Irritated my skin

I have been using Aveeno products for years and I think I have 3 or 4 different ones currently open at the moment that I am enjoying, all with back ups at the ready. To say that Aveeno is a staple in my body care routine would be an understatement. So I was thrilled to have been selected by ChickAdvisor to try 3 new-to-me Aveeno products!

Aveeno Active Naturals Positively Radiant Cleanser
Claim: improve skin tone and texture, lift dirt, oils and makeup without over dying.
Ingredients: not pretty, the front of the bottle claims this is a cleanser "with moisture rich soy extracts" but looking at the ingredient lists the first thing remotely with soy is a few down the list from parfum and most are all the way at the end. The cleanser is mostly filled with surfactants and things to make it feel creamy and smell good.
Experience: It feels creamy, it cleanses, and it always left my skin irritated and itchy no matter how well I rinsed or what I followed it up with. I don't mind some fragrance in cleansers as they rinse off, but the other ingredients also irritate.

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Was Expecting Better

First off, I was very unimpressed upon reading the ingredients list. There's several that I feel as unnecessary, including mica. It gives the wash a pretty shine, but that isn't functional, and it just feels wasteful. SLS is the third ingredient as well, despite it being incredibly drying, and the fragrance is VERY strong and, again, unnecessary.

When I used it, it stung my skin and was not a pleasant experience, and the fragrance was overwhelming on my face. The texture was okay. When I washed it off, before applying moisturizer, it left my face feeling very dry and generally uncomfortable.

Not a fan

Not a fan of cleansers at all!
It left my skin soft for a minute not it turned to be very very dry.
I would prefer if more oil ingredients have been added to it.

Didn’t use it very long- the smell was enough to turn me off

I really wanted to give this product a fair chance but the smell was just too horrendous for me. To be fair I am pregnant and to find that I am picking up on smells that wouldn’t bother me in the past but to me right now is just so horrible smelling I had to stop using so I can’t say much about effectivness as I only stuck it out about a week. The consistency wasn’t my favourite either but in general i do like a foamier soap that lathers, this does not so it just wasn’t for me.