RAVE: Best Bath Store Organic Acne Serum
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free skin care · Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:02 am

jones10021 wrote:

Eve, where did you read that? Try calling them - I paid only $5 for the shipping...

via the website, I added my samples went to checkout and that's what it came to, possibly because I'm in the UK and if they use faster shipping options it will be expensive. I'd rather have the option of snail mail if it's half the price Sad

oh well, I was looking forward to trying them as they sound and look interesting. I'll have to spend on EDS Very Happy

free skin care · Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:08 am

contact them... it can't hurt to ask!

free skin care · Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:09 am

and that would be nice if EDS would carry their stuff so i could use my discount Smile

free skin care · Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:43 am

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free skin care · Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:51 pm

So I ordered my samples from BBS based on this thread and other good reviews at EDS. I have to say that I am *extremely* impressed with the acne serum -- it's as amazing as all the reviews say! I've been using it for two weeks now, and it's very hot and humid where I am (read: sweaty and oily). But the serum has been keeping my zits under control better than anything else! I could even feel a cystic one forming way down in the depths, but with this serum applied twice daily, it actually never had a chance! I'm thrilled! And it helps my little zits go away within just a day or two (at most). While it hasn't helped with the after-spots I do have, I'm so happy to not have to worry about major zits with this weather. RAVE!

I'm also trying the under-eye cream and dead sea mask, and while I haven't been as impressed, the acne serum and the acne soap make this a must-buy store for me.

free skin care · Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:17 pm

I got this acne gel a couple of days ago and in general I think it's a great product. I didn't bother with getting a sample of it first but I ordered the full bottle immediately because I like the ingredients so I didn't feel it was a huge risk. Basically as soon as it sank into my brain that this an acne treatment utilizing manuka honey that doesn't have to be rinsed off like a mask of course I had to have it. I think that on this forum I'm most recognizable for my love of honey so I am very happy to see a company that's a fan of honey just like me!

Onto the product- I think it would be best described as a light serum, not a gel exactly. It smells like flowers. It dries to a clear film. I don't know how much honey exactly is in there, so this isn't going to substitute for my honey masks, but then again, I don't think anything can substitute for a full on honey mask. It's not irritating at all, but it can make me feel a little tight because of how it dries as a film.

This is less irritating than juice beauty blemish clearing serum- which is a fairly gentle acne treatment to begin with but lately I haven't been using it on my face because it can sting if I've recently used the pretika brush. I still use the juice beauty blemish serum on my chest and shoulders, and I think I will continue using it on those acne prone areas, in rotation with the bbs acne gel and whatever oils and moisurizers I'm using. I still will repurchace the juice beauty blemish serum because it has different ingredients and works differently from the bbs gel, but I think the bbs gel is a better product overall with better ingredients and it's more cost effective, so I'll be using it more often.

There are a lot of things to like about best bath store. I like the generous samples with every order, which I haven't even used yet. I like that the minimum order requirement is 25$- it's a very reasonable number. We all hate paying for shipping (it's a mental thing more than anything else) but the companies that have order requirements of, say, 75$ for free shipping make me feel silly no matter what. If I only want to order 50$ worth of product, I feel silly paying for shipping. But! If I actually put an item in the cart that I don't need yet just to get the "free" shipping I feel even sillier. So it only annoyes me. I think "stocking up" on products isn't a great idea, especially with natural ingredients, so I hate it when I do this to "save on shipping".

Now onto the one negative about bbs. I read through the bbs mud mask thread and I think Justin, the CEO, came off badly in it. I think he overreacted and was more unpleasant and bellicose than he should have been in the situation. However! I am willing to overlook this gaffe because hey, no one's perfect and we all make mistakes and overreact sometimes. In general it looks like the bbs customer service is top notch, and I hope that this one instance I referred to was an exception.

free skin care · Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:35 pm

So I've been using it for a while and I still like it a lot, and it does help for acne. I'm not worried about it going bad because it looks like I'm using it up a good pace and I have it refrigerated most of the time anyway.

Now my question- how would you layer it? Today I tried layering it under a little oil. I applied the gel, then it dried then I applied the oil. That didn't work so well. Next I'll try using it over the oil. I hope I would still get the benefits from it using it in this way.

free skin care · Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:44 pm

Nimue wrote:

Now my question- how would you layer it? Today I tried layering it under a little oil. I applied the gel, then it dried then I applied the oil. That didn't work so well. Next I'll try using it over the oil. I hope I would still get the benefits from it using it in this way.

What didn't work about it Nimue? I've been layering for awhile now with argan oil -- same thing where I wait about five minutes after applying the gel. I use the oil all over and do more spot treatments with the acne gel, so I guess it's not a full two layers... Right now I'm trying to fix a breakout after experimenting with Ole H. sheer transformation -- got it with in the vicinity of a possible zit and poof, zit! Not so helpful when I'm trying to get rid of post-acne marks!

But now I'm ranting -- back to you, what's up with the layering?

free skin care · Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:14 am

That's too bad about the breakout! I don't know what exactly is wrong with layering the oil over the serum, I'm just experimenting. I want to get the best benefit, so I'm just wandering which one would be best. Next time I'll try the oil under the serum and see if I like better. Mostly it's just that I'm not used to layering anything...

