Tea Tree Oil Face Wash from The Body Shop
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I first stumbled upon this Tea Tree Oil Face Wash a few years ago while doing some shopping in the local mall. I had gone into The Body Shop to get a new loofah for the shower, and I saw the bright green bottles sitting on a shelf not too far from me.
Having already heard of the benefits of Tea Tree Oil for acne, I decided to buy a bottle and give it a try.
In the past, I had tried other acne face washes, but they either irritated my skin or dried out my skin so badly that I had trouble comfortably opening my mouth. Unfortunately, despite the drying, none of these so-called “acne face wash” products ever did anything for my extremely oily skin, or my acne.
On top of that, it seemed like these cleansers were all the same: They had either salicylic acid in them to some degree, or some percentage of benzoyl peroxide in the ingredients. No matter what brand face wash I tried, they always seemed to contain one or the other.
I was ready for something different.
So, I bought the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash, along with a small facial brush, from the Body Shop.
The first thing that really struck me about the Tea Tree Facial Wash was the smell. This stuff smelled REALLY good. It didn’t smell like medicine, as sooooo many of the other acne wash cleansers do.
The first time I used it was in the shower. After wetting my face under the shower for a minute or two, I applied the Tea Tree Oil Face Wash directly to my face using the tips of my fingers. Then, after wetting the small soft-bristled brush, began massaging my face with the brush, in small circular motions.
The Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash worked into a foamy lather pretty quickly. I still couldn’t get over how good this stuff smelled!
I didn’t want to “over do it” the first time I used it, just in case I had some sort of weird reaction to this new face wash. So, after a minute or two of washing my face gently with the new cleanser and the new facial brush, I rinsed my face with the warm water of the shower.
I had read some instructions about how I was supposed to splash some cold water on my face to close my pores, but that sounded a bit too harsh for me. I mean, really? Who wants to take a nice, relaxing shower and then splash cold water on their face. Needless to say, I skipped this step.
The results were amazing.
I don’t think that my face has ever felt so clean. I know that sounds crazy. Clean is clean, right? Well, that’s what I used to think until I tried this tea tree face wash. You just have to try it to see (and feel) what I’m talking about.
The Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash is available at your local Body Shop. I have noticed that they are set up in many shopping malls around the United States, so try there first.
If you cannot find it locally, search for it online and purchase it over the web. A small 2 oz bottle only costs about $3.50, and a larger 8.4 oz bottle sells for $11.00.
Enjoy.
I’ve been using the tea tree oil face wash for years. Good stuff! I don’t use the brush you talked about though. Got to pick one of those up soon.
Yes. Good stuff indeed. Pick up the brush… it really drills into those pores and gets them clean. I’m glad you liked the review.
I tried it and it broke me out worse than ever. It might be because my skin isn’t actually oily but combination with dry areas and this aggravated my skin’s oil production and made things a lot worse.
I’m sorry that my recommendation did not work out for you. Many skin care professionals swear by tea tree oil for cleaning oily skin without over-drying skin. But, everyone’s body chemistry is different, of course, so the tea tree oil obviously isn’t going to work for your skin type.
How can oil help with acne caused by excess oil? I wondered that, but tried these products anyway – cleanser, toner, moisturiser, oil for spot treatment. at firts it seemed good, my skin felt smooth and soft. But I started to break out on day 3 and by day four it’s bad! Had hoped for better results.
I am so sorry that the tea try oil didn’t work out for you, Mary. Most people say that tea tree oil is the only thing that helps their skin without over-drying their skin. I guess it just goes to show (yet again) that everyone (and their skin) is different.
Hi, happy new year. My face has always been oily and since i turned 30 last July, I have been breaking out pretty badly. My Kustie Coconut scrub finished and I used Neutrogena liquid wash for about a month – which I felt caused the initial breakouts. I returned to the scrub but it didn’t seem to work. Came across your site a few months ago, as my concern has pushed me to almost-daily research on the internet. Within this period, i have used Clean n Clear advantage acne wash, Neutrogena facial bar, Simple cleansing wipes and now Sebamed clear face bar and gel. Read your post about the Tea tree oil and bought it before I realized that products containing alcohol cause me to breakout. I am yet to use the wash because of this – but most recommended products for oily skin seem to have alcohol. My face seemed to have turned sensitive on me all of a sudden, and I’d appreciate any effective non-alcohol products.
