Botani Rescue Acne Cream - Review

Botani Rescue Acne Cream is a topical treatment to aid in the treatment of acne. There are a million and one acne treatments out there but what attracted me to this one is it is 100% pure and made of organic plant extracts and essences. I was only really after a spot treatment and I was sick of using harsh, drying products full of chemicals on my skin. I wanted something gentle, but something that still worked.

I am prone to hormonal breakouts. I also work on a farm so I have to be really strict about not touching face through out the day and ensuring I wash my face regularly. Even still I am prone to a few breakouts thanks to my oily skin. I tend to get those horrid blind hormonal pimples that HURT and you just can't do anything about them. When I was younger I use to put toothpaste on a pimple before I went to bed, but these days I'm looking for something slightly less harsh and not so burning! And so, I discovered Botani and picked up a jar. This has a RRP of $26.99 (30g), but I bought it when Priceline were having a 40% off skincare sale. This product claims to sooth red irritated lesions without irritating the surrounding skin.

The product comes in a sturdy jar with a screw lid.

The cream is a thickish texture and is green in colour. It turns transparent once you've applied to your skin.

It has quite a strong botanical/herbal smell but you get used to it quite quickly and it doesn't linger.

I apply this whenever I feel a pimple coming up. I use a clean cotton bud and apply to the pimple twice a day after my morning and evening skincare routine. You only need a tiny amount, meaning this 30g will last forever - but it does only have a 12 month shelf life once opened.

For me, I found this best as an overnight treatment. I would slap some on, go to sleep and in the morning I would always see a reduction in redness, and sometimes in size. I find this cream really only takes away the anger of the pimple, it didn't really affect the time it hung around for. I have read that others use this daily however I don't - I didn't see any difference in preventing pimples, just helping them once they've come up.

It is a great non-drying cream and is not in the least bit harsh. Other creams I have tried completely dried out the area and your left with an angry flaky dry pimple. Yuck. This does not do that at all. It is the most gentle pimple fighter I have ever used.

It really does make a difference to harsh, angry pimples and I will definately continue to use it as a spot treatment.

Do you suffer from pimples? Whats creams (if any) do you use?