Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Blemish Stick

This is an easy to use blemish stick, it comes in a lipgloss type tube with a sponge applicator. I dab the applicator on my finger first with the product, rather than using it straight on my face and putting back in the tube. It is tea tree scented, but not as strong as the medicated gel. It gives my acne a wee tingle, but has definitely reduced my overall acne. I use this one for day time, as it's not as potent or strong smelling as the gel, and also isn't as shiny or thick. It's a thinner formula, and easy to apply makeup over top. I've definitely seen results from using these products, and will continue to use them.

I've been struggling with acne for 15 years and I make it quite loud and clear how passionate I am about anything acne related, so seeing BR offering the acne trial I just had to jump. Natural products, trialling in the safety of my own environment, win win for me.

First impression: I loved the lipgloss look of the blemish stick and immediately it no longer felt like an acne battle I was getting into but nothing more than beauty treatment for skin. Its hard for me to say beauty and acne in the same sentence because my acne makes me feel ugly and hideous but opening this box just put a lovely smile in my heart. Its a strong pungent smell and I felt like I was in an aromatherapy shop.

First use: I applied to the most prominent pimples I had to make it easier for me to keep track on whether the pimples were subsiding or not. I love the cooling effect of the gel. I applied with my applicator stick directly to my pimples (obviously not any that were open or pussy) and did not rub it into my skin. I just simply allowed it to dry naturally. The pimples I applied it to, were quite tingly but no burning. I applied this over the cream at night.

Week 1: Sadly I could not focus on the original pimples I started out with because my face decided to plot against me and have an acne explosion. The blemish stick however provided such cooling and soothing benefits and lots of relief to the pimples. It was mostly acting like a cooling gel instead of a treatment in this week.

Week 2: Now the stick is starting to work as a spot treatment. My breakouts werent as bad and the stick was helping to draw out the redness from my skin. I used it at night directly after the face wash to ease the pimples.

Week 3: I had the 3 worse and most painful bolts on my nose and after 2 days in the morning... they were completely gone. And day 21, NO ACNE.

Week 4: I didnt need it as often because I was only getting a few breakout and they werent painful, but when I got this new acne after 2-3 days it was dried out.

Week 5: I only had to use it twice in the week and day 34 I had no acne. No pimples!

Week 6: Hardly used because my acne is now at bay and I dont feel the need to use this when I dont have painful bolts that I need gone very fast.

This is by no means a cure for acne, but a good topical treatment when you want to target a few pimples and have them dry out overnight or within a few days. I will keep using this as I love the benefits that it provides to really big, painful pimples.

Review for Thursday Plantation

Tea Tree Face Wash for Acne Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Toner Tea Tree Face Cream Tea Tree Blemish Gel Tea Tree Blemish Stick

My 16 year old son who has always struggled with acne began using this approx 6 weeks ago (5 March 14). He has written the review.

I really like the colour of the labeling/packaging – the green gives it a nice natural look. The size of the products are great – not too large, but they do last a long time.

Face Wash When the nozzle is pressed down the product foams up instantly in your hand. This makes the application very easy. I have just left it on my skin while in the shower, then rinsed off. The fragrance of the tea tree is very appealing. The Face Wash leaves your skin feeling really nice and soft (not dry at all). Having used this product every day sometimes twice a day, for the past 6 weeks, given the weight of the bottle, I imagine I haven’t even used half of the bottle – so it goes a VERY long way.

Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Toner – I have been applying this product with a make up pad which makes application nice and easy. It is very refreshing to use and gets rid of any excess grime missed with the face wash.

Tea Tree Face Cream I use this straight after the toner, it makes my skin feel light and soft if you know what I mean. The container has only just lasted me 6 weeks and that was being very careful. It does feel a little greasy on my skin.

I am a part time tennis coach so am out in the sun a lot – I have to use sunblock on a daily basis. This seems to really make my skin / acne more pronounced. I am careful to cleanse my skin as soon as possible to get rid of the sunblock.

