Device and method for cleansing and treating skin

A skin cleansing system comprising

• a device with a handle;
• an electrical motor disposed within the handle and attached to an actuator, said motor and actuator adapted to apply an oscillating movement at a frequency of about 5 Hz to 30 Hz;
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• a substantially planar cleansing head having a first major surface and a second major surface and partitioned into two or more cleansing head sections, the first major surface comprising a plurality of elastomeric cleansing features extending away from the first surface and having an aspect ratio of about 1:5 to 10:1 and each of the plurality of cleansing features has a substantially continuous contact surface of about 1 mm2 to 5 mm2 for stick-slip contacting skin and sliding across cell surfaces with a squeegee action, wherein the actuator is attached to the second major surface of the cleansing head to apply oscillating movement to one or more cleansing head sections comprising a total displacement per oscillation of about 0.5 mm to 8 mm, with the oscillating movement comprising a stick phase and a slip phase of cleansing action;
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• a cleanser selected from the group consisting of a liquid, dispersion, lotion, gel, serum, or solution that reduces the stick phase of the stick-slip action of a cleansing feature that has frictional contact with a skin surface during the oscillating movement of the cleansing head.

A skin cleansing device comprising:

• first and second skin cleansing head sections comprising first and second pluralities of elastomeric cleansing features, respectively, and a plurality of the cleansing features has a substantially continuous contact surface of about 1 mm2 to 5 mm2 for stick-slip contacting skin and sliding across cell surfaces with a squeegee action;
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• an opposing movement boundary defined by and disposed between the first and second skin cleansing head sections,
• wherein both the first and the second skin cleansing head sections are configured to translate relative to the other in a reciprocating motion in a plane common to the first and second skin cleansing head sections, said reciprocating motion comprising an oscillating movement providing relative displacement between the first and the second skin cleansing head sections, with the oscillating movement comprising a stick phase and a slip phase of cleansing action.