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Poor Natural Acne Solutions Targeted Spot Treatment
by Burt's Bees

Sub-Brand: 
Category: BHA
Price: $10.00/.26 ounce
Jar Packaging:   yes

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Claims:
This natural spot treatment is clinically proven to help reduce and improve the appearance of blemishes without irritating skin. Formulated with Tea Tree, Calendula, Yarrow, and Parsley Extracts to help soothe skin and reduce redness and Borage Extract to promote healthy skin resulting in clear and smooth skin, naturally.
 
Review:
This may contain several natural ingredients, but many of them are nothing more than an assault on skin that’s already reddened and inflamed from acne. The main ingredient is alcohol, which not only is irritating but also stimulates oil production in the pore lining. (How ironic that it is indeed natural, but once again, natural as a skin-care category doesn’t tell you anything about whether or not a product has benefit for your skin.) If that weren’t bad enough, you’re also getting a potent dose of lemon peel oil and lesser, but still problematic, amounts of other irritating plants, including eucalyptus. The only thing targeted about this product is the potential problems it will generate on your skin.
 
Ingredients:
Active: Salicylic Acid (0.75%), Other: Alcohol Denatured, Citrus Medica Limonum Peel Oil (Lemon), Water, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract (Yarrow), Borago Officinalis Extract (Borage), Carum Petroselinum Extract (Parsley), Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit (Fennel), Salix Nigra Bark Extract (Willow), Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil (Tea Tree), Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil
 
Last Updated:  8/21/2009
 
Product Tested on Animals?  no
 
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