I have blogged about Eucalyptus before in "A Spa that had me at Hello!" ….. but now I am writing for a different reason, a personal problem of my own…ACNE!
Eucalyptus is so very talented with so many benefits for your health as well as skin! One of my favorite uses is to control acne. With thousands and thousands of products on PureSpaDirect, and so many variations of the same type of product, sometimes it is hard to choose. So I decided to do a little experiment on one of the most basic products: Eucalyptus Wet Collagen Mask. I choose a branded one by uQ (which is a great brand that I always recommend to our clients), and a non-branded version of the same product. Here is what I discovered:
The Eucalyptus Collagen Masque by uQ left my skin feeling hydrated, supple and smooth. The mask came super saturated, which was convenient and a major benefit. I even scraped the package for some extra product and applied it to my forehead and eyes after removing the mask for extra treatment (had to make sure I got the most of it!).
The non-branded Eucalyptus Wet Collagen Mask had a stronger smell of eucalyptus which I liked. The smell is so cleansing and refreshing. With this mask, I felt the tingling on my face more, which made me feel like it was working, and helped calm down my acne worries. I was having a very bad breakout week!
As far as the ingredients on the masks, the Eucalyptus Collagen Masqueby uQmask has a more prominent amount of marine collagen as it is #2 on the ingredient list, where collagen falls #6 on the non-branded mask. The Eucalyptus Collagen Masque by uQmask also includes vitamins, and amino acids which all have additional benefits for the skin. The non-branded mask does not.
With two consecutive weeks of using the masks, I feel that my skin condition has improved slightly. I will continue to use the Eucalyptus Collagen Masque by uQ, to control my acne and will hopefully soon be break out free. As for now, the fight against acne continues….