Hawaiian Pineapple Enzyme Facial Cleanser

It totally makes skin look younger,I'm not kidding But make sure To moisturize well afterwards, especially with dry skin. Personally I buy this cleanser over and over again. I have probably used this for nearly 20 years and it is so wonderfully scented and exfoliant, I don't use it everyday as I have dry skin and it will be to drying for me but I do use it several times per week and it is an absolute Godsend! I cannot recommend this highly enough, 10 Stars if they allowed it, lol! Try it, you will like it!

This face wash really does live up to Alba's claims! I have very large pores on my nose & chin and just above the brows.....even at nearly 60! TBO it's embarrassing. I have olive skin which was oily with shine in the T zone from puberty on up until around 45, throughout which I've tried everything to control the oil and shine without 100% satisfying results or stripping my skin to feel tight. I shower every morning and by noon, hello shine. (sigh) Then at 50 the T zone shine reduced greatly. I still get lightly oily all over my face but with dry patches on my cheeks and outer brow bones, but as I said the pores are still there. The one thing about my oily, olive skin is that severe wrinkles have been delayed! I do have some fine crows feet and wrinkles on my forehead, but I consider myself very lucky in that department at this age. Needing a good face wash, I immediately looked to Alba for it's formulations. I prefer to use organic products as much as possible, and I have always liked Alba's products. But I decided to research for other options, including a brand recommended on Celiac.org, because I also need gluten free. (Found that out in 2008) For me personally, the less steps in skin care, the better. I was not finding any other option that met my standards and goals, so I bought this face wash for the pore refining attribute and I felt that all boxes are checked, including affordability. I just received it yesterday and I used it before bed. It did not strip my face or make it feel tight, and my pores reduced greatly! Now, I am a "wash cloth" kind of gal because I have always felt I get a better clean, and I can't stand water running down my forearms and neck (unless I'm in the shower) but last night I decided to splash to wet and wash with my fingers instead, to test this face wash by following the directions. I also used the oil free face cream (for the first time, too) before bed, but with concern that my pores will open back up. Let me tell you, this morning, my pores still look fantastic, and my face is not oily, but dewy!! I am so very happy! My cheeks will need extra attention especially since it is still winter, but they do feel so much better! The scent of this face wash is lovely, very light and airy, as expected from Alba. I have always loved Alba's products, and I'm not surprised that this was the best option for me. The bottle had leaked in the bag some during shipping, but it was full and the liquid was minimal. Easy to wash off. Why fuss unnecessarily only to defeat the purpose of my 5 star review? I highly recommend this face wash! It makes washing up a positive experience because it actually provides results!!

I have very sensitive skin and this facial cleanser leaves my skin feeling smooth and not dried out like most exfoliating cleansers. I have ordered multiple times. Great daily cleanser.

I was a little curious as I am a fan of Alba Bontanica products such as their unscented, very emollient body lotion ( which I will be reviewing next) and their face and body scrub. Packaging: I found it very cute and tropical. It is in a pump bottle which is easy to use and worked properly. In my own opinion, I think that it dispenses too much product, as a little goes a long way. So I'm careful not to use a whole pump full. Scent: Tropical, you can definite smell pineapple but it's not over powering like bath and body works scents can be. It is a light, pleasant scent. Performance: Went on and rinses off easily. It's not great at removing eye makeup so I'd suggest using eye makeup remover or what I used is pure apricot seed oil and a cotton round beforehand. My face felt clean afterwards. All in all I think this is a good product. I didn't have the greatest first experience with it as I would have liked. I did sprout some tint whiteheads following my first and second use. I would use caution if you have sensitive or oily skin. For some reason my skin felt a little oily the next morning so I've been using witch hazel after washing with this facial cleanser and it's helped a lot.

Update: after some time, still fairly happy with this product. It doesn't take ALL mascaras off as I was hoping - I had switched to a NATURAL brand called Essence Lash Princess and it doesn't remove it all from my face. My eyes yes, but not my skin without a cloth to rub some. Also I'm not happy about the giant price increase. This product has gone up almost $3. That's too much. Therefore I'm shopping around a bit for other items to have on hand waiting to see if they'll price drop. First time trying this product but I had read some good reviews about it so I gave it a shot. So surprisingly impressed It was worth writing a review. First of all it smells wonderful. Texture is somewhat thick - not watery at all. But not so thick you're going to go through the bottle fast. It's very gentle on my skin. You don't need very much to clean your face. But what I love the most is it removes my makeup in one wash. That includes my mascara which is the L'Oreal Paradise mascara. Not the waterproof but regular. Still this is amazing. I'm so impressed I've already bought a second bottle, going to put it on my subscribe and save as a regular item as long as it's available. Either way, I will continue to use this product because it is good for your skin and it actually does clean it without washing it twice. Very reasonably priced too... you can't ask for more. Well, I am happy anyway :-).

I’ve been a longtime user of this product and it was always fantastic for my skin. The new label change also seems to have come with a scent change, or rather they removed the fragrance entirely. I’m usually one for removing artificial fragrances and colors from products but I have to admit I miss the way it used to smell. It remains to be seen if this continues to work the way the old version did as I haven’t had it for that long. I always described this product as an extremely mild peel, as I felt the fruit acids did a great job of mildly exfoliating. We shall see.

Very good. Can be a little drying to use every day

I just love this Alba Botanica Pineapple Enzyme cleanser :)) I always have this in my shower . I know there's more expensive enzyme cleansers out there, I've tried some of them, including Peter Thomas Roth. I like this much better and my pocket book does too. I love the way it smells, it helps to exfoliate my face so good it feels so soft afterwards. One day I noticed I had pimples on my arms (Keratosis Pilaris) they felt bumpy and gross. I had already tried to put other acne products and they didn't help. So I tried putting some product on my loofah when I was showering one day and OMG! My body felt so clean and soft and the bumps were gone and it even removed the excess deodorant on my underarms . Now I use this for showering once a week when I want to exfoliate and I'm not going back to those other products. The size is big enough and you only need a little bit, it's extremely economical to use. Now my BF uses it for shaving too. He's got sensitive dry skin so he makes sure to use a moisturizer afterwards. P.S. I've started to use their facial mask too. My skin is normal to oily and I use a light moisturizer or serum afterwards.