Recently upon returning home from uni and eating far too many pizzas and drinking far too much coke I had a number of spots erupt from no where on my face :( In dealing with this I took myself down to Boots and purchased their Tea Tree and Witch Hazel double action wand, which I have recently ... Read review
Prevention is the most important step in maintaining great looking skin. Sometimes ... more
however direct action is neccessary. T Zone products contain natural anti bacterial ingredients, which are scientifically proven to be tough onthe causes of spots, but...
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Advantages: Works amazingly fast, clear, great packaging Disadvantages: can sting slightly, strong smell
Recently upon returning home from uni and eating far too many pizzas and drinking far too much coke I had a number of spots erupt from no where on my face :( In dealing with this I took myself down to Boots and purchased their Tea Tree and Witch Hazel double action wand, which I have recently reviewed after the disastrous results. This product seemed to actually cause spots and dry my skin out terribly.
The good news is that I bought ... ...wondrous results, woo :D
This product costs £3.85 for 10mls. However I bought mine for £1.99 on ebay, bargain!
The treatment is basically a liquid containing tea tree oil, alcohol, lavender oil, rosemary oil. The packaging is very nifty. It is contained within a nice chunky glass tube so easy to hold. The top contains a roller ball, like the ones you get in roll on deodorants. The idea being that you tip the tube up, ... more
Recently upon returning home from uni and eating far too many pizzas and drinking far too much coke I had a number of spots erupt from no where on my face :( In dealing with this I took myself down to Boots and purchased their Tea Tree and Witch Hazel double action wand, which I have recently reviewed after the disastrous results. This product seemed to actually cause spots and dry my skin out terribly.
The good news is that I bought a T zone tea tree roll on spot stick for wondrous results, woo :D
This product costs £3.85 for 10mls. However I bought mine for £1.99 on ebay, bargain!
The treatment is basically a liquid containing tea tree oil, alcohol, lavender oil, rosemary oil. The packaging is very nifty. It is contained within a nice chunky glass tube so easy to hold. The top contains a roller ball, like the ones you get in roll on deodorants. The idea being that you tip the tube up, and roll the top onto the spot and surrounding area, releasing the tea tree liquid onto the skin. There is a pale green plastic screw lid which fits over the rolling ball mechanism. Have to say that I really love the packaging. The frosted glass design is appealing and does not look cheap. The swirly t zone green logo is imprinted on the tube.
The tube is packaged within a cardboard casing with an upwards flap containing information about product containing organic tea tree oil funded from sustainable sources. Although excessive in the amount of card used to package this product, it is recyclable.
How does it work?
The product advises you to cleanse the area affected with spots and then to apply the tea tree oil directly to the spot. You can apply as often as required, although it does state to typically apply in the morning and the evening until the spot has disappeared. This product does contain alcohol, which is known to be quite drying on the skin so it is probably sensible to take into account your specific skin type. The tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic and anti bacterial agent well known for its healing properties on spots. It works by killing off the streptococcus bacterial forms which lead to inflammation and spots. Witch hazel works in a similar manner. Chamomile and lavender are soothing and will help to calm down spots.
This product has not been tested on animals.
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Use of the product
Within two days of using this product, the spots I had had completely cleared up and gone so it does work. I found that spots that had already appeared, healed up in super fast time upon twice daily application of the t zone treatment. I have also found that this product is amazing at preventing spots from appearing at all. Obviously you cant just go and roll this all over your face everyday! But when you feel a bump under the skin with that tell tale sign that its going to develop into a spot, just a couple of applications of this treatment will prevent it from appearing. The product is easy to apply to the affected skin thanks to the great roll on design which ensures the right amount of application. There is a strong smell of tea tree and mint for some reason! This smell is quite strong but I don't think this would put many people off. Upon application, you may feel your skin tingle slightly. For some this may be a disadvantage but if you do experience this, it is only for a couple of seconds. I didn't find it to be drying, even though it contained alcohol. This product had no adverse effect on my skin what so ever, apart from doing what it was supposed to!
Another advantage is that, since this is a clear liquid with alcohol, it drys fast on your face and you are not left waiting around for it to dry. It is also non visible.
Although you only get 10mls, I would say that it still is excellent value for money. It should last you a long time as can be stored away until you feel another spot coming on. Because it is so effective you need very little amounts each time, and your spot will be under control and gone with 2 days. Sometimes within 24 hours, which, if you have a social event is very handy indeed!
I am very impressed with this product, it has been well designed in terms of packaging and the ingredients used are natural and organic, so suitable for those who care about environmental issues.
This product will be suitable for teenagers and adults, no matter if you suffer from reoccuring outbreaks or the odd spot now and then.
