Review: Body Shop Tea Tree Oil Blemish Stick

From the Body Shop website:

Help soothe skin and control blemishes with this go-anywhere stick. Dot on under make-up or wear alone. A handy portable product that helps to soothe, cleanse and combat blemishes. It does not clog or dry the pores.

It costs £3.90 for a 2.5ml tube. Details of the Community Trade Tea Tree are available on the product page. This is a clear gel with a doe foot applicator. It does have the usual Tea Tree Oil scent.

I'm quite lucky with my skin. I don't get the awful breakouts like I used to (teenage acne, shudder), only the odd one or two on my chin. Usually, I just reach for my Tea Tree oil roll on, put on a dab for a couple of nights before bed and the spot is gone.

When I noticed this in my Body Shop bag, I was looking forward to trying it out next time I had a spot coming up. I wasn't too sure about the packaging though, it didn't really seem hygienic. You're supposed to dap the gel on with the doe foot applicator. Which then goes from touching your spot, back into the tube. With my Tea Tree roll on, I dab some on the back of my hand then use a clean finger to apply it to my skin. I used the same technique for this because I didn't want to stick the doe foot back into the tube after applying it to my skin.

When I next had a spot coming up, I used this instead of my neat Tea Tree oil. Well, it didn't seem to do anything. After a week of applying the spot was still there. I even began applying a few times a day, instead of just the once that I normally do. After the week, I went back to my usual Tea Tree and within 2 days the spot had pretty much gone.

I'll just stick to the Tea Tree oil in future.