Aqua Marina

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I love this product that I just purchased. I am fairly new to Lush but I am so excited to start investing in some great natural products. I love how clean my face feels after. I would definately pare with a toner and moistuizer to get the full benefits of the product and to really replenish your skin. I am hoping for good things with this one!

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My skin is sensitive to the point that I've stopped wearing makeup except for VERY special occasions (maximum of twice a year), and I don't generally wash my face except for in the shower, because EVERYTHING upsets it. Enter Aqua Marina, and I'm actually able to WASH MY FACE, twice a day like I've always been told I should. My acne is clearing up (I'm allergic to both benzoyl peroxide AND salicylic acid, and prescription creams just make the rosacea worse), my rosacea is starting to be under control, and my skin looks and feels better than it has since before I started puberty (in the early 1990s).

The only "downside" is that I had a tough time getting it to turn into a paste, as per the directions. I was almost ready to take the rest of it back to the store and ask for something else, but it had worked so well when I'd tried it in the store that I kept trying. Finally, in desperation, I dumped the slice into a small glass bowl, added about a tablespoon of filtered water, and commenced mashing with a fork. It took a bit of mashing and stirring, but I got it to about the consistency of Dreamwash, and I haven't had trouble since. I'm keeping a close eye on it for spoilage, but so far, it's been an amazing workaround.

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Helps my sensitive, combination skin.

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My face is extremely hard to care for. Some parts are an oil slick, others so dry they flake. The whole thing is very sensitive and turns bright red if someone looks at me too hard.

Aqua Marina is my new favorite thing ever! It actually calmed my skin and brought the redness way down. It didn't irritate me, either.

It can be slightly difficult to use at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy. It's not really moisturizing, so you'll probably want to follow up with a moisturizer.

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I use this product every night as a facial cleanser. I love this product because it keeps me acne free and keeps my face soft and moisturized. I have been using this product for about 6 months and it has worked great!!! My only reservation about this product is the white residue that can be left behind after rinsing my face with water. Other than that, this is the best acne fighter/facial cleanser I've ever had!!!

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I really enjoy this cleanser for my sensitive skin. It leaves it feeling fresh and clean, but not overly dry. At first the smell was pretty fishy, strong, and a little off-putting, but now I look forward to using it. Would definitely recommend!

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My skin is, simply put, Evil. Like many of the others who have adored this product, I have combination skin that is also very breakout-prone and sensitive. I don't use this product daily, rather I use it when my skin is spiraling out of control and I need to stop the madness!

I do have some clay residue even after I rinse (maybe a toner would help if you don't like that?) but since I use it at night to soothe my broken out skin that's been hassled by makeup and stress all day, the clay residue is more of a plus than a minus for me. Like someone else had mentioned, it's kind of like a cleaner and a mask in one, because I can feel it working long after I wash. When I use my regular cleanser in the morning, my skin is soft and much, much calmer.

Suffice to say, today was the first time I ever made an "emergency" run to Lush, because I couldn't let my skin persist in its evil tantrum another day, and I knew that a dose of aqua marina would fix me right up!

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I got this product because I needed a cleanser that wouldn't dry my skin or make it break out. My skin is really sensitive and is oily around my nose and forehead and yet it still manages to be dry and flakey! One of the wonderful girls in the store showed me this product. It is really squishy and soft. When you wet it, it turns into a pretty milky pink soft paste and the seaweed kind of dissolves. It leaves my face feeling soft and it leaves it with a nice sort of tight feeling, like my pores got smaller! After that I use my Eau Roma Water toner and I'm good to go!

The only problem is the horrendous smell. It smells like bleach, salt, and fish. It made me tear up and my throat hurt by smelling it. I just washed my face with it and as I am writing this review I can STILL smell it on my face. Maybe it was just the batch I got but it's really rank! Otherwise, it's the best face wash I have ever used.

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This is the only face cleanser I have EVER used that hasn't dried my skin out completely! I have mild seborrheic dermatitis which makes the area around my nose & near my mouth dry, flaky, scaly, and very red, and overall my skin is dry and sensitive (and I'm prone to batches of cystic acne).

I've been using Aqua Marina for the past month or so, and it's calmed down my seborrheic dermatitis (no more scaling or flaking!), evened out my skin tone, and even helped with the cystic acne I get from time to time. I've even used cleansers specifically designed for seborrheic dermatitis and nothing comes close to Aqua Marina! It's an absolute pleasure to use and has worked wonders with my skin.

The smell is slightly odd--not bad, but not your typical perfumey cleanser smell. I use it with the Breath of Fresh Air toner and together they are a dream!

