Review: Kleenex Facial Cloths

Wednesday 6 June 2012

When these Kleenex Facial Cloths first came out, I saw them mentioned everywhere.  Whilst I liked the pretty packaging, I knew that I'd never buy them personally because I am very loyal to my muslin cloths and stockpile cotton wool pads like nobody's business.  I also thought they were quite expensive for what looked like a box of fancy quilted tissues (RRP £1.99 per box of 30 facial cloths).

So how on earth did this box come into my hands?!

In the mad rush that have been the last four days of extended weekend craziness, I somehow ended up forgetting to pack my beloved muslin cloths AND any cotton wool pads in my travel bag (as well as some other things, packing in a rush never turns out well!).  I popped to Sainsburys to get some cotton wool and saw these on offer for 99p and thought that I might give them a go, just this once.

You can use Kleenex Facial Cloths for all manners of beauty related care such as cleansing, toning, removing make-up etc, as well as removing nail polish.  Basically anything you'd use a muslin cloth or cotton wool for.  I decided to test out the four main ways:-
  1. Cleansing - The cloths did not rip or shred when used with water.  I was very impressed by how they held up.  I wouldn't say they're as good as a muslin cloths for removing a cleanser that needs to be taken off with warm water, because the Kleenex cloth just isn't as soft when wet.  However, for removing cleanser without water, it works better than cotton wool and feels much nicer too.
  2. Toning - Feels really soft on the skin, but I felt it was too wasteful for this purpose because the cloth is just so big and I only ever need one cotton wool pad to remove my toner. 
  3. Removing Make-Up - Similiar experience to cleansing regarding wet vs dry, though again impressed that the cloth didn't shred or tear.
  4. Removing Nail Polish -  It was when I tried this, that I fully appreciated how useful these cloths might be.  Because the cloth is so big, you can easily remove all 10 nails worth of polish with just one cloth, and again, the cloth didn't disintegrate or anything.
Summary:  I'll stick with using my muslin cloths and cotton wool for most purposes, but I do find these quite handy for removing nail polish.  I would mostly use these when travelling for the convenience factor, but would only repurchase again if I saw them on offer.

Do you use these?  What do you think?
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16 comments

  1. I really liked these for cleansing when I had them as for some reason my skin absolutely hates muslin cloths! I found they were awful for me nailpolish wise, ha! x

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    1. Most reviews I've read have been pretty much 50/50 on the removal of nail polish so you're not alone! That's such a shame you can't use muslin cloths, I don't know what I'd do without mine! x

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  2. I'm using these also to clean my brushes between washes. They leave less fluff than toilet paper ( what I was using before) :)

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    1. I'll have to try that, didn't think of that before :)

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  3. Huh! These are kind of cool! I wonder if they'll come here?

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    1. Probably, I think Kleenex are a pretty big international brand?

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  4. Oh..I want to try these! I am always looking for something to take off the cleanser without leaving bits of cotton on my face :D

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    1. These sound like they would be perfect for you, the cloths are super strong! :)

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  5. I tried these out when they were first released, but thought they were the same as cotton wool and that's cheaper so I've reverted back to my wool lol :P

    Charlee
    http://charmedcharlee.blogspot.com
    xx

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    1. Yeah I do think these are grossly overpriced for what they are and cotton wool is SO cheap in most places x

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  6. I haven't seen these yet, so I guess we don't have them in Australia :( I'd def use them for removing nail polish, but not for toning etc as it seems like the large size is the main benefit.

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    1. Definitely, I only used one of these to tone to try it out but it's just too wasteful for that purpose when one little cotton wool pad can do the job! Hope they come to Oz x

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  7. I think I'd only buy them like you say, when they're on offer, cotton pads are much easier, but I've heard so much about them!

    Lucy
    http://lucyywrites01.blogspot.com
    x

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    1. Yeah if you see them for like 99p then I'd say definitely pick up a box to try :) x

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  8. Hey. I love your blog and I definitely want to try these as I'm a nail polish addict!

    www.nicolayoung13.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. thanks Nicola! just started following yours :) let me know what you think if you try the Kleenex cloths, I found them very handy for removing nail polish :)

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