Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser

How much is too much for a cleanser? $30 seems like a splurge for a cleanser to me.The Sephora purity seal and the quality ingredients with a very high concentration of anti-oxidants probably attribute to the price tag of Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser.Does it work? Read on to see.

What does OleHenriksen Claim?

What it is:
A rich, creamy, revitalizing antioxidant facial cleanser.

What it is formulated to do:
Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser cleans skin of impurities without stripping essential moisture. The soothing formula is strong enough to remove makeup, but gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin. 

What I think about this Cleanser?

The packaging is lovely and hygienic.Its a pump bottle with quite a bit of product in there.A couple of pumps is all you need for the entire face.The cleanser itself is a soft foam that seems quite gentle.

The citrus smell is amazing and quite soothing to the senses.If you have a lot of gunk on your face, you may need quite a bit of product to cleanse thoroughly.The foam does not lather up pretty well, but cleanses effectively. I wipe off my make-up with a wet wipe and follow with this cleanser sometimes. Since it's quite gentle, I don't think this would make a good one-step cleanser for makeup.

I have dry-combination skin, so I am constantly on the hunt for a cleanser that won't rip my skin off the moisture.I quite like this cleanser for it's cleansing properties, but you may still need a moisturizer, especially during winters.It's comparatively less drying than so many other foaming cleansers. I'd love to use this more in the summer and the fresh scent is perfect for summer.I am sure people with oily skin would love this as much.

That said, I won't say this is something I cannot live without. For the price tag, I am sure there are better cleansers out there. But, this one does contain a lot of natural ingredients.If you are someone who travels a lot, you could probably get the travel size version(around $15) since the packaging is pretty practical to travel along with. Even otherwise, it's better to try a sample before buying the full size bottle. I got this size as part of Sephora's weekly specials which was priced at around $10 for 1.5 ounces.

Available at all Sephora stores,online at Sephora.com and olehenriksen.com.

Have you tried OleHenriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser? Do you love it or hate it? Is there anything else that you like from this line? I'd love to know!