New Skincare routine

I feel as though my old routine just doesnt work anymore. Its been 2 weeks of acne hell so i thought id change things up a bit.

I bought a few new things to help with my acne, dark spots, and uneven texture. Also my skin barrier is terrible . My skin peels off so easily when I GENTLY pop a zit . So I’m trying to get that fixed. I’m also tryin to lessen my cigarette intake. I went from 10 cigs a day to 5 and hopefully I’ll quit all together when my life gets more stable. Also if anyone wants to recommend products to super strengthen my skin barrier that’d be great!

New Skincare Products:

- Burt’s Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes with Pink Grapefruit Seed Oil

• Fights acne, aids skin in retaining water, softens, heals, lightens, and protects skin from pollutants.

• Gentle enough to use daily. For normal to oily skin.

- Pixi Rose Oil Blend Nourishing Face Oil

• Improves skins elasticity and glow, leaving skin nourished and soft to the touch.

• Contains geranium oil. One of the top most beneficial oils out there. Strongest oil to protect from pollutants. It also balances sebum production, heals scars, evens skin tone, tightens skin, and kills bacteria that lead to acne and eczema.

- Olay Regenerist Micro Sculpting Cream

• Deeply penetrates skin to regenerate surface skin cells, hydrate, and diminish wrinkles and fine lines.

• I think it also exfoliates or something’s because it has a light burning sensation that resembles the feeling of an AHA and BHA exfoliant.

- Olay Wrinkle Correction Serum B3 + Peptides

• Fights wrinkles, protects from pollutants, smooths and lightens skin, and renews skin cells.

- TonyMoly Moisture Boost Gel To Water Morning Cleanser

• Sooths, protects, and strengthens skin.

• Fights wrinkles and fine lines. Made for even the most sensitive of skin.

- Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream For Very Dry Sensitive Skin

• Protects from pollutants, as well as, Softens and hydrates skin.

• Is non-comedogenic (doesn’t cause acne), nourishes skin, and helps skin retain moisture.

- DIY Tea Tree Oil Spray

• Fights acne, calms redness, reduces swelling and inflammation.

- DIY Lavender And Tea Tree Oil Lotion

• Includes: Hyaluronic Acid, Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Water, Squalane Oil, Ceramides, Apple Extract, Sunflower Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil, and much more.

• Works to hydrate, protect from pollutants, soften skin, fight acne, diminish wrinkles, restore damaged skin, and repair the skin barrier.

Safe + Affordable Makeup Removing Wipes !

• Neutragena Makeup Rmover Cleansing Towelettes.

- Allure and Dermatologist approved

- Not only removes makeup but cleanses the face as well removing dirt and oil.

- Alergy tested and alcohol free

- Fights Acne

• Daylogic Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes Fragrance Free.

- For all types of skin

- Is gentle

- Made with 99% all natural ingredients.

- Minor pollutant protectant

• Olay Cleanse Makeup Fragrance Free Removing Wipes.

- Doesn’t clog pores

- Cleanses oil and dirt from pores

- Leaves skin feeling fresh and clean

- Free of parabens, gluten, and coconut oil ( coconut oil is know to clog pores)

• Burts Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes

- 99.1% all natural ingredients

- Cleanses and tones skin

- Fights air pollutants due to the white tea extract in its ingredients

- Has a pleasant smelll as well as fights acne

• Cetaphil Gentle Makeup Removing Wipes

- For all types of skin. Very gentle on skin

- Fights acne, softens skin, and improves skins texture

- Highlighted Ingredients: green tea, aloe vera, and chamomile.

- Dermatologist recommended

• Yes To Argam 2 in 1 Cleansing and Moisturizing Facial Wipes

- Cleanses and moisturizes skin

- Contains argan oil

- Top wipes for sensitive skin

- Effectively removes dirt, oil, and makeup

My favorite wipes would have to be the Cetapil Gentle Makeup Removing Wipes, because it contains green tea, chamomile, and aloe vera which have many many benefits for skin. A few include : reducing redness, fighting acne, moisturizing skin, fading wrinkles and fine lines, and protecting against skin cancer . I need these wipes ASAP! There are so much more benefits to these wipes . DM me for more info!

