Review: Etude House AC Clinic Red Spot Balm + Whitening

It's a bright and sunny Saturday! I woke up really early around 7 am even though I slept very late last night (I think around 2:30 am) because I finished reading Halo by Alexandra Adornetto. I will post a review later on that one later tonight :)

Now, let's go to business. I wanted to share with you guys this product that I'm using for almost 1 year already. I specifically use it for lightening my post acne scars... it's from Etude House and it's called Red Spot Balm + Whitening. It is under the AC Clinic line that is meant for the acne prone skin.

It comes in a green glass jar and it contains 20ml of product. The lid is made up of plastic and it closes tighly so I don't have any problem travelling with this. The packaging is very sturdy, IMO. It has a medicinal feel to it, which I think is what they intended it to be since this is their line to cure acne problems.

It is a white cream that is very easy to spread on the skin. This is the 4th step in this skincare line. As you can see in the picture, I am running out of the product since I use this 2x a day for a long time. The scent of salicylic acid is quite strong too but I don't mind since I love salicylic based products for my pimples since they work better on me than benzoyl peroxide.

What I LOVE about this product:

- helped lighten my post acne scars slowly but surely.

- non-drying on the skin

- aside from its whitening effect, it also helps in controlling my pimple prone skin..I rarely get acne now on the areas where I put this.

- Affordable. I think this cost around Php600 only and it lasted me for a year.

- Can be found easily on any Etude House stores.

- I love the packaging!

What I DON'T LIKE about this product:

- It is unhygienic since you need to dip your finger to get some product...although this comes with a spatula for a cleaner approach but I lost it so I just use my finger.

- I think its effect on me had plateaud already...It's like that with all skin care products in my case. My maximum would be 1 year to 1.5 yrs and my skin will get immune to a product. So sad, it looks like I need to look for another one :(

- The scent may not appeal to people who have sensitive nose and hates medicine scents.

OVER-ALL RATING: 4.5/5 - Super love this product because it is very effective in lightening my scars. I just wished it comes in a tube container for a more hygienic approach.

WOULD I REPURCHASE? I'm not sure. I think my skin got immune to it already so I'll look for another whitening product to use then I'll come back to this if that did not work.

What's your favorite whitening product for scars? Share them with me please. Thank you! ^_^

Review: Etude House AC Clinic Gel Lotion

Hello guys! I'm here again for another review of a Korean product and this time it's from one of my favorite brands, Etude House. I love Etude House's packaging, price and the quality of their products. This brand is under Amore Pacific, the same one that Laneige and Innisfree belongs to so they really give costumers very good quality products.

As you all know, I have a very sensitive, acne-prone and oily skin and it's so hard to find the prefect moisturizer because I either tend to breakout or get too oily from them so I'm always trying products. When I saw that Etude House has a range for acne prone skin, I researched it if the products are worth buying or not. And the reviews are usually positive so I decided to try it out. The first product I tried from the AC Clinic line is the gel lotion.

Here's what it looks like:

It's a green glass bottle with white label. Very simple and it looks like a medicine bottle in my opinion. It contains 150ml of product. This moisturizer has a very thin consistency so it spreads easily on the skin. It is stated in the box that it's main ingredient is salicylic acid which is a very good acne fighter. I prefer salicylic acid compared to benzoyl peroxide coz SA doesn't burn the skin like BP does.

The back part of the bottle is written in Korean but there's an English version in the box. I just don't know where I placed the box so I can't show it to you...

As you can see, I finished this up too hehe I can't even show you what the gel looks like coz there's not even a drop of product coming out of the bottle hehe ^_^

I LOVE THIS because...

- it doesn't make me oilier

- it absorbs quickly. I can apply my makeup after a couple of minutes.

- helps control my pimple problem. After I started using this, I don't get small bumps easily.

- very affordable. This only cost around Php600++.

- it doesn't sting my eyes even if I accidentally applied near the eye area.

- didn't gave me allergic reactions or stinging sensation

I HATE THIS because...

- It's always out of stock.. It's very hard for me to purchase another bottle.

- it doesn't smell pleasant.. The scent of salicylic acid is very strong

- the moisture it gives is not enough whenever I have dry skin on my cheeks

- I don't think this lotion is enough for acne...they have another product for that (I will review it next time)

OVER-ALL RATING: 4/5. I love that it works but there is something better than this for sure. This is best used on troubled and very oily skin coz if you have combination-oily skin like me, this moisturizer is not enough. And I also love to apply face products that smells good so that's one of the major reason I don't like this.

WILL I REPURCHASE THIS? Yes. I would still love to have this around during hot weather coz it's light enough to not make me oilier. I also like the idea of a 2-in-1 product, coz I just need to use this both for moisturizer and treatment.

I recommend this to those people with very oily skin and are having problems with pimples coz this is gentle enough for the skin but still provides a good pimple-fighting power.

Till next time. Bye! ^_^