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Epicurus.com - Fresh Farmacy Cleanser by LUSH
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List Price: $8.95
Our Price: $8.95
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: LUSH Cosmetics
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: LUSH Cosmetics
Feature: Tea tree oil help balance oils and provides an antiseptic calming effect
Label: LUSH Cosmetics
Manufacturer: LUSH Cosmetics
Publisher: LUSH Cosmetics
Studio: LUSH Cosmetics
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Features
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Tea tree oil help balance oils and provides an antiseptic calming effect
Calamine and chamomile calm and soothe
Great for spotty skins
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fresh Farmacy looks like soap and you use it in the same way, getting it wet and smoothing the light lather over your face, but it's a good deal more special. Wash your face (and even your whole body if you're prone to soreness) with our calming calamine, chamomile and rose facial bar. And if you're prone to breakouts, lavender and tea tree will banish pimple-forming bacteria. The result: happier skin and a fortune saved by not having to shell out on concealer.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Didn't work for me :(
Comment: Just as all the other reviewers have said, Fresh Farmacy's main ingredient is calamine lotion, which gives the bar its trademark color, texture, and mild scent. It has pretty bits of dried lavender and flowers on top that aren't really functional but still look nice.
I've had moderate acne since I was 12, and I love LUSH products, so I tried FF in hopes of finding a more "natural" blemish remedy. Unfortunately, it wasn't the cure-all that most people make it out to be -- it simply didn't work for my greasy, sensitive, highly blemish-prone skin. Every time I used FF, it left this weird pinkish-gray residue on my face that I had to exfoliate off with a washcloth. I was also shocked to feel my skin just as greasy as before I washed it. FF's scent is so nice and calming that I was really disappointed when it didn't get rid of my acne. It helped a tiny bit on my nose and forehead but ended up drying out my cheeks and chin, which then exacerbated the blemishes in those spots.
If your skin typically only responds to benzoyl peroxide (mine does), FF may not work for you. I see that another reviewer didn't respond well to Proactiv (which contains benzoyl peroxide), and FF worked great for her. Just something to consider. I'd say if you have super-sensitive/blotchy skin, rosacea, and/or mild acne (not moderate), FF would be great for you to try. Otherwise, you might want to find a different cleanser -- those with more moderate acne might like LUSH's Coalface.
Customer Rating:
Summary: AMAZING
Comment: I've had pretty bad acne for almost ten years now. I've literally tried everything. I've used prescription creams, Proactiv, over the counter products, and none of them did much. Proactiv actually made my skin worse.
I've heard about Lush a lot for the past few years, but I don't have a store around me so I didn't bother to try it. After reading an article about them a few weeks ago I decided it wouldn't hurt to try and I ordered this soap. When it came I was a little underwhelmed by the look of it, but the smell was heavenly - after a stressful day at work it managed to relax me.
After just one use I could see it working. I'm very pale and my skin tends to get very blotchy, but after washing my face with Fresh Farmacy I saw my skin tone evening out. I've used it twice a day for about two weeks now and my skin looks better than it has in years. I've had a couple pimples, but they're small and disappear within a day or two. I've even seen a few start to develop, but a few hours after washing my face they're gone.
I recommend this product to everyone with moderate to severe acne.
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Summary: Perfect for combination skin
Comment: This year, for the first time, when summer came, my face freaked out, and for the first time since middle school my forehead got really greasy and had lots of acne. I went to LUSH and asked them what I should use, and they recommended this cleanser. Within two days, my skin started to calm down and clear up, and my whole face feels less oily. Needless to say, I LOVE IT. Its gentle, smells pretty and fresh, and controls oily skin without drying you out.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Flawless complexion at last!
Comment: I have combo skin, prone to occasional splotchiness and sensitivity. Ive noticed that my skin often suffers first from environmental stressors or when im tired/sick etc...i was in a somewhat demanding search of a mild and natural but effective cleanser that normalized my complexion, evened out my skin tone and didnt dry me out or over-moisturize me. I hit the jack-pot in this powder pink rather innocuous looking bar.
after the very first use i noticed my skin looked brighter, felt softer, my pores were minimized and my tone was so even i could honestly describe my skin as 'porcelain-like' for the first time in my life! My boyfriend couldnt stop touching my face, which is always a good sign! I've never been more surprised or more pleased with a facial cleanser, its most definitely worth the price. I'd recommend getting the tin box, as keeping a bar solid and intact in the shower necessitates one.
This cleanser while very mild and gentle DOES make my face feel squeaky clean after use, but due to the mildness some people may still feel the need to use an exfoliater in their face-care regimen. I use 'ocean salt' once a week in conjunction with fresh farmacy and my face has never looked or felt better!
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Summary: Dreamy Pink Cleanser
Comment: This cleanser is actually quite pretty with a dreamy innocent creamy pink color that reminds me of calamine lotion. The bar itself is solid, but you break off a piece to use a little each time and it only takes a "tiny" piece to effectively clean your entire face. This may also be useful to soothe skin all over your body and I intend to try it out that way in my next shower.
I like using this at night, putting a little bit on a washcloth. It is also fun to use to give your partner a facial before bed because of the calming ingredients. I noticed my husband really relaxed and took a deep breath of the delicious ingredients which include Lavender oil, Chamomile oil, rose and Elderflower.
This also contains calamine powder - very soothing and the tea tree oil doesn't sting. I was a little tentative about trying the solid cleansers but they are just as fun to use as all the other products and I can't wait to try more.
~The Rebecca Review
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