Cetaphil oil control moisturizer: best one so far

     Once my skin was almost back to normal, I started looking for an oil control moisturizer. I think I’ve found the best one so far. A while back I got two samples of the Cetaphil moisturizer and tested it out for a couple of weeks, and I’ve come to really like it for a few reasons.

The first thing I love of the bat is the spf 30. It’s not heavy or greasy and doesn’t irritate my skin, and I love that it’s spf of 30 and not some flimsy amount. So with the spf built in, I don’t have to layer sunscreen with my oil control moisturizer which then cancels out any oil control properties and I end up shiny real fast.

I also love that the ingredients in it haven’t irritated my skin.  I’ve noticed that some oil control creams can sting or be harsh for whatever reason and this one hasn’t done that so far in addition to it not having a strong scent. Some products have a strong menthol smell and have even stung my eyes, yeah.

Lastly, it does a pretty good job at, what else, controlling oil. It’s probably not the most potent as I get oily after about 4 hours if I’m outside in the elements, but I think that’s good considering the whole package. If it’s a day where I want to be oil free for longer, I’ll combine it with the Cetaphil oil control wash, which I like on occasion, and another oil control cream. Even the other oil control moisturizer I use slightly burns for a few seconds. I’ve tried out so many oil control moisturizers from Murad and DDF to Boots No. 7 and Alba, and this Cetaphil one is really the best for its spf, gentle formula, and availability, since it’s a drug store brand. Also, it’s priced at around 14 U.S.D. which I think is an ok price for 4 oz, especially since most oil control moisturizers run much higher than that.

So I’ll be sticking with this one until I discover some hidden gems or the market introduces some new ones for me to try.

Any thoughts or comments?


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How much do I love BareMinerals cleanser and moisturizer?

    A while back I was having really sensitive skin issues and nothing was helping. All of the different products that were being raved about did nothing and some even made it worse. Yikes! I'm talking about red faced, itchy, burning skin. It's clear that I was desperate. So on a trip to Ulta, a beauty store in the U.S, I got the purifying facial cleanser and purely nourishing moisturizer by BareMinerals in a trial kit when I was looking for a gentel product. This clenaser is so good! It's the only cleanser I found that didn't irritate my sensitive skin, and I have tried so many from high end to drug store. It has a pleasent smell and a cloudy white colore with a slight gel consistancy. The cleanser didn't dry out my skin and left it feeling really clean and soft. I followed it with the moisturizer that had a slightly runny consistancy which I liked for my combination skin, though I did find it just a tad heavy for the oilier parts of my skin. Neither one of the products broke me out, which is always a good thing. Though on a side note, these products aren't meant to treat acne, so I would probably put in an acne treatment step.
   
      Also, I used up a sample of the moisturizer for dry skin that was equially amazing, if not slightly more amazing. It was during the winter when my skin was dry, chapped, and sensitize and the moisturizer didn't bother my skin at all.
    
     Now that my skin has calmed down, I'm not using the cleanser or combo moisturizer because I'm trying to go through other products, and I'm planning on buying the dry skin moisturizer in the winter. I really recommend these products and, once I'm done with what I'm using, I want to try some different products from the brand.
   
     So in the end, I really love these two products if only because they were the only products I could use for my hyper-sensitive skin. These products, and possibly the whole line, are my Cetaphil, Purity Made Simple, Aveeno, and any other sensitive skin aimed line.
  
 Is there a product that was the fix you needed or maybe one that didn't live up to the hype?

 

How blissful is the Bliss daily detoxifying facial toner?

Was that too cheesy? Should I make a Bliss series?

     So, I was in the market for a new toner, and I heard good things about bliss; so I was excited to find the Bliss daily detoxifying toner at TJMaxx, though initially I thought it was the cleanser when I bought it (I really should read the label before getting excited). But I decided to keep it and give it a try. The bottle comes with 200 ml in a clear and simple package that gives a nice clean impression, which I like, while the toner itself is light blue. The product is slightly thick, like water that has soap dissolved in it, and smells like, you guessed it, soap! But I will say that I really don't like the pump. It's on the stiff side so you end up getting way too much product and it ends up shooting out. And there are no half pumps with this bottle either. It's not the worst, but I have to cover the pump with a cotton ball so it doesn't go everywhere. On the positive side, I like that the toner picks up anything the cleanser didn't wash off, but it leaves a slightly tacky film on your face that lessens after it's left to dry, but it's still stays tacky. I heard this from other people, but some found it to be more moisturizing than tacky. The bottle says "all skin types," so I was a little bothered by it since I have combination skin and I usually don't need the extra moisture, but dry skin may prefer this. The toner doesn't really irritate my skin, which is a good thing since some toners are just too harsh for me.
   
     In the end though, I wouldn't by this toner again because it goes for about $22, and I just think there are better toners out there for what I need. Also, this toner is probably best suited for dry skin so that may be why it's not for me.