After Years of Testing Skincare, I Found a Product That Calms My Breakouts

CNET’s key takeaways

• The Tower 28 SOS Rescue Spray at all times calms my pores and skin once I’m coping with a breakout or redness. 
• It may be bought for as little as $12 for a journey measurement. 
• The SOS Rescue Spray accommodates hypochlorous acid, a pure anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.

Once I was a youngster, I handled zits and spent years testing numerous merchandise to do away with it to no avail. Now, as an grownup, I nonetheless have the occasional breakout, however I’ve since discovered a product that calms my pores and skin and reduces redness each time a pesky pimple pops up. 

As a wellness author, I acknowledge that we’re all overwhelmed with face skincare suggestions on social media. Whereas this makes skincare recommendation simple to seek out, that info is difficult to belief. That is why I am at all times looking out to check and assess extremely advisable merchandise to see if they really make an affect. 

One product I used to be seeing throughout my feed was the Tower 28 SOS Rescue Spray, a toner that makes use of hypochlorous acid to calm pores and skin, scale back redness and shield your pores and skin in opposition to dangerous micro organism. I obtained to strive the spray and have discovered that it’s, actually, definitely worth the hype. At any time when I get a breakout, I exploit this spray and get up the subsequent day with pores and skin that is not as irritated and pink, and my breakouts are much less noticeable. 

My expertise with Tower 28 SOS Rescue Spray

Since I’ve delicate, rosacea-prone pores and skin, I’m at all times hesitant so as to add a brand new skincare product to my routine. Nevertheless, I made a decision to present the SOS Rescue Spray a strive after I noticed that it is accepted by the Nationwide Rosacea Society and National Eczema Association and acknowledged by the Nationwide Psoriasis Basis. After utilizing it for a number of months, I can safely say that my pores and skin has not had an undesirable response. 

The Rescue Spray is available in a twig bottle, which makes it simple to use. This sort of utility additionally makes the product extra sanitary since you do not have to make use of your palms. I do know a number of individuals who use this spray earlier than or after a sweaty exercise, so I think about it is useful to not have to scrub your palms earlier than use should you’re on the go. 

This product can be freed from many issues, which is one other inexperienced flag for these of us with delicate pores and skin. It is vegan, cruelty-free, fragrance-free, alcohol-free and oil-free. Although the SOS Rescue Spray can be utilized for all pores and skin varieties, Tower 28 does point out in its product description that “essentially the most seen modifications can be seen after constant use in delicate/drawback pores and skin varieties.” Simply be sure to do a patch check first. 

The Rescue Spray may be utilized each day and night time rather than a toner or as wanted throughout the day (even over make-up). If I am coping with a breakout — often hormonal — I’ll spray this toner on my face at night time after I cleanse and dry my pores and skin. To get a extra exact utility, I’ll generally spray it into my palm after which pat the product on my pores and skin, concentrating it on areas the place I am breaking out. I’ll await it to dry down earlier than I apply my moisturizer on prime with an eye fixed cream and retinol. 

Since hypochlorous acid is an oxidant and vitamin C is an antioxidant, the acid can degrade the consequences of vitamin C if utilized in the identical skincare routine. Nevertheless, in accordance with Tower 28, you should use the Rescue Spray earlier than every other lively (like vitamin C) should you permit it to dry down first. 

Although Tower 28 states that outcomes can take anyplace from three days to a few months, I observed outcomes the subsequent day after utilizing the product. My pores and skin was much less pink, and my breakouts have been much less pronounced and apparent, so it appeared that the spray did calm my irritated, infected pores and skin. 

Along with blemishes and after a exercise, the model additionally states that the SOS Rescue Spray can be utilized for sunburns, rashes, eczema and post-procedure. 

The specs

• Worth: $12 to $68
• Sizes: journey (1oz), normal (4oz), duo (4oz and 1oz) and jumbo (16oz refill)
• Options: vegan, cruelty-free, alcohol-free, fragrance-free, oil-free
• Pores and skin varieties: all pores and skin varieties, together with delicate/drawback pores and skin varieties 
• Sustainability: cruelty-free, vegan, bottle produced from 100% post-consumer recycled resin, refill provided
• Utility kind: spray
• Substances: water, sodium chloride, hypochlorous acid
• Advantages: soothes irritated pores and skin, reduces the looks of redness, protects pores and skin from dangerous micro organism
• Seals: Nationwide Rosacea Society accepted, Nationwide Eczema Affiliation accepted, acknowledged by the Nationwide Psoriasis Basis

CNET’s shopping for recommendation

• After months of testing this product on my delicate pores and skin, I might suggest it for anybody with irritated, pink pores and skin — particularly throughout a breakout. 
• The SOS Rescue Spray prices $28 for the standard measurement (4oz). Whereas I would not say that is low-cost, I’ll say the product lasts some time, as you solely want a twig or two per use. 
• To check out the product earlier than you commit, you may also buy a journey measurement for $12, which is straightforward to throw into your bag.