Beauty Tips For Body Care
Hello lovelies. Hope you are all braving the harsh winter weather successfully.I'm 23F and for the past two years I've struggled with acne due to switching from the pill to an IUD for birth control. At this point I feel like I've tried everything, and nothing is working. Acne keeps coming back in new places and old places and it's killing my self confidence. My SO will sometimes just asking why I can't just stop using all the "crap I put on my face" in order to clear it up. Usually that is met with glares and sighs about how he just doesn't understand, but now I'm thinking he might be onto something.My routine is below, I'm thinking of maybe just cutting everything except Neutrogena cleanser and Clean & Clear moisturizer, as I've been using them since I was a teenager and I've never had an issue with them. I'm not sure if that will make my face explode into hundreds of cystic acne due to lack of the other products but at this point I have no idea what else to do.My skin seems to be dehydrated, it pulls feels tight on cheeks and forehead around 11am (I get ready around 7am every day), but gets oily a couple hours later, while still feeling tight. I have sensitivities to fatty alcohols so I've been trying to combat this by recently purchasing a humidifier to help keep my home environment not as drying.At this point, I don't know what is causing my breakouts. I'm not sure if it's my makeup, or my skincare items and I just feel utterly defeated. I'm already at work with full face of makeup on so I can't include any photos right now I'm dealing with:Cystic acne in undereye area, like right on top of my cheek bones before they give way to the eye socket, and also along my jawlineI can't tell if their close comedones or just clogged pores ALL over the hollows of my cheeksScarring / PIH from old acneZits/Pimples deep under the surface on the very top of my nose (just call me Rudolph)AM- Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Cleanser- Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Toner- Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid- Clean & Clear Morning Burst MoisturizerPM- Wipe makeup with Neutrogena makeup remover wipes- OCM with Sweet Almond Oil (This is ~1 week new)- Wipe with microfiber cloth - Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Toner- Alpha Hydrox AHA every other day or so- Spot Treat with BP- Dr. Lins Moisturizer (This is also new ~2 weeks new, previously using Nivea but I think the lanolin was breaking me out, idk)- Maybe a dab of Sweet Almond Oil or Vaseline right before bedOther- Mint Julep Masque used 1-2x week- Paula's Choice Vitamin C, ran out 3 weeks ago- Nivea tin, maybe broke me out? Not sure anymore. Stopped using it and there doesn't seem to be any improvement.- Aztec Secret Healing Clay Masque, arriving today from Amazon.
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