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OXY’s skincare range | Beauty Reviews

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I don’t have ideal skin, it can be very temperamental and sensitive. Frankly, if it was a guy we would break up. Luckily I don’t tend to get spots too much now, but the occasional hormonal break out always comes at the worst moment.

I try to keep my skincare as natural as possible and recently tried OXY’s skincare range, which contains naturally active seaweed and is free from parabens, alcohol and SLS.

Apparently it now has a new clinical trial behind it to prove that it really does work, which is published in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, an official journal of the British Association of Dermatologists. The trial is the first cosmetics clinical study in acne to be published in an official dermatology journal.

The new clinical trial on OXY, showed that the number of spots fell by 64 per cent and blackheads by 60 per cent after just eight weeks.

Dr Gill Jenkins, a GP with a special interest in acne, said the combination of seaweed extract and zinc directly affected the formation of spots, rather than the oil-producing sebaceous glands. The zinc-oligosaccharide complex used in this study produced a significant reduction in mild acne compared with control without causing irritation.

As a result of this study, I would suggest that for many people with mild acne, opting for these OXY products could be beneficial since they have been clinically proven.

Also, the functional ingredients in OXY offer measurable benefits in reducing the formation of both inflammatory spots and comedones, as well as helping to regulate sebum production.

So did it work for me? Yes. The first time I used the wash and balm it seemed to dry out the spots without drying out my skin. It smells divine and you only need a tiny amount, so it should last for a long time.

I replaced my normal face wash with the Oxy face wash and it made my skin feel ‘cleaner’ and cleared up my skin. The balm also goes on well. I had acne in my youth and I wish this had been around then. It really does work.

Frost Loves…The Blend Collective

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I am a big fan of natural beauty as I have skin that used to react to everything. I am one of the lucky few that managed to live through teenage acne without any scarring. Add on eczema on childhood, and, yes, you bet I am fussy!

I was invited to the launch of Blend Collective, a new body care range which is truly natural, no parabans or nasty stuff.

It’s two founders are Pippa Bennett and Clive Walker, both lovely people. Pippa was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 and decided to live a more natural and organic lifestyle. Pippa became increasingly interested in what is applied to the skin and its impact, Clive has been at the forefront of the natural and organic beauty industry since the early ‘90s, when he held the position of Marketing Director for Tisserand – pioneers in affordable essential oil-based products.

Clive commented:

 “I wanted to create an experience people can really enjoy and cherish. I am passionate about combining natural actives at meaningful levels with pure essential oil blends to create outstanding products.  Excellence and integrity in all aspects of our brand are important to us from the truly natural ingredients that we insist on through to the design and quality of our packaging”

I have tried the range and they smell amazing, the packaging is funky as hell and they really do work. Not something that can be said of all natural beauty products. The only downside is that I kept smelling myself, which probably looked a bit strange.

At the event I also met Alec Lawless. Alec knows everything there is to know about putting a fragrance blend together. There are three different blends in the range and Alec the enlivening one. Read Alec’s blog.

Alec also gave me some great advice on stress: ‘Fix the source of the stress, don’t paper over the cracks’. Sound advice from a wise man.

The Blend Collective is a team of leading, well-known aromatherapy and perfume experts from the UK combing their expertise to produce an exceptional range of truly natural body care products. The range consists of three distinctive luxury fragranced blends – Enlivening, Unwinding and Balancing – and each one contains four different body care products, all of which are a minimum of 99% to 100% natural and are formulated with delicate essential oils as well as other powerful active ingredients.

BLEND collective has been developed and produced in the UK, using the finest blends of 100% pure essential oils that are chosen for their therapeutic benefits as well as their amazing aromas. To achieve the beneficial aromatherapeutic effect, it is ensured each product contains the optimum performance level of essential oils. Try the Enlivening Collection for an energising lift, the Unwinding Collection to help you relax or the Balancing Collection for a more Zen-like experience.

BLEND collective is the brainchild of Clive Walker – ex-Marketing Director of the Tisserand aromatherapy brand who has been credited for making aromatherapy products available to a wider audience – and his business partner Pippa Bennett who is passionate about the use of essential oils in everyday life.

With so many brands falsely claiming to be natural and organic, BLEND collective is committed to set a new standard of integrity and excellence with its own ‘truly natural’ label. All products in the range are at least 99% natural, contain organic ingredients where possible and are free from the following potentially harmful chemical ingredients: petroleum derived chemicals, sulphates, parabens, synthetic fragrances, artificial colouring, glycols, TEA (Triethanolamine), DEA (Diethanolomine), silicons and PEGS (Polyethylene glycol). 

In order to protect the environment, all BLEND collective product containers are recyclable and sourced only from maintained sustainable forests.

The range consists of the following fragranced blends:

1.Enlivening Blend – by Alec Lawless

2.Balancing Blend – by Emma Nash

3.Unwinding Blend – by Glenda Taylor

Products are available from www.blendcollective.co.uk. More stockists to be confirmed soon.

http://www.blendcollective.co.uk/en_GB/home

Frost Recommends The Blend Collective.