Review (4/5): LumaRx facial cleaning brush is like a Sonicare ElectricToothbrush for the face
After moistening my face and the brush heads with water, I tested the sensitive and normal heads with both soap and [[ASIN:B01648QDS4 L'Oreal Paris Age Perfect Facial Cream Cleanser, 5 Fluid Ounce]] and the massaging head with water alone. After a one-minute "application" with any one of the brushes, I love how smooth and clean this makes my face feel.
The packages includes:
- three brush heads (sensitive, normal, and massage) and their covers which have air vents to hasten drying
- one charging base with power cord
- one brush wand that operates at 3 speed levels
- one white plastic zippered travel case
- one instruction pamphlet
PROS:
- The wand contains a rechargeable battery that last for 30 uses. The first charge takes up to six hours. It also has a 30 minute fast-charge feature that will provide 4-5 uses. By the way, I love the charging light on the base; it has a "cool" factor to it.
- There's a one minute timer that has what I call a "tripacer" (like Sonicare's quadpacer) timer built in for each of the three zones of the face. These zones are the T zone, left side, and right side. What this means is that the unit pauses ever so slightly ever twenty seconds to let the user know when it's time to move on to the next zone so that the cleaning time can be distributed evenly among zones.
- None of the three brushes were rough or extremely abrasive. The rotating and vibrating brush heads were as gentle as could be and I have sensitive skin.
- The wand with brush can be used in the shower as long as it's not fully submerged in water.
- This can be used to remove cosmetics.
- The unit comes with a 2-year limited warranty.
CONS:
- Although these brushes remove make-up effectively, I personally only like to use this on the days I do not wear makeup. The reason is that the eye area has to be avoided. I use eye makeup so I wind up washing my entire face with my hands instead as it does not make sense to me to use a brush on only part of my face.
- There are a lot of don'ts in the manual like don't submerge in water, don't use around the eyes, don't use if you are taking steroid-based medication, don't operate outdoors or where there are aerosol products or oxygen being administered, etc.
- If used daily at no more than the maximum two times per day, the brush heads need to be replaced every three months. The Massaging head (since it doesn't not have bristles) can be replaced every six months. This can get expensive. I contacted the company for the replacement price and they said they would let me know when it's orderable on Amazon. I will update the comments section of this review with that information when I receive it.
- The battery on this unit is NOT replaceable as per the email from them which I posted in the comments section of this review.
At first I questioned why would I need such a facial cleansing tool. After using this, however, I realized that I love how it makes my face feel so clean and smooth. This is not a tool I would use more than twice per week since I really hate using this to remove makeup, however, it's so gentle on my skin that I look forward to the cleansing action, mildly exfoliating properties, and the light massage it provides me all without the use of a chemical masque.