Product Review: Zen Zest Tea Tree Oil

Tea Tree Oil has so many uses that one of them is keeping your skin from bacteria. This versatile oil has also been used for medical purposes which includes curing insect bites and other skin diseases.

To tell you the truth, I am a woman who has psoriasis. I have developed this because of too much stress everyday. Psoriasis is not developed because of bad hygiene or whatsoever, and there is also no cure for it. Psoriasis will come and go, even if the doctor will recommend you topical ointments. Those topical ointments will only heal psoriasis for a short time and before you know it, they're there again.

So I was browsing the web for remedies for psoriasis and one of them is Tea Tree Oil. Tea Tree Oil, as what was said on the internet resources, is used for treating psoriasis.

I can't say it helped. It didn't.

Anyway, let me tell you about Zen Zest tea Tree Oil. This is how the product looks like:

This is Zen Zest Tea Tree Oil, 15 mL. They don't have bigger or smaller sizes of this product.

Product Description: Warm and Spicy Tea Tree Oil is extracted from the leaves and twigs of the Australian Tea Tree. It has a proven history of over sixty years of safe usage. With a lot of properties, such as for massaging purposes, it absorbs oil, soothes and deep cleans your skin leaving it blemish free.

Direction: Apply directly on the desired skin. Can be use as massage oil. USE SPARINGLY.

Ingredients: Water, Denatured Ethyl Alcohol, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tea Tree Oil.

 First, this product is probably the CHEAPEST Tea Tree Oil in the market (only costs Php150). Other brands would have their tea tree oil priced from Php400 to Php700 which is a real pain-in-the-pocket for me. Since I realized that tea tree oil did not help in treating my psoriasis, I mixed tea tree oil with my facial moisturizer, alcohol, with my shampoo, conditioner, facial wash, and lotion. I did that because I'm after the anti-bacterial purposes of the product (and also not to waste it).

Second, the bottle is VERY STURDY. I have (accidentally) dropped this for a lot of times and it doesn't show any crack at all.

Third, since it's small, it could fit into any bags and pouches (if you want to bring it during vacation or whatsoever).

Now, ladies (and gents), if you want to buy tea tree oil, choose the one from Zen Zest and you will save a lot of money.

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Product Name: Zen Zest Tea Tree Oil

Pros:

* Cheaper compared to other tea tree oil products

* Has bigger content (15 mL) than other tea tree oil products 

* The bottle is very sturdy

* Bottle cap is tight, no worries for spilling out the product

Cons:

* Nothing

Rate: 10/10

Will I buy another one again? Yes. This has become a part of my hygiene now. =))

If you have question or suggestions, please comment below. Thank you!

xx Miss Andrea. <3

Product Review: Glam Works Foaming Acne Wash

Here I go again facing a dilemma on sprouting pimples on my face. This is because of too much stress and sleep deprivation. Since I don't have my Garnier Facial Wash, Toner and Roll-On anymore, I decided to buy another Garnier bottle at the department store. UNFORTUNATELY, and I mean unfortunately, the saleslady told me that their Garnier products are out of stock. HOW COULD THAT EVER HAPPEN? Garnier is my very trusted brand when it comes to combating pimples. So I searched for another facial wash and found this GLAM WORKS FOAMING ACNE WASH.

I bought this because there are two factors that convinced me to buy this product. First, it is so cheap. This is only for Php99. Second, it has salicylic acid, tea tree oil, and aloe extracts. Salicylic acid is known for drying up pimples fast, tea tree oil is has its antibacterial/antifungal properties, and aloe extracts is known for moisturizing the skin.

This is the back part of the bottle where you can see the product description, the active product ingredient, warnings, directions, and other product information.

This one is a close-up shot for the product description:

On the left side of the product you can see the manufacturing date and the expiration date.

And here you can see that the product has a seal. Hooray for this!

The packaging is nice, you would really get attracting to buying the product. To be honest that's the main reason why I bought this. Except for the very cheap price, I liked the packaging so much.

I used the facial wash for one week to give this a review. Okay, so the first time I used this, I was surprised because of the smell. It smells like PLASTIC. You know how Barbie dolls smell when you opened them on their box? It smells like that and I don't like it.

When I used it on my face, it does not foam a lot. Sure, it bubbled when I put a portion of water on my hands with the product, but when I put it on my face, the bubbles tend to slip out of my face.

Then the part where I hated it the most is when I rinse my face. IT WAS SO SLIPPERY AND SLIMY and I have to wash it with lots of water to get rid of the slippery texture on my face. Take note, it's not smooth, it's slippery. It's like you washed your face with slime. Yes, it is because of the aloe extracts.

After I wash my face, I did not feel clean. Salicylic acid has this kind of property wherein it will dry your face so your pimple would dry up, but after using this product for one week, I haven't seen my pimples dry, and it did not clean my face very well.

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Product Name: Glam Works Foaming Acne Wash

Pros:

* It's very cheap (Php99 only)

* It contains salicylic acid, tea tree oil, and aloe extracts

* The product is sealed upon buying

Cons:

* It's not foamy

* It feels very slippery when you use it

* I HATE the smell. I do not like it, I HATE IT

* Upon using this for one week, it does not do any change on my pimples at all.

Rate: 5/10

This is the worst facial wash that I have ever used in my life. I will not buy any more of this.

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If you have any comments or questions please write them down below. Thank you!

xx Miss Andrea