Review: The Body Shop tea tree cleanser & toner

Okay so for my first review I though I'd do these two skin care products. I have oily, blemish prone skin and I became increasingly aware of the benefits of tea tree oil. So, I started to look around for some skin care products containing this 'miracle 0il'. I wound up on The Body Shop website and these two products seemed to match what I was looking for, somewhat perfectly. These were £6.50 each, but for some reason seem to be cheaper on the website. They are the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash and the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner.

LEFT: Skin Clearing Facial Wash RIGHT: Skin Clearing Tone

So, I'll start with the facial wash. This is what is says on the bottle: 'Tea tree skin clearing facial wash, suitable for blemished skin. Intense daily cleansing, removes impurities, for clearer looking skin.' and on the back it continues... 'Reduces excess oil without over-drying skin. Breakouts are minimised with regular use.' I was grabbed.

The consistency is a lime green, thick gel. To use I will dampen my face, pour a 2 pence peice ammount onto the tips of my fingers, then massage onto my skin. It starts to foam only a little bit and really does feel as though it is cleansing. However, this product has a very prominent smell. For those of you who like the smell of tea tree, this wouldn't be a problem. But I found the smell very odd and found it almost unbearable. After a week of using it, I became imune to the smell and carried on using. It seemed to be preventing any new spots coming through... but didn't get rid of the ones that already existed. I've been using this product for around 2 months (it has lasted very well!) and although it hasn't stopped me getting blemished completley (probably because these are hormonal), it has made a difference to my skin. It also leaves a very soft and smooth feel to the skin, which I love. I'm not estactic with this product, and I will probably change once i have finished the bottle, but I am very happy with it. I had never tried The Body Shop skin care range, but I will deffinitely bear it in mind in the future. I would reccomend this product as it seems to have made a difference for me.

ADVANTAGES

not tested on animals

gentle

smooth feeling to the skin after

affordable

lasts a long time

DISADVANTAGES

antibacterial smell

not great packaging (better with a pump)

no instructions




Right so now onto the toner. On the bottle it reads: 'Tea tree skin clearing toner, suitable for blemished skin. Sweeps away traces of impurities for clearer looking skin. Leaves skin looking mattified. Infused with tamanu oil' So i thought great!! Matiffying too!!

The consistency of this is basically the same as any other toner... liquidy. However, I don't know whether you can see from the awful quality picture (so sorry), that there is a thin whiteish line at the bottom of the bottle. This is the mattiffying part. It is a white kind of powder, and you shake the bottle to mix it up with the liquid. I don't know the sciency part - but this is the thing that will help matiffy your skin. And it does! I pour a 50 pence ammount onto a cotton pad and sweep it over my face and neck. It has a fantastic refreshing, cooling sensation. Unlike the facial wash, this doesn't have the disgusting smell and is very pleasant to use. I like the toner much better than the facial wash and would deffinitely reccommend this to anyone with oily skin. I noticed a dramatic difference in the ammount of oil on my face... I don't even need to touch up during the day now. Great product, miles ahead the facial wash.
ADVANTAGES
removes oil
cooling sensation
easy to use
lasts a long time
gentle
not tested on animals
affordable

DISADVANTAGES
packaging



For the first time using The Body Shop skin care range, I'm pleasantly suprised as I didn't really have high hopes. I would reccommend The Body Shop to everyone because they have a wide variety of products, each targetting a different problem.

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Natalieslovex