Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Medicated Gel For Acne

I have been using this gel as a spot treatment for about a year now. My friend recommended this product to me and I just had to try it.

It is quite a runny gel and a little bit goes a long way. I apply a wee bit to any pimples I have after cleansing and moisturising my face at night. I feel that this gel does dry out any pimples faster and improves healing as I no longer get deep scarring like I used to.

It does have quite a strong tea tree scent which I don't personally mind, just a warning for those of you's that do.

Definitely worth a try for anybody with regular breakouts and one tube of this will last at least a year if not longer.

I have been using this for a couple of weeks on some reoccurring spots, I have found it helps but is not a magic cure. It is a clear product so it is not as noticeable, but you can smell it! I don't get many spots, so I'm not sure how well this will work for someone who gets a lot of break outs.

I have acne prone skin and for me, very few products have worked as they said they would. Therefore, when I tried this, after it being recommended by my cousin, I was really impressed! It helps to dry out those large nasty pimples. You know the ones. Massive and red and just gross. But because it is so drying, only use a little bit and only on the spots where necessary. And always make sure to moisturise afterward.

This product is a thick, clear gel that you apply to blemish-prone areas. I usually use this at night after cleansing - I find it has a very strong tea tree smell so I don't use it during the day! I apply the gel to areas where I often get breakouts, such as my forehead and chin. I found that this product did reduce the severity of my breakouts, although did not clear them up completely. I could see that I had overall clearer skin which was great! I wouldn't recommend it for someone with severe acne as I don't think the product is powerful enough, but for someone like me with minor acne, it does the trick. Also it's great to know that I'm using a product that contains natural ingredients and no nasties!

I started using this when I had big patch areas of acne that had flared up. I'd apply it at night before I went to sleep and by morning the redness would have been minimised considerably. The gel really works wonders, however the tea tree smell is very very strong, taking about ten minutes to subside. I can't really say if the gel is very effective in preventing or controlling acne, because I didn't really notice a difference, and I only used it when necessary. Furthermore I've never tried a pimple cream as such before so I have nothing to compare my experience to. However, it's made with as many natural ingredients as possible so give it a try!

Of all Thursday Plantation acne products, this is the one that I have found to be the most effective.

On standard pimples there was no noticeable difference in speed of healing between using this and using nothing, but on deep pimples I think that it really penetrates the skin and gets things moving.

The scent of the product is quite strong, but that isn't too much of an issue as you're only using it in small doses on small areas, so it's not overpowering.

I would definitely recommend this to be tried as a potential natural alternative to some of the harsher products on the market before moving onto those products.

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: There are no instructions that occupanies this gel so I was confused about its use. We had received a cream and also a blemish stick so why did I need a gel? Common sense had to prevail and the gel was quite indicative of a stronger spot treatment. So I was not going to plaster my face in this gel but rather use it sparingly and as a spot treatment. Its a strong pungent smell, the texture is quite sticky and clammy so there was no way I could be convinced to dunk my face in this.

First use: I used this in the morning as I had chosen to use the blemish stick at night because I wanted to create and even spread and usage of the 5 products that I received. I hate the feel of the gel and it took forever to absorb into my skin.

Week 1: My skin had broken out real bad because of the cleanser and toner bad boys, so I didnt use this often all. I was too scared I would make the acne worse, because the gel is strong and had this burning sensation when applied onto pimples. It stung my new pimples and it wasnt pleasant at all.

Week 2: Probably my least favourite product right now because it gives my skin a heck of a sting especially on new pimples, but saying that, I put on my big girl pants and toughed it out because I could see and feel it acting as a drawing ointment for the redness and it was healing my pimples.

Week 3: I had 3 hectic painful bolts on my face and after 2 days of using as a spot treatment, those bolts had dried out and gone! Oh and not to brag but day 21 I had NO ACNE!

Week 4: I used it occassionally on some new acne I developed. The gel was making my skin greasy so I only used it when I really needed it. At this stage the gel is managing the new breakouts and not letting them escalate into bolts.

Week 5: Used at night as a spot treatment for 4 consecutive days and by day 34, no pimples!

Week 6: I havent used it all because the new acne I have is not painful, not cystic and not pussy so I dont need to overload my skin with products.

This product is not the best acne product I've used and the stingy benefits are not pleasant, but the pay off... not to have pimples and have this remove painful bolts, is more than enough to keep me using this product in my routine. The benefits it provided me definitely outways the hassle of stinging and potential oiliness when you over use the product. If I product is going to help my acne, I dont what it does to my skin in the interim and long as the result is no pimples!

I applied this gel on any acne I had and also on my nose (for blackheads) and my whiteheads. It didn't seem to do much for my blackheads, but I had one instance in which a whitehead started stinging and sort of 'erupted' and I had to pierce it with a needle to remove it. The cream seemed to help reduce the swelling and pain a little, but as for my pimples, I found no noticeable difference in how long they invaded my face for. This gel comes in a convenient tube of decent size, but seeing as it barely made a difference to my acne, I may not use up the entire thing. The smell was nice, and it didn't dry out my skin. I would be hesitant to buy this product, but seeing as I have so much left, I'll use it until my current one is empty.