[MISC] besides SPF, there are no rules

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Hey fellow addicts, This is my first ever post on Reddit and English isn't my native language so please excuse any mistake I might do. I've been a lurker of this sub for a very long time, but in the past few months I've had quite an epiphany and I've decided to bore you with the following. My story with skincare started when I was 12-13 years old, I had the occasional pimple, blackheads and oily skin. But I was in search of the perfect skin, fueled by magazines, ads, the internet bla bla. I didn't really have money so I started using v. irritating products from Garnier and so on. Then, when I was in high school, I got attacked ... by acne! I went on accutane and it solved itself, but after some time, it returned with a vengeance. I was put on accutane again and being older, I began learning about skincare. Double cleansing, SPF, acids, you name it ... I bought it. In the past 4 years, I followed all the rules, I bought asian products and high-end (Drunk Elephant, Paulas Choice - not a single product from these brands were even neutral for my skin) and my skin was wrecked... I was in some kind of twisted cycle, buying all high end skincare and then realizing I ain't got that kind of money and switching to cheaper ones (Cerave - their hydrating cleanser made me break out so bad...). My skin was so dry and irritated although I put on essence, hydrating toner, serum, moisturizer, occlusive and oil every single night.... and of course I had tiny and annoying pimples, which weren't a big deal but since I am kind of OCD it bothered me so much. So what have I learned? I don't need to double cleanse to have good skin, I don't need a serum, I don't need acids if my skin can't take it and I just need to listen to my savage skin: she doesn't like niacinamide, she hates silicones, bha, aha, butylene glycol, fragrance and oils and I just need to accept that. Granted, I don't have many products to choose from, but I also don't need so many of them. Conclusion: besides SPF, I think that all other skincare products are your skin's choice and hey... you can't force love! Sorry for the long and boring post, but I remembered a time when I could've been happier seeing other people with the same issues.
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