Swisspers 3-in-1 Cleanser Infused Pads

I was excited to trial these cleanser pads as I prefer to remove makeup with wipes and I haven't tried one that claims to cleanse and hydrate without needing to rinse.

Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed with these wipes. They have a strong fragrance which I was not a fan of, so I wouldn't recommend these if your skin is sensitive to fragrance. They are easy enough to use, drop some water on to activate the cleanser and then get wiping! It took about 4 wipes to remove the majority of my makeup, but I didn't feel as though I could remove the entirety of it without rinsing or cleansing with a proper cleanser.

I felt as though they worked fine as a makeup remover but after using them multiple times I really didn't find they worked well for cleansing or hydrating my skin. I would only really recommend these if you are travelling and don't want to bring a liquid cleanser - as it suggests on the packaging. Otherwise they are the same as any other makeup remover wipe and there are definitely better alternatives out there which work better for sensitive skin.

I have recently moved cities but still travel to Auckland most weeks. I saw these cleanser infused pads at thought I would give them a try when I'm not at home. I found the just to be ok. Good for me when I travel bit I prefer my usual way of cleansing when I am home. I found them convenient to use but not as efficient as my usual way.There is a fragrance which is not too overpowering, I like fragrance in some products. I don't think they would be economical to use everyday as I had to use quite a few, but for once a week they would be fine.

I thought the timing of this was quite divine; I was about to go on a work trip when I had received these to review. Work trip = having to wear makeup, which is always a pain given the aftercare involved. It comes in a pack that dispenses the wipes, but as you pull one out, the rest follow as if they are tissues - so be warned when you go to pull the first one out!

I initially used these on my bare skin as I wanted to see how they dried down, and to be honest, it doesn't really dry down. I found myself having to pat my face dry so I could apply moisturiser. My other initial thought was that the smell is overwhelming, reminding me of a mix of talcum powder and stale, faded old lady perfume clinging to hair.

I then tried to use it to remove mascara and the pads kind of broke/fell apart as I swiped across my lashes.

Also, after many years of using reusable cotton pads to remove makeup and swipe micellar water on my face, I found it really wasteful to be using these again particularly because of the plastic packaging.

It was also so hard to get the ratio right in terms of how much water to put on the pads, too soaked, and they fell apart, not enough water, then you're just rubbing a smelly cotton pad on your face.

Overall, I do not recommend this product. It's wasteful and doesn't actually work.

I feel really bad about writing a negative review but there really is nothing positive I can say about the cleanser wipes. They are very small in size so you need to use at least half a dozen to get any result. If you don’t add enough water they are ineffective, if you add too much they just scrunch up into a soggy ball. They don’t remove mascara and leave a film on your skin so that I found I had to use one of my regular cleanser wipes to ensure my face was actually clean.

So that’s a no from me.