Avene thermal spring water review

    As if a stingy hoarder like me would ever pay for friking water in a can right? If you haven’t noticed in my previous reviews, I pretty much only buy “drugstore” (i.e. Priceline) products and they’re almost always on sale. Since my mum liked to use one of their other products I figured I’d try an Avene product while Priceline had a sale. So now you get a review of one of those fancy shmancy French thermal waters! I never understood the deal with these thermal spring water spray-cans, but after trying the Avene one I can see at least part of the appeal. (note: I don’t know why they need to call it thermal, it’s not hot anymore, but I guess it sounds fancier than spring water)

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    I know you can use this as a toner, but since I don’t really see the point in toners, I don’t use it as such. I really only use this as an add-on treatment for my eczema. I frequently get flare ups of eczema on my neck, which sometimes stubbornly refuses to be moisturized either by drinking or creams. At those times I spray the Avene water directly onto the irritated dry patch, then add a calming basic moisturizer. The water helps to calm the skin down if it’s irritated and sort of makes my skin more willing to accept the moisturizer after. Note that that's help, not fix; I don’t think this stuff works wonders, like some people seem to claim, but I can say that it is better than tap water.

    When I have eczema and I go to the beach, usually the seawater helps a little too, so I think the main reason the Avene water helps is due to the increased minerals and salts (in the right combination) that aid in the rehydration, and not some magical property of Avene thermal spring water alone.

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    This water comes in a metal spray can, which is pressurized using nitrogen gas and not CFCs or other artificial propellants, which I appreciate since nitrogen gas is inert and doesn’t interfere with the atmosphere or your face. The plastic cap and the metal bottle have rounded edges and it’s the 50 ml bottle is a comfortable size, not too small and useless feeling, but still small enough to fit easily in the average bag. This bottle has also lasted me a while, although I do use it sparingly. The spray nozzle produces a nice even spray, not too pointed, or wide, and soft so long as you don’t spray 5 cm from your face. As a mineral water, it doesn’t smell like anything in particular,

sprayed on hand

I would recommend this for people with dry and flaky or irritated skin that sometimes likes to play dumb and refuse moisture (stupid itchy little grrr).

Effectiveness: 6/10

Feel: 7/10

Formulation: who knows

Packaging: 8/10