Foreo Luna, Mia Clarisonic and Clinique Sonic System, which is better?
If you are new to the sonic cleansing technology, you may wonder: how well does it work compared to washing with your hands? Clinical studies[1]
done by dermatologists did prove that sonic cleansing brush is significantly more effective in removing makeup and sunscreen than manual cleansing; sonic brush also improves skin brightness, radiance and luminosity. Therefore, you may want to give sonic cleansing devices a try.
Here we listed several features you may want to consider
before investing in a sonic cleansing device.
1. Device effectiveness:
All three products are among the top rated sonic facial
cleansing devices, however there are slight differences among major website’s
ratings. For example, as of July 2018:
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Foreo Luna 2
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Clarisonic Mia 2
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Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush
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Sephora.ca
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4.6
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4.7
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4.3
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Amazon.ca
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4.2
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3.6
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3
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Purchasing from a reputable source is also very important
when it comes to product quality.
2. Price:
From each of the official websites, the regular prices are
the following (in Canadian dollar)
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Device price
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Replacement brush head
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Foreo Luna 2
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$229
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No need
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Clarisonic Mia 2
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$219
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$30
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Clinique Sonic System
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$111
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$34
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3. Hygienic of the brush heads:
No matter how effective the device maybe, without proper
cleaning of the brush head, it could cause skin infections or blemishes. Both Clinique
and Clarisonic recommend their customers to change the brush head every 3
months. Foreo claims its silicon brush heads are 35 times more resilient to
bacteria growth than nylon brush heads. Foreo Luna’s brush head design also
makes it easier to clean than nylon brush heads. Keeping the brush head dry and
clean between uses is still recommended for all three products.
4. Waterproof so you can use in the shower or bath:
Yes! According to the official websites, all three products
are waterproof.
4.
5. Battery life and re-charge frequency:
If you are a traveller, this may be important for you.
According to the official websites:
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Device battery life (frequency of recharge)
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Foreo Luna 2
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5 to 7 months
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Clarisonic Mia 2
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2 weeks to 1 month
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Clinique Sonic System
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3 to 6 months
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Basing on the information above (as of July 2018), we scored
each product basing on the above 5 areas of measurements. On a scale of 1 to
10, 1 being least favorable and 10 being most favorable:
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Device effectiveness
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price
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easy to keep clean
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Waterproof
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Battery life
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Foreo Luna
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8
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8
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9
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10
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9
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Clarisonic
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8
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7
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8
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10
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6
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Clinique Sonic System
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7
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8
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8
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10
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8
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Note: the above scores may change if new information is
present. For example: if there’s a promotion for Clarisonic products, its price
score will increase.
As a customer, the key is the find the product fits best for
you. One may weight one of the above 5 areas more important than the other, the
final decision on which product to buy can vary. The chart below demonstrate
when a hypothetical customer puts her weight in each of the category, the total
score of each product can be calculated by multiplying the importance score
with the category score, and adding the results across all categories.
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Device effectiveness
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price
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easy to clean/hygienic
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Waterproof
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Battery life
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Overall score
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Foreo Luna
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8
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8
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9
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10
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9
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368
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Clarisonic
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8
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7
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8
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10
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6
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335
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Clinique Sonic System
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7
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8
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8
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10
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8
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344
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Importance score*
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10
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9
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9
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9
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5
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*from a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being least important and 10 being most important. The importance score vary from person to person. The above scores are for demonstration purpose only.
To learn more about how each device work, please go to their
official websites:
Daelos, Z. D. (n.d.). Re-examining
facial cleansing. http://www.zoedraelos.com/articles/skin-cleansing/#0
“A novel fluorescent makeup methodology used
to measure the cleansing efficacy of a sonic skin care brush.” Journal
of the American Academy of Dermatology, February 2007, Volume 56, Issue 2,
Supplement 2, Page AB38
“Evaluation of the
cleansing efficacy of a sonic skincare brush on sunscreen removal,” Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology, May 2016Volume 74, Issue 5, Supplement 1, Page AB32
“Evaluation of the
cleansing efficacy of a sonic skincare brush on sunscreen removal,” Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology, May 2016Volume 74, Issue 5, Supplement 1, Page AB32
“Split face, randomized,
clinical evaluation of the efficacy of a facial regimen alone vs a facial
regimen used with a sonic cleansing brush.” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,
May 2015, Volume 72, Issue 5, Supplement 1, Page AB26
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