Melvita Skincare

Melvita Young Skincare Range

Emma (9) has child acne, at times it dies down but sometimes her skin is really really red and sore. Around her nose it looks like her skin is burnt and enflamed, luckily the kids at school don't seem to notice her skin or say anything to her and so it doesn't seem to bother Emma either.

We have been using Melvita products from their Young Skincare Range.

Because adolescence is often a difficult time, Melvita has developed a complete range of targeted skincare treatments specially suited to young skin. Melvita offers 7 skincare products formulated with a minimum of 30% organic ingredients and with effective natural active extracts to provide a solution to acne prone skin. All Melvita Young Skin products contain a key ingredient: BIRCH SAP.

I was a little apprehensive about 'Birch Sap' as it sounds a little hocus pocus'y "eye of newt, tongue of a dragon, sap from a young silver birch' etc.... but when the products arrived they looked very posh!

We followed Melvita's 123 Plan and first cleansed with their Cleansing Foaming Gel. I purposely haven't followed the plan using ALL the products as Emma is very young and I didn't want to 'over wash' her skin. So we have only used 3 of the range on the website.

The Cleansing Gel which is great as it foams up, this is good as it means Emma can spread it on to her face herself. The Cleansing Gel contains: Birch sap, Lavender and Zinc.

This foaming gel combines:
√ regenerating, purifying properties of Zinc lactate and Lavender

√ powerful purifying qualities of Tea Tree

√ moisturising and softening Birch sap and Witch Hazel

Its a nice cleaning product, gentle on young skin and cleans well, you only need one pump of gel to wash your whole face, the product lasts ages. After use Emma's skin was quite matt ready for the next product.

We next used the Sebum Balancing Fluid. This is a very light moisturiser which helps to control the production of sebum. With Emma being young she gets a lot of nasty white spots which then turn to blackheads, this moisturiser can control this and also give her skin the nourishment it needs to heal itself. The fluid contains: Moisturising Birch sap, Yogurt, Willow and Boswellia.

√ is light, non-greasy

√ moisturises

√ helps balance oil production

√ is non-comedogenic

√ is designed specifically for skin that suffers from temporary blemishes

Emma's skin doctor advised her to use products that are non-comedogenic so its great that this moisturiser is ... if you look in your local supermarket it is very hard to find branded products that are non-comedogenic.

We liked this fluid, it has an easy 1 pump bottle where one squirt is enough to cover Emma's face. It is also very hygienic as you don't have to scoop the lotion out of a jar or bottle .. it is self contained and sealed.

The Anti-blemish Roll-on for Targeted Action, is actually my favourite. Containing Rosewood, Tea Tree, Schizandra and Tepescohuite it smells very very strong and rolls straight onto problem areas.

IF you put this onto broken skin you will know it!! Also any sore spots (where you have picked them!) will sting like crazy if you roll this product onto them.

This quick-dry formulation combines:
√ purifying essential oils of Tea Tree, Cistus, Sage, Lavender, Lime, Rose wood, Peppermint
√ repairing properties of Schisandra berries, Tepescohuite bark and Propolis
√ comforting qualities of Ginger and Birch sap

I found that it almost dried out Emma's spots, however we found it quite hard to roll-on as you couldn't tell if any had actually come out as you rolled.
A good product, I even used it myself a couple of times. You can also use it underneath make-up.

We liked Melvita's Young Skincare Range. I cannot say that they cleared up Emma's spots as they didn't but they have lessened the troublesome areas and controlled her blackheads a little.

Well worth a look as the products are packaged in colourful packaging that will look good in any ones bathroom regardless of age.

Cleansing Foaming Gel: £12 for 200ml
Sebum Balancing Fluid: £16 for 50ml
Anti-blemish Roll-On: £10 for 5.5ml

All products plus more! Available from http://uk.melvita.com

Lulu's Time Bomb

Lulu's Time Bomb Skincare Products

Lulu has developed a range of skincare products to suit the older woman's skin types.
Each product is carefully blended with the best oils and nourishment to suit older skin, she has worked with top skincare specialists to target skin that she knows the most about - her own generation.

Oh course you don't have to be over 40 to use Lulu's brand, I have been using her products (I am 32) and my daughter loves the polishing pads (she is 9) ... I have found them very good quality and kind to my skin.

Yes the range is a little pricey, however each product lasts a long time as a little goes a long way. The Time Bomb range is well made and safe for all skin types.



The Take-Off Time Cleansing Cream has a beautiful lavender fragrance, it is a light cream and spreads onto the skin very smoothly. Once on your face you get a slight cooling sensation which is very soothing on tired skin. The cleanser removes make up, dead skin and dirt from your face and neck area; whilst renewing skin cells to give you a glowing complexion.

Removed easily with Lulu's Time Bomb Take-Off Time Polishing Pads, which are pretty tough little pads.

Each side is different, one textured side for exfoliating and the other smooth to remove dead skin cells and dirt, quickly and softly. These are good tough pads which can be rinsed and used to completely clean your face and neck.
They do not fall apart while in use and so you need only use 1 pad per skincare session.


After removing the cleanser, while your skin is still damp ... pop on a coin sized amount of Lulu's Time Bomb Blast To The Past Dermabration.



A gorgeous spherical pot of deep cleansing cream which contains a professional grade of micro-crystals ... its not like an exfoliator, you can't actually feel the crystals they are so fine .. all you see is a slight shimmer which if you look closely you can see are tiny flecks of crystal.

The cream is quite greasy and you can only get a small slither out of the pot at a time to apply to your face, this isn't a negative point as you only need a small amount! A little does go along way and the greasiness helps to spread the cream over your skin.

After a few minutes gently wash away the Dermabration cream to leave your skin radiant, clean and moisturised.

Lulu's Time Bomb range is well researched and of a high quality. I am really impressed and have had no skin irritation at all using all of the above products during my skincare regime.

Available from http://www.lulusplace.co.uk/ along with a wide range of other skincare, body, haircare and fragrances.

Cleansing Cream: 60ml £7.50, 125ml £12.00
Polishing Pads: 10 for £5.00
Dermabration: 12ml £9.50, 45ml £30.00

My rating: 9/10