Beauty Tips For Body Care
Like many people I only dealt with mild skin blemishes throughout highschool and university, just the average amount of pimples. Until august 2016 (age 23 btw), when I broke out into awful hormal acne almost overnight. I tried things like expensive cleansers (whoops), microderms, masks, better (more hypoallergenic) makeup. Nothing seemed to help. Eventually felt so down and so defeated, I booked an appointment to a dermatologist, assuming they'd push acutane (which I was really against.. but felt it was my last hope).Turns out my dermatologist was as against acutane as I was (only for when all other methods had been exhausted)! And he recommended spironolactone (25mg for 2 weeks, 50mg for 4 weeks, and now 100mg) combined with tactopump (adapalene and benzoyl peroxide). The first photo row was taken on Oct 17th 2016, while in the derm's office. The bottom row was just now (Dec 26 2016).My current routine: - Morning: Splash cold water on face, apply ceravePM moisturiser. Or if feeling gross cleanse with cerave hydrating cleanser. Apply make up (mostly tarte products, and light foundation with SPF) - Noon: take 100mg tablet of spironolactone - Evening: use baby oil to remove makeup. Cleanse with cerave hydrating cleanser, sometimes use Murad refreshing cleanser. Use nivea toner when feeling extra oily. Pat on body shops overnight serum in oil , top on tactopump (pea size) from my temples to chin, and take a break from that if my face is getting to sensitive, but I'm up to 6/7 days a week (started at every other day). End with cerave PM.I feel so much more comfortable in my skin, and my makeup sits on my face so much nicer. It's crazy how much clear(er) skin can bring up your spirit. I'm still fighting the red marks thanks to my picking and poking, it'll be a while til those are healed, but clearing out active acne was my first battle won!Merry Christmas :)
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