Biotrue Solution for Soft Contact Lenses

So recently I've switched from gas permeable to soft monthly contact lenses. It's not been too difficult a change apart from pinching them out of my eyes at the end of the day rather than just pulling the corner of my eye and poppin' em out. What I couldn't figure out was why people were always saying to me how much more comfortable soft lenses were over gas permeable. To me they were still irritating and stung slightly when I first put them in.

But low! After two weeks I went back to the specialist for a check up on the new lenses and turns out I was having an allergic reaction to the solution they'd originally given me (good job I didn't review that one huh?). She suggested trying Biotrue instead which it turned out when I went to scour the shelves was the only alternative they had in stock at the time anyway. She'd warned me it was pretty expensive but also felt it was the best currently on the market.

I was pretty stunned by the price - particularly having just paid out £230 for new glasses (and that was with a half price deal!) and £36 for the first 3 months sets of contact lenses. £14.99 for 300ml! I'm used to £5/6. But effectively trapped into buying it, I grudgingly took it to the counter.

When I put my lenses in the next morning (having soaked them in the Biotrue) over night, all my grudges disappeared. No stinging when I put them in, beautiful clear vision whereas before I'd had some trouble focussing with the new lenses and most importantly as the day went on, my eyes were no where near as dry as they'd felt previously. So much so that for the first time I didn't have a massive headache by the end of the day.

The tagline is 'inspired by the biology of your eyes' and actually I'm really feeling that, not just in my eyes either - you know that moment when you're putting them in and you inevitably have a solution covered finger or two afterwards? Usually the feeling is kinda sticky, turning into a weird white film as it dries out, but this stuff feels more like tears, evaporating away without feeling chemically.

I'm really quite thrilled with this stuff but the price will definitely be an issue for me. I really just can't see myself paying £15 a month unless I absolutely have to, so will try some more solutions until I hopefully find one that suits both my pocket and my eyes.

Rating out of 10: 8 (bought down by the price)

The Good:
Natural feeling, non-sticky solution

The Bad:
I find myself using a lot of it as it's so watery, an issue when the price is what it is.

The Ugly:
£14.99 from Boots, though now they're having a 25% off solutions sale. But online it ranges greatly from multipack deals which bring the price to around £10 for 300ml to some places selling for over £17! Guess it pays to shop around.