My Rating:
It was first recommended to me by my dermatologist, a year ago. I was reluctant to start using it, mostly because of the smell: it contains zinc and ethanol ( used as a disinfectant), so you can strongly feel the alcohol base. First time using it, my skin was harshly dried and i experienced some burning sensation. In some way, I guess it’s a natural reaction from the skin: being introduced to new chemicals it is bound to react . I was able to cope with all this and continue using the product.
Despite my initial reservation, after a week of use, my skin started to show improvements: my pimples dried out and eventually scrubbed off. It made my acne literally disappear. Like any other acne treatment, Zineryt cannot be used by himself, so I had to incorporate some additional items:
- – Moisturizer. Vital. This will counteract the dryness of the product ( I use La Roche-Posay Nutritic orEmbryolisse
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- -Sunscreen. With a SPF above 20 every day, including the wintertime. Acnee products in general make your skin even more sensitive to the sun so I use Garnier Ambre Solaire or La Roche-Posay Anthelios ( they also reduces the risk of skin cancer )
- -a recovery/ rejuvation treatment. Only if your aiming for a flawless skin. Zynerit didn’t act upon my acne scars and it did left behind some red marks. I had to use Avene Diacneal Skincare lotionto help diminish the acne scars, and revitalize a little bit the surface.
- – an alternative product. The thing is my skin began to get used to it after a while so I had to alternate with a similar product. I used Zineryt one night and switched the next day to Brevoxyl , Benzoyl Peroxide
The product has a short self-life: It has been advised to be used in the first 2 weeks after mixing the powder and the alcohol. Nonetheless, my doctor assured me It’s safe well after the 2 weeks trial. All in all, its a pretty good product that works extremely well in conjunction with other skincare items.