Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Face Cream

I love this moisturiser! What I most like about it is that it soaks into my skin and like it says, leaves no oily residue. This is the only moisturiser I have ever used that has actually been absorbed into my skin. Very very impressed by that! it left my skin feeling a little sticky but very moisturised :)

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: Its a tiny pot and I worried it wouldnt last the full duration of 6 weeks for the trial. Its a strong pungent smell and I was worried about the lasting smell if I used it during the day.

First use: Using the dot system, I just experimented and placed 5 dots on my face (cheeks, nose, forehead and chin). The cream is thick and creamy and was definitely more than enough to cover my entire face. It spread quickly and evenly and provided such a lovely relief to the burning sensation I had with the toner. I closed my eyes and it actually felt like my Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream. I was really happy that it had the feel of a high end skin product as opposed to your normal cardboard feeling acne products. The smell is actually worse when you smell directly from the pot than when its transfered to your face. You hardly smell it so I was pleased about that.

Week 1: The cream just soaked and ran away immediately and I wasnt experiencing any nourishing effects. My skin had become angry and pimply and I think the adjustment of to the tree tee oil left my skin striped and dry, so it was hungry for this cream.

Week 2: My skin is less angry and doesnt feel dry anymore I think the cream is actually starting to provide some benefits. My skin is soft and silky for the first time which is great. Eventhough the cream is easily absorbed, I'm now getting the nourishing benefits of the cream.

Week 3: Day 21 and NO ACNE! My pores were much smaller and my skin felt hydrated from the regular use and I had a healthy glow, even though it was through horrible acne scarring, but a glow non the less.

Week 4: A few acne breakouts around my nose and forehead. I used at night and then a few times in the morning as my skin was getting really oily and I wanted to limited the amount of product that I was using. My skin is still feeling nourished, soft and even though I have new acne, it wasnt as red and disease looking.

Week 5: I used at night and then 3 mornings as not to overload my face with products and this was working as my skin was no longer oily. My skin is soft and day 34, no pimples in my face.

Week 6: Still using at night and a few times in the morning and the oiliness is really at bay now. I have some new acne, but skin is still feeling healthy which I have never experienced while using acne products.

I will continue to use this product, because eventhough my skin becomes oily from over using it, I love the high end feel of this cream and opposed to normal everyday acne products.

I was a little disappointed with this product and unfortunately i have almost the whole pottle left. I used it for the first week and just found that after using the cleanser and toner that it made my skin so greasy that if i put make up on over it then it just melted off after a couple of hours. If I didn't put make up on, I'd still have to wipe the shine & greasiness off during the day. So I stopped using the face cream but continued using all the other products and it was perfect after that. I did use varying amounts of the face cream to gauge it, but no matter if I just used a pea size or a 10c size, it still did the same thing :-(

Lightly fragranced and light to touch. I'm an Olay girl usually and in comparison this felt "thin" like blue top vs skim milk. I doubted it would be enough on my old skin but it was in combo with eye cream. I tried it under make up a few times and it was ok but because it doesn't have any sun screen I stopped using it during the day

I actually really liked this face cream, I was expecting it to lack moisture but it made my face feel soft and hydrated. It also absorbed into my skin really quickly and didn't leave it feeling greasy. I don't like the smell of tea tree but this did have a mild smell to it after applied, although I did seem to be oblivious to it after 15 odd minutes.

This face cream had a rather thick texture when applying it, which I personally did not enjoy. It felt quite thick while on the skin, although never felt oily which was a bonus. Although I personally like a lighter moisturiser, this would be well suited to someone with combination/oily skin who likes to use quite a heavy face cream as it won't make you break out. I was happy that while using this product, my skin actually became less oily overall. However, I was not a fan of the strong tea tree scent.

This cream is a great moisturiser. It doesn't feel heavy or oily on my skin, and when I apply it before bed, I wake up with smooth soft skin! It doesn't apply thickly and can be smoothed easily over your entire face and is good my my sensitive skin as it doesn't irritate me anywhere, not even around my eyes. The smell is mild and not too overpowering, and it is in a small little tub that is convenient to carry around. The container, as it doesn't squeeze the product out, would also allow for me to get every last drop out easily. I would definitely repurchase this!

Okay, so I trialed this product along with the rest of Thursday plantation's skin care line. And this is hands down the gem of it! If you have bad acne, definitely give this a try. It's non comodegenic, which means it WILL NOT clog your pores. I used to have to use many other oil free, non comodegenic moisturisers because I get the craziest break outs otherwise. This moisturiser can be slathered on (although you need quite a small amount for your face - will last you ages) without worry. Also kept my skin soft and supple without ANY oiliness, something I've Never been able to rectify with moisturisers! It smells refreshing, is completely worry/guilt free to use, and 100% will be using this again.

I have been using the 3 set steps and the face cream is such a great moisturiser. My skin feels really fresh and it gives it a great glow. Have been using the set for a little while now by far these products have worked out of all the others I have tried. This face cream by far the best. It does what it says it would plus i love the tea tree scent of it as well. Leaves my skin feeling fresh and not feeling oily as others have.

This is the 3rd step of the Thursday Plantation's Tea Tree Face Wash routine.

The cream smells a bit strong and feels slightly heavy (thick) on the skin. But it does give a cool feel and moisturises the skin.

As it smells a bit, I only use this at night whenever I use Steps 1 and 2.