That’s what most people tend to run into. Alcohol is in a lot of the “oily skin” products because alcohol tends to remove oil the best. Water, on the other hand, doesn’t mix with oil and usually cannot penetrate the layer of oil that sits on top of the skin and within the pores. Unfortunately, however, some people’s skin just cannot handle the alcohol and other alternatives must be explored.
Something you might want to think about is working on your “breakouts” from the inside, and giving the topical cleansers for oily skin a rest. Try the higher dose of B5, along with some Vitamin A (derived from Cod Liver Oil – NOT the Beta Carotene), along with 50 to 100 mg of Zinc Picolinate (taken on a full stomach). This is an excellent combination that focuses on the oily skin, the breakouts, and the healing of the skin from the inside. It takes about a month for the skin to “turn over”, meaning that the skin you see in the mirror today was created by your body about a month ago. So if you do see a change in your skin, it will be in about a month. Patience is key in dealing with the skin.
I am a male teenager and have acne. I breakout quite often and I guess my face also has few marks from previous breakouts. Will this work for me?? I already have a bottle and after I use it my skin tends to get a little dry. (Well, my skin is weird… few areas on face get oily…… and rest of my body and face tend to get dry after bathing and stuff). So should I use the tea tree moisturizer?
Please help me out.
Thanks for comment, S.
Personally, I have had really good results with the Tea Tree Oil face wash. I read a few studies that compared Tea Tree Oil to Benzoyl Peroxide in fighting acne. The results were interesting: the Tea Tree Oil provided the same acne-reducing results as the Benzoyl Peroxide, without nearly as much dryness or other side effects.
However, I have heard of other people who couldn’t handle how the Tea Tree Oil dried out their face, and they stopped using it. I don’t blame them. My opinion when it comes to face cleansers is that if it makes your skin WORSE, stop doing it.
I just want to thank you for all of your recommendations. I had been on Yaz (birth control) for 7 years and just went off and my skin went crazy. I have always had oily and acne prone skin but now it is so much worse. I have been trying so many different products with no luck that I made an appointment to see a dermatologist next week. After reading this blog, I have moved my appointment to next month to try some of these products that have worked for you. Fingers crossed that they do and I get to cancel my appointment!
I agree that you should exhaust all of your “homeopathic” options before you see a dermatologist. I am not a dermatologist, so I don’t claim to be as educated about other skin conditions… but, I do know that dermatologists should wipe their educational slate clean and completely START OVER when it comes to oily skin (and acne related to oily skin).
It makes me sick to my stomach when I think about how much I suffered through my teenage years at the hands of dermatologists who would literally laugh at me when I asked if diet was somehow related to oily skin and acne (because I could definitely see a correlation), and prescribe me yet another drug that would leave my skin red, irritated and looking WORSE than than the acne it was meant to relieve!
Caroline, I also forgot to mention that the regimen for oily skin/acne found on this website will probably help YOU more than most, since B5/Pantothenic Acid (one part of the regimen) will especially help hormone-related skin problems.
Yaz is used to reduce reproductive hormones. These hormones are also responsible for oily skin and acne (which is why teenagers commonly have acne problems). These hormones can sometimes cause a severe B5/Pantothenic Acid deficiency in the body, which leads to oily skin and acne.
Bought the tree tea face wash this weekend and just ordered the Kal B5 from amazon. I’ll keep you posted on how it goes!
Sounds good, Caroline. Keep me and the readers up to date on how things are going!
I have started using the face wash and in the first 2 days only i had breakouts, (I had mild acne and a lot of blackheads and whiteheads before)… its been 4 days, and the breakouts have reduced. Could it be that my skin is clearing up or that my skin is sensitive to it?
Thanks for the feedback, Mia. I have also experienced this with different acne remedies. Sometimes it gets a little worse before it gets better. Some people call this a “detox” effect… and it’s more common that you might think. Unfortunately, most people quit before it gets better. Tea tree oil has been shown to be as effective (or more effective) than Benzoyl Peroxide, without the side effects of over-drying.
But, like all things on this website, this is simply a suggestion. I am not a doctor… just a guy who has suffered from oily skin and acne most of my adult life, and though self-study and experimentation found my own “cures” for my own skin problems.