Vichy Normaderm Purifying pore-tightening lotion- A holy grail of toner ??! - Review
Friday, April 17, 2015
A girl who does not
swear by toner is committing a skin crime. I mean seriously! And
for oily / combination skin a toner is a must must must. If you have not been
using a toner, you should start like now.
Coming to my skin woes,
I have super oily skin for which I am so addicted to toners. Whenever I feel like
refreshing my face, I splash some cold water and dab on some toner. I was
in the look out for a good toner for a long time since I could not get my hands
on Living Proof Multi Action cell Renewal toner anymore in India. This was
alcohol free and my holy grail toner. I have been using on and off quite a lot
of drug store brands till I got my hands on Vichy Normaderm Purifying
pore-tightening lotion for sensitive skin. So what my views are about this toner...
As per the bottle it has "peeling effect" ingredients and skin
soothing agent in purifying lotion and claims to mattify skin and tighten
pores. The toner is a very pale greenish colour almost transparent liquid which
comes in a green flip cap bottle.
You can see from the ingredient list that it has alcohol which is not quite in the good books with me when it comes to oily skin. Alcohol does tend to makes skin more oilier. On the flip side this is soap and paraben free. This contains both glycolic acid and salicylic acid which are known to be "peeling agents" and helps control acne and minimize pore size.
Price : Rs 990/- for 200 ml.
Available in all major online stores and beauty store like Health and Glow in Bangalore and NewU in Kolkata.e from the ingredient list that it has alcohol which is not quite in the good book
The Goodies :
- It does not irritate super sensitive skin unless the
skin is already irritated due to waxing or threading.
- It does help in acne control
- It does fade away acne marks but very slowly.
- Paraben and Soap free.
- It does makes skin matte during the winter / staying in AC/ not so humid weather.
What Baddies :
- On a very hot and humid day, this fails keeps skin
matte for a long time. The skin does get oily.
- Pricey as a toner.
- Contains alcohol.
Hence : I am going to re-purchase this until I
find a good alcohol free toner for sensitive acne prone skin. As I stay most of
my time indoors in air conditioned environment, this toner has so far helped in
controlling oil. I really want to see how much in fairs during the scorching
summer and monsoon.
Is this a holy grail of toner you ask me, well its almost there, it would have been if it was Alcohol free. Vichy people are you listening ..
Love and stay colorful.
~ Shampita ~
~ Shampita ~
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