The last thing you need when you're stressed, is something to make you even MORE stressed.
I found this wonderful little stick a few years back and it's now an absolute staple of my makeup bag. I can go without makeup completely, and just be happy with good skincare, as long as I have this guy on my side!
The Desert Essence Blemish Touch Stick. Dab this on the minute you start seeing a blemish, with follow ups every few hours. When I do this, the blemish disappears within 2 days!
"Reduces oil that can lead to blemishes. Helps improve and maintain skin clarity. Soothes and nourishes skin. Powerful botanical extracts of chamomile, lavender, palmarosa, wintergreen and calendula are formulated with tea tree oil in a proprietary blend that works to diminish skin imperfections and give your complexion a fresh natural radiance."
It can be found in most Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stores. If you don't have one of those nearby, you can always find it at amazon too! Facial Blemish Stick-Anti-Bacterial with Tea Tree - .31 oz - Stick
Per the UWA Tea Tree Oil Research Group: Tea tree oil is the essential oil steam distilled from the Australian plant Melaleuca alternifolia (unique to Australia and native to Northern New South Wales). Tea tree oil is usually clear to very pale golden in color and it exudes a fresh, camphor-like scent.
Often called a “medicine cabinet in a bottle”, Tea Tree Oil is antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral AND stimulates the immune system.
Also known as Melaleuca, Tea Tree Oil is a natural antibacterial disinfectant that was commonly used as a general antiseptic by aborigine tribes for thousands of years. Recently the scientific community has confirmed that Tea Tree Oil has tremendous medicinal benefits.
It's also known to effectively fight a number of infections that are resistant to some antibiotics! It is an excellent natural remedy for hundreds of bacterial and fungal skin ailments such as acne, abscess, oily skin, blisters, sun burns, athlete's foot, warts, herpes, insect bites, rashes, dandruff and other minor wounds and irritations.
And that's just the external uses!
It can also be used as a mouth wash, since it is highly effective in healing oral candidiasis (a fungal infection of mouth and throat). I don't have first hand experience of this, but I do have very sensitive gums that bleed. I switched to a tea tree oil toothpaste and mouthwash (also found at Vitamin Cottage) and within DAYS my gums stopped bleeding.
*Editor’s Note: This article does not replace medical advice.
