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April 18, 2013

A Disappointing Product: Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean Deep Cleansing Milk

disappointed review of peach skincare cleanser not worth the hype

There is no doubt in my mind that Soap & Glory are a great brand. There are a number of their products that I really love and have even recommended to friends, and to readers of this blog, in the past. After reading a lot of hype about their cleanser, Peaches and Clean, I was really excited to use it. I got it as a gift for Christmas as a part of their Best of All Kit and finally got around to using it about six weeks ago. Since then I have had a really difficult relationship with it. 

It's probably worth me stating that from the very start I was quite cautious about using Soap & Glory's Peaches and Clean Deep Cleaning Milk as I had heard that another blogger had a terrible reaction when they first used this product. As excited as I was to try it, I did skin tests on my neck (three tests, one per day for three consecutive days) just to make sure that my skin could handle it. If there's one thing I don't need it's a bad reaction to a product on my face! Anyway, it passed this first hurdle and I started using it on my face soon afterwards. The first thing I really noticed was the scent of it. With a name like Peaches and Clean I imagined a fresh, fruity scent that would be sweet and gente and would just generally make the whole face washing experience more pleasant. Sadly, I was thoroughly disappointed. Peaches and Clean smells a lot closer to some sort of Peach cocktail. It smells really fake and, to my nose, a little bit alcoholic. I don't like the scent of it at all and it initially it almost put me off it entirely. I've since gotten used to it but the scent alone would make this an instant no-repurchase item for me (which would have felt like a terrible waste as there is a whopping 200ml of product).

A positive aspect of Soap and Glory's Peaches and Clean Cleansing Milk is the packaging and also the colour. I love the colour of the bottle and product, it's really girly without looking scarily artificial and the packaging, as per usual when it comes to Soap & Glory, is really cute. I also absolutely adore the pump aspect of the bottle. Using this with wet hands is child's play and it's really hard to waste product with a bottle like this. If you like to cleanse in the shower then this is probably the sort of packaging you'll like as it's easy to use and completely mess free. It's also great if you use a messy sort of product to remove your make up- slippery hands can be such a pain if there is tricky packaging.

However, and this is the BIG deal breaker, the actual cleansing power of Peaches and Clean on my skin has been incredibly poor. For a product that claims to be a 'deep cleaning milk' it hasn't left my skin feeling particularly well cleansed and I've actually noticed that my blackheads have gotten worse since I started using it. It's very creamy which makes it feel nice and gentle and I think maybe it is just too gentle a product to tackle my skin but I'm in two minds about this as I tend to use relatively mild products most of the time due to my sensitive skin. Also, if people have had terrible skin reactions to using this I don't know if I'd be happy describing it as gentle! Since I started feeling a little bit like I was wasting my time I decided to up the ante and incorporated a facial cleansing sponge into my routine (which I'll be briefly reviewing soon) and this has helped Peaches and Clean work a little bit more effectively but I do think that this is all the sponge's hard work, not the cleanser's. Overall, Peaches and Clean just doesn't do a good job. I've really tried to give it a fair chance, I've stuck with it for what feels like forever and used four fifths of the bottle, but it hasn't improved my skin and it hasn't started to work better. I think I may actually give up on it now as I'm sick of my skin looking so average, especially with summer looming so close in the distance. It would be nice to feel confident with a bare face like I did at the end of January.

All in all, I really would not recommend this cleanser. If you want to try some Soap & Glory products I'd veer towards the bath and body products myself, this skincare item has left a lot to be desired and for £7 in Boots I really don't think that it is worth the money.  Personally, I'd highly recommend checking out Laidbare's cleanser instead. It worked fantastically, especially compared to Peaches and Clean, and smells so much nicer too.


Have you tried Peaches and Clean before? What Soap & Glory would you recommend trying instead?
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  1. Completely agree. I think it stinks :(
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  2. I completely agree with you about the scent, it stinks! For me I find that it's an alright cleanser, but nothing special. But I do use a cleansing oil to take my make-up of first so that may be why it's something I'm still using!

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    1. I was so disappointed with the smell! My make-up remover is a super gentle one, not really at all cleansing so I was hoping Peaches and Clean to do all the hard work. Sadly it didn't! xx

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  3. I really like Liz Earle atm for cleansing. I used the S&G facial wash and for a week my skin was clear. I stopped using it, came back to it and it broke me out awfully! I love them as a brand but I feel sometimes that even their body stuff can be SO drying xxx

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    1. I'm really keen to try some Liz Earle stuff. Sad to say but I don't think I'll be trying any more of S&G skincare any time soon :( xx

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  4. I really like this, and I find it's very very effective as a cleanser - so much so that I only use it once a week for fear of overdoing it. That said, I apply this onto damp skin with dry hands and leave it on for a couple of minutes whilst brushing my teeth - maybe that's why I had a different experience? Or maybe it's just our skin types :)

    Elspeth xx

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    1. I didn't feel like it did much! I guess everyone's skin is different so we'll all have different experiences with products like this xx

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  5. Oh wow, I've read so many positive things about this. This has really opened my eyes x

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    1. It's important to remember that this is just MY experience with it, and it may well not be yours. That being said, I can't personally recommend it! xx

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  6. I wrote a post on this too with the exact same problems!! The smell is disgusting, every time I go to use it up it's so off putting, and I still feel like I need to wash my face again with something else for it to truly be clean. I love Soap and Glory products - I was so disappointed with this one! :( xx

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    1. It is really so disgusting isn't it. It felt like I was using a cocktail on my face! Ah well, I love their body products (the one's I've tried anyway) I'm just a bit put off their skincare now xx

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  7. I've heard really mixed reviews of this - people either seem to love it or not get on with it at all! I've had it sat round the house since Christmas too but haven't felt inspired to give it a go yet!

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    1. I'd recommend giving it a smell! If you hate it the way I did you may never be able to bring yourself to use it xx

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  8. I felt the same :( the smell is horrible and it doesn't cleanse too nicely! I use mine as a mask once a week and leave it on for about half an hour, works a lot better for me that way! Xxxx

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    1. I would give that a go but I think I've actually had enough of it, haha. Thanks for the tip though! It'll be handy for anyone else reading the post :) xx

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  9. thats a shame, I was going to try out this cleanser, think i'll give it a miss now!

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  10. I completely agree with you on this, I had the same experience, very poor at cleansing / removing makeup and having that horrid fake peach scent :/ I had it in the 'Best of All' kit at Christmas, won't be making that mistake again!

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  11. As I get on so well with this cleanser. I blogged it here
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  12. I agree on the smell i really didn't enjoy it and i adore s & g normally! It smelled cheap i thought xx

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  13. oh i absolutely love the product! this and Scrub your nose in it!Rida at GlossyFinds

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