Beauty Tips For Body Care
I'm going to do my best to cover all of the review requirements, but let me know if I miss anything! [22F]Skin Type: Combo, sensitive. See: Everything Breaks Me Out. I've tried everything, and I'm now the proud possessor of 5 different prescriptions to try and calm my skin.Full name: CeraVe Renewing SA CleanserLength of Use: about a monthPackaging: similar to other classic CeraVa cleansers, like the hydrating and foaming cleansers, but a little bit less opaque? I'm not sure if that's how to describe it but it seems like it is a little bit of a sheer bottle. Is is pump dispensed.What I Bought it For: You know when you're in the middle of a huge breakout and you wander the aisles of Walgreens looking for something, anything, that might help? Yeah, that's why I bought this. I hadn't seen it before, I think it is relatively new, so I decided to give it a shot. I knew that Stridex has SA in it, and that helps me sometimes, so I thought it would be a good option.Positives: This cleanser definitely helped to stop my breakout in its tracks. White heads and deep fuckers had been developing daily, and sometimes hourly, for the previous week, but I noticed the morning after first use that nothing new had developed. That was huge. I kept using it and it has pretty much smoothed out the skin around the pimples that I'm nursing, and has even reduced their size. I really don't know what I would've done had I not tried out this cleanser. Also, I made a desperate derm appointment (you know the kind) in the middle of this breakout, and when I finally got in to see her she approved of the cleanser and said it's the same one she uses. That felt good. She also hooked me up with other fun prescriptions that I'm a week in on right now, which I plan to update on later. Still using the cleanser though, with Differin .03%, without too much drying so far.Negatives: I was very worried that I would dry out really quick with this cleanser, because it seems that every time I start an acne-specific cleanser (i.e. not an ultra-gentle, hydrating cleanser), my face ends up tight, dry and flakey. I, being impatient AF, started strong with twice a day use. Even with that ambitious, and foolish, approach, I didn't experience too much dryness. At first I was got a little dry around pimples that had already been there, but as my skin adjusted it went away. I use it twice a day still, and I have no problem with any dryness or tightness. Just be aware that it'll be an adjustment. I did not purge- I'm not sure if that's common with cleansers or not but it didn't happen here.Overall Opinion: I seriously think this salvaged my skin to be able to work on it again. It was breaking out so badly that I was afraid to try and treat it, so I kept a very very simple routine to give it time to heal. This helped to jump-start the healing process and stopped that breakout in its tracks. I would highly recommend this cleanser; if you are worried about the drying effect it might have, my derm said that doing it once a day (i.e. morning) and then alternating with the hydrating cleanser (i.e. evening), would help to combat that. Best of luck to all y'all, we are doing great sweeties.
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