In Argentina, Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avene has launched what appears to be an interesting, high tech product.
Avene Thermal Water is a spray moisturizer that is calming, anti-irritating, and suitable for sensitive skin. And best of all, it`s hypoallergenic. Sure, it`s a bit pricey at $13.00 for 8 oz, but if it`s really as good for your skin as they say, it`s well worth the money. Right?
Wrong! Just take a look at the complete list of ingredients that this product contains: Thermal spring water, nitrogen.
Water. That`s right, its just freakin` WATER! (The nitrogen is just the propellant that makes it spray out of the can.) Using this product is no different than splashing tap water on your face. (Except that it`s way more expensive.)
While there are a lot of very good beauty products on the market we’ve done enough beauty research to know that there are also a lot of products like this one that try trick you into spending a lot of money on something you don`t need. The Beauty Brains say be careful out there!
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Hm, you guys are probably right about this (you are the experts!) but I wonder if the mineral content of the water might make it have an effect? La Roche Posay (a brand promoted in dermatologist offices) has built an entire company (and spa) around the “skin benefiting properties” of this special water in some town in France. Do you know whether any kind of water might be beneficial to skin?
I’ve heard lots of good feed backs on this one… esp. on this one. If you stay in AC room alot, it could help you ease your rush on your face… Well… you can never go wrong with water and I believe you are right about that…
This will end up having the same effect you would have if you take a body splash bottle, wash it and fill it with water…. and set you back just a *little* bit more.
I think the Evian misters have the exact same ingredients and claim to be “mineral water”. At least you can get 3 for $15 and have them on hand for hot summer days. And water is moisture, right? The only thing that bothers me is the preposterous claims behind things like that.
I think with all the buzz about “water,” we might have to write a post specifically about what water does in personal care products. Stay tuned! And thanks for all your comments, you gals are great!
Acutally I bought a bottle of this stuff, and it works…
Honestly if you don’t irritated skin, or the whether in your city is not “harsh”, then I don’t think you need it. It also depends on the type of water you have in your country. The water here is very “hard”, so its drying.
Since I live in Canada, the winters are so drying. The moisturizer i use in the summer doens’t work well enough, my skin is still flakey. ..I have combination skin , so its the worst!!!
So back to this thermal water. I was recommended by my hair dresser’s wife because her daughter had acne and the avene line helped her.
Well Avene products are just so expensive, so I decided to buy the Thermal water which everyone was raving about at Makeupalley.com
I have used it for a few days now, and it has worked wonders!!! My face feels soft, no flakes, my acne is clearing (with the help of a little benzac which I have always been using but it is def. more effective now.) My skin is glowing. By saying it is just water, well it IS water, but it is a special source of water, and not tap water. Avene and La Roscha are the only brands that acutally given the “ok” by French Derm Ass. , neither Vichi nor Avien are.
THERMAL water is NOT tap water. for instance the one i use from the Herculane Thermal Spring contains Ca (calcium), Mg (magnesium), Fe (iron), Mn (mangane), Zn (zinc), Cu and Al (alumminium) i hope i got their names right. after i get out of the showe the skin on my face is dry and flaky and reddish. after i sprintz on thermal water it stops being flaky and the reddness goes away. the skin is soft
you should try it and see for yourself.