It's a Spotty Situation!

I know for a fact that at least one of you lovely people have endless battles against spots. I definitely do and I have discovered some great products to keep them pesky spots at bay. Maybe some of you are lucky enough not to be in this situation but, I know I'm not to complain too much as I now a lot of people suffer from more serious things like acne. If any of you do suffer from acne and you have some advice for others please leave suggestions in the comments. I'm sure someone will benefit from it!

Anyway, in this post I'm going to share my favourite products that are relatively cheap but effective at keeping spots at bay. My number one favourite brand for battling spot is and always has been Clean and Clear. I find that the products in this range suit my skin really well.

While my skin is quite oily it is also very sensitive and certain products dry out parts of my face such as my cheeks and eye area. My skin oily on my forehead, nose and occasionally my chin. The Clean and Clear products have been designed to be tough on spots and gentle on skin. I think that this is 100% true. Well, for me it is and I am yet to find someone who doesn't agree with me.

If one of you don't get along with these products, please comment letting me know why!

The products from this range that I find effective are:

• Clean and Clear Advantage Clear and Soothe Daily Scrub
• Clean and Clear Advantage Clear and Soothe Foaming Face Wash
• Clean and Clear Deep Action Cream Wash
• Clean and Clear Deep Cleansing Lotion
• Clean and Clear Advantage Spot Control Moisturiser
• Clean and Clear Advantage Spot Treatment Gel

Obviously I don't use all of these products every day, that would be way too harsh on anybody's skin let alone sensitive skin. However, I do use them all depending on how my skin is. At the moment I have a fair few spots. On days/weeks like this I use these products;

• Clean and Clear Advantage Clear and Soothe Daily Scrub (every other day&night)
• Clean and Clear Deep Action Cream Wash (everyday&night)
• Clean and Clear Deep Cleansing Lotion (twice a week in the morning)
• Clean and Clear Advantage Spot Control Moisturiser (everyday&night)
• Clean and Clear Advantage Spot Treatment Gel (everyday every 4-5 hours)

If your skin agrees with Clean and Clear products I highly recommend this routine. You don't have to use them all if you have other products that work but, I think that any one of these products work better when combined in a routine with at least one of the facial washes. 

My favourite product from this range is the Spot Treatment Gel. This product is designed to allow you to re-apply it to the spots every four hours if needed. It doesn't sting unless the spot is broken but, if you are in this situation just grit your teeth and soldier through it! It will be well worth it.

When I have got fairly clear skin with minimal spots these are the products I use:

• Clean and Clear Advantage Clear and Soothe Foaming Face Wash (everyday&night)
• Clean and Clear Advantage Clear and Soothe Daily Scrub (Every other day&night)
• Clean and Clear Advantage Spot control Moisturiser (everyday&night)
• Clean and Clear Advantage Spot Treatment Gel (Everyday&night if needed)

I hope this blog post has helped at least one of you and if you have any questions about either the products or my routine please don't hesitate to contact me using the contact page or just simply comment. Again I'm sorry that this was another long post but, I wanted to help at least one person so I tried to write quite a bit. I developed these routines through trail and error, I wanted to post this so that you can go straight into routine that works. 

If you read my last blog post you will know that I recently bought a facial cleanser from Lush and in about a month when I will let you know how I got on with it. I'm going to wait a month because I want to be sure that it works and that I don't persuade you into spending money on something that may not work!