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This £11 Boots buy miraculously healed my hormonal breakouts
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LAST year I started to suffer from severe hormonal breakouts.
Luckily, I found a skincare product at Boots that has revived my fragile skin, which costs £10.90.
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La Roche Posay Cicaplast Balm, £10.90
La Roche Posay's Cicaplast B5 Balm costs £10.90 at Boots, but shoppers can save extra cash.
Many people on social media have been talking about . I decided to try it myself.
People like this skincare product because it's soothing, helps with large pores, and hydrates the skin well.
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I wasn't sure if it would work for me, but I was hopeful about its hydration benefits.
My skin has been breaking out a lot for over a year, more than when I was a teenager.
My guess is this happened because of getting older, hormones, my diet, pollution in London, and stress.
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The marks on my skin would improve for a short time, but then they would get worse again.
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This cycle really had an impact on my confidence.
It seemed like the first bad acne breakout made my skin delicate and prone to more blemishes.
Honestly, I worried that I would have skin problems forever.
I tested different skincare products to try to reduce the boils and breakouts.
However, these products didn't provide lasting results. I began to worry that trying so many products might have made my skin barrier weak and caused more pimples.
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I tried different skincare treatments and facials, but they didn't work. The facials gave my skin a glow, but it didn't clear up.
Recently, I started using in my skincare routine. I saw a positive change in my skin, and it became clear again.
I used the thick cream all over my face after washing it in the morning and at night.
Within a week, any redness from a developing pimple faded. The scarring and dark spots from the hormonal breakout also improved, which made me happy.
I sometimes use it as a face mask by applying a thick layer all over my face at night. In the morning, any under-the-skin spots disappear, and my skin looks more radiant.
This cream is not great under makeup as some products I used started to clump.
So, when I'm out, I use different skincare products. However, when I return home and after I cleanse my face twice, I apply this magnificent product.
It's quickly become my go-to skincare product that I use daily and do not go anywhere without.
What makes this formula special that helped calm, repair, and soothe my irritated skin?
The Cicaplast B5 Balm is made with active ingredients, including 5% panthenol and Cicaplast.
Cicaplast has antibacterial properties that help clean the skin's surface to prevent breakouts and heal scars.
It also soothes, repairs, and hydrates damaged and sensitive skin.
This product has been tested by dermatologists and is safe for both babies and adults.
It's also great for dry or sensitive skin, healing cuts, grazes, rough patches and breakouts.
Best of all? It's currently on sale.
There are many products in La Roche Posay's Cicaplast range.
If you love shopping beauty products, you'll be happy to know that Boots has introduced two new offers for those who buy this brand.
The first offer gives Advantage Card members a 20% discount on certain La Roche Posay products.
Additionally, there's a 3-for-2 deal on selected items from the brand.
One of the products included in the 20% discount offer is the Cicaplast B5 Balm. This means that Advantage Card holders can buy this balm for £8.72.
Many shoppers, like myself, are big fans of this brand and especially this moisturizer. It has received high praise from other customers.
One Boots shopper gushed: "This product is amazing! I cannot recommend it enough!
"[It] works wonder with marks, acne scars and dark spots. Leave it on overnight and wake up feeling moisturised."
Another raved: "It's one of the absolute best face creams I have ever used, particularly as my skin is quite sensitive and gets very dry when the weather changes."
A separate shopper added: "Sunburns, minor abrasions, irritation from retinol, bug bites... You name it. Alleviates seamlessly overnight."
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With Boots' unmissable beauty deals on it is prime time for me to stock up on my skincare essential.
La Roche Posay Cicaplast Balm, £10.90
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