Clarisonic Pro Sonic

One of the other things a really like about the Carisonic is the way it prepares your skin for other products. After you use it whatever you apply to your skin get absorbed really quickly. It even makes your make-up look different. I used to notice that sometimes when I applied my base it would kind of "slide" across my face. I don't know if that makes sense but anyone who has experienced it will understand what I mean. Now I get pretty much a perfect natural looking finish.

The inspiration behind the invention of the Clarisonic cleansing system was to find a way to move the skin so as to loosen the plug of dirt in congested pores. From what I can make out, to do this the brush head oscillates 300 times a minute (it doesn't spin - that's old school). This jiggles the skin around which starts unclogging the pores.

All this is meant to mean that it removes "6 times as much make-up and twice as much dirt" as normal cleansing.

The Clarisonic is not a microdermabrasion machine so it is safe to use it every day - infact it was designed to be used twice a day - morning and evening.

For the face it works on a 60 second timer. Twenty seconds for the forehead and nose, twenty seconds for the chin and ten seconds for each cheek.  It pauses at briefly at the end of each time period so that you know when to move on and then automatically stops at the end. 

You don't need to remove your make-up before use unless you wear very heavy stage make-up or something.

The Clarisonic is actually water-proof so I like to use mine in the shower as it save time when I'm in a rush but I should imagine alot of people would prefer to look in the mirror as they are using it.

I also took a tip off one of the reviews on Amazon which suggested using a combination of regular clear witch hazel mixed with about 2-3 drops of pure tea tree oil. "This combination kills bacteria, removes residue, does not dry out my skin, is totally natural, and leaves my skin feeling super tingly and fresh. And it's incredibly economical." I have to say I agree.

The short answer is it's usually not a problem but the company recommends that you check with your skin-care provider.

The technology is the same for all the models so you should get similar results with all of them. All the facial brush heads can be used on all the models but the body brush heads can only be used on the Plus and Pro. All models come with a universal charger.

The Clarisonic Mia is the entry level model. This is slightly smaller, so good for travelling and has aonly one speed (normal) and comes with a 1 year warranty.

The Clarisonic Mia 2 comes with a travel case. 2 Year warranty.

The Clarisonic Classic has two speeds - normal and low. 2 year warranty.

The Clarisonic Plus has three speeds plus a body mode. 2 year warranty.

The Clarisonic Pro has four speeds plus the body mode. 3 year warranty for machines manufactured after January 2010 otherwise a 2 year warranty.