Really, the only thing that would improve Physicians Formula Organic Wear Facial Makeup Remover Towelettes ($13.99 CAN/ $9.95 US) for me would be more in the tin. Seems to me 25 sheets just isn’t enough. Barely gets a girl through a month if she wears makeup almost every day.
The sheets are biodegradable, soft, strong and satisfyingly soaked in cleanser rather than merely moistened. Ingredients, all natural, include water, organic orange fruit water, aloe leaf juice, cucumber extract, lavender oil and olive leaf extract, as well as glycerin, lemon peel oil, and soybean seed extract.
I have moments in which I’m not a hundred per cent sold on natural being better when it comes to cosmetics and skincare. I’ve said this before: just because it’s natural doesn’t mean skin can’t react to it. Hello, poison ivy? Granted, poison ivy appears nowhere in the ingredients list. In fact, what makes me such a fan of Organic Wear makeup remover sheets is that they don’t sting my face in the least. Not a bit. I have to put in a little more effort to remove my waterproof eyeliner completely, but no matter how many swipes it takes, the towelette never stings. Ever.
But 25 sheets just aren’t enough in one package when they’ve become a routine staple. Please sir, may we have some more?
Physicians Formula Organic Wear makeup removers are available in Canada exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart and in the US at a variety of drugstores in the US; find retailer info at OrganicWearMakeup.com. Image courtesy of Physicians Formula.
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I think the debate is really more about chemical-free rather than natural. “Natural” really means nothing these days anyway.
Good point. In fact, perhaps it should be about “chemical-process-free”. I have a huge mistrust of phrasing such as “of natural origin” and “naturally-derived.” We just don’t know what happens in between.
It’s both really–the use of chemicals in addition to the so-called ‘natural ingredients’ as well as the processing. And the latter is even more difficult to ascertain since companies rarely disclose that.
Agreed. Sometimes I feel as though we need to be beauty industry forensics experts. CSI Beauty. I’d watch that show (if it were a documentary series).
I would love to host that show!
You would be AMAZING! Relentless and fierce, pointing your finger! I would so watch that.
Can you cut them in half? I used to use the foaming face cloths and found one whole sheet wasn’t necessary so I would cut them in half. :)
Hi Syl,
No, they’re not big enough for that. These don’t foam — you need every bit of moisture in the whole towelette. Refreshing, though.
Agree with Lesa about the chemical-free thing – an important distinction. I’ll happily use paraben-free stuff that isn’t natural or organic… that’s actually more important to me than whether or not it’s been certified or has a certain % of plants, etc.
Like this Physicians Formula line – the makeup remover is also good – but too bad about the pricing. No way would I pay $14 for 25 uses! Soap and water will do just fine, thanks!
I’m in the same camp. Happier to see more natural-preservative options over paraben, not necessarily about all-natural formulas. I’m just exhausted from trying to figure out what people really mean when they use the words “natural,” “organic,” “naturally-drived,” etc. The rules keep changing, and lack of full disclosure from every single step of product formulation to development to retail makes it unlikely things will change in the near future.
That’s why it’s such a gong show out there, trying to figure it all out. The fact is there ARE no rules, so everyone can just run amok claiming whatever the hell they want.
Oh and I already have some sketchy folks in mind for who I’d investigate for our first season of CSI: Beauty!
We are SO talking about that!
I agree about the price ($14 for 25 uses, eek!) but these seem perfect for those times I really, really, really just want to go to bed without washing my makeup off.