Beauty Tips For Body Care
hello :D long post ahead! feel free to skip right ahead to my routine + questions at the bottom :)i submitted a post here a month ago about being totally broke and having recurring skin texture issues. here it is for referencehttps://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/comments/3aeav2/skin_texture_getting_worse_everyday_and_im_flat/so what happened was: my skin got waaay worse in between the two posts. this is especially alarming for me since i have NEVER had any skincare issues before the past couple of months. i did most of the stuff you guys recommended in the previous post: changing my diet a bit, drank lots of water, started an exercise routine to alleviate stress, switched to gentle cleansers and treatments, and then switched back to the routine that last worked for me. needless to say, nothing worked, and my skin was twice as bad as it was at its worst (during hell week in college).here is what i look like. first pic was from the week before it hit me. it's so fast :( http://imgur.com/a/Jat2Uso... i went to my boyfriend and pretty much begged him give me any sort of help and he agreed to hook me up with a dermatologist and pay for all the expenses. he knows how much i am affected by my acne, and how in the dark i am as to how i can treat it with a teeny tiny budget. i would never have been able to afford it by myself, so this offer is such a huge help. let me just fawn over him for a second. fawns UGH GOD I WOULD WIFE HIM UP ANY SECOND NOW IF I COULDso yeah, i went to the derm, and she told me that there is no exact cause of my acne (especially since it came out of nowhere), so she prescribed me what she says is a REALLY strong starter kit because my acne is quite bad. she was supposed to prescribe me some isotretinoin but i told her i my budget isn't THAT big. she also injected my bigger cysts with cortisone before the session ended.so here's my prescribed routine:AMoral antibiotics. doxycycline 100 mg, only on a full stomach with lots of water aftercleanse skin (i use aveeno clear complexion foaming, but she recommended an even gentler one like cetaphil)5% benzoyl peroxide lotionsunscreen (i use sunplay spf 130, pa+++, a combo sunscreen)PMcleanse face0.025 tretinoin cream (she was supposed to give me a gel but i was like NO BRO I KNOW TRET, DAT SHIT IS CRAY so she gave me a gentler cream) every other day until i'm ready for nightly use.after i got home, i did a little research for personal experiences with the products. the derm was great, but she didn't elaborate much on the possible side effects of each med. here are some questions:has anyone used tret, BP, and doxy all at the same time? how'd that turn out for you?i imagine the routine would be quite drying! what moisturizers would you recommend? i was supposed to get back on the argan oil that worked beautifully for me in the past, but i discovered that the brand i always get now cuts their argan oil with all sorts of shit. also the derm says she wouldn't recommend argain oil with the routine.omg the doxy anecdotes i found are so goddamn scary! stomach cramps, nausea, etc. caused by the acid reflux from the med. took my first pill today and i followed her instructions, didn't have any bad side effects but i did feel my stomach going sour so easily so i eased it by eating frequently throughout the day. the problem is: i'm trying to lose a little weight through diet and exercise, how does the doxy fit in? should i give up on the diet since the only thing keeping the terrible side effects at bay is keeping my stomach full?the tret is scaring me you guys. i have had tret before in the form of an OTC alcohol solution with hydroquinone. it made my skin so red and inflamed and flaky and gross, and i wasn't even purging yet. any tips on how to ease back into it? how will i make the purging and flakiness tolerable? what would the purging be like, when would i get it and how long will it last?and yeah that's it, thank you for reading my post :) any info would be appreciated!also: QUICK SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE SCAers WHO SAW MY ORIGINAL POST, AND OFFERED / SENT HELP! i will never forget you guys! you understood me when nobody else did. your commissions are coming soon! (wink wink)
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