If you don’t look at my skin too closely, it’s easy to think that, overall, it looks pretty good. But if you inspect
it, you’ll notice that those aren’t sunspots or
freckles on my face, but rather pimple scars, and
the texture along my nose, and on my cheeks and forehead appears as though my clogged pores may overflow any second. It’s ironic that a girl who tries
so hard to drink 3L of water a day can find
her skin dehydrated, but then
again, the sheen of oil can very
easily be confused for a dewy
glow. That’s why I wasn’t shocked
when upon starting to use the
NIVEA Clear Up range, my skin
decided to purge.

Skin purging can often trigger a
knee-jerk reaction, where a person
immediately thinks a product isn’t
working or that they’re reacting poorly
to it. However, navigating the line
between giving up and seeing something through
is a delicate dance. If you’re trying a new product and, within 12 hours, you see something that looks like a rash appear on your skin, it’s best to stop using whatever you’re using right away and try to soothe the inflammation. But if you only find yourself breaking out within a week, then it may be worth continuing with the product as this may simply just be a skin-purging phase as you introduce a new product into your routine. When I first started using the NIVEA Clear Up Deep Pore Cleanser and Daily Scrub, my skin quickly realised that in order to look good all the time, it had to get rid of everything hiding beneath. Within a few days, little whiteheads and papules popped up all over my skin, so I thought this was also the best time to trial theNIVEA Clear Up Blemish Gel.

Because the NIVEA Clear Up range contains salicylic acid, using the Daily Scrub meant my skin was getting exfoliated both on a chemical level and on a physical level. And while I was worried that this may be too harsh for my skin, I found the scrub struck a great balance between exfoliating and nourishing. This is thanks to hyaluronic acid present in all the products in the range as well. ​​​​​​​

         While making sure it unclogged my pores of makeup,
i        impurities, sebum and environmental pollutants, the
         hyaluronic acid also moisturised my skin, ensuring it
         didn’t end up too dry, which would’ve relaunched my
                          skin into a sebum-overproduction cycle.

                                          I love the way that the NIVEA
                                                   Clear Up Deep Pore Cleanser
                                       lathers because I’m a sucker for a
                                    foaming cleanser that I can extend
                                 down my neck. I didn’t need to use a lot
                              of product, as a little goes a long way,
                           which means you get value for your money
                         when it comes to this cleanser. The Blemish
                       Gel had a little bit of a tingle at first (I mean, I
                     was applying it directly to a pretty upset
                   whitehead), but once that went away, I realised
               I no longer had the urge to pick at my face.

           I had used the range for a few days before my skin started to purge, and after just over a week, the purging ceased and the pimples that had flared up were on their way out. With consistent use, my skin finally calmed down. In addition, sticking with the Deep Pore Cleanser plus Daily Scrub routine for a week (topping it off with sunscreen, because that’s just as important!) ensured I did not have clogged pores and that my skin stayed hydrated and my pimple problems remained in the past.

If you don’t look at my skin too closely, it’s easy to think that, overall, it looks pretty good. But if you inspect it, you’ll notice that those aren’t sunspots or freckles on my face, but rather pimple scars, and the texture along my nose, and on my cheeks and forehead appears as though my clogged pores may overflow any second. It’s ironic that a girl who tries so hard to drink 3L of water a day can find her skin dehydrated, but then again, the sheen of oil can very easily be confused for a dewy glow. That’s why I wasn’t shocked when upon starting to use the NIVEA Clear Up range, my skin decided to purge.

Skin purging can often trigger a knee-jerk reaction, where a person immediately thinks a product isn’t working or that they’re reacting poorly to it. However, navigating the line between giving up and seeing something through is a delicate dance. If you’re trying a new product and, within 12 hours, you see something that looks like a rash appear on your skin, it’s best to stop using whatever you’re using right away and try to soothe the inflammation. But if you only find yourself breaking out within a week, then it may be worth continuing with the product as this may simply just be a skin-purging phase as you introduce a new product into your routine. When I first started using the NIVEA Clear Up Deep Pore Cleanser and Daily Scrub, my skin quickly realised that in order to look good all the time, it had to get rid of everything hiding beneath. Within a few days, little whiteheads and papules popped up all over my skin, so I thought this was also the best time to trial the NIVEA Clear Up Blemish Gel.

Because the NIVEA Clear Up range contains salicylic acid, using the Daily Scrub meant my skin was getting exfoliated both on a chemical level and on a physical level. And while I was worried that this may be too harsh for my skin, I found the scrub struck a great balance between exfoliating and nourishing. This is thanks to hyaluronic acid present in all the products in the range as well.

While making sure it unclogged my pores of makeup, impurities, sebum and environmental pollutants, the hyaluronic acid also moisturised my skin, ensuring it didn’t end up too dry, which would’ve relaunched my skin into a sebum-overproduction cycle.

I love the way that the NIVEA Clear Up Deep Pore Cleanser lathers because I’m a sucker for a foaming cleanser that I can extend down my neck. I didn’t need to use a lot of product, as a little goes a long way, which means you get value for your money when it comes to this cleanser. The Blemish Gel had a little bit of a tingle at first (I mean, I was applying it directly to a pretty upset whitehead), but once that went away, I realised I no longer had the urge to pick at my face.

I had used the range for a few days before my skin started to purge, and after just over a week, the purging ceased and the pimples that had flared up were on their way out. With consistent use, my skin finally calmed down. In addition, sticking with the Deep Pore Cleanser plus Daily Scrub routine for a week (topping it off with sunscreen, because that’s just as important!) ensured I did not have clogged pores and that my skin stayed hydrated and my pimple problems remained in the past.