One of my favorite face care lines is Alba Botanica Acnedote. Since using them now for the last 3 months, I have notice such an improvement with my skin. I deal with cystic acne, along the hollows of my cheecks and chin area and what I like to call pop up acne, normal acne that comes and go. I still deal with some cystic acne but not as badly and or as long like before.
Cystic acne is when cysts form deep underneath your skin. This can be a combination of bacteria, oil, and dry skin cells that then get trapped in your pores in your skin and turn in to a red painful bump. There would be times when I would have a cyst and it would hang out on my face for weeks at a time. The pop up acne never really bothers me since they will disappear on their own after a few days and are hardly noticeable.
I now use most of their line for me face. I use the wipes, face wash, astringent, spot treatment and lotion. Every single night, expect for the spot treatment. I use that only when I need to. I also will use the face and body scrub that they have to and I really like it but ran out and need to buy another bottle.
I also picked up a cheap spin face brush from walmart last summer for like $5 and use that with a scrub and face wash. This really makes my face feels clean and smooth. I highly recommend picking up a face spin brush and trying it out.
Every night I start with the Clean ‘N Treat Wipes to start removing any makeup that I have on my face. After that I then use the Deep Pore Wash to really clean my face and get anything the wipes might of missed. After that I use the Deep Clean Astringent. Once that dries I use the Invisable Spot Treatment if needed and finish with the Oil Control Lotion. I still use The Ordinary’s Alpha Lipoic Acid 5% & The Ordinary’s AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution 2-3 times a week at night along with my other face masks from Formula 10.0.6.
In the mornings I will use Yes to Cucumbers Calming Micellar Cleansing Water , Burt’s Bees Sensitive Night Cream and the before I do my makeup for the day. I only use the Night cream in the morning because the Oil Control Lotion by Alba doesn’t always sit well with my makeup for some reason.
As I said above, I have found to work well for me and I enjoy the simpleness of it compared to my last skin care routine, which you can find here, My More Consistent Skincare Routine which I still love all of the products I used.
These products sound awesome! I hope they continue to work for you xxx
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I have tried the facial wipes from this line but didn’t know they had other products to use for skin care. Definitely checking them out now as well. Thank you!
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Nice article
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These products all sound brilliant – I hope they carry on working for you! x
Han | lifewithhan.blog
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Thank you!
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Great post! I too struggle with cystic acne, and have tried the deep pore wash. I really enjoy it! I got it at a TJ Maxx, and have enjoyed it ever since. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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