I feel as if I am repeating myself every post, but I have super oily and acne- prone skin. I have suffered from moderate acne for the past 7 years (almost half my life!) and it has definitely made me conscious of my skin and the products that I use. At first, I have been scared to use moisturizers as I didn't see the point of moisturizing my already oily face. However, my mom kept on insisting for me to use a moisturizer and it has been in my routine every since. I feel that moisturizing is an important step. With the right moisturizer, it can actually control the amount of oil produced. Since cleansers strip the oil off of your skin your skin actually produces more oil to replace the oil lost. However, moisturizers replace the oil lost and help balance the amount of oil on your skin. An example of equilibrium outside of chem class :p
I've tried my fair share of moisturizers and I feel that the Clean and Clear Dual Moisturizer is definitely the best drugstore for oily and acne prone skin. I alternate this moisturizer with my Vichy Normaderm Anti- Acne Hydrating Lotion (Review coming up!) to prevent my skin from getting use to the products.
This moisturizer is Oil-Free and surprisingly mattifying effect. Because of this, I don't recommend this to those with dry or combination skin. (I heard that the Clean and Clear Dual Action is more moisturizing) The moisturizer is light and I can immediately feel it being absorbed into my skin instead of sitting on top of my skin like other moisturizers I've tried. I've always been scared to apply too much moisturizer as it would often be too moisturizing (I would literally use a pea-size amount). However, with this moisturizer, I apply about a dime size.
This moisturizer also contains 0.5% Salicylic Acid with also actively treats acne.
Rate: 5/5
I bought this at Shoppers Drug Mart on sale for about $7 CAD. I will definitely be a repurchase and I even dare to say my HG product.
Glad to hear that this one is working out for you! It's always so hard to find that one acne product that works for your skin. :/
ReplyDeleteI use Neutrogena All-in-1 Acne Control Facial Treatment as my acne medication and it works wonders! Not only does it help rid of pimples, it also helps to lighten acne scars too!
Boy is it ever hard to find the right product! Thanks for the recommendation. Since my acne is starting to clear up acne scars are definitely something I've been trying to tackle next. I've been experimenting with a homemade acne mask that is suppose to fade scars. So far so good :)
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