Desert EssenceThoroughly Clean Face Wash Original Deep Cleansing Formula with Tea Tree, Castile Soap & Coconut Oil - 32oz - Soothing, Unisex Skin Cleaning Agent

Came across this old favorite from my teen years, and decided to try again - glad I did!For reference: I am an adult with oily, acne-prone and somewhat sensitive skin. Too harsh chemicals or scrubbing will really irritate skin around my nose, chin and cheekbones, in particular. Oh, and I always forget - my cheeks only are quite normal to dry! It's pretty mean, but such is life. :PThis product works great. It's fairly gentle, so I can use it with a soft washcloth to lightly exfoliate my skin. It's frustrating to have sensitive skin that is easily congested by oil, that *needs* daily exfoliation, but this stuff seems to bridge the gap of gentle + cleansing. It feels like the tea tree helps heal my skin on the occasions which I over-scrub or it gets damaged by the harsh weather.I like that Desert Essence has been a company with a good conscience for decades, and I really like the price, too. If you have combo, oily and/or acne-prone skin - this one to try.Note: This is a huge 32 oz bottle, with no pump. It's probably a refill bottle, but this price (currently ~$13) just can't be beat. Buy a pump, or pour some into a smaller bottle that you refill, like I do.Oh, and my boyfriend sometimes steals a wash-worth of this when the skin under his beard is itchy, flaky -- generally winter cranky. He likes it, too. :-)UPDATE: 12/01/2015 - Okay, so this really is a ridiculously large bottle. As such, especially given my propensity to try new things, this bottle was still heavy and full after nearly a year of time. Since taking stock of this I decided to see what else I could do with this wash, and I found that it made for an interesting bath.As a bath additive - this is not foamy for long. It flattens out very quickly and leaves the water cloudy. I think this is due to the castille soap, as this is the same as Dr. Bronner's soaps. Like Bronner, you may not want to get this in your hair, or if you do reeeeeally rinse and condition and rinse - or you will get a weird residue + dry out thing. It also may gunk up your razor and leave a film in the tub.BUT, if you like tea tree scent and/or have oily/acne/etc body skin or anything else which can be cleared up by the medicinal properties of tea tree oil -- this makes a strong and effective bath. I don't really have oily skin aside from my face, neck and chest, but this still left my skin feeling great after a soak and jumping out of the bath to slather on some body oil. And I do happen to find some of the mediciney-smelling scents refreshing-- tea tree, eucalyptus, rosemary, etc. Mmm!Hope this helps! :-)

I've been using this cleanser for about a year now and have tried different ways of using it. It does have a very "liquidy" consistency which makes it a tad difficult to work with as it runs off your hands as you lift them to your face. (I wash my face in the shower) Some have used it in a foaming bottle, which I too have done. I just used an old Bath and Body Works bottle and it does work great, but I'm just silly and felt I wasn't getting a "pure" form of this cleanser. I know I'm weird. It cleanses well, and you do need moisturizer or your face will feel dry. But I wanted a good scrubbing which you don't really get with this used alone.So here's my tip that has taken this cleanser to a whole other level. Use coffee grounds to act as an exfoliator. Keep a small container of grounds (sometimes I use expresso grounds as they are more fine but it's up to you and what you like). Pour a small amount of grounds into your hand, then pump some of this cleanser onto it and mix together. This also helps to keep the liquid from running off your hands as you raise it to your face since it's now mixed with the grounds. My face feels SO clean after I use this method and coffee is good for your skin, helps boost collagen so win win. Then I apply my hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and moisturizer . (by the way, make sure to clean out your outer ear afterwards)Are you as lazy as I am and hate to wash your face at night to remove your makeup? You know who you are. I've made some DIY wipes using this cleanser and other ingredients that are beneficial to your skin. I keep them in my room next to my bed so before I lay down I can grab one, wipe my face really well then apply some of my retinol cream and I'm done! Do some research on what's great for your skin, I've tried many different recipes and finally settled on one I like which I will share with you if you're taking that laziness one step further and just want the darn recipe. :-)Recipe for DIY Facial Cleansing and Makeup Remover Wipes (I use seventh generation baby wipes for this, but you can use thick paper towels or even cut up diaper cloths but of course you'd have to keep washing them and remember I'm lazy? At the moment I have the wipes in a wipe warmer and a warm wipe feels so nice, just periodically add purified water to the stack as it will tend to dry out a little).~2-3 cups purified water~2 tbsp fractionated coconut oil or olive oil~1 tsbp witch hazel~3 tbsp of this cleanser OR liquid castile soap~1 tsp vitamin E oil~20-25 drops of Frankincense essential oil or Lavender (don't use tea tree as it is already in the cleanser if you use it)~~Keep in mind, this is my personal preferred recipe that works for me. I don't always add all ingredients if I don't have them on hand. I'm just sharing this to get you started on your own recipe if you're interested~~ Hope this helps you!

I have very finicky combination oily skin, with that being said it is so freaking hard for me to find products that don't give me pimples or rashes. I am happy to say my skin responds very well to tea tree oil (thank god, because its in EVERYTHING related to oily skin) I LOVE this product, and i've used a few other products by desert essence and have been pretty satisfied with the results. I do have really red cheeks (i've tried so many things) and this doesn't help with redness but everywhere else on my face has a very good even tone with no pimples thanks to this........now at one point i ran out of organic/whatever "natural" soap i had, i hate using my families processed gunk soap because i can tell it destroys my skin, so i started using this as body soap as well......miracles~ out of most of the people in my family i'm not too smelly but i do still have B.O. like any other westerner, but i've actually noticed a significant decrease in my body odor after using this, which I tested by using my families normal soap and being stinky again. so hey two in one! plus the price can't be beat with the size of this baby it's lasted me quite awhile now and i'm not the only one using it.