Dermalogica Oil Control Lotion

...various other products from the Dermalogica range which are supposed to be helpful in controlling oily, spotty skin. It costs around £20 for a 59ml bottle or £35 for a 118ml bottle, but as always, shop around and you may find it cheaper.

They describe this as a feather-light lotion with technically advanced micro-sponges to absorb oil on the skin's surface throughout the day, reducing shine and providing a smooth, matte finish. It's ...
...exclusive Skin Response Complex of Balm Mint, Coneflower and Camphor to soothe and purify the skin. It's ideally suited for an oily or acne-prone skin, and contains no artificial fragrance or colour.

It comes in a white bottle with a grey lid. The lid has a kind of nozzle shape to it, and you have to turn the lid which moves it upwards a little to make the hole for the product to come out of. The lotion is white and very thin and runny ... more

I bought this along with various other products from the Dermalogica range which are supposed to be helpful in controlling oily, spotty skin. It costs around £20 for a 59ml bottle or £35 for a 118ml bottle, but as always, shop around and you may find it cheaper.

They describe this as a feather-light lotion with technically advanced micro-sponges to absorb oil on the skin's surface throughout the day, reducing shine and providing a smooth, matte finish. It's formulated with Salicylic Acid to help prevent future breakouts and exclusive Skin Response Complex of Balm Mint, Coneflower and Camphor to soothe and purify the skin. It's ideally suited for an oily or acne-prone skin, and contains no artificial fragrance or colour.

It comes in a white bottle with a grey lid. The lid has a kind of nozzle shape to it, and you have to turn the lid which moves it upwards a little to make the hole for the product to come out of. The lotion is white and very thin and runny in texture. It doesn't have a strong scent to it, to me it just smells a bit like creamy soaps.

When you put it on your skin it's easy to make a little go a long way because it's so runny. It feels really light, it absorbs quickly and easily , and it doesn't leave a film or a layer of product on the skin, it all sinks in really nicely. It makes my skin feel matte and fresh, but it has a kind of odd feeling about it for a while after applying it, like if I run my finger down my skin, it drags over my skin rather than running smoothly over it like it normally would (I hope that makes sense to you because I'm really not sure how else to describe it!).

It does leave my skin feeling matte and looking shine-free, not all day, but for a good few hours. It never feels heavy on my skin or like it's clogging my pores, and it makes a good base for make-up and seems to help keep it on for longer. My skin also feels nicely moisturised, though I must say not as well as with other moisturisers I have used.

I don't think it does help to prevent breakouts, or soothe irritated skin as it claims to, but I never really expected it to, and was just using it to control the oil, which it does pretty well. So overall I'm happy with this product and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to keep oily skin under control. 

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