Comments on: Zap ze Zit Marks with Clinique Derma White Micro-Motion C Serum

By: Lily

Lily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:30:38 +0000

Hi Celeste, yes, I think many beauty bloggers experienced this at least once in their blogger life. LOL! I’m pretty sure this Clinique spot serum can’t take all the credit. I am also using a potent whitening serum that works wonders!
I haven’t tried Body Shop’s tea tre oil before. Thanks for the info! I will try it next time. Well, hopefully there won’t be a next time ;-P

By: Celeste @ Becoming Beautiful

Celeste @ Becoming Beautiful — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:37:18 +0000

I share your pain! I developed a fair few allergy reaction testing things out for the blog as well. Whoops.

I haven’t tried this serum before though I’m now all curious – I’ll have to look into it the next time a product I’m testing breaks me out!

Usually when I break out, Bodyshop’s tea tree oil has been my hero to get rid of everything, scars included!

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:04:43 +0000

I found it at StrawberryNet.com so I’ll wait for your review before deciding =)

By: Sunny @ Mostly Sunny

Sunny @ Mostly Sunny — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:52:51 +0000

I will write about it after I have fully tested it out. I got it only last Thursday so I can’t say anything definitive yet!

La Roche Posay is found in every pharmacy here. In Taiwan I think you can find it at Watson’s (and maybe also some pharmacies).

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:50:43 +0000

To be honest, I haven’t tried La Roche Posay before. I’ll definitely let you know if I tried it =) Did you do a post on this? I wonder if it’s available in M’sia because there definitely isn’t one in my city.

By: Sunny @ Mostly Sunny

Sunny @ Mostly Sunny — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:49:31 +0000

Effaclar K is apparently the milder one in the Effaclar range. If you start out cautiously I’d say you’ll be fine. It is La Roche Posay after all (OK that’s not too much of an argument).

I do enjoy testing things out, but I kinda wish I were smart enough to avoid the chemical burn lol. And you’re right. I think I’m developing a much closer relationship with my skin because of my blog. A lot of things that would have gone unnoticed are now easily visible!

Do let me know if you decide to try Effaclar K out, but remember to take it slow!

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:10:33 +0000

I have heard of La Roche Posay Effaclar K, yes. In fact, it was recommended by Lisa Eldridge in her video just recently. I haven’t tried it before though, and I try to avoid skincare with AHA. I suppose I could use mild ones, but my skin is quite sensitive, so even when trying out new products, I have to be careful. Very tempting though, I must admit! I must look for more reviews on this before taking the plunge. In the meantime, I still have a few bottles of serums to go through. I am using DiorSnow whitening serum (review up soon) and it works like a gem on my skin!
Yes, we do things for our blog, but secretly, I do enjoy it. Well, unless there were breakouts like this then UGH! It makes us more sensitive to which product is the culprit though, don’t you think?

By: Sunny @ Mostly Sunny

Sunny @ Mostly Sunny — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:36:48 +0000

Hey Lily, the things we do for our blogs right? We could stick to products that we know would work for us if we didn’t blog, but because we do we always have to try something new, and our skin turns out to hate some!

I like the way this sounds! You have actually convinced me to look into serums that would even out my skin tone. I also have post-acne pigmentation spots and some sun spots that I could live without!

I have recently discovered something that works like a MIRACLE for blackheads and zits. It’s La Roche Posay Effaclar K! I had this HUGE hormone-induced zit on my chin, and a fellow blogger recommended this. Believe it or not it was systematically reduced with each application. The blackheads on my nose are also disappearing at an alarming rate, so I would actually recommend this to anyone who has zit problems.

The only thing you might want to be careful about is that for areas that don’t really have blackheads/acne problems, you might want to take it VERY easy in the beginning especially if you’re a BHA/AHA virgin like me. I was overenthusiastic and applied Effaclar K all over my face twice every day, and after 2 days or so my cheeks were sustaining chemical burns! It wasn’t bad, and luckily I figured out pretty quickly it’s the acid that’s doing this, so I stopped putting it on my cheeks and used Flammazine instead. It stayed red and blotchy for about a day. As I type my cheeks aren’t really back to normal yet, but the redness has gone down and I hope the episode will quickly be over.

So voila, that’s my zit blasting discovery (with a side effect lol). Have you tried anything like this before?

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:06:15 +0000

Well, it targets spots that are UV induced. Furthermore, the marks of mine are ‘fresh’. Maybe that’s the reason! Also, I am using a whitening serum and the combination might be working

By: Hanny

Hanny — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:57:17 +0000

My mom used this before, but it didn’t work much on her… Hmmm…