[Personal] After 8 years of insecurity about my skin due to severe acne and oiliness, I finally found an affordable, simple regimen that works for me :)

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Hello everyone! This is the very first time I’ve posted any review about skincare and products in general, so this is honestly saying something lol. Just hope I can help other people out the way the advice I’ve found online thru the years has helped me :)I started getting severe acne when I was in my tween years. It got pretty bad in high school. I’d pick at my skin and had had cystic acne and oily skin in the T-zone. I would cry so much about how bad my skin was and compare it all the time to others’.I started seeing a dermatologist and got prescribed minocycline and tretinoin. It worked wonders but I couldn’t sustain an antibiotic for an elongated period of time. So I relapsed pretty badly. I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror.I started seeing another derm and they prescribed me spironolactone because the acne was cystic and mostly hormonal (esp because I’m on birth control atm). This helped out with cysts but surface acne and oiliness really benefitted from the products I started using recently!Let me say that throughout these 8 years, I’ve probably spent $1000 or more on skincare products: dermatologist recommended drug store brands to Korean skincare and luxury brands. I tried literally everything... A lot of them were okay but nothing compared to now. I found a brand called The Ordinary at Sephora. Mostly attracted to it because of cost! It’s pretty affordable (all my products are under $10 and oddly specifically priced, as you will see below) even compared to drugstore brands. So I impulse bought a whole regimen lol.Current regimen:Ok this one isn’t The Ordinary but I found that a simple face wash works best. I use Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Face Cleanser - $4.80 from the drugstore.And then... drumroll please...Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 - $6.80Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 10% - $7.09100% Plant-Derived Squalane - $7.90Night and daytime. Daytime I have used the same sunscreen for years, Cotz Face Natural Skin Tone SPF 40 which was recommended by the derm. A little on the pricier side ($24 for a tube) but honestly my OG ride or die for years.Also sometimes use the High Adherence Silicone Primer - $4.90 also from The Ordinary. It has a nice smooth feel but I don’t necessarily use it everyday/think it’s something special.I use some masks from time to time and I keep my makeup to a minimum if possible. The sunscreen is matte so it’s pretty good with controlling shine.Combining this with spironolactone and NO PICKING has really been the best regimen I’ve ever had and I couldn’t be happier with my skin :)Happy to help if you want anymore clarifications or advice! Just want to spread the good news to people with skin like mine who are going thru thru the same struggles❣️
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