Review: Etude House Baking Powder Cleansing Foam Moist

I got this as a complimentary sample on one of my bigger Skinfood purchases. I've been on a staple routine of using Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam in the morning and then Skinfood Black Sugar Scrub Foam at night. I've been satisfied with those two products and have already ordered another one of both. But it never hurts to try new products and I always like to believe that there's something better out there.

Description (taken from koreadepart.com):

• Formulated with Baking Powder to penetrate and cleanse deep within pores to remove makeup and residues
• Bubble foam texture supplies rich, smooth lather for moist sensation.
• Apply right amount on dry hands and spread on face. Wet hand to create bubbles, wash face and rinse off with luke warm water.

My impression:

This is very similar to the Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam  both in its texture and effects. This cleanser is a bit thicker in consistency, so it took a little bit more time and work to get it to soften and spread out onto my face. But because it's thicker in consistency, I need to use less of it than the Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam.

As for the effect, it's not bad at all. It lives up to its claims of creating a "moist sensation." My face feels like I just put water on my face instead of using a cleanser. I don't feel like I got moisture stripped off my face and need to put my toner on asap, which I did before with some cleansers.

I know this is not a pore cleanser, but since its baking powder ability is supposed to cleanse deep within pores, I expected to see my pores appear small, or at least not enlarged due to impurities still inside the pores. And I think this cleanser does its job. My pores looked small. The rest of my face was also calm, there was no extra redness, my two pimples that I got thanks to my hormonal cycle were not irritated by this cleanser either.

The effect of cleaning the pores is similar to Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam. In terms of leaving my face moisturized, I think it's similar. It may be a bit better than Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam, but I didn't notice that much difference between the two.

And, at the end, I got that "clean" feeling. I didn't feel like the cleanser left a layer of stuff or any residue on my face. Sometimes I feel that with cleansers and I have to keep scrubbing and scrubbing until it all comes off. This one, I rinse gently a few times and everything comes off, leaving my face feeling "squeaky" clean but not stripped of moisture. This was similar to the same "clean" feeling that I got with Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam.

All in all, I quite like this cleanser! It left my skin clean, pores were small and looked clean, and my skin didn't feel dry even after a few minutes before I put my toner on.

I think this cleanser is advertised to those with dry skin. I have oily/combination skin. The only thing that's dry is my forehead. But I don't think this cleanser leaves an oily residue or anything else that may deter people with non-dry skin to use this cleanser. I certainly had no problems with it.

Summary:

Cleans pores well, minimizing their appearance
Leaves my face feeling clean and moisturized
Thicker consistency may take a bit longer to spread on skin, but in return you need to use less each time
$12 for 150ml on eBay

Grade: 5/5 because it's a cleanser that cleans very well (including the pores) and it left my face quite smooth and moisturized

Value: 5/5 because it's around the same price as Skinfood Egg White Pore Foam but probably lasts longer because you need to use less!

Repurchase? I still have another tube of my Skinfood cleanser but yes I think I will buy this after I'm done.