I think we all know those days when we wake up, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and everything is perfect. Then you go to bathroom to do your morning routine and realise you have a new family member. On your face. Red and bright. Just sitting there forcing you to acknowledge it. Those are “nice” mornings, aren’t they?
After you go through shock and denial, pain and guilt, anger and depression, you have to actually do something. Of course, some people are cool and don’t stress over it at all. I envy you because unfortunately I am not one of them. I need zitastrophies gone from my face as soon as possible.
So what I do?
On the first few days I go in with the heavy weaponry, the fear of all zits – The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil.
The oil is my superstar during days when my skin has declared a war to me. Although I have clear skin most of the time, accidents happen. By accidents I mean eating a box full of chocolate one evening and then wondering why I look all spotty in the next morning.
Coming back to the oil, it is efficient with drying pimples. I apply it with a q-tip on problematic spots through the day/evening on previously cleansed skin.
If my skin has minor cuts or scratches, the oil can cause a burning feeling. Luckily it passes quickly.
In a few days I already can see the results.
When I fight with those annoying bumps, I also use The Body Shop Tea Tree Facial Toner. I use it only on the problematic parts of my face. Like the oil, it is expectantly harsher on the skin if I have scratches. I don’t suggest bringing a cotton pad/ball near your eye either.
When I see that the acne is almost gone, I begin moisturizing the area. I also do that when I have managed to scratch it and create a scab. To prevent myself from picking it, I moisturise it with The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Nourishing Cream. I got a little jar from their Christmas Calendar and I have been using it only on those moments. For me, the cream is too moisturising to use every night, but on scabs, it is perfect. It softens them and my skin doesn’t pull around the area. If I don’t feel it, I won’t pick it.
On zitastrophie days I try to wear minimal makeup to give skin a chance to breathe. It isn’t the prettiest sight but my health is more important than aesthetics. If I should wear heavier makeup, I moisturize the problematic area beforehand. No matter whether I choose a BB cream, powder, or foundation, I apply primer or a night cream as a first step in doing my makeup. It is important to keep the problematic area hydrated because otherwise the foundation (or whatever you choose) won’t sit right. If the foundation doesn’t sit right, it will draw the attention to the area you don’t want.
This is my way to deal with acne. I hope you found this helpful. Do you have any tips or tricks you do when zits are attacking?
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Adryana
Love this. The Body Shop is the best isn’t it☺ love your tips as I too wake up after a tonne of chocolate and wonder why my skin looks bad haha. I’ll take a look at the tea tree products next time I’m in store, so thanks for the detailed post☺ x
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Thank you and you’re welcome 😊 If you have problems with acne then it’s exactly what you need 👍
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I used to have acne but even though I don’t anymore, I still get a lot of breakouts. So this post is helpful😀 x
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I do agree with tea tree oil as it is such a life saviour and also, it is great for nourishing and moisturising skin too.
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Indeed 😊
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The Body Shop’s Tea Tree Oil is my knight in shining armour when it comes to those ‘accidents’, nothing treats a spot quite like it! xxx
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I agree with you 100%! I don’t want to live without it ever again 💕
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Recently fell in love with the body shop! Loving the Vitamin C and Tea Tree oil line
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Tea Tree is my hero when dealing with acne.
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It’s a good tip about wearing minimal makeup – if you try to hide it by caking on the makeup, it only looks worse.
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There’s nothing worse than cakey pimple on one’s face. It’s like you can’t hide that no matter how hard you try. Plus it will make it worse.
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I love Body Shop products and tea tree oil has been a staple in my collection for years! 😊 Really lovely photos btw.x
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Thank you! 😊 It means a lot to me when people like the photos. I’ve been practicing to step up my photography game 😊
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You are doing a great job! 😊 I have been focussing on photography too as great photos are so important.x
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Great post! I couldn’t do differently but following your great blog!
I am looking forward in reading more from you 🙂
xxx
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Thank you! 😊
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Awesome tips! I have acne-prone skin and occasionallly I would suffer with acne and bumps. 😳
Btw, so you don’t use the acne treatments all over your face right? So do you use a seperate toner, serum and moisturizer for the rest of the face? And is it safe to use it all over the face? Is it too drying. I’ve been eyeing on their tea tree skincare line as they are so popular. Lovely post 💕
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I guess it depends on your skin type and how acts with different products. Sometimes I use toner all over my face, sometimes only problematic parts. Overall I wouldn’t suggest to use it on daily basis all over the face. It dried my problem free skin out with a week.
I love The Body Shop Tea Tree 3-in -1 wash/scrub/mask. It has kept my skin problems under control quite well. I use that twice a day to wash my face but I have heard that some people can use it one once-twice a week because it is too harsh for their skin. I love it tho. I wrote a separate post about it too 🙂
Thank you for reading! 😄
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Ohh I see 😀 Thank you so much for taking your time to reply me 💗 I will make sure to try them. 💕 Thanks for the recommendations!
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You’re welcome 😊
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