Review: Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant

Ok so before I get started on this one I will warn you... This is a rave review! :) Yey I love it when I find a gem product and this is one of them for sure. 

So for those of you that are not familiar with this product, it is a gentle yet effective 'daily' exfoliant for the face, I say daily like that because I haven't been using it daily as I personally would find that too much for my skin at the moment so have been using it about twice a week instead. The only reason for this is because I've been suffering (lol I make it sound like a disease) recently with a breakout and don't want to do anything to it to make it worse which is why I've been avoiding manual (gritty) scrubs for a little bit. This is where this little beauty comes in.... 

This is like no other face scrub that you have used, it has no grains and comes in a powder form. How bizarre you might be thinking right now but trust me it works. This Rice based powder works its magic with the help of Salicylic Acid (a chemical exfoliant) and rice enzymes to gently buff away dead skin cells to reveal a bright more even complexion that feels like velvet to the touch. Lush! :) I really love it. With added ingredients like tea tree to help with troublesome skin, grapefruit extract to help with revealing a new skin, and licorice to even out skin tone this 'scrub' just works! All you do is add some water to the powder and rub until the powder turns to a lather and then foams, scrub your face then rinse and that's it! No scratchy bits for your face... 

Since using the product I have noticed that my breakout has calmed down and any marks left behind have cleared significantly quicker, I do use a Salicylic Acid based toner after using this by the way so that will also help with any discolouration but I still think this product contributes to that. This product also helps any flakiness and I think drier skin types would get along with this product as its not as harsh as a gritty exfoliant and as its taking away any dead skin cells and revealing newer skin so that any moisturiser is going to sink right in and you will definitely feel the benefits more so it's a win win in my eyes!

I use this usually on the evening by first cleaning my make up off with my make up remover. I then mix up the paste and gently rub around my face in circular movements concentrating on my more concerned areas and rinse off, give it a quick feel and then slap on some oil and maybe a moisturiser if I feel the need to or sometimes I use a serum and a moisturiser depending on what's going on with my face at the time.

So here is the only drawback on this product. The price. As you all may know Dermalogica isn't going to the cheapest skincare brand in the world and this product is probably pricier than your regular face scrub but in my own opinion is worth it. For 75g of product it is £38.50 however you only need to use half a teaspoon at a time and so would last you ages especially if you don't use it everyday. But that is the only downside I can possibly think of and to be honest I wouldn't think twice about purchasing this product again. Mainly because I know it will last me a long time. One other thing I would say is that if you wear fake tan this will clean it right off! So bear that in mind.

Overall I really like this product and it definitely does what it says on the tin! If you have been thinking of getting this product then I don't think you would be disappointed at all. 

Has anyone else tried this product or similar products? What did you think?

Siobhan xxx

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Review: Dermalogica Overnight Clearing Gel

I bought this product because I had been suffering from a break out and wanted a 'quick fix'. I didn't care how much it was I just wanted something that I could put on and it would work as quickly as possible. After some research I found this product, it had really great review everywhere from people saying it worked miracles and that some even found it too strong to use every night! I though 'aha! This is perfect'.  I went out and bought it and couldn't wait to get it on my face that night! 

My pictures were taken in evening light by the way so sorry for the poor pictures lol (again!)

What they say

'Recommended for blemished and breakout prone skin. An overnight treatment designed to help clear skin congestion and help prevent future breakouts. A Vitamin B complex of Niacinamide and Biotin combined with Zinc Gluconate, Yeast Extract, Caffeine and Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid soothes aggravation, inhibits over-active sebaceous gland activity and purifies. Rosemary and Spiraea extracts inhibit growth of bacteria while stimulating the skins natural barrier function for clearer, healthier skin. Salicylic Acid sloughs off pore clogging skin cells to inhibit development of further breakouts, while naturally soothing Tea Tree Oil assists in skin rejuvenation. Contains no artificial fragrance or colour'.

For reference I have combination skin that is known to be prone to those pesky breakouts. Damn you skin!

So did it work I hear you ask? Erm in short no, not really. Not enough to warrant the price anyway! I feel this is part my fault for expecting such big things but the reviews were just so good! I noticed slight improvement after using this for a few nights in a row but at the same time these results were not an awful lot different to results seen in lesser priced products. It did however combat the redness of a spot which is a massive bonus! But it just didn't deliver for me. I feel this product for me would work best as a 'maintenance' product. One that would be used every week or so to keep my skin in good condition maybe? That's what I'm using it for at the moment anyway.  It does claim to prevent future breakout and I feel this would be true based on the ingredients, Salicylic Acid is an important ingredient at reducing the possibility of future breakouts and this product contains 2.0% which is a good amount. 

Don't get me wrong I don't think its a bad product, it has all the components to be great with ingredients like Zinc, Vitamin B complex, Rosemary, Tea Tree and Salicylic Acid. It just didn't have the amazing total clearing results I wanted so I was a little bit disappointed but never mind as like I say I have now found a use for it :)

So at the moment I am at no rush to go out and repurchase this product, however I wouldn't rule out the possibility in the future if I find this works well at prevention! This product retails for £38.00 for 50mls but you can buy it from look fantastic for £28.00 so that's a great price. This product is part of the MediBac Clearing range that Dermalogica do, so if you have had success with that range then this may well work for you! I don't doubt for a second that it worked for the people with great reviews but unfortunately it wasn't amazing for me.

Has anyone else tried this product? What did you think of it? 

Siobhan xxx

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