After using this product for two weeks, I feel that it's time I give the Rio Sonicleanse the review it deserves. On the first use, I was absolutely amazed - I actually saw whiteheads being removed from my pores! My skin felt almost 'squeaky clean' but without being dry or tight, and my serums and moisturisers absorbed more quickly and thoroughly.
With having oily skin, I use it in the morning and evening after applying my usual cleanser to my face with my fingers. As the days went on, the blackheads in my nose were disappearing, and the clogged pores on my cheeks were really being cleaned and became less noticeable. And my face feels very, very, soft!
After about ten days I put my least favourite liquid foundation on and was surprised at how it glided on my face much easier and didn't give me the usual 'cakey' appearance. This was definitely attributed to the improvements to my skin mentioned above, including a couple rough/dry patches being brushed away!
I mainly purchased this product to improve the texture of my skin, but without spending the amount of money needed for a Clarisonic. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be as many 'dupes' in the UK market, but thank goodness I discovered the Sonicleanse! At the time when I ordered it from Amazon.co.uk, there weren't any reviews, but I found that this may actually be the same item as the Pretika SonicDermabrasion Facial Brush available in the US on Amazon.com. For the most part, that item has good reviews, with some people complaining about battery faults and the charging cradle. I wouldn't worry about that too much if you're purchasing the Rio though, because unlike in the US, you are given a 2 year (as opposed to a 30 day) warranty that you can activate by registering it on the manufacturer's website. I would also advise against using this in the shower or under any running water to be safe, and definitely do not keep the charging cradle near water or insert the device while wet (this is emphasised in the instruction manual as well). I've used it continually for two weeks after the initial charge, never keep it in the cradle, and haven't had to charge it yet, so the battery life seems great thus far.
All in all, I am thrilled with the results I have noticed after relatively short usage of the Sonicleanse. If you have oily skin, blackheads and clogged pores, I absolutely recommend you try this product and work it into your daily routine. Try not to go into this expecting to obtain 'perfect' skin though. The size of our pores are always going to remain the same, but what a thorough cleansing system like this will do is get rid of the debris that manual cleansing and exfoliating fail to do, in order to improve the texture of your skin and help pores be far less noticeable.
Buy it!