A BEAUTY product blunder unexpectedly transformed one woman’s skin before she realized her error. She raved that the skin on her face has “never been better” and vowed to continue incorrectly using the product. The woman shared a glimpse into her beauty regimen in a post on Reddit’s AusSkincare forum, which has over 156,000 members.
She wrote in response to a user curious to hear everyone’s favorite moisturizer to use with retinol. “I accidentally bought La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream thinking it was a face moisturizer and have been using it for months with my prescription retinol,” she said, writing under the handle Lozenge22 . “It's completely changed my skin's moisture and texture for the better.
“I recently found out it's intended to be hand cream [shocked].” She gushed that the product has been so effective that other people should try using it on their faces. “My skin has never been better, and my retinol has never been as effective as it is using this as a barrier protector,” she said.
“I think La Roche should market it for the face. “I even have my husband using it on his face and his skin looks amazing.” The woman revealed that having done multiple rounds of acne treatment Roaccutane, her skin is “extremely dry.
” She said the hand cream may not be suitable for people with other skin types. As an alternative, she suggested the “fantastic and affordable” La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5. Many people upvoted.