Lush Ultrabland Facial Cleanser

Lush Ultrabland Facial Cleanser - (100g) - £10.95

 

The Ultrabland Cleanser is one of Lush's most popular skincare products, the founder of Lush even describing it as their number one desert island product.

 

After using face wipes for a couple of years to take my make-up off (bad I know) and before the time when I didn't realise how important it was to have a proper skincare routine, I realised how much my eczema could improve if I actually took care of my skin properly.

So I went on the hunt to find a really gentle cleaser, and this Lush cleanser kept coming up as a great recommendation.

 

So I went to Lush and spent ages talking to one of the amazing sales assistants (they really are the best sales assistants going I think, they are always so helpful and very friendly).
I was explaining the problems I have with my eczema, and I was telling her how I had heard about this cleanser and she suggested that it would be great for my skin.
She was kind enough to give me a sample of it to try (another amazing thing I love about Lush).

 

So I tried it and I haven't looked back!

This cleanser has a balm sort of texture, it's very smooth and soft when you apply it to dry skin and then wash it off with a damp flannel/cloth or a damp cotton pad. It takes off even waterproof make-up too which is a bonus. It leaves my skin feeling amazingly smooth and injects some moisture back into the skin.

 

It's key ingredients include:

Honey, Beeswax, Almond Oil and Rose Water

 

These ingredients help calm the skin down and reduces redness and gives it moisture, which is exactly what eczema sufferers need when a flare up occurs. The name describes this product perfectly, it is indeed a very bland cleanser, but it has all the vital things needed to do the job of removing make-up and cleansing the skin, without irritation.

 

I'm not sure how well this cleanser would work on oily skin, another Lush cleanser might be more suitable for you. But if you have dry or very dry skin, or sensitive and eczema prone skin like myself,  then this would be great for you.

 

I am on my second tub of this cleanser, having bought the smaller version first after trying out the sample and loving it, then I upgraded to the larger pot when that one had run out.

 

I think this cleanser is excellent value for money as it will last you many months. It's my holy grail cleanser and has really helped to improve my eczema, as well as the rest of my skin.

 

So if you're interested in a new cleanser, and want to try something new, go to Lush and most importantly talk to the sales people there, they are amazingly helpful and you can even ask for a sample first to try it out.

 

 

45g tub - £6.95

100g tub - £10.95

Both can be found Here

 

Any questions/comments please leave in the comments below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

  



My Eczema Saviour : Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream

 

Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream - (50ml) - £8.69

There is not many products in my life that I would class as my holy grail, the number one, product but for me this is it. It took me 22 years but I have eventually found the one product that has as good as got rid of my face eczema.

 

It is the richest, thickest moisturiser i've come across and from an eczema sufferers point of view that is what we need in a moisturiser. It has an amazing natural honey scent, it is also hypoallergenic, organic and claims to be suitable for:

 Dry skin, sun exposed skin, sensitive skin, irritated and allergic skin.

 

I think if you have mildly dry skin it may be too rich of a moisturiser for you, but if you have medium dry skin, or anything worse than that, I suggest you try this out.

Manuka Honey has recently been causing a buzz (sorry couldn't help myself) in the beauty industry, with it's amazing benefits for the skin. This is made with special honey that is found in New Zealand and is supposed to be even more effective than normal types of honey. When I first read about Manuka Honey being used in skincare to treat skin conditions like eczema, I searched high and low for a product I could buy and try it out myself, without having to order online, I struggled for a while until I found this in Holland and Barrett. Since then i've seen Superdrug selling a brand called Manuka Doctor, but since i've not tried any of their products, and this cream has worked so amazingly, I haven't even wanted to try anything else.

 

I love the packaging of this cream in the glass jar, I know some people don't like pots of creams and would prefer it in a tube but it honestly doesn't bother me. Also the fact the cream is so thick i'm not sure how well it would work in a tube.

 

The brilliance of this cream is that a little goes a long way, I only use this on my eczema areas on my face (around my eyes, my lip and near my nose) and i can cover that all with about a 5 pence piece size on my finger, it is so thick you don't need much more. My first pot of this lasted me from March till the start of October, so it lasts a lot longer than most moisturisers, and i'm now on my second pot with a third waiting to be used.

 

It says in the direction to apply liberally and on the seriously bad eczema days the more you put on the better i've found. It forms like a protective barrier on your face but I don't find it to be greasy.

 

Within 1 day of using this product my dryness had improved and the redness went down within a couple of days, and within a week my family and friends were complimenting me on my skin and were amazed at how my skin looked.

 

I could finally feel confident with myself again and go out of the house without feeling self-concious that people were looking at my awful skin. It's crazy that all of that feeling can come from the results of a skincare product, but its true. I just pray that they never ever get rid of this product, i'll be very upset and will have to bulk buy a lot of it. I just cannot live without this cream.

 

I want to thank Dr Organic for creating this product, for without it i'd still be suffering with the terrible dryness/redness and constantly itching. I can honestly say I barely scratch my face at all now and if I do, I just pop a bit of this on and the itching subsides in a matter of seconds.

 

 There are also other products in the Manuka Honey range from Dr Organic but I have yet to try them out, but the rest of the range can be found

Here

 

If you suffer with eczema then please consider this cream, it could help you as much as its helped me. And if you have tried it, let me know how you've got on, i'd love to hear your experiences.

 

It retails in Holland and Barrett for £8.69

But it is almost constantly on offer for 2 for the price of £13.69

Here

 

Any questions/comments please leave in the comments below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.