Beauty Tips For Body Care
Disclaimer: This is not to offend any product or person who is aligned to or comfortable with those words. You do you. Each to its own. This is just my experience. Long post ahead.Let's start by talking about my skin. Acne throughout puberty. Oily af. Tried dermatologists. Basic salicylic acid creams and gel face washes and what not. Tried chemical peeling during college. Worked ohk. Gave me hyperpigmentation around my lips which took few years to go. Tried natural remedies as it's common from where I come from. Practically had no skincare routine and didn't know you should have one. Basically a young adult trying to figure out anything and everything that worked. The vast world of Internet and information tricked me into those natural is good, clean is in philosophy.And so started my journey of searching for sustainable, clean, organic products that worked. I am a person who will research every ingredient. I am from the chemical field background and to look back and think why did I buy into this makes me so mad. So because anything and everything broke me out, I thought it's the 'toxic' ingredients. Those products I bought broke my wallet but I still wanted to try it. Nothing changed. It might be my fault I know but trust me I tried every fancy product out there including those pricier hair products. One day I got fed up because that lifestyle is not for everyone who doesn't have spare money to buy products worth hundreds and that means lots of people like me. I say lifestyle because it certainly felt like it. Pressure of finding something clean and natural and also what works was horrible. I stressed so much. One day somehow I found some YouTube videos and my world changed. Thank God for YouTube algorithm. I started using basic drugstore products and ingredients that work. My general physician helped me so much I can't even describe. I now have a skincare routine that works(no acne yay me), didn't break my wallet (thank God) and also makes me feel good about myself without all the pressure.Now let's talk what I learned in this process. There is no definition of the words natural, clean or organic that is same for all the companies. The reason I say this is you might find regular definitions, but what it means for various companies is not defined. No regulations. Most of the brands had an agenda of putting the tag of clean and selling it because it was in and no research or effort whatsoever by them. I get the cruelty free thing and sustainable packaging but the products itself need a lot of research and trials before they can actually work. I am not against environment but a product should at least do what it is meant to do. Most of them were filled with fragrance and essential oils which have no regulations or research as skincare ingredients which are demonized like silicones. I damaged my skin barrier with tea tree oil with grapeseed oil. There should be regulation on blog posts too who post about their experiences. I know it sounds crazy but how many teenagers go through it and practice those DIYs without proper knowledge. You don't know the blogger has really truthful or not. I know as a viewer I should have been more aware. I found quiet a few of them who turned out to be fake.This needs to be said often and louder 'THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NATURAL ORGANIC CLEAN'. EVERYTHING IS MADE UP OF CHEMICALS.Some takeaways from my experience would be: 1. Silicones are not bad. You need them to lock the moisture in. 2. Mineral oil / petroleum jelly is not going to kill you. 3. No fragrance is good even if natural if you can't tolerate it. This goes for essential oils. There are meant to be smelled not put on your damn face. 4. Those natural organic clean products can be very drying sometimes for sensitive skin. 5. Do not buy into this craze like I did. 6. If something works for you, do it. Don't feel the pressure by anyone you have a obligation to use those products and you are not a bad person for using them. 7. Follow what your doctor says. Not the internet Doctor, the real one.I hope this helps someone and it feels so good to get it out of my chest. I feel a stone lifted off my chest. So glad to have this community to share it with. ♥️
Girls Blog 2015
Submitted by iAriel20
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