KBLang wrote:

What didn't work about it Nimue? I've been layering for awhile now with argan oil -- same thing where I wait about five minutes after applying the gel. I use the oil all over and do more spot treatments with the acne gel, so I guess it's not a full two layers... Right now I'm trying to fix a breakout after experimenting with Ole H. sheer transformation -- got it with in the vicinity of a possible zit and poof, zit! Not so helpful when I'm trying to get rid of post-acne marks!

But now I'm ranting -- back to you, what's up with the layering?

free skin care · Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:12 am

I'm so glad this thread caught my eye. I just did a live chat and you can order 5 samples only (no other purchase required), you just pay shipping of $4.95. That sounds fair to me, I'm going to order samples now.

free skin care · Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:40 pm

Had anyone had trouble with mold in the acne gel? I just a sample a few days ago (they arrived super fast!)and when I opened it this morning it had several tiny black dots. I really don't recall those dots when I first I got the sample. Does the gel normally have some black dots?

free skin care · Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:38 pm

Mine has little dark (brown) specks in it too. It's totally normal. It's not mold. I'm actually most of the way through with it Shock

because I use it so much, I really like it.

GirlieGirl wrote:

Had anyone had trouble with mold in the acne gel? I just a sample a few days ago (they arrived super fast!)and when I opened it this morning it had several tiny black dots. I really don't recall those dots when I first I got the sample. Does the gel normally have some black dots?

free skin care · Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:31 pm

I thought maybe it was normal but then I read about someone having trouble with the eye cream and got a little nervous. thanks!

Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:11 am

I just wanted to reply publicly to all the private messages I've been getting.

Please use the contact form on our website www.BestBathStore.com for customer support, not Essential Day Spa's public forums or private messages. This is per the forum's TOS.

Thanks for all the support and if you have any questions, please contact us directly through the website.

- Justin

[Admin] Post has been edited to remove customer service/delivery comments

Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:21 pm

hey, i was just wondering, how much is shipping really, when i want the free samples?? like i wanted to try a sample of the acne gel but everyone keeps saying they had to pay $20.00 for just shipping and handling! i live in WV so i don't know...would that apply to me?? can someone pleease tell me how much shipping and handling really is? thanks!!

Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:24 pm

beautifulnightmare, I placed an order for samples from Best Bath Store about a month ago. The cost for shipping five fairly generous sized samples was $6.95.

Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:47 pm

Just wanted to put my review on the BBS products and customer service!

Acne Bar Soap: First thing when i used this product as a sample it worked out great cleared up congestion skin and made my face cleaner. I went ahead and ordered the soap bars i was just mainly gonna order 4 bars and acne gel and i was still being charged shipping. I then put in more bars of soap and another acne gel. Shipping was still being charged so no free shipping to Canada regardless of order amount. So I went ahead and made a big order to stock up on the wonderful soap. I placed my order and i received a reply saying due to shortage of some youtube member ad this product is out of stock and is pending in shipment sequence. I was told it would take a couple days to a week to get my order. Okay, that is understandable. 2 weeks later no reply no package i emailed and was told they are still in process of making soaps and mine will be sent out shortly! 2 weeks later my package arrives. I was very happy it arrived. I opened up and the soaps were SOFT touching and mushy feeling i immediately emailed CSR to tell them about this I was told that someone made a mistake and took the fresher soaps or the ones that were still needing curing more were sent. But the soaps are still okay to use it'll be just faster to use them up i was told i could put them in a dry cool place for them to cure on their own. Okay fine with that, I didnt want to return as it was a big order and both sides would be at loss for shipping costs.

So after using the soaps for 2 weeks i noticed my skin breaking out more than usual i was thinking this was a purging process but how can it be when my sample didnt break me out at all. So now i'm on my 5th week and the soap is killing my skin. It's more red and breakout crazy i have about 10+ pimples in the upper lip area and it hurts so much. I'm also using the Acne Gel as a spot treatment, Unfortunately I cant use it all voer as it sort of stings and gives me a 2 min burning feeling on the skin which is weird! Also when i use the soap now it stings more than ever to lather it around my face.

I had to email again and got contacted by Justin CEO of the BBS. He told me this in the email:
It's impossible for our products to actually cause a breakout - it may be reacting with something else you are using or something else you've used in the past must still be on your skin. Our products are all natural and calm your skin, reduce redness, and eliminate pimples. If you haven't used any other products and you still think out products are causing your skin to break out it's more likely that pimples deep under the skin are finally breaking through and very soon your skin should be clear.

Well my skin routine before this was a natural line: Eminence which a friend purchased for me thru here worked great but didn't clear up completely i was hoping BBS would do the job, unfortunately NOT!

They won't take returns as it states but im, stating that i recevied defective soaps because it was going great with the sample i had and sample soap was cured fully as it wasnt soft or mushy! The sample lasted me a good 2 weeks. The bar full size lasted me 2 weeks as well!I could return with store credit i rather have this and order bath stuff!

I'm sort of pissed off because the CEO Justin is saying their products are not the culprit and its impossible for it to be. I'm sorry but i was only using your products at the time nothing else but my regular moisturizer and spf stuff i have been using for years without issues! It's basically saying theres no cons in my product everything is a POSITIVE!! I would definetly not order from them again with that attitude i do love their Dead Salt Scrub but really the service is awful when you have concerns to the product causing bad reactions!

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