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Oh, wow. This feels amazing on sore tender skin that is easily irritated and subsequently breaks out. It cleanses well and manages to exfoliate any flaky skin without being drying. The scent is soft and clean and soothing. I was worried the seaweed wrap would be unusable, but it softens and dissolves in when you rub it in water. This has become a must-have staple for me, because my skin can't handle even most "sensitive skin" products. A lot of cleansers boast a special ingredient (which is usually way down in the list of actual ingredients), but this is actually made out of them completely. Love love love love love.

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So I don't usually leave reviews for things, but this stuff is too amazing to not review. When I first bought it, I was worried that I would hate it because it smells like FISH when it's still in the container. But I had tried angels on bare skin and dark angels, which were recommended by friends, and they didnt really work, so I went for aqua marina. THIS STUFF IS SO FREAKIN AMAZING. Once you put it on your face it only has a mild smell, which isnt bad. Actually now I love the smell because it reminds me of how good it feels to wash my face with this stuff. It's super soft on the skin and just feels really great. I have really sensitive skin, prone to dryness(I use skin drink moisturizer), and I am also acne prone. The skin on my face also gets red sometimes and itchy. But my skin isn't oily whatsoever. I recently broke out like crazy and have been trying to fight it for months. After two days of aqua marina, I have cleared up SO much. I am even getting comments on how clear my skin is getting. AFTER 2 DAYS! If you have skin on the dry side, sensitive skin, or acne, get this. My favorite thing to do now is wash my face, I used to dread it.

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I really enjoy this face scrub. It has given my skin new life. However, a warning it smells of seaweed. Which I like...but not everyone might enjoy it.

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I had horribly dry acne-prone skin and TERRIBLE redness. Yet after using this face wash, my skin tone has evened out. I can literally see an immediate difference if I DONT use it everyday. I'm not saying that after buying this you'll never get another zit as long as you live, but boy does it make a huge difference. I use it twice a day: right when I wake up and last thing as night to get all that makeup and icky stuff off. It really is life changing.

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It is calming and smells great and It makes me fell like a geisha when it covers my face

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I looove this cleanser! At first I thought it was kind of odd. It smells fishy because of the seaweed and I was afraid my face would smell fishy from this after using it, but it doesn't! So don't be afraid. You don't need much of it to cleanse your face and it works so well. I feel like my face has gotten so much brighter and clearer since I began using this.

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I just rub a little bit in my hands and then rub it on my face and wash it of.

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I have psoriasis and eczema on my face, which I've had since I was 15 (I'm now 25) and I have tried EVERYTHING to help control it. It's an annoying, embarrassing skin disorder that is incredibly hard to control if you do not have health insurance, like me.

After trying tons of creams, ointments, facial scrubs, etc., I decided to visit the Lush store in a mall by me to see if they had anything for my psoriasis/eczema. I was told by a super friendly girl working there to try the "Aqua Marina" facial cleanser. I was hesitant at first, because I have never put seaweed on my face in my life, but I decided to buy it.

I can not tell you enough how impressed I am with this product. It immediately stops the itching and tones down the redness associated with my skin disorders. I am able to use it on my face and not break out, and FINALLY control my psoriasis/eczema without having to get a prescription.

Using this has not only improved my skin, it also has improved my confidence which was lost when I was diagnosed with these skin disorders. I definitely recommend this cleanser to anyone who suffers from psoriasis/eczema. You'll be as happy as I am.

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I just bought this recently, so we'll see if things change in a few weeks, but I certaintly hope not! This product was just what I needed, especially for these cold, dry winter months. I'm in my 20s and my skin is dry, sensitive, but still breaks out around my chin. I first tried herbalism. It was good, but too harsh for my dry skin. Aqua Marina is JUST what I needed. After the first night that I used it, my skin was so smooth and looked more even! No kidding, after the first use! Now, I use a separate makeup remover to take off my eye make-up, simply because I'm not sure how good this product would be with removing make up (especially eye make up). I suggest picking up Ultrabland--my other FAV product (I ran out and could only afford one purchase, so I skipped on UB to trie AM instead). After removing make up, use this product as normal. My skin is so pretty, less red, as so soft. Thanks, Lush!

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I am a first time user and I Love It!

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I love this cleanser! Its great for sensitive skin so you can use it every day oh and did I say I love how it smells? I seriously just open it sometimes to smell it because the aroma is very calming and smells the your at the shore. It is a little messy and hard to work with but wetting it when its in your palms really helps. Oh and it makes your face extremely soft after you wash it off, honestly nothing else I ever used made my face feel like this.. and trust me I used A LOT of facial products!