Burt's Bees Herbal Complexion Stick 0.26 oz

In a sentence: This product removes pimples and blemishes in less than 24-hours (in most cases).With more details: I make no statements about how this product may work on your skin - you'll just have to give it a shot and see. What I can tell you is that for me, and the many friends I've recommended it to, it's hands-down the best blemish remover we have ever used.It has saved me many embarrassing moments in public when I catch something the night before and give it a few swipes of Burt's Bees. But let's talk about what you get.The blemish stick itself is like a roll-on. The liquid inside has a pleasant smell of mint, licorice, outdoors, and any number of adjectives that are in that herbal genre. If I had to pick a gender, it's a masculine scent and the bonus is that it seems to work well as a nasal decongestant too if you happen to have some blemishes on or under your nose.Unscrew the top, turn it over, and start rolling it across your face where the blemishes are. I've noticed that there are some manufacturing differences across sticks. On some the silicon ball tends to slide easily and on others it needs to be primed in order to roll and bring the liquid out. Not a big deal.I like to give a blemish a coating every couple of hours if possible. You will notice that on normal skin there is some visible drying that can occur after several days of use - watch for that if you have sensitive skin.Pimples tend to being shrinking within a few hours and in some cases on my face they have 90% vanished by the next morning. Other pimples take 2 days to be completely gone - you'll just have to see what works with your skin.No other product (and I've tried many of the Oxy-style pads) has come close to the herbal power of Burt's Bees, and it's nice knowing that I'm using completely natural and organic stuff on my face vs. a lot of chemicals that don't do the job anyway.Give it a try - it's the only thing I use now for blemishes, and I've converted many friends over to it as well.

The Burts Bees blemish stick is a great alternative to benzoyl peroxide or synthetic salicylic acid. I've found that the tea tree in the stick is a great antiseptic and also helps to reduce redness and quickly works to dry out pimples. Often times if I catch a pimple early enough, it simply fades away and never gets popped (yay reduced scarring). I also think that the natural willow bark is less drying/irritating to my skin than salicylic acid. If applied to open skin or a particularly sensitive pimple, it does burn slightly, but it quickly diminishes. Additionally, the smell is a bit strong if you aren't used to essential oil-leveled smells.I'm sort of confused by the reviews that state the applicator is unhygienic. I see the thought process, germs roll back into the stick because it's a rolling ball applicator. I've purchased several of these now and have never experienced "floaters" in the solution. Products like this are intended to be used on clean, freshly washed skin. It doesn't make sense to apply topical solutions to dirty skin, that makes it less effective. I only apply this after using a non-alcoholic astringent or after thoroughly washing my face, and I've never had a problem with it causing additional breakouts or getting gross.

First let me say, I absolutely love Burt Bee’s products. I have been buying this roll on blemish stick for years. As soon as a blemish starts I roll it on. Sometimes it only takes one application before it disappears. More stubborn blemishes may take a few applications. I have found nothing that works as well or as fast as this stick does. I highly recommend giving it a try.

Burt's Bees products are awesome. I've always had issues with my skin, but since I got pregnant I have been getting bigger breakouts around my chin, and my old product was no longer working. After doing some research, I purchased this product after reading the good reviews. I apply it in the morning, and after I wash my face at night.Pros:* Quickly reduces redness/soreness* Dries acne out* Easy to apply* Dries very fastCons:* Smells like licorice* Does not produce overnight results (sorry..)Overall, I think it's a good product, it's not going to hurt to try it out, especially if you've had problematic skin for a while. I would recommend this to friends.

UPDATE Feb 10th, 2012:I still use this almost every day. It is my favorite facial product, simply because I don't get as much of any acne these days, but when I do get the occasional redness of a pimple show up, I just roll some of this over it. It has a cool, not warm, feeling to it when you roll it on. Gradually, you see the redness fade away over the course of a few days, and the skin returnsback to normal with no scarring. Great touch up tool. I stand by my recommendation.-----------------------------------------------------------Being a young adult, pimples occasionally pop up on my face. Sometimes more than others. With this product, I can touch up pimples or spots of inflammation, and I ALWAYS see results. Sometimes results are instant, but sometimes it's more gradual (it depends on what you have to work on).For smaller pimples and whatnot, I would suggest carefully popping them (note: the more inflamed the pimple, the less you should try popping them) and then applying this magic stuff to the spot to heal overnight.Basically, this stuff goes on ANY inflamed bit of skin to HEAL it. This applies to pimples, razor bumps, insect bites, or cuts. It will definitely speed up healing time and minimize scarring to almost nothing.~~~~~~ It is by far the BEST spot treatment (acne/pimples) tool I've ever used! ~~~~~~