Clarisonic: a Guru Score of 50% from 5 skincare experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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✕Nay

"I was deep in the trenches of using my Clarisonic every single day back when I first started my channel, almost 10 years ago. I have since learned from personal experience that they are definitely super rough and overly abrasive on the skin and over longterm use can definitely result in skin sensitivity, irritation, not great stuff."

All 2 takes from Hyram

Reacting to "Heated Rivalry" Star Hudson William's Skin Care Routine 👀

"I was deep in the trenches of using my Clarisonic every single day back when I first started my channel, almost 10 years ago. I have since learned from personal experience that they are definitely super rough and overly abrasive on the skin and over longterm use can definitely result in skin sensitivity, irritation, not great stuff."

Reacting to My 4 YEAR Old Skin Care Routine

"I used my Clarisonic every single day without fail, I used it religiously. I don't necessarily think a Clarisonic is bad, but using it every single day is way too abrasive on your skin and honestly is very close to using a really harsh scrub on the face every single day. I feel like my skin is still going to face the consequences of using a Clarisonic every single day for years down the road."

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CYoung

94k subs

✕Nay

"With cleansing devices like Clarisonic, you end up cleansing every single day and it's usually too much. If you use a cleansing oil or cleansing balm instead, you can still melt down blackheads. In my twenties I used devices like this a lot because you don't really think about your skin barrier yet, you just want the quick easy way, but I think cleansing devices were a lot more popular back then."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

221k subs

✕Yay

"Tech and beauty started to come together hand in hand, especially with devices like the Clarisonic."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✕Nay

"I find it really helps clean my skin a little bit better and not as potentially irritated as like the Clarisonic were."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✕Nay

"It's literally a toothbrush for your face, a glorified toothbrush for your face. It oscillated and it cost like 350 bucks. I didn't just buy one, I bought like three of them and then they sold the sensitive brush head so I was like I need the sensitive brush head and then they sold the makeup brush head so I was like I need the makeup brush head. Nope you needed to get your consumerism under control and stop trying to spend your way to self-esteem because it wasn't working. I didn't even love using the Clarisonic like it would actually irritate my skin. We would all try to use it underneath our foundation to make our foundation look better when really we were just allowing our foundation to soak deeper into our skin and irritate our pores."

All 2 takes from Cassandra Bankson

These Products No Longer Exist In My Routine & I'm Thankful About It

"The Clarisonic was basically like a luxury spinning toothbrush for your face. Unlike the Neutrogena Wave, it doesn't just spin in one direction, it would oscillate. They would put it up to a stocking and show that it didn't rip the stocking and they're like, oh, it doesn't damage your skin. But I'm sorry, but our skin is not a stocking. I get that it is a compelling visual, but it can still really damage and scratch up the skin. The Clarisonic recommended using it daily when in general you should only do major physical exfoliation like that one to three times a week. And just especially for me on top of the medications, on top of the products, it was just a recipe for disaster. There are much better exfoliants on the market."

Skincare I Loved as a Beauty Guru but HATE as a Skinfluencer

"It's literally a toothbrush for your face, a glorified toothbrush for your face. It oscillated and it cost like 350 bucks. I didn't just buy one, I bought like three of them and then they sold the sensitive brush head so I was like I need the sensitive brush head and then they sold the makeup brush head so I was like I need the makeup brush head. Nope you needed to get your consumerism under control and stop trying to spend your way to self-esteem because it wasn't working. I didn't even love using the Clarisonic like it would actually irritate my skin. We would all try to use it underneath our foundation to make our foundation look better when really we were just allowing our foundation to soak deeper into our skin and irritate our pores."

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Frequently asked.

What is Clarisonic?

An electronic facial cleansing device designed to provide sonic vibration-based cleansing to help remove makeup, oil, and impurities from the skin.

Is Clarisonic worth it?

Mostly no. Only 1 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it approve, which leaves it a Guru Score of 50%.

What is Clarisonic's Guru Score?

Clarisonic holds a Guru Score of 50%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.