Beauty Tips For Body Care
I am new. I have had a bare minimum skincare routine for the last few years. I am trying to be more intentional in my life regarding things like diet, skincare, makeup, etc. I am wanting to develop a more structured skin care routine & could use some advice. My top priority is that I have seborrheic dermatitis (SD) & I am really wanting an anti-aging regiment.26 yo/ female / fair skin / not sure of the skin type (oily T-zone but sometimes flaky from SD)Products I Currently Own *CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser *Tazorac Cream 0.05% *Olay regenerist night resurfacing elixir *Up & Up version of Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum Fragrance Free *Equate version of Olay Sensitive Skin Wet Cleansing Cloths *La Roche-Posay Anthelios SX Daily Moisturizing Cream SPF 15 with Mexoryl SXI haven't really had any sort of structure to my routine. For example, most days I just use an equate cleansing cloth in the morning & that is it. Typically, I had been showering at night. So my night routine would be to use the CeraVe Cleanser & then either the Olay night elixir & that’s it. Or I would use the CeraVe & the Up&Up serum. Or I would just use the CeraVe cleanser & no moisturizer. I haven't regularly used the Tazorac. The times I did use it, though, I saw results immediately. I would wake up with flaky skin the next morning. So, it is really powerful!While I do own sunscreen (I think it hasn’t expired yet), I hardly ever wear it because I work from home & spend most of my time indoors. This probably should change because I do think I get some indirect light in my apartment & sometimes I go out to eat (so I might be in the car in sunlight or near sunset for 25 minutes maximum). Thus, even though it isn’t a lot, I know it is important for prevention.Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD) I was diagnosed with this condition in high school. At the time, the dermatologist recommended I use CeraVe products and gave me a steroid cream for my face (to put on like a spot treatment). He did tell me to only use the cream for 10 days because steroids aren’t meant to be used long-term on the face since they thin out the skin. This was one of the few times I had a larger area of my face with this rash. Generally my SD comes and goes on both my scalp & hair. I would guess it is considered really mild.I recently had an appointment at a different dermatologist office. It was very difficult to set up the appointment because my insurance, at that time, only had one dermatologist in my network (ironic to me because I currently live in a college town in Texas). When I called their office, they told me they had a 1 year waiting list. However, they also had a recent physician assistant hire, and were able to get me scheduled to see her (since the dermatologist had a long wait list). Since then, I changed insurance companies & saw that there were like maybe four total in my new network to choose from, but I had no idea there would be a shortage. I’m sure I had like 50 dentists to choose from in my area, but for some reason I guess there is a shortage in dermatologist. I saw there were some online dermatologists (PocketDerm & Cureology). I would be open to something like that in the future if it would be helpful.Anyways, I had multiples items I wanted to discuss. 1) I had some moles I wanted her to inspect. 2) My SD was bothersome on my scalp. 3) Anti-aging. While she was nice, I did feel very rushed and could tell she didn’t have much time to spend with me (hence the waiting list). She gave me a prescription for scalp treatment & a prescription for Tazorac.Here are some pictures I found that closely resemble my SD for reference. http://www.torontodermatologycentre.com/Seborrheic_dermatitis *First picture: I get the flakes in/around my eyebrows & on the side of my nose. *Second picture: I also sometimes break out along the hairline as well (although I would say mine is more mild than this picture)I have read through several posts as have consistently read that I need sunscreen (AM only), AHA/BHA (I think AM & PM), Vitamin C + E with Ferulic Acid (I think AM only), retinoid product (PM only), and Niacinamide (I think AM & PM). Can someone suggest a routine for me? I also just posted in the Makeupaddition reddit. I went to a beauty counter for the first time ever in my life and was given some new makeup products. One of the users there was very helpful and convinced me that I should focus on skincare for anti-aging primarily rather than makeup. I am still really new to all of this and working on making a spreadsheet. I understand that I should add one product at a time, but would be really interested in hearing suggestions. If possible, I would like to keep using some of the products I have rather than throwing them away and buying all new ones. However, from the ones I have, I actually don’t think the olay night elixir or the up & up serum are really doing anything. Of course, I have been really inconsistent with product usage so I’m sure that if I am more consistent going forward that I will see results.*edit: spelling & some added text
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