Ceradmide Cream Cleanser is the best cream cleanser I know of. I've used it for over 25 years! It has a very rich texture, creamy not greasy. I use it in the evening to remove my makeup by tissuing off, repeating, which may not even be necessary, and then follow with all my treatments. Perfect for removing long-wearing makeup. I like anything with ceramides and this had it. I avoid the eye area as I prefer a liquid eye makeup remover. As for the scent, the first time I smelled it, I thought it had gone bad. The sales women explained that that was how it smelled. The good news is that the scent doesn't linger. Wipe it off and it's gone!

This is the foulest smelling skin care product I have ever used. It has the horrible industrial smell of undisguised chemicals. I wonder whether the item I received was defective, or perhaps the product has been reformulated. I did not find it to be a true cream cleanser as another reviewer did. I found it to be like one of those trendy balm cleansers, only in a tube instead of a tub, and that is exactly what I was trying to avoid. Since Shiseido discontinued Benefiance Creamy Cleansing Emulsion, I have been searching desperately for something as soothing for my dry, eczema-prone skin. I prefer cream cleansers that do not foam and do not have any active, skin-correcting properties, as active skincare products tend to trigger eczema for me. This product does work all right as a facial massage product. It comes out as a waxy cream, and during application acquires more slip and becomes a thick, waxy oil. It does not foam, and it does cleanse without leaving skin too terribly tight and dry. If the smell weren't so foul, this review might be quite different. Ultimately, I have decided to finish out the tube, but my cream cleanser will now be Dermalogica Essential Cleansing Solution, which is as close to my beloved Shiseido cleanser as I have been able to find.

It's hard to find a true cream cleanser. Thank goodness Elizabeth Arden still makes this one, which really is the best cream cleanser out there! It's super hydrating, but rinses clean. It takes off all my makeup and leaves me feeling fresh and never tight. LOVE IT!