Best Safe And Affordable Moisturizer

Normally I spend 30$ to 50$ on body moisturizers but this time I decided to get a cheaper one because I can’t afford to keep buying more expensive items every 2 weeks. I use this new affordable moisturizer every day once or twice a day to experience its best results. Though the top results are immediate.

Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Moisturizing Cream:

• For all types of skin

• safe for skin

• no harmful ingredients/ all natural ingredients

• Safe for both body and face

• Moisturizes

• Brightens skin slightly

• Helps with discoloration

• Sooths rough skin

• Heals cracked chapped skin

• Attracts moisture from air into skin

• Locks in moisture

• Forms a barrier to prevent water from evaporating

• Helps treat acne.One of my fav benefit

• Absorbs excess oil

• Is an antioxidant

• Aids in removing dead skin cells

* Has many more benefits. DM me for more info*

HighlightedIngredients:

• Oatmeal

• Emollients

• Glycerin

• Distearyldimonium Chloride ( softens skin)

• Kernal Extract

• Shea Butter

• fatty alcohols

I saw immediate results when using this product. It lighted my skin a bit and help with the discoloration of my knees and elbows, as well as a few spots on my legs! For my face I still choose to use my 45$ moisturizer just cuz I love it and need more cellular repair for the craters in my skin. Occasionally I’ll use a moisturizer by eucerin but I have yet to check the ingredients to confirm it’s safe.

PastelPurpleAndPinkEyeshadow

Eyeshadow: Sephora Eyeshadow Singles shades Sweet Candy(for my crease) and Magnolia Garden(on my lid).

Foundation: I decided to use a powder today rather than a stick. Neutragena Mineral Powder with salycilic acid to fight acne. Shade Beige Ivory

Lips: Kat Von D matte lipstick shade Requiem. Dries fast, soft, lasts all day, and is so beautiful.

Blush:NARS shade Thrill matte .

Highlighter: Wanderer shade Aftet Hours.

Eyelashes: Maybelline Mascara. The pink volumous one. Forgot the name.

Brows:Ran out of my eyebrow pencil so I used the darkest brown in my Sweet Peach Too Faced.

Clothing: Hat and shirt are from Target and necklace from Hot Topic .

Premakeup:

• Peter Thomas Roth Acne Cleanser. It came in an acne fighting kit that I love!

• Homemade facial spray with vitamin E, tea tree oil, lavender oil, and more!

• The Ordinary Facial Muluti Peptide Serum.

• Skinwarrior Anti-pollution Repair Cream

Night Time Routine

Another day in quarantine. Goodnight world.

The tree trunk spray bottle is my own concoction of essential oils , safflower oil, grape seed oil, and vitamin E. Treats acne, softens skin, improves texture, and fights fine lines/ wrinkles, as well as many more beneficial properties. The essential oils are diluted for skin safety: 6 drops every 3 oz’ s

My routine includes:

•Cleanser: Shisedo Clarifying Cleansing Foam. Gently cleanses and moisturizes skin all while fighting acne and shrinking the appearance of pores.

•Face Mist: DIY with tea tree oil, lavender oil, eucalyptus oil, orange oil, lemon oil, and a few other ingredients listed above.

•Wrinkle Treatment: Olay Retinol. Also know to fight acne, soften skin, and improve texture.

•Moisturizer:Peter Thomas Roth moisturizer with salycilic acid to fight acne.

•Mask: Dutch Dirt Mask. An exfoliating mask that fights acne and wrinkles, improves texture and uneven pigmentation, and softens skin. Has many other benefits that are too long to list .

I know, it has been a long time since my last post. 

Not long after my last update, I stopped taking the medication. It was a decision nourished by many factors. 

1. I asked myself why I was taking the medication. Was it for me? Or for others?

2. Weird stomach noises, digestive irregularity.

3. I was training for a marathon, which I completed recently…by the way! I felt that the running was really a lot on my body with the medicine. 

