Fab Find of the Week: Weleda Purifying range
Fact: many of the spot treatment ranges on the high street chemists’ fixtures are way, way too harsh for most skins. We’ve seen the natural instinct – particularly among teenagers – to swipe away every last dot of oil, and blitz skin with products that could probably take varnish off a floor. But in reality, less is more and gentler is better.
That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome these additions to the Weleda Aknedoron range. The original Aknedoron Purifying Lotion has long been on our list of recommended treatments for oily and problem skins, often for those who are new to skincare and often have their self-esteem really badly affected by breakouts and oiliness.
But acne doesn’t just affect teenagers, of course; with hormones all over the place again in our 40s, complexions are vulnerable to blemishes once more – sometimes for the very first time. In all, it’s reckoned that 3.5 million GP visits each year are taken up by this very common skin challenge.
From the pioneering natural skincare brand, then, come some great new products in the range, all featuring naturally antibacterial willow bark extract and antimicrobial plant extracts – but importantly, featuring alongside calming, soothing, let’s-take-the-temperature-down botanicals, as well as ingredients to hydrate and mattify.
All-new are the following…
Weleda Purifying Gel Cleanser, £11.95 for 100ml. You squeeze this into dampened hands and work into skin, rinsing away. Soothing licorice features alongside the white willow extract, to get right into the pores, reducing the appearance of spots and blackheads.
Weleda Refining Lotion, £17.95 for 50ml. It’s a myth that oily skins don't need moisture. This lightweight, fresh-textured lotion is non-pore-blocking and leaves skin matte but comforted.
Weleda S.O.S. Spot Treatment, £10.95 for 10ml. Spot emerging! Zap it with this calming gel, designed to reduce redness overnight, reducing excess sebum without leaving skin dried-out.
Like everything Weleda make, the range is NATRUE-certified natural.
And we’d call these spot-on, for troubled skins.
From £10.95-17.95 – buy here
