"What is the catch?" You ask after reading the title. "It's an American brand which is not widely available in the UK" I reply.
Just like my favourite Uma Oils, I was introduced to Acure by Teri Miyahira in one of her review videos. While the prices on their official website look very appealing, it is rather hard to find this brand at the side of the pond and when you do, the price tag can be disproportionate. One of the options could be to shop on an international website which delivers to UK (Lucky Vitamin has a delivery option which allows pre-paying the import tax). Alternatively, you can shop from iHerb and try to keep your order value below £14 to avoid the above-mentioned tax (correct on the day of posting, may be subject to change).
It is not enough to be natural, it also has to work. What a great motto to carry the brand and its values. Family owned company, the products are full of natural and organic ingredients, plant based oils and essential oils. Their charitable links include non-profit breast cancer charity Unite for Her and student-led sustainability movement providing education and empowerment for the younger generations - Turning Green.
Acure Facial Cleansing Creme RRP $9.99 for 118ml
This moderate thickness cream cleanser is primarily targeted at people with dry to normal skin types. I love cream cleansers because they feel so gentle on my skin so I break the rules and use them on my oily skin. The cleanser smells of divine sweet peppermint (but does not have a cooling effect, which I was worried about in winter time). Smells so good I have accidentally tried to brush my teeth with it (do not, I repeat, do not try to repeat my mistake. This cleanser does not taste well).
I reserved this cleanser for AM routine and it was so gentle I was able to wash my eyes with it too. This cleanser features moisturising cocoa butter and argan and olive oils. It also has plenty of fruit extracts, such as pomegranate, acai and rosehips. My attitude towards beneficial ingredients is that I'd rather see them in products that remain on skin and do not get washed down the drain. Just think, the cleanser will spend a minute or two (at most!) on your face before you will wash it off. If you want to get the maximum benefit from the ingredients, they would need to be in contact with your skin for a much longer time. In other words, if you are thinking of splurging, spend your money on a high-quality serum, toner or facial oil instead of a cleanser.
Overall I found this cleanser to be very gentle, non-greasy and effective as part of AM routine.
Ingredients: water/eau, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, euterpe oleracea (acai) fruit extract*, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract*, rosa canina (rosehips) fruit extract*, punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit extract*, calendula officinalis (calendula) flower extract*, matricaria recutita (chamomile) flower extract*, aspalathus linearis (rooibos) leaf extract*, potassium olivoyl, hydrolyzed oat protein, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, avena sativa (oat) kernel meal, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, sodium PCA, cetearyl glucoside, sorbitan olivate, glyceryl oleate, gluconolactone, glyceryl stearate SE, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, salvia officinalis (sage) oil, glyceryl caprylate, chrondus crispis extract, potassium sorbate, argania spinosa (argan) kernal oil*, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, vanilla planifolia fruit oil. *organic ingredient
Vegan, organic
Acure Radical Resurfacing Treatment RRP $17.99 for 41ml
This item is on their more expensive side of the range. The product is promised to reduce trouble spots, blotchiness and brighten up the complexion with butterfly bush and Poet stem cells. To be honest, I have never heard of these ingredients before. As with the cleanser, the ingredients list has nourishing oils and herbal extracts.
This treatment is advertised for AM and PM routines which leads me to believe it is very gentle. And this perhaps is the reason why I did not see any results with it. On the plus side, it did not break me out or clog my pores. It can also double up as a light moisturiser. Unfortunately, I did not see any resurfacing results after using this product so it is safe to say this was not for me.
Ingredients: purified water/eau, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, euterpe oleracea (acai) fruit extract*, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract*, rosa canina (rosehips) fruit extract*, punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit extract*, calendula officinalis (calendula) flower extract*, matricaria recutita (chamomile) flower extract*, aspalathus linearis (rooibos) leaf extract*, glyceryl stearate citrate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, cathamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, cocoglycerides, vegetable glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium levulinate, potassium sorbate, glyceryl laurate, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, tocopheryl acetate, chlorella vulgaris extract, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, ubiquinone, cymbopogon schoenanthus (lemongrass) oil, Lavandula officinalis (lavender) oil, evernia prunasti extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, buddleja davidii (butterfly bush) cell culture extract, narcissus poeticus (poet's daffodil) callus extract. * organic ingredient
Vegan, organic
Disclaimer - products are bought by me with my own money. Please check the official website for up to date information regarding every product. All information presented in this article is opinion of the author and cannot be taken as a fact.
Agave Bun x
