I would recommend NOT using the Clarison Cleanser. It is full of synthetic chemical ingredients (i.e. look at the ingredient list - do you know what all those things are?) that actually irritate the skin. Many "natural" products have the same substances. Especially if you are prone to break-outs, you need to pay attention to your nutrition, drink lots of water and use only natural oils/products on your skin. I recommend Pratima Skin Care and Living Libations.

I don't use the hydro-cleanser with mine. It works great with any gentle cleansing products. I usually Philosophy Purity and it works really well!

I sometimes use Clinique facewash with mine. I will admit that I like the Clarisonic cleanser better--it seems creamier. However, both clean my face and pores quite well. This is a great product.

I use my own cleanser with the clarisonic brush. That's because I have trouble with acne. I might use the cleanser that comes with the clarisonic brush once or twice a week though for some change. The wash that comes with the brush is very gentle.

You can use your own cleanser. Use your favorite product and VOILA!

Hello,

You can use any cleanser that you want! The Hydro cleanser was also especially formulated to work well with the clarisonic.

I use my own cleanser, which is Philosophy's Purity. Works great! Just don't use a cleanser that is too abrasive as it may be a little rough on your skin.

I have had no problem using my regular skincare products (the Murad Acne system) but that is a gel-type cleanser without anything abrasive in it. I don't know if you should use it with scrubs.

Thanks guys!

You can use your own cleanser or the Hydro Cleanser. I tend to mix my cleanser and the hydro cleanser together! Hope this helps

you dont have to.you can use any cleaning product with the mia,even drug store products.

My skin is very fair and quite sensitive. The Clarisonic has never made my skin enflamed or break out. I have used the liquid that comes with the Clarisonic, and other soaps...both work evenly well. I love this product.

I have very sensitive skin, and I have used this for a while now and have not had any problem. Although, everyone's skin is different. I would reccoment trying this product, because even if you dont like it or it bothers your skin you can return it within 30 days i think. Good Luck!!

This product comes with the sensitive cleansing brush on it and it does not feel rough at all while it is cleansing the skin. The cleansing cycle is only 1 minute so you do not use it in one spot for long.

I would think you should be okay. You can buy softer brush heads for the handle. Also, don't press too hard. Let the brush do the work. If you find it irritates your skin, then don't use it for the full time that it says to use it on your face.

This is incredibly gentle on your skin. It may look like it has a hard brush but it's very soft. Plus, it's all the pressure that your face needs, you're not supposed to apply any pressure to it, just hold it on your forehead down to your chin then cheeks. That's all you need, I don't think you will have any problems with it.

If you let the sensitive skin brush do all the work, it will be fine. I sometimes add. Circular movement if I need ext a cleaning.

I use the brush for sensitive skin for that same reason.

You should be okay! The brush comes with a sensitive brush head you can use if youre timid. You can use the deep pore cleaning one if you arent. Its not a rough tool at all.

I also have very sensitive skin and I have not had a problem with this product. Whe you replace the brush purchase either the delicate or the sensitive brush.

My skin is very sensitive and I have had no problems with this system.

I honestly do no believe in "purging" of the skin. If something make my face break out initially, it always makes my face break out. I broke out VERY BADLY after using this product. I discontinued using this a returned after a week of use. It took my face a couple of weeks to return to its normal state. My face was also irritated and red while using this product. I used peels and scrubs in the past so I was very surprised that this occurred. I had the sensitive brush head and did not press down at all while have this product clean my face. Rather I gently placed it on my face. I have since began just washing my face more "thoroughly" with my finger tips. I actually took some pointers from the clarisonic and circularly scrubbed for longer periods of time and when rinsing my face I used circular motions as well. I feel that this is just as effective in cleaning and has not caused the embarrassment of have reddened face with 30+ pimples on top. Hope this helped! I am very glad to not have this product in my bathroom any longer and my money back in my bank account btw.

I broke out pretty bad maybe a little after a week of using it for the first time, but it was definitely that "purging" period that people have mentioned. It sucks, but stick it out, because it's bringing out all of the gunk that is deep in your skin. After that, it won't make you break out anymore, and it will make your skin so much cleaner and smoother, so just be patient. It really does work.

I didn't experience any out of ordinary breakouts (seeing that I always had acne issues prior to using Clarisonic) but I did go through the "purging" stage from using my Clarisonic Mia. And yes, there is one when you use Clarisonic products.

When I started using the Clarisonic Mia, my face became VERY dry. And that was very rare for me seeing that I have extremely oily skin. My face became so dry that it began to peel. It was extremely uncomfortable.