Disclaimer: I do not encourage nor do I discourage the usage of Accutane. I remember how I felt when my skin was at its worst. I remember that acne can be more than visually unappealing, but also physically painful (yeah, cysts HURT). 

Good news: right now, I’m OKAY with my skin. And that’s a big deal! 

Here’s what I’ve been doing, that has personally worked. I can only speak for myself. Different skin requires different treatment. I can say that it has been a while since I have had a painful cyst…and my chin has been clearer than ever and that’s my problem area. Knock on wood that this continues!

1. I don’t wash my face with hot water. I use cold or room temperature. I apply my cleanser (cetaphil daily) and do not rub nor massage my face. I dab the cleanser very lightly. I let it sit on my face for about 10 seconds before rinsing with cold water.

2. After I allow my skin to air dry, I use this aloe vera spray http://www.vitaminlife.com/index/page/product/product_id/76016/product_name/SG+Aloe+Mist?gclid=CjsKDwjw6qnJBRDpoonDwLSeZhIkAIpTR8J2wVikpQ6YVbTNzlpn99G3ilLcNDCJsgUfCZZcgnoeGgKjUfD_BwE

3. After allowing the spray to dry, I apply moisturizer on only my cheeks and forehead. I do not touch or rub it on my chin, since that seems to encourage acne. In the PM, I use the CeraVe tub and in the morning I use the CeraVe moisturizer

This is what I’ve been doing! I’ve also been taking a digestive enzyme to help repair damage that may have been done during my accutane course. I try to eat healthy, but I’m nowhere near perfect. I’m not 100% blemish free, but I’m better than I’ve been a long time…and my face isn’t in pain.

I’d say that’s a victory…

So, right now my face is like 100% clear. Yes. Really. I honestly forgot what that looked like.

And yet, I can’t push away constant ‘2nd thoughts’ about the medication.

So far, I’ve been really lucky. I haven’t had any major side effects. In fact, right now I feel really great. Inside and out. The only thing I have noticed: mild stomach discomfort and persistently strange sounds (from my stomach). Of course this leads to internet searches–and isotretinoin is credited for several digestive and intestinal issues. Then I read more. Things I already knew, but for some reason seem scarier. Like people claiming to have horrible sicknesses and conditions years after their course on the medication.

And sometimes I start asking myself: why did you start taking it? Often, I find my response is pressures from society. Wanting to look good in public, for my partner, etc. etc. Is that an acceptable reason? I don’t know. However, it’s easy to forget the pain of acne (both internal and external) when your face is clear.

I know I never had the most extreme or serious acne. But it was constant, painful, scarring, and I have a serious oil problem.

To stop or to continue.

Does anyone have any thoughts that they would care to share with me? I go back and forth all the time. I’m going to talk to my derm at the end of the week.

1. Oil production has decreased dramatically. Don’t have to wash my hair everyday, or even use oil absorbing pads on my skin.

2. No extreme dryness thus far (crossing my fingers it stays this way). I have still been able to use benzoyl peroxide for spot treatment. I do put on chap stick more frequently, but I definitely don’t have horribly dry lips.

3. I have experienced mild discomfort in my back, nothing debilitating. I continue to exercise regularly.

Today, I went to the dermatologist and I will begin a higher dosage once I finish my current prescription.

Sending my best to everyone out there as we continue our clear skin journeys!

My dermatologist prescribed me accutane. I will be starting at the end of the month. I’m making my extensive list of must-have products to endure some of the nasty side effects! Wish me luck. I’m sitting hear with my entire chin inflamed and in pain, scared to shave my facial hair…really hoping for some relief.

I’m so tired. Red eyes and mental fog. Almost every thought is about my skin. How does this lighting make me look? I feel a slight tinge here- will this be a new blemish? Which way should I position my face to show the least amount of acne? Is my current acne product working? When’s my next dermatologist appointment? Will my oily skin ever go away? Are others staring at my skin? What do they see?

I just want a break. I want to be free from these thoughts. To sit, carefree and comfortable, under fluorescent lights.

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