Lush : Fresh Farmacy

The pros far outweigh the few cons! I *had* adult moderate, occasionally cystic acne, and hormonal flare-ups near "moon-time", and have battled it for 10 years. It's been two months and it has reduced my pimples from 2-3 new ones a day to maybe 3-4 a week. I've had no cystic acne, and the zits now all tend to be small. The best part is this month I didn't get my usual flare-up of 8-12 new zits just before my period. Yay! I'm very optimistic this product might improve my skin even more over time. I'm using this in winter/spring in a mild climate (LA), and hope it works for me in the summer to. A few notes about using this product: it is a natural product, and easily disintegrates in water. For this reason you need to keep it out of stream in the shower, and preferably let it dry out between uses. I just keep it in a soap dish, and lather up one side in my damp hand. It does lather up very much for me because we have hard water, and it doesn't have all those artificial ingredients. Like I mentioned, this product lasts a while. A 3.5 bar, which costs $9 in store and online, will probably last me 4-5 months, washing face and neck twice a day. Very worth the price! Note: I started using this at the same time as their tea tree water toner, which I'm not completely sold on yet, and a home-made concoction resembling their Grease lightening (cuz I forgot to grab it while I was at the store!). I put aloe vera gel, lavender extract, tea tree oil, and some chamomile- these are also all products that are high rated in acne.org's natural/home remedy reviews. It's cheaper than their grease lightening :) After washing and using this and the toner, I don't even really need to moisturize further.

It works, it just takes a little while. It made my skin a little worse at first, and dry in a few areas, but then (seemingly overnight), my skin was beautiful and clear! For as long as I can remember, I've had some kind of acne, whether it be pimples and blackheads all over, or deep, cystic (painful) bumps that take forever to go away... also, my skin gets very red, particularly where acne scars are, but not anymore! Now my skin is beautiful! This is the second time I've used it, but last time I only used it maybe a few times then gave up - I have to be consistent. It may not work as well for other people as it does for me, but give a shot--and time to work--and maybe it will! Oh, and I don't really notice a smell... nothing irritating or anything.

If you have any kind of oily, combination, or acne-prone skin, this product (followed by judicious non-comodogenic moisturising) will make your troubles disappear! It's also great for soothing irritated pimples - just dab the corner of the bar in water, apply to the spot, and let it sit overnight! Works on bug bites too, cos it's calamine! :)

I have been using this in conjunction with Lush's tea tree toner and Sudocrem (zinc cream) for only two weeks and I can't complain, I normally wake up with new breakouts every morning but since using this morning/night I haven't had any new spots, my face gets quite itchy and inflamed around my trouble areas and this calms it right down and takes the sting out (it contains calamine which is a natural skin calmant, the main ingredient in calamine is zinc). It smells great, it's natural, it lasts for a long time and it's relatively cheap and easy to get. Only downside is that it doesn't lather very well but you still get that clean feel, I personally haven't had any problem with residue, I just wash of with warm water and apply tea tree toner afterwards. It also cleans and closes pores beautifully.

As far as cleansers go, this is the one I use and the one I recommend. It does its job well without irritating the skin, and has an impressive list of ingredients. But please remember, a cleanser is only the first step in treating persistent acne. Don't buy this expecting it to clear your skin by itself; nothing that you apply to your face and then immediately rinse off is going to do that. It's soap! One great thing about this product is the option to exfoliate or not to exfoliate. You will find that the bar itself has a rough texture, and if you wish you can gently scrub your skin directly with the bar. Otherwise, just scrub it onto your hand and then apply the lather that way. I can't stress enough that one product alone is not enough to clear your skin. But if you're looking for one of the best cleansers to use in your regimen, this along with several other cleansers from Lush is on the top of my list.

Loving this so far. My skin is very sensitive and if I use the wrong product, it turns red / itchy / blotchy / sore right away but this hasn't done that and the hormonal outbreak I had along my jawline and neck started drying up when I started using this. So far I've been using this 3x a day (my skin is really oily) in the morning, afternoon and evening with no irritation so far. I bought a 120 gram bar that I've sliced into smaller chunks and keep the rest in a sealed container to save it.

Thankful for Lush and their products. Not many over the counter products will keep my cystic acne in check. Good stuff.

i literally bought this yesterday and because i have combination skin, its hard to find a product that works..however, this bar helped my skin by toning down my redness and reducing the look of oily skin and managed to control my flakey skin around my nose. after washing i used the eau roma toner and my skin absorbed it seconds! i bought the small bottle of eau roma for around $10 and i got the bar for $8, the total with tax came up to around $22, in my opinion its not that expensive and very much worth it! so far so good!

I love right by a lush cosmetics. It may seem expensive but I swear they have such great organic products A+

I love this cleanser. I went to Lush for the first time this year and am so happy I did! The sales people are lovely and helpful. They described each product to me without hesitation and gave me tons of samples. This being one of them. I have been using it every morning for the past month - it leaves your skin soft and pale with little to no redness. It is incredibly gentle and doesn't irritate my skin at all. (I rub it between my hands to get a lather, rather than rubbing it directly on my face.) Fresh Farmacy removes excess oils without drying and tightening the skin. It also doesn't make my acne irritated, and hasn't worsened it. I haven't even powered through the sample I got, and I have just bought another 100g of it last week. I think I will cut it into sample sized slices so it lasts longer as well. Definitely a great buy - and if you're hesitant, ask for a free sample!!