[Review] BHA Mattifying Miracle

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I have oily/combination skin that's more on the oily side, especially around my T-zone, and my skincare routine involves me washing my face with La Roche-Posay's Effaclar gel, followed by Hada Labo's Gokujyun Hyaluronic Acid, followed by Cosrx's 96% Snail Mucin Essence, and followed by some CeraVe PM.My routine is the same for both AM and PM except I put on a sunscreen after it in the AM, and I put on some Vit C serum before it in the PM.Now I've been looking to add a BHA into my routine for the last few months and finally settled on PC's 2% BHA liquid because it seems quite popular – but I changed my mind and decided to get the cheaper 4% BHA from Cosrx after r/asianbeauty recommended it. They said that it's more gentle on the skin than the PC BHA (Cosrx uses betaine salicylate whilst PC uses pure salicylic acid, so the 4% is to match it to the strength of pure 2% salicylic acid whilst still being more gentle on the skin bc of the betaine). Also, some people have complained about the PC BHA leaving an oily film on their skin, and that's the last thing I need.So I purchased the Cosrx BHA 'Blackhead Power Liquid' as it's called, and I've been using it for approximately a week. I use it in my PM routine after my Vit C serum (I wait about 30 minutes in between the two because both of them are actives and the Cosrx BHA also contains niacinamide).The changes have been absolutely phenomenal so far. By day 2, the two whiteheads I had near my nose had completely evaporated into nothingness. By day 4, the pores on my nose became invisible. It was as if my nose became a continuous stretch of uninterrupted road without any potholes on it. By day 5, my face was a lot less red than it normally gets and my mild rosacea was just... gone. The few (mild) pimples I had on my cheeks have also shrunk considerably.But perhaps the most striking change from this whole BHA experience is the way it has mattified my skin. The CeraVe PM is a great moisturiser, but using it in the daytime makes my skin a bit greasy, and layering sunscreen on top of that just makes it more ugh. However, my skin stayed mostly matte the whole day yesterday and that's unbelievable considering that I only use the BHA at night and wash it all off in the morning. This is a phenomenal change for me (but also ugh because prior to getting the BHA I was stupid enough to waste money on some LRP Toleriane Ultra Fluide (lighter daytime moisturiser) as well as the Bioderma Sebium Pore refiner (mattifier) and I'm not gonna need them at all let alone open them because the BHA does the job so perfectly... anyone wanna buy them off me?! lol)I've also been using it under my eyes (should I stop doing this, is it safe because the skin's so thin there?) and some of my fine lines have been diminished.I'm no expert so idk what kind of magic voodoo is in the BHA but it is honestly the best thing I have ever done for my skin. I'll continue using it every night until my skin's the way I want it to be, and then I'll use it every other day for maintenance.
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