YES to Yes to Tomatoes!

This cleanser is better than I'd hoped for.

MY SKIN:
I have very fair, pinky toned combination skin, with large pores on my nose and beside my nose spreading to ...Read complete review

This cleanser is better than I'd hoped for.

MY SKIN:
I have very fair, pinky toned combination skin, with large pores on my nose and beside my nose spreading to just the fronts of my cheeks, as well as some up my forehead.
I have a very oily T-zone and sebborheic dermatits between my eyebrows to a mild degree.
I'd taken *terrible* care of my skin for 6 years. I decided to change that this month.
I've just turned 31, am never in the sun, and only have troubles with blackheads and whiteheads, and of course the problems from picking at blackheads (I know, it's bad to do it!).
I rarely get internally caused blemishes during the seasons changing. I have only one fine line area on my forehead, the rest of my face is line-free. My skin is somewhat sensitive, but the only results from that are that I flush easily and can stay red. I used to wash with St. Ives' Naturally Clear Apricot Cleanser.
I do have a large but not extremely noticeable scar crossing my forehead, and one on my eyelid as well from a cat's hind paw claws.

WHY THIS PRODUCT?
I was on the fence between this product, and the Yes to Blueberries cleanser. I went with this one because my t-zone is so oily, even though my cheeks are perfectly balanced skin on their own. I am glad I chose this, I think that the Yes to Blueberries might be for someone with less oily skin than mine, or with more fine lines than mine. But, that's just the impression I get from reading reviews at other sites, which encouraged me to give the Yes to Tomatoes cleanser a try instead.

I was looking for something a little more natural than the St. Ives' products. Avoiding parabens is important in my book.

HOW LONG:
I've been using this product for five days, so not very long, but in the short time I have been using it, the oil production in my t-zone has dropped down considerably. I don't know if that's because of this product, the moisturizer I use now, or both. I changed both on the same day.

HOW I USE IT:
I slightly moisten my face with water, and then using about a quarter-sized amount squirted into my palm, I apply this with two fingers to my face. It's kind of "gloopy" in texture, so it is a little messy, but that's the only very small con/downside. It's not sticky, just not a cream, it's maybe a little thinner than hair gel. It foams slightly when you're rubbing it in, and a little more with my Olay ProX facial brush.
It rinses off easily, and leaves my skin clean and tight feeling, but not parched. After I pat my face dry, and then let it air dry further, I apply Biore's Hard Day's Night moisturizer. I wash once a day with this, when I first get up.

ON EYES;
I do not generally use cleansers on my eyes (I have extremely sensitive eyes), so I can't tell you yet whether or not it burns or irritates my eyes. I think it'd probably get through closed eyelids because it is so foamy. I have used the Olay cleansing cloths on my eye makeup, and I will keep those around for that purpose, when I do happen to wear eye makeup beyond just pencil eyeliner which rubs off in my sleep essentially.

THE SMELL:
It doesn't smell bad, maybe very mildly "medicine" like, but I haven't noticed it since I went out of my way to smell it the first day. I like that, I don't like a lot of perfumes in my products, even the Biore moisturizer is pushing it for me, although it fades and doesn't seem to give me a headache like most perfumed products do. But this product has next to no scent, and that's really nice!

WASHING NOTES:
Your skin is quite smooth after, so when you rinse it, you might feel like there is still product on. I don't think that's actually the case, I think you're just smooth from washing with this!

I DO think that having the ProX brush helps it work better, or if you have a Clairsonic Mia or DDR or some other brand of a powered face brush. A BufPuf sponge might work well with this, too.

MAKEUP REMOVAL?
I don't wear makeup, really, if I do it's a (indie house, not retail brand) medium coverage mineral foundation and a silicone type mascara (not the waxy kind), powder blush and pencil eyeliner, sometimes liquid eye liner, and powder eye shadow. This removes the mineral foundation and blush just fine, and since I don't use it on my eyes, I can't tell you.

REMARKS:
I feel like my face is a little less red than it was before I started using this cleanser. I have always been pink in the face, however am not diagnosed with Rosacea.
I haven't noticed a huge difference in my pore size, but to me they do look cleaner.
This does not irritate my scar on my forehead.

WILL I USE IT/THIS LINE AGAIN?
I will absolutely be keeping this as part of my facial routine. It feels nice to see such great results after only a short time of taking care of my skin again. I like the St. Ives' cleanser still, but I wasn't seeing similar results in the time I was using that again, which was a similar timespan.

I will definitely be trying other products from this company in the future, both from the Yes to Tomatoes line and from Yes to's other lines (Cucumbers, Blueberries, Carrots). Great product. I will absolutely recommend this line to my friends and family after having such good results from this cleanser.