Daiso Charcoal Natural Cleansing Foam Review

Daiso is a Japanese dollar store chain that offers a great range of affordable Japanese products, with most of their items priced for as low as 88 PHP! No kidding when I say Daiso is a treasure trove full of goodies waiting to be discovered. I can easily spend a few hours in there looking at cute stuff! I consider myself lucky because I have 4 stores very near me, such luck!

I got Daiso's Charcoal Natural Cleansing Foam from their Charcoal line when I ran out of cleanser. Here's my review.

Packaging 

The product comes in this long, narrow 70-gram tube decorated with black and gray bubbles. The plastic tube is thick and doesn't feel cheap. For its price point, I think this is well made.

Daiso Charcoal Cleansing foam (this pic is the real actual size)

The labels and instructions were in Japanese but they have translated it into English as well.

Features: Small tiny halls of charcoal absorb dust and pollution. It clears dirt and sebum in pores.
How to Use: Make bubbles with water, softly massage and wash out.

Precautions to take when using this product

Made in Korea for Daiso Japan

I lost my other pictures but this cleanser is sealed with foil. I like that you can be sure that the product was not opened yet. The packaging is simple enough so there's really not much I can say, but one thing I dislike is the screw top. I find the standard flip cap handier. The cap also gathers some of the product and tends to smear it all over the tube, just like the pic below. This is potentially unsanitary. I wipe the tube and cap clean every now and then.

some of the product inside spills out on the cap

Experience

The first time I used this I was quite surprised because I was expecting the charcoal foam to be darker than it is. The cleanser is thick in consistency, almost like a cream.

When you add water, it lathers very easily and creates lots of foam. It washes off very easily too. Let's test its cleaning powers, shall we?

I swatched random stuff on my arm for my cleaning test

First wash using the Charcoal Foam. It removed everything but left traces of the gel eyeliner and the lippies

Second wash using the Charcoal Foam. I took my time rubbing the cleanser in a circular motion.
You can see it got rid of everything except for the matte lipstick which left a stain.

I think the results above are pretty good. When I have makeup on, I usually use a makeup remover first and then follow-up with a normal foam cleanser. I think this will do its job nicely in cleaning up any remaining dirt or makeup.

By itself, I think the cleanser is quite mild. I feel the need to double-wash. It's not drying the first time, but my face feel squeaky clean during my second wash. I make sure to use a moisturizer after.

Bang for the Buck

You get 70 grams for only 88 PHP and this tube is enough to last 2-3 months, depending on your usage. I think that's very affordable! I bought this during the first week of October. I use a pea-sized amount every morning and evening. Guess what, the tube was able to last me for more than two months!

Final Thoughts

I don't think there is anything breakthrough about this item but it does the job well enough. Will I buy this again? Maybe. I will consider this when I ran out of cleansing foam again because it is affordable.

Have you tried this? What are your own impressions? Have any product you want me to try? Comment down below!

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