Paper Shower Review

Paper Shower is wet/dry towelette combo that you can use to clean your entire face and body. Like the name, it's essentially a "shower" in a little package. You don't need soap or water.

The Paper Shower comes in a dual pack. First, you use the wet towelette to cleanse your skin. Then the dry towelette is used to absorb any moisture left behind.

This product can be used on both the face and body.

When I first heard about the Paper Shower I thought, "What a good idea!" Keeping the skin clean is obviously an important step in clearing acne. But that it isn't always as easy as it sounds, right? Skin gets oily, sweaty, and dirty.

The Paper Shower sounded like a good solution, but I wondered if it would live up to my expectations. I decided to give it a try after spending a hot afternoon at the park.

Paper Shower is nothing like those tiny packaged moist towelettes that I was used to, and far removed from those hand wipes that come in pop-up containers. First, the Paper Shower towelette is huge -- larger than a sheet of paper.

It's a lot stronger than most wipes, too. It doesn't rip or twist into a clumpy mass when wiping it over the skin. It's nearly like using a big washcloth.

But the biggest difference was what it didn't have. There's no heavy, perfumey fragrance because the wipe is unscented. It also contains very little alcohol so it doesn't sting those open pimples and won't dry out the skin.

The towelettes would be great to use to cleanse off sweat that can irritate face and body acne. They can also be used to remove excess oil throughout the day.

I was impressed, but I wanted to get a second opinion of someone who would really put this product to the test. So I tracked down an active teenage boy to give it a work over. What did he think of it? "I loved it," he told me. "My skin felt so clean."

I think this would be a perfect product for teens especially. They can be stashed in a backpack or athletic bag, and used on the face and body. After sports practice maybe?

My only qualm about this product is the price. It's a bit more than $1 per wet/dry towel package (although if you buy larger quantities the price comes down to 85 cents per pack.) Even if you use just one per day, the cost can add up.

Still, I think this is a great product for people with acne. Paper Shower is convenient to use and a super quick way to keep the skin clean.

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