After two weeks of using the product, I noticed a real change in my skin. It was less firey and the spots were not so noticeable. This did change though when using sunblock – this made it flare up again.

I used the Blemish Gel and Spot Stick on the spots that really stuck out. This took the redness away pretty much overnight.

During the trial my acne never really came to major white heads which I have had in the past. These products seemed to keep things under control. It definitely hasn’t got rid of the problem, but I guess just managing it a little better. I don’t look like the kid from the Pizza shop anymore.

I have really enjoyed trialling the products and hope my review is of help to other acne sufferers.

I have had acne for the last 20 or so years, and I'm now in my forties and still struggling with it. I was very excited to be chosen for the acne trial to see if this could be the product range for me. Sadly after using it for 2 weeks, my skin had broken out so badly, the worst it has been in years, that I stopped using the products.It irritated my skin so much that I am still breaking out. However I will review how I found the products.

This product had a wand , which you dip in and out of the little container, which really made me wonder about cross contamination! I didn't find it made any difference when applying it to my acne, the spots lasted just as long when I applied it and when I didn't. It just wasn't strong enough for my condition. It had a strong tea tree smell, like all the other products. I also found that after I had used it for a while, there was lots of product in the container, but I couldn't quite get to it with the wand, so a lot would be wasted. Overall I don't think this product worked for me, maybe it might good be for those that have the odd pimple rather than acne which seems harder to get rid of.

Im not sure what the difference is between this and the medicated gel in the tube is, but I used this one in the morning before I put on my make-up & it seemed to cap any blemishes so that the makeup didn't flake or cake on top of any dryness. But at the same time it helped to clear up the blemishes really quick which I found AWESOME!! I want more :-)

I love the applicator stick. At first I thought I would cross contaminate, ie you have just wiped it across a blemish and you put it back in the tube?? But it turns out it was ok You can never be scientific about if something like this is making a difference but I think blemishes were halted in their tracks, ie didn't get any worse, and probably cleared up faster than usual.

This blemish stick was very effective. It eradicated every pimple I applied the gel to, and very quickly as well. It smelt nice, and didn't sting. Because it was so effective, there was no need to carry it around, but it does come in a convenient small tube, which would fit easily into any bag. The wand of the blemish stick made application simple, except it does not seem very hygienic to use the same wand and place it back into the tube with the product. The tip has gotten a bit murky from use which could mean that this product may need to be thrown out and/or replaced before the gel has been all used up.

I use this product on blemishes that are larger or sore and need some extra attention, and it helps to reduce their appearance overnight. This is great when I need a pimple cleared up by the weekend! It reduces the longevity of the pimple, and if applied early enough, it can prevent it from getting to the point where it's a mountain on your face! In saying that, this product is not a miracle worker! You have to apply it quite frequently to the affected area for a couple of days until you see a difference. But it's still a great product, and combined with the rest of the Thursday Plantation range, it's great at fighting acne. It also comes in a tube with a wand applicator which is easy to use, and you don't have to get any on your fingers!

First off, I couldn't make out any difference between this product and the Tea Tree Medicated Blemish Gel, I honestly think this is the same product just easier to pop in your handbag for on the go application. I applied to the really bad blemishes I had on my face, but I can't say that it did anything drastic. I do like that it's an invisible gel that absorbs/drys very quickly, and the container is great for applying it without touching your face with your fingers.

I liked the applicator on this product, it made it really easy to apply to specific blemishes. This went on quite cold, and had an almost sticky texture. It felt cooling and soothing on my skin when I put it on, but overall, did little to improve my blemishes. I really liked the smell, and would rate it more highly than the Thursday Plantation Gel as it did dry my blemishes out slightly more. Although I enjoyed using, and would like to continue using organic ingredients, I probably wouldn't buy this product again as I did not find it as effective as medicated products on my acne.