Not all clear skin looks the same [PSA]

Beauty Tips For Body Care
We already know that someone’s skin care products won’t work for every other person but we also forget that not all clear skin looks the same. Some people have pore-less(lol) looking baby skin and some people have clear skin with some texture. You can have acne scars and still have clear skin, and thats fine. You can have dark circles and still have clear skin. You can have hyperpigmentation and still have clear skin. You can have blackheads and still have clear skin. Clear skin doesn’t mean having no fucking skin problem ever on your face. We all genetically have VERY different skin types than each other and your skin is your largest organ. Its so complex, it requires more than a stranger’s skin care routine or advice for it to work. Skin care is a journey of fails and success. And through out that journey i learned that clear skin is not one fixed perception on social media or marketing. It’s like everyone is killing themselves trying to reach an unrealistic image of clear skin. Some people naturally have more texture than others, and yes exfoliating acids can help for this but it doesn’t eliminate the problem from occurring again all together. Some people don’t have texture. But depending on the severity of your texture, you can still have clear skin even with it. I have come to terms with the fact that my skin will never look like a silky pore less looking baby’s bum. Your skin is your friend. So treat it like one. Don’t be so harsh on it. Take time to really understand your skin and what works for it. And stop trying to achieve something beyond what it can do. Think of it as having a really stubborn child, being harsh on them will never change the problem, in fact it will only make them more stubborn. Taking time to understand why your child is stubborn and gradually working on improving that with healthy ways and patience is what will change them. And your skin is literally the same. Don’t compare your skin to another person’s with completely different genetics than you. And don’t forget the fact that skin problems are NOT permanent. Just because you wake up with acne or texture one day does not mean you will have that same acne on your face for the rest of your life. Skin care is a journey and process and you have to trust it. Acne is the most natural thing on earth yet we throw a fuss whenever we get a pimple on our face. Its completely unfair to us as human beings to torture ourselves over normal things. Understand that your clear skin will look different than another person’s clear skin and it doesn’t make your skin any less clear. Some people are more prone to hyperpigmentation than others. Some people take longer to fade their acne scars than others. And thats okay and totally normal. Heck, not even the same skin products that work for my sister work for me. We don’t have the same skin type at all. Accept your skin at it’s best for what it best for what it is. Stop trying to make already clear skin more “clear” because you like what another person’s skin looks like more. Your skin can only achieve what it’s genetics allow it to achieve. For example: Some model may not have dark circles but genetically, i have dark circles. And no matter how many products i use my under eyes will literally never look like hers because we both have different genetics that make things the way they are. This doesn’t mean i compare myself to her and torture myself over something beyond my control, this means i can gradually work on reducing the darkness around them while also accepting that i will always have dark circles and its not a flaw, it’s actually totally normal. My conclusion is, learn to be less harsh on yourself and your skin (as this is the skin you will have for literally the rest of your life), don’t compare your skin to others because every skin type is differently complex than the other, there is no fixed perception of what “clear skin” looks like (most people use face tune. There is no such thing as having no pores) and keep your skin expectations realistic for God’s and your skin’s sake. (Sorry if this is kinda long, just had to get it off my chest)
Girls Blog 2015
Submitted by faithadil