Kate Somerville
Celebrity-facialist LA clinical skincare — the ExfoliKate scrub that won't die.
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Kate Somerville's Melrose Place clinic is where celebrities go for facials; her product line extends that clinic energy into retail. The ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment is the signature — a polarizing enzyme-plus-physical scrub. The Goat Milk Cleanser is actually the more useful buy.
Strengths
- + Strong cleansers and enzyme treatments
- + Clinical positioning
- + Good results for acne
Weaknesses
- − ExfoliKate is overkill for some
- − Fragranced
- − Premium pricing
The Kate Somerville Story
Kate Somerville is a paramedical aesthetician who opened her clinic on Melrose Place in 2004 and became a go-to facialist for A-list Hollywood (Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Paris Hilton have all been clients). The product line launched the same year as the clinic. ExfoliKate — a dual-action enzyme and physical exfoliator — became the signature product and is still the #1 SKU. Unilever's Prestige division acquired the brand in 2015.
All Kate Somerville Products
3 products reviewed and rated.
ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment
ExfoliKate has been Kate Somerville's #1 best-seller for over a decade and remains one of the most-requested treatments at her LA clinic in mask form. The triple-action approach — physical (apricot grains), chemical (salicylic + lactic acid), and enzymatic (papain + bromelain) — gives a measurable, visible polish in a single use. Premium-priced and you'll feel why; the after-glow is genuinely Kate-Somerville-clinic-level.
EradiKate 10% Sulfur Acne Treatment
The cult acne spot treatment — 10% sulfur (the highest OTC concentration) sitting at the bottom of the bottle, mixed with calamine and zinc. Apply with a Q-tip to active spots before bed; in the morning the whitehead is shrunken or gone. Smells like sulfur (can't disguise that), but works on inflammatory acne in a way few topicals match.
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