I Tried That

I used the Pritech facial cleansing brush every day for a month and this is what happened.

I have never been great at taking care of my skin, but now that I am in my 40s, I have been trying to do better. I am never going to be one of those women who wash their face twice a day, but I can commit to washing my face once a day. Normally this is going to be when I get home from the gym every day. Sometimes it is after the gym, sometimes it is after the gym and running errands, and sometimes it is before I go to bed. I consider this a win seeing as just a few years ago I might only wash my face when I got in the shower, and that was when I was still wearing makeup every day. Terrible, I know, but it is what it is.

I have tried many different devices for skin care, but I have never been able to make these things part of my routine. This time was going to be different. I am already in the habit of washing my face daily – I just have to use this brush instead of my fingers – I got this!

When I unboxed it, it was simple enough. I plugged in the USB cord to the brush and set it in its holder. I actually charged it overnight because I forgot about it, but I think it was fully charged in about 30 minutes. The silicone cover protected the charging port from water which is good because both sides of this device get used, so water could get in there if it didn’t have that protection. That was a plus. This thing also has 5 different levels. the first three levels are for cleansing (I never used anything other than the first two levels for the first month just so my skin could get used to it), the 4th and 5th levels are to increase blood circulation (which I would probably use for moisturizer). There is also a heat function on the bottom of the brush where it sits in its stand. The heat function is meant to be used with serums and is supposed to maximize the efficiency of those skin care products.

I was worried that my skin would be irritated after the first few uses, but surprisingly it wasn’t. My skin loved the soft bristles and felt cleaner and brighter overall every time I used it. I didn’t always use the heated side, and as a matter of fact, I didn’t use the heat but about once a week, just because I didn’t really think about it once I was done washing my face. But it did a nice job and I never felt like my skin was irritated or dry. And I do feel like my skin was thoroughly cleaned every time.

Did it improve the texture of my skin? Slightly – I mean there is only so much a cleansing brush can do. And this thing did it. My pores appeared slightly smaller and I never had a breakout while using this brush. Now I still had some blackheads – but I always have some on my nose. They were less visible than usual. My skin felt amazing though. I had to keep myself from touching my face after I washed and moisturized every day. I’m sure if I added in using the heated side with my serums my face would have been better than ever.

This device was definitely a winner in my book. And you can’t beat the price. The only thing I wish is that the silicone scrubby could be replaced. With this one if you wanted to replace that part, you would have to buy a whole new unit. Which is ok but would be better with that slight tweak.