Avene Cleanance Anti-shine Lotion

I've got a nasty acne break out. Again. Actually, I got myself some anti-aging moisturizer. Gel-based, mind you, hoping to preserve my skin. My friends started using anti-aging skincare at the age of 21. Many felt that 25 was the latest a girl had before she really had to use antiaging skincare to preserve her skin. I was way overdue for anti-aging stufff and dreaded the appearance of wrinkles.

That foray into antiaging skincare gave me yet another acne break out. This is the umpteenth time it happened. This time, my face was covered with large, red, painful pimples and nothing worked. I met a friend whose skin looked perfect. Last I saw her, she had a nasty acne break out. I asked what she used.

Avene.

That stopped her acne and cleared her skin.

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That me straight to the Avene counter. I asked the lady for advice and she told me to stay off antiaging skincare. My skin was still too oily for it. Instead, she directed me to the avene cleanance range instead. One look at avene cleanance and I balked. I'm forty. And she was asking me to use the kind of skincare I used in my teenaged years.

She assured me this won't give me premature wrinkles. I needed serious damage control to clear those pimples and this was it.

Avene is formulated for sensitive skin. In fact, it is based on Avene spring water which is used in France to treat skin problems. Good for us, the non-french, that the French decided to export their beauty secrets.

Avene Cleanance is largely the precious spring water which contains trace minerals like silver, zinc and copper, and silicon that leaves a protective film on the skin. That is used on top of concentrated cucurbita extract, vitamin b6, zinc gluconate and micro-capsules in the avene cleanance anti-shine lotion to deal with the excess sebum production, which was what started the acne problem in the first place.

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Pureness Anti-Shine Refreshing Lotion 150ml/5oz
With its exclusive oil-absorbing powder this dual-phase lotion makes quick work of shine caused by excess oil leaving your skin feeling cool fresh and comfortable.

How to use: Apply each morning and evening after cleansing. Shake container well before use. Saturate a cotton pad or take a small amount of lotion into palm. Pat lotion gently over face.

Pack Size - 150ml/5oz

For serious acne, the anti-shine lotion is not enough. You should use the full avene cleanance range daily to clear your skin. Once a week, use the clay based, AHA and BHA scrub mask, and the avene cleanance scrub to exfoliate skin, kill bacteria and declog pores. Over 2 months, the acne should clear up. I'm on day 3. Did the scrub and mask thing on day 1. Already, I can see the difference.