Advantages: Great for emergancy spots! Disadvantages: Dries out skin
I first came across the T-Zone Tea Tree Oil Spot Treatment Stick on one of the Boots bargain trolleys! Even though it makes me feel a bit cheap and tacky, I do tend to get quite a lot of good products and fab bargains from these trolleys - so it's definately worth having a rummage the next time you are in your local Boots! Anyway, when I picked it up I first of all noticed that it was from T-Zone - a brand I had never tried before, but had heard ... ...a brand that focuses on tough spots - just what I needed! So, Spot Zapping Stick in hand, I rushed to the tills and payed about £1.20 for it which an absolute bargain considering it's normally £3.49. £3.49 is not a bad price at all for a good product like this, but it was a bonus to get it as cheap as I did. This stick does it's job best if you wash your skin with whatever face wash/scrub you are most suited to first (I personally find St Ives Apricot ...
LouLou1505 08.10.2009
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Advantages: Cute bottle, great on spots! Disadvantages: Stings for a second or two.
...natural antiseptic which kills bacteria! T-zone is also against animal testing (great, but help the environment too and ditch all the packaging please).
This product is supposed to; calm and clear spots (yes!), be invisible, great!
tighten pores leaves skin pure and fresh (me pure?)
encourage healthy looking skin.
Well on to the testing, i applied a dab to each of my pimples which are really small at the moment and lo and behold, I woke up 8 ... ...thing I would say is don't apply it to dry skin as the areas which I applied it to are not greasy this morning, which is great for me but I can imagine it would flake on drier skin types.
The smell is quite nice actually, like a antiseptic mixed with flowers! Yum! I wouldn't use it as a perfume though!
I'm not sure that whopping great zits would be touched but if you apply this when you can feel a spot coming or when they are babies it should stop ...
chantelly 25.11.2003
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Advantages: Can be enormously effective. Disadvantages: Does seem to pick whom it works on!
What it is: A sweet-looking immediate spot-treatment with an interesting(!)smell and a hassle-free application.
When to use it: It can be used as often as you like, though works best when rebellious spots are just raising their little red faces.
What it is not: A moisturiser, toner, astringent etc - its only function really is to get rid of spots as quickly as possible.
I don't generally have too many complaints about skin myself - it's nowhere ... ...suffer unwelcome splatterings of blemishes, and so turned to the 'Spot-zapping treatment stick.' What a wonderful buy! There was noticeable clear-up after the first usage, and, after a couple of days, most resident spots had packed up their bags and wandered off (evidently onto my brother...).
What to buy it for:
=> The immediate effect. Very useful for when you know you are going out, and need to look as though you have not fallen face-first into ...
Wittgenstein 11.07.2003
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Advantages: It works! Smells quite good Disadvantages: Stings a bit sometimes.
I suffer from oily acne prone skin which is what prompted me to write this review. On waking up one Saturday morning with a particulaly bad out break of spots I took myself off to the local high street to see what I could find and this T Zone Spot stick was one of several products I came back with.
On getting into town I was faced with a choice of several shops that would possibly stock something I was after. I ruled out Tesco pretty quickly because ... ...never ever has what you went in for. I looked round several small independant chemists and didn't find much until I stumbled across Boots. I do have to say that this was a small boots store and I wasn't holding out much hope of finding anything. Surprisingly I did. The T Zone spot stick cost me £3.62. It's a small glass tube with a screw on lid packaged in a cardboard box. The tube contains a greenish colourd liquid which smells of T Tree, a smell ...
Black_Sapphire 06.10.2008
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Advantages: Gets rid of potential spots Disadvantages: Very drying, stings on damaged skin
The T-Zone Treatment Stick is actually a small glass roll-on device filled with blue-green liquid, which sorts out your spots by drying them up. This leaves the surrounding skin very dry and a bit flaky, so is probably not a good idea for anyone with very dry skin. It is also not a good idea to overcompensate for this dryness by whacking on a load more moisturiser, as this will just confuse your skin and could produce even more spots. If you happen ... ...is on fire!
The T-Zone collection is promoted as containing organic tea tree oil. However, the proportion of tea tree to totally synthetic ingredients like our friend methyl paraben is pretty low, so if you’re tempted by the product because of its organic credentials, stay away and buy some tea tree in carrier oil instead.
The container is not the most effective dispenser the manufacturers could have come up with. It is sometimes difficult ...
afy9mab 26.09.2002
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then i would recommend TZone Tea tree oil stick which is a liquid you roll on your face and not a gel. It works wonders, check out the ciao reviews. I am going to track this down again as soon as i can!
I dont quite know why this product has caused me so many problems but i can say its not anything else since nothing else in my skin care has changed apart from introducing this product. At around £3 its an average price to pay for a spot treatment. Even if it works for you bear in mind that it will actually last not more than maybe 2 weeks. It runs out soooo fast. this has been reflected in the other ciao reviews.
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I would never buy this product again, and it has been me off buying other boots witch hazel/tea tree stuff. I actually wonder about the contents of this product, am i allergic or having a reaction to ...
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