Best Cleanser for Clear Skin and How to Treat Acne!

There are two main ingredients that are used in the world of blemish treatments today: salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. Now, both are very effective for some people, but they both can have not-so-good side-affects... 

Now, I'm here to tell you about a cleanser/soap that kicks butt! I have tried maaaany cleansers, - excluding the ones you see T.V. such as Proactiv and whatnot - but not one of them has worked as well as this: "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap"!! Ta daaaa!! This is a soap that can be used for pretty much anything, such as: cleaning your pet, cleaning the dishes, cleaning you, cleaning the carpet, cleaning the clothes, and so on and so forth. For now, we'll be focusing on the "you" part.

I usually search for the best skincare products on the market today, more so for the less expensive ones, and I happened upon this lovely soap! I watched some YouTube videos, read a few reviews, and I was willing to try it. So, I asked my mom for it, and a few days later, it ended up on our front door step thanks to amazon.com and "that one UPS guy". I had previously been using a new product (that I will write about right after this post) that was supposed to make my skin look better - which it did, but in some ways I didn't expect - so I was curious to see how this soap would work compared to the other product (I now use them together, you'll see why in my next post).

It turns out that not only did this soap keep my blemishes at bay, but it also evened out my skin tone!! :D It was fantastic! I thought the other product would do that, although it did get rid of my redness in my cheeks, but it didn't! At least I thought it didn't.. Maybe the soap just sped up the process of evening out my skin tone, or vise versa with the other product.. Hmm.. Anyway, my red cheeks are gone and I don't have as many blemishes! Yippee! OH! Also, my mom even noticed my skin looked better! Uber awesome! ^_^

What's awesome about this soap (besides the fact that it's perfect) is that it can be used as a body wash, too! You know how you see facial cleansers and body washes separately? Well, this is an all-in-one soap, so for those who suffer from breakouts all over, look no further! :)  

There are many varieties of soaps, like peppermint, almond, orange, etc., but if you want to smell great, I would use the peppermint! I read reviews about men saying it was like a "chick magnet".. Now, I wouldn't go as far as to say that, but others have said it kept them smelling fresh and mintaayy! Or, do whatever you like! At first I disliked the almond smell, but I got used to it. Unless you like weird smells, try to stay away from it.. :) You can find this soap at organic food markets/stores like MOM's (I don't think Trader Joe's though - I didn't see it) and amazon.com!

Some cons about the soap:

• Unfortunately this soap can be a little bit drying. I don't have super dry skin, but it's in that category of dryness. It took me a couple washes to figure that out.. Hehe.. But, the good news is, you can just use your moisturizer and BOOM - you're good. :)
• It can smell weird if you get the weird-smelling ones! (That was pretty redundant.)
•  It can get messy if you pour too much out, but you really don't need that much, so it shouldn't be a huge problem. 

I highly recommend this soap! Don't knock it till ya try it!