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Today I want to tell you about the product I have been using most regularly to take off my makeup – in particular my stubborn Estee Lauder Double Wear!

It is the wonderful, the fantastic, the marvellous… ZA Cosmetics Deep Cleansing Oil.

Now I was sent this by ZA for free however I am not being paid to talk about this product, I haven’t been asked to talk about this product. I just genuinely love and use this product regularly and I want to tell you about it – because it’s a cheaper alternative to the Estee Lauder makeup remover, and it removes makeup really well and leaves my skin feeling fab.

So it’s sold in 100ml bottles, it’s around $15NZ and sold in Life Pharmacy and other similar stores in NZ – if you want to see where it’s sold near you or in your country then check the Facebook page or site for your country at the bottom of their website. It’s got a pump dispenser and one pump is around enough for my face, although I tend to use two pumps (one to remove makeup and one to cleanse).

Obviously it’s an oil-based cleanser (looking at the name). Originally I was thinking I wouldn’t be touching the thing with a barge pole as I have oily skin myself and I assumed it would make it worse and make me break out. However it ended up being quite the opposite (once I got the courage to try it!).

It’s marketed to remove stubborn makeup, pore impurities and clogged sebum (who knows what that it, but it sounds nasty). It is formulated with two types of natural plant oils (two!?) and vitamin E derivative which sounds pretty good, although it’s gone over my head a little bit.

You are supposed to rub a pump between your hands and apply to your dry skin (which is a HUGE positive for me, because I can never be bothered wetting my face before cleansing – it’s such a pain). Then you rub it over your skin and rinse it off. The one thing to note here is that the formula is very runny so you have to be careful when you pump it out that you don’t lose it between your fingers and onto the floor!

I find it just melts away all of my makeup almost instantly. You and I both know the power of Double Wear and how it sticks to your skin – I can assure you that this stuff melts it away like the Wicked Witch of the West.

It leaves my skin feeling really nice and it doesn’t feel wet or sticky as it can with some cleansers. In fact I barely feel anything at all.

It never breaks me out and it never leaves an oily residue or makes my skin overly oily. In fact I think it’s actually helped my breakouts before because you don’t have to scrub it or anything so it doesn’t anger your acne but it’s gentle and cleanses really deeply so gets rid of all those nasties which were causing the breakouts in the first place.

Overall I would definitely recommend this. I have no idea what people with dry skin need, but I know it works for my oily, acne prone skin. It would be perfect for you if you wear a high coverage foundation every day as it would keep your skin cleansed and healthy. It’s cheap. It’s easy to find. It’s easy to use. What more could you want?

Have you tried this before? What cleansers do you use and love? I use this alongside a few others too – I love the Lush Dark Angels cleanser too!

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