Dove Oil Foam Cleansing

This review is for Kas of Shine, Shimmer & Sparkle as she came across the Dove Oil Foam Cleansing at Carrefour in Plaza Singapura last weekend and asked if anyone had used it before. I actually purchased it on an earlier trip to Japan but I haven't been using it regularly as I'm still working my way through my Shu Uemura Tokyo Kamon Girls cleansing oils.

The Dove Oil Foam Cleansing is basically a light oil cleanser that dispenses as a dense foam. The instructions recommend three pumps for each use. The pic below shows the amount of foam dispensed with three pumps, as recommended in the instructions. It can be applied with wet hands on wet skin but for the most effective cleansing results, you should use it with dry hands and face. The instructions also recommend following up with the Dove Foaming Face Cleanser but the Oil Foam Cleansing rinses off quite cleanly without any oily residue.

Thanks to the dense foam, it does not feel like a cleansing oil at all, but just like a regular foaming face cleanser. It removed all of my makeup effectively except for my K-Palette mascara (which is not waterproof) of which there remained a few bits on my lashes. In that regard, it is not as effective as the Shu Uemura cleansing oil but the Shu oil costs several times more. For the price, the Dove Oil Foam Cleansing works pretty well but I would recommend using it with a separate eye makeup remover.

Dove will launch a new Deep Pure Liquid Foam Cleansing on 11 March in Japan. This is a water-based foaming cleanser.