We met Alexandra, a beautiful 28-year-old woman who suffered from hormonal acne in her mid-twenties. Believing she'd tried everything to improve her condition, a family member introduced her to Maison Jacynthe. Here, Alexandra shares her story with our formulas and how she resolved her hormonal acne with them. Below, listen to our moment with Alexandra ♥
“For me, discovering this company that is MJ began with trying its cleansing oil, which to this day has become my essential little favorite product.
My story goes back to four years ago, I had a very difficult time with my skin. I literally had no control. Due to hormonal changes, I had acne that I would describe as extremely severe. And no product, I mean NO product worked. Nothing improved or even repaired the war wounds that my acne had caused on my face. At a time when I thought I had tried everything, a family member told me about this company she had discovered that advocated pure & natural ingredients and that did not put any filler ingredients that did not benefit the skin in their bottles. The first product she made me smell was the cleansing oil. Just by the smell, I was won over by all these intoxicating essential oils that exude nature & freshness. My story then begins with this single purchase: the cleansing oil. And that's when this simple little discovery became a great love story. I acquired many other products afterwards such as: exfopur, the honey and cardamom mask, the myrrh elixir, the dermopur acne, the vanilla shea butter and more.
The ritual I started with four years ago was to apply rose floral water followed by cleansing oil morning and night. When I started, I only had these two products and they really helped calm the redness of my acne.
Afterwards, I gradually acquired several other products: exfopur, the honey and cardamom mask, the myrrh elixir and the caramel fir butter.
Today, my basic ritual remains essentially the same, but after the floral water and cleansing oil, I apply the enhancer and finish with my neroli serum to seal everything in. And then, if I have unwanted spots, I apply Dermopur Acne locally.
For my "at-home spa facial" ritual, I go about it in stages:
- I make myself a cleansing milk, to do this I mix in the palm of my hand some floral water, a few drops of cleansing oil and a dab of exfopur . I clean my face this way and remove everything with tap water or with a towel.
- Once my skin is clean, I apply floral water and then apply the Exfopur all over my face. I wait 20 to 30 minutes, then I "peel" the mask and remove the excess with a towel.
- I then apply the honey and cardamom mask all over my face. I wait 10 minutes and then I put a little floral water on my face. I wait another 10 to 15 minutes and then I remove it.
- On my clean skin I put floral water and cleansing oil one last time then I melt a small knob of caramel fir butter (at the time I did it in a spoon) then I apply this to my face. At the same time, I soak a towel in hot water and I put the towel all over my face until it becomes lukewarm/cold.
And then the baby skin it makes... oh la la! A real professional facial at home ♥
Today, no one would guess that I had so much hormonal acne because my skin has completely renewed, healed and revitalized! I can never thank you enough for creating such beautiful products that bring me so much more than just little olfactory pleasures every day. The cleansing oil is by far my basic product that makes and has made all the difference for me. » - Alexandra
Our wonderful meeting with Alexandra ♥
