Egyptian Calendula & Blood Orange Facial Cleanser (Pangea Organics)

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Rating: 5/10
Cost: $28 for 4 fl. oz.
Notes: Doesn't remove makeup, no lather
Repurchase? No.

I adore Pangea Organics, but this cleanser was a disappointment.  I bought the full-size bottle without testing it first, which was a mistake.  The cleanser feels more like a cream cleanser, as it doesn't lather at all.  It rinses off clean, but it doesn't remove Bare Escentuals makeup, which isn't even that difficult to remove.  I wasn't thrilled.  However, over 4 months of use, my skin hasn't broken out or had any odd reactions, so that's a plus.

I love the ingredients and what Pangea stands for, but I'm not a fan of water being the first ingredient, which is partially why I gave it a 5/10.  I prefer companies like 100% Pure using aloe juice or rose water--something that is good for your skin.  I only occasionally wear makeup, but when I do, I need a cleanser that takes it off.  As for the scent, I don't care for it too much, but I only smell it for a few seconds while washing my face.  It doesn't linger, and it isn't very strong at all, so it doesn't really affect my opinion of the product.

The packaging is very nice--a sturdy glass bottle with a plastic pump that easily (and cleanly) dispenses the cleanser.  Two pumps is what the instructions state, which I find to be the right amount.  Even after 6 (or maybe more) months of use, I still have some left in my bottle.  I'm really bummed this cleanser didn't remove makeup and didn't lather at all, because I love everything else about it.  I won't be purchasing it again.  (Note: I found that the pump stops dispensing cleanser when there is still about 2 weeks of product left--just FYI.)

Ingredients: Purified water (aqua), cocos nucifera (saponified organic coconut) oil, olea europaea (saponified organic extra virgin olive) oil, simmondsia chinesis (organic jojoba) oil, cannabis sativa (organic hemp) seed oil, retained glycerin (vegetable), alcohol (sda 38b organic lavender), helianthus annuus (organic sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, lecithin (non-gmo soy), caprylic/ capric triglyceride (derived solely from coconut oil), sucrose stearate, oryza sativa (organic rice( bran extract,  butyrospermum parkii (organic shea) butter, theobroma cacao (organic cocoa) butter, prunus amygdalis dulcis (sweet almond) oil, xanthan gum, citric acid, oenothera biennis (organic evening primrose) oil, cocos nucifera (organic coconut) oil, glycerin (vegetable), calendula officinalis (organic calendula) extract, lavandula angustifolia (organic lavender) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (organic rosemary) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (organic blood orange) oil, lavandula angustifolia (organic lavender) oil, anthemis nobilis (roman chamomile) oil, lavandula mailette (lavender mailette) oil, calendula officinalis (organic calendula) flower oil, tocopherol (vitamin e), ascorbic acid (vitamin c) essential oil.