Originally Posted by Reija(admin) Is it beneficial to use a separate face brush with the cleanser? I've read that by using a brush you can cleanse your face better and it will prevent blackheads. I've been thinking about the Shiseido one. Is it worth to purchase? I actually used Shiseido's brush for a long time, but only in the T-zone. I go back to it in the summer when sunscreen/sweat/salt get grimey. Houston is notorious for crappy, humid, chemically challenged, ozone afflicted air. What I have been using for over a year (this is a hoot) is the cheapest baby wipes I can find at Walmart to pre-cleanse any makeup-grease-screen before I wash my face. If you need to exfoliate & want a simple, cheap (very) scrub, try using baking soda on top of your gel or cream cleanser. I've got too different 'scrubs' that I alternate with depending on whether I feel oily, or dry: organic rice flour/whole milk powder, both mixed 50-50 in a large jam jar, one ounce good for the whole body, for when a little lightening action is needed (I've got hypo- & hyper- pigmentation in different places & this isn't too rough on either one); and organic seasalt/cane sugar, again, 50-50 mix in one large jam jar. Same as before except it's like a beta-hydroxy combo that smoothes out the dry spots. Get these at Whole Foods Market in the bulk bin section.