Customer Reviews

Zia Skin Basics Fresh Cleansing Gel with Sea Algae for Normal Skin, 8.3-Ounce Package

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Skin type = Rosacea. Have been using it for years, and it's the only cleanser that has not irritated my skin.

I do not have sensitive skin, so this cleanser works well for me. I had very oily skin/acne as a teenager and into my twenties. I am currently 41 and have normal skin that can tend to be a bit oily; the Zia products for "normal" skin work well for me. This cleanser feels better on my face than the older version felt (i.e. smoother and silkier). I highly recommend this product!

Zia has long been a high-end line of natural products, and I have become a devotee in the past few years. I looked long and hard for a good paraben-free cleanser before I found the Zia Basics fresh cleansing gel with sea algae, and I absolutely loved it. Earlier this year, Zia changed their product line to remove parabens from all the products and base them all on aloe. I bought the new version and was disappointed to find several new chemical ingredients. When I used it on my face, it burned my skin. I have taken it back, and stocked up on the old formula through online suppliers. I hope Zia comes back around - but until then, I don't recommend this product, particularly if your skin is at all sensitive, or you like to avoid alcohols in your facial products like I do.

I have Rosacea and my daughter-in-law has multiple allergies- including lettuce, spinach, citrus, rice. We both have found that the Zia Basic fresh cleansing gel with sea algae helps our skin. My local health store no longer carries it, so I had to go on line to find it and stock up. I tried the new aloe based skin cleanser and tossed it out because it burned my skin.

My skin is oily all over and very sensitive. It breaks out badly when I use most cleansers, so it's very hard for me to find one that my skin likes. After trying *49* (so not kidding) other cleansers when L'Oreal stopped making the one that I was using, I finally found this one. I cringed using the other cleansers on my face because they irritated it so much. My skin went "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" with relief when I tried this. I love it!

I looked up the ingredients and found out that the cleansing ingredient in it is for very sensitive skin, so I'm assuming that's why it doesn't bother me (it turns out that it's the same one as in the L'Oreal cleanser that I was using). And I love the fact that it doesn't foam since foam/lather irritates my skin. The aloe vera and seaweed make my skin feel soft. What a waste of money trying all those other cleansers. I wish I'd know about this one at the start. Better late than never, I guess.