I ended up reaching a Clarisonic customer service representative who told me that it was normal to experience dryness and breakouts after using Clarisonic for the first time. Clarisonic deep cleanses your face bringing out the impurities and oils deep in your skin, therefore causes breakouts and dryness. The customer representative later on told me to wait 2 more weeks to see improvements on my skin. And I did just that. I dreaded every bit of that 2 weeks and more. But sure enough, my skin started looking great. It's been almost a year now since I started using my Clarisonic Mia and I no longer experience breakouts like I did before using Clarisonic and best of all my skin glows!

It might not be the same for you, but for me the "purging" stage it took a little over a month. Hope this helps!

I had a few extra pimples come up on my face when I first started using it. I think that's because it's really cleaning out your pores and pushing anything to the surface that it possibly can. I would think that this should subside after the first few weeks of initial use.

I read a ton of blogs before using this. I did read that a portiono f people did experience it getting worse before it got better.
I used the deep cleanining brush head and my favorite DDF cleanser with Saciliyic acid and my skin got better right away.
I'd keep on using it!

You need water based product with non drying ingredients and use Mia once a week. You may be over brushing it too much. You need a serum or a product to allow your skin to recover/heal first until the bumps will fade over the time. It'll take between 3 to 6 months.

Just be patient. Usually when you add a new routine to your skincare you are going to breakout a bit. Use the MIA in combination with a good acne medication. I use retin-a and glycolic acid. I'd say if the bumps don't go away within 6 weeks, I'd either switch to a more delicate MIA head (if you don't already have the most delicate one), or just stop all together. Your skin might be too sensitive for that much exfoliation.

The sales-girl at sephora warned me about "purging", she broke out at about the 3rd day and started clearing up on day 5. I did too, the first few days you feel like you're breaking out and after that your skin gets smoother and breaks out much less. It's just the icky dirt and oil and gunk being brought up to the surface and washed away and then it's gone.

I experience a little breaking out when i first used the product..but it went away shortly. I think your skin is not use to the vibrations and the products drawing all the trapped dirt to the surface (a good thing)..Give it a week or so. It should help if you build yourself up to a 2x/day use. For instance..I started just 1ce a day..every other day for a week..then built up to daily use until now where I use the product every morning and evening. Hope this helps!

I noticed that - since I am fully exfoliated - it is easier for bacteria to get into your pores and I find that is when I get breakouts - like my pillowcases may have some makeup on them (and get on my clean face at night), and I use a clean washrag every time I rinse off my face after my mia (let's be honest - sometimes I'm lazy and want to just use my hand towel every now and then). I no longer break out unless I am going back to a bad habit.

every three to four months.

They recommend every 3 months.

Read their instruction manual, it said once every 3 months if you use it twice to 3 times a week. If you use frequently, every other month as long as you don't press brush too hard.

Every 3 to4 months

Every three months or so.

You have to replace the brush about every 3 months if you use it day and night everyday. If you use it less often then I can imagine you need to replace it less frequently.

No, the brush heads pop out really easily. It is suggested that you pop it out to clean it every so often.

They are easy to change, just twist and remove.

No, not at all. You just turn and lift out. Then to put back in, you just snap it in.

No, it's pretty easy.

The brush moves at one speed but the wuality and speed of the brush are gentle enough for sentisive skin. Just let the brush glide gently across your face.

No, the brushes are super easy to change/remove. You can buy different brush heads to fit your style and they come on and off easier than opening a jar of face cream.

Yes, you should change your brush head every 3 months but with the different type of brush heads you may increase to different speeds...

If you mean brush heads - yes.

I believe there are replacement brushes for different skin types.

Yes, there are three different brush heads. Delicate, sensitive and possibly one more for the face, and definitely a larger one for the body.

They just started selling normal/oily brushes and a deep pore cleanser brush. You should start with sensitive though, which comes with the Mia. I have oily/combination skin and the sensitive works out really well for me. You don't want to damage your skin jumping into one of the other brushes.

The description says it removes makeup. But I prefer to remove the makeup first and then use the Mia. So I don't discolor the brush.

I use it twice a day and it does not dry my face out, but I do use moisturizer morning and night .
You should definitely take off at least your eye make- up first. That is all I do.

I use this product twice a day and it says to remove all make up before using so you would definitely wanna do that.

The pLink charger says it's for worldwide use..so if that's your concern, I don't see a problem with charging it.

I don't it should, except you might have to buy an international outlet for the plug. The plug outlet in the U.S. are different from others. So if you are able to find a way that you can use U.S. plug outlet than you are good to go. :)

Thanks guys! Turned out if I plugged the charger into a different socket it works fine! So I guess there's something wrong with the electrical system....

I purchased a Mia the other day (the $119 version), and when I went to charge it, it kept pulsing. After 20 minutes of trying to figure out whether it was just on the charger incorrectly, I figured it was a problem. Also, when I hit the power button, it wouldn't stay on, as soon as I let go it would shut off. It isn't supposed to do that. I returned it and they let me get a new one, and that one works correctly. It's definitely not supposed to continuously pulse while charging, so bring it back and ask for a replacement!