Vichy Normaderm Hyaluspot: Stopping Spots in Their Tracks

Loathe as I am to admit it I'm still prone to the odd breakout, sometimes hormone related, more often than not stress related but never less than day ruining and never, never welcome. 

Having learned that my beloved Stop the Spot from Sephora had been discontinued it was back to trusty old Sudomcrem for me until Vichy got in touch. Their Normaderm Hyaluspot promised to 'Stop the spot in 2 hours, clear it in 4'! 'Wowsers' thought I. 

One of the keys to clear, blemish free skin is the reduction of bacteria on the skins surface. The press release for Hyaluspot had some pretty sobering statistics when it comes to common bacteria in everyday places. 

While I'm never a Nervous Nelly when it comes to bacteria ( we needs it for our immune systems, kids) I'm still conscious that my hands are clean when touching my face, especially if I'm suffering with a mini Vesuvius. 

Containing Hyaluronic Acid (hence the name) the clear, fast drying gel seals in your spot and forms a protective invisible barrier under which the healing can begin and stopping any more nasties getting in. That means quicker healing time and less chance of lasting scars. 

While the applicator is specifically designed to be cool and soothing on inflamed and irritated skin, I'd be very hesitant to use it directly on the spot unless you're going to disinfect it every time to stop cross contamination. I'm just too lazy for that so I squeeze the gel onto a freshly washed finger instead and apply it directly. 

While it has been clinically proven to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria within 2 hours, how did Hyaluspot fare on its other promises?  

Truth be told, there was a reduction in the appearance of Vesuvius in 24 hours but here I am 4 days later and I'm certainly not completely Vesuviusless. I'm a little let down but not at all surprised. 

The good news is that the most pleasing thing about this new spot treatment lies in its pain relieving power. We all know hormonal spots can give you that pressure pain that can resonate into the bones of your face on a bad day, well Hyaluspot nipped that right in the bud for me. For that alone I'll happily pay the €10 they're charging in pharmacies. 

The fact that the youngest Gorgebag concurs about the pain relief and has come back to me twice already looking to use it again means it must be helping him and for that I'm grateful to Vichy. 

Have you tried this spot treatment yet? Let me know what you use to combat hormonal and stress related breakouts, I'm always open for new remedies. 

Quadruple Threat for Acne: Vichy Normaderm

A veritable Teen Dream, the kind folks at Vichy have made two teen gorgebags here at Casa Cherry very, very happy indeed. Vichy Normaderm Anti Imperfection Hydrating Care has just been joined by Normaderm's 3 in 1 Cleanser, Scrub and Mask in the acne fighting arsenal and when I say 'joined' I mean it's kicked everything else out of the running. 

I should add that these really aren't teen only products, quite the opposite but the tables have been turned since 3 in 1 arrived in our door a fortnight ago, the shaggers have hidden it ON ME! I'm forever peace mealing out the goods when it comes to products that really work but once they realised the effect this Normaderm dream team has had on their kissers, I haven't had a look in since. 

Normaderm 3in1 - €13.25

This 3in1 Cleanser, Scrub and Mask is made with Kaolin clay to draw imperfections from the skin, salicylic acid that works to minimise pores and buff the skin surface. Delicately (divinely) scented and alcohol/paraben/soap free this little doozy works on many levels to clean, clear and treat delicate and acne affected skin. 

Since I have normal skin, the youngest has combo/dry and the eldest has combo/oily (Understandable, since they're teens) I was very interested to see how this product would fare on each of us. We sat down en famile last week and applied it as a mask (it's non stop rock & roll here). Although we completely bewildered the poor dog, we astounded ourselves with just how well this performed in 5 minutes. Soft, supple skin all round and for the youngest a considerable reduction in redness and inflammation. Win/Win/Win. 

As a 3 in 1, it works brilliantly as a twice a week scrub, an every other day cleanser or a once a week mask. Truly, I'll be picking another tube up as, try as I might, I've yet to find their hidey hole and Momma wants to try it again. 

Vichy Normaderm Hydrating Care - €15.75

While Normaderm Hydrating Care really didn't like my kisser, it's a prime example of how differently a product can work with different skin types. Containing salicylic and glycolic acids which help control oil production and glycerine and silica to hydrate oily but dehydrated faces, Hydrating Care works to calm, mattify and approve the overall appearance of angry or blemish prone skin. 

Used after the 3 in 1, Hydrating Care drenches the skin in moisture, soaks in quickly and leaves no residue, only softer, calmer skin. The youngest's lovely visage hasn't looked better than it has in the past two weeks. 

Have you tried anything from the Normaderm range yet? And, more importantly, where do you reckon they've hidden the scrub?!