CSI Rose Hips Facial Cleanser - tested and recommended
CSI stands for Cosmeceutical Sciences Institute, a somewhat pretentious brand name for what turns out to be a sensible and serious line of products at prices that are more than down to earth. I have been trying out the CSI Rose Hip Facial Cleanser, which has such a pared down list of ingredients that I keep thinking I have blinked and missed the phenoxyethanol. But no, there only good things.
A good way to test a cleanser is to leave the face bare for an hour or so after using it. So many of them leave you with tight, dry skin that cries out for an immediate swathe of moisturizer. Not CSI's. Two hours later, my skin is soft to the touch and perfectly comfortable and this has been achieved without it being a creamy cleanser (of which I am not especially fond), or being greasy (it passed the toner and cotton ball test).
The cleansing agent is olive oil based and it makes a fairly substantial foam. Olive oil castile is supposed to have been first created as a soap in Spain, hence the name, using olive oil and lard. I am pleased to note that here it is mixed with vegetable glycerin. Rose hip seed oil, which is about 70% fatty acids, the main one being linoleic acid. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition assessed the effects of a combination of linoleic acid and vitamin C on over 30,000 people and saw a marked improvement in senile dryness (as a result of aging) and skin atrophy (thinness).
Rose hip is given a strong helping hand by seaweed extracts, with their antioxidant properties. For just over $17, CSI's cleanser is a great buy and Vitacost is practically giving it away for just over $8. This has every chance of making it into the next update of our Five Best cleansers.
Ingredients
Purified water, olive oil castile, vegetable glycerin, rose hip seed oil, oil of kumquat and seaweed extracts.
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CSI has some other products that look promising, including a teprenone cream. I'm happy to hear the cleanser was a success for you!
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 12:06 am
I just ordered this an hour ago! I was thinking of you actually when I did :-) I'm glad you like it, I even more excited to try it out now.
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 2:16 am
I always see CSI products when I visit vitacost and was curious about them. I will try this out with my next order.
Did you see Reviva Labs has a new cream TGF tissue growth? I would love to know the scoop on that.
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 7:31 am
Synergie, Great minds....
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Thanks for the tip Helix. Its called CSi Telomere Fine Line Repair. These are the ingredients: Purified water, squalane, hyaluronic acid, caprillic/capric triglyceride, teprenone, polyacrylate 13, polyisobutene, polysorbate 20, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin.
Looks as if I'll be getting to know CSI better.
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Aerwin, thanks for pointing out the Reviva TGF. I had a quick look and it definitely merits more delving. I'll be back.
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Thanks! Reviva usually has good products.
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 4:33 pm
I love, love, love CSI products and am happy you are recommending them. Out of nowhere I started breaking out in my 20s and this has been the only thing that has stopped it. Also, my skin is much softer.
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Marta, I purchased this cleanser several months ago based on your recommendation and I'm loving it!
Also, I'm with Aerwin regarding Reviva. Their makeup primer is the best there is...has CoQ10.
Gosh if we could get the full line of Nutra-Lift, and maybe a few CSI and Reviva products in the TIA Store that would be wonderful...my face would be so happy!
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Hi Pam, I'll start working on these products with OpenSky. We should be able to add to Nutra-Lift easily and we can work on the others. I hadn't approached CSI because you can get such good deals on them at Vitacost, but we'll approach them and see what we can do.
Posted on February 10, 2010 at 3:25 am