a lather on the surface of the skin. And of course, charcoal powder is responsible for the color and for purifying the skin.

‣ Strong Points: It’s fun, long-lasting and leaves skin feeling soft.

‣ Cons: It’s thick and hard to wash off.