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Philosophy brand products are a bit yuppie with their holistic messaging. Each product offers nuggets of information on how to live your life that are just about as valid as a fortune cookie. Their packaging is more reminiscent of a self-help book than a list of active ingredients and drug facts, but that is their shtick.

All holistic lifestyle messaging aside, they do make some really nice products. The Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash is one of those nice products. It is a simple everyday wash, the exfoliating beads are smaller than St. Ives Apricot scrub (which I used to use as a teen and it feels more like it could have doubled as a foot scrub) and the Proactiv cleansers whose beads I used to think were very small and gentle, but by comparison the Philosophy wash wins hands down.

Unfortunately, I may as well buy stock in Proactive because at 29, the words Salycic Acid, Retinol, and Benzoyl Peroxide are looking to be permanent members of my facial routine. But, occasionally I do like to feel as if I am an adult and have options other than a product tied to an infomercial by the Guthy Renker company. For those times I turn to Philosophy.

A friend actually bought this wash recently and loved it. She suggested I put it on the blog, and coincidently I already had it on my list from purchasing it a few months ago. If the $25 price tag does not agree with you, she bought her wash on e-bay. If you do not have any qualms with that method it may be worth checking out.

Product: The Microdelivery Exfoliaitng Wash by Philosophy

Price: $25 for an 8 oz. bottle

Place: QVC, Ulta, Sephora, E-Bay