I'm thankful to experience cleansing oils because these cleaning agents have definitely contributed in reducing the incidence of my breakouts. I love the fact that the affordable Kanebo Freshel Cleansing Oil is at par with the Shu Uemura High-Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil in Fresh (pink variant) in terms of removing face makeup.
But there are differences you might want to be aware of before going for the cheaper brand. I've tabulated the differences (and similarities) between these two Japanese skincare products:
Shu Uemura Fresh | Kanebo Freshel | |
Packaging | plastic bottle, comes with pump, twist-type seal | plastic bottle, comes with pump, stopper-type seal |
Price/Volume | P1200/150mL @ Duty Free ~P1800/150mL at Rustan's | P720/180mL, goes on sale occasionally at 10-20% off |
Availability | abundant stocks at Shu Rustan's and Duty Free | limited supply at Kanebo counters over SM and Landmark |
Scent | faint floral | unscented |
Consistency | thin | thick |
Cleansing ability | excellent, removes eye makeup completely in a separate step | excellent, can remove traces of eye makeup at first cleansing |
Feel (both will give you this slight oily afterfeel. you may want proceed to washing with facial cleanser and water (double cleansing) if you are uncomfortable with it) | during: regal, feminine after: clean, soft skin, no taut face feel | during: cooking oil feel on the face after: clean, no taut face feel |
Ease of use | easy to emulsify, easy to rinse off | takes time to emulsify, needs more water when rinsing |
Effects on Skin | radiant | no radiant effect |
Degree of harshness | no breakouts, just a bit drying on the skin when used on a daily basis for a long period of time | no breakouts, less drying |
Pumps of oil needed | 1-2 for my small face | no less than 2 pumps for my small face |
Whether it be Shu Uemura or Kanebo Freshel, you'll get the benefit of a squeaky clean, near-pimple-free face! Personally, I prefer the Shu Uemura cleansing oil because radiance is pretty priceless (and I'm really lazy to work up the Kanebo oil into a soapy state).
This is so extremely thorough! I really want to try the Kanebo cleansing oil more than anything :)
Wow, I actually thought the Shu cleansing oil was much, much, MUCH more expensive for some reason. But at that price, it's not too bad. I've been looking for a good pre-cleanse oil, and I think I'll check out both products to see which one suits me. Definitely interested in getting clear, radiant skin!
I wanna try the kanebo one although it has a cooking oil effect :)) great post
Thanks pretty ladies :)
@Anthea
You'll save a lot when you buy the 450mL from DF... no more than 3k siya for the non-premium oils.
im actually thinking of shifting from the Pramium a/o (green) instead of using Fresh (Pink). Fresh dries my skin out...
Very detailed review...thanks for sharing! And I totally agree on you..Even though I haven't tried either, but I would also choose Shu Uemura over Kanebo..as you said radiance is priceless ;)
i thought maybe i'll try kanebo but you mentioned it's thick. for me, Shu's already thick, i think i'll be sticking with Fancl for a long time.
very detailed review sis well done!
Wow, what a nice in-depth comparison of the 2! =D I personally love Shu too and have been using it for a while. I use the one in the yellow bottle though as it seems to work better on my drier skin.
Wow, thanks for a detailed review...actually, I'm so afraid of breaking out and getting blackheads if I use cleansing oil..I have oily skin and I'm wondering if it will work on me too...what do you think? And have you tried the DHC one? ^_^
Arg, thank you sa greeting! Sakto nga gift mo eh, birthday ko hehe. Next time siguro pwede tayo mag Yakimix pag nag girls' night out tayo...walang diet-diet haha ^_^
@Janet
glad we both see things in that light :) priceless talaga to get radiant skin!
@Mhean
i've been meaning to try Fancl cleansing oil, too because of your post!!! gosh, so many stuff to want!
@Shop n Chomp
yea, im also thinking of getting the yellow one. or the green one :D will contemplate on which color to get.
@Gale
eeee.... haha, chamba na birthday mo pa pala, lol.
you might want to try their 7mL or 15mL minis first just to be sure. it's hard to shell out cash for stuff that will ruin our skin. sadly, buying the stuff is the only way to find out if it works or not. the shu cleansing oils are worth the risk so thank heavens for minis!
i have yet to check out DHC. do you highly recommend it? Sabi nila it's like Shu daw, kaso, the 200mL DHC cleansing oil is priced the same as Shu's 150mL (Duty Free price) so i opted for the latter nalang.
i've tried the shu uemura and didn't like it as much as most people do. ^_^ i just use a cheaper cleansing oil from etude house haha! :)
cheap doesn't translate to being a bad product, anyway :) hmmm, naintriga naman ako sa EH! :D
Hehe yup! timing talaga ^_^
Sige pagiisipan ko yan...(I haven't tried DHC too)...I want to have fresh radiant skin too haha ^_^
I'm using Kao Biore cleansing oil, it works well and has a nice mild scent. Only P300+ in Sasa stores abroad or about P600 here via multiply.