Beauty Tips For Body Care
I'm coming up on three years of maintaining a skincare routine, and boy howdy has it been a roller coaster. I was once a naive young woman who thought that Saint Ives apricot scrub was a good product.What a sweet summer child I was.I felt, that, it be nice to share what I've learned in these three years with all of you, if to help anyone else avoid my mistakes.To start:Less is more, but more is not always less.Personally, I've shaved my skincare my routine down to four simple steps:CleanserTonerSerumMoisturizerI've found that keeping my routine as simple as possible has helped me keep up with it (and afford it), but I've also noticed that other people could achieve similar or better results with more product than I am personally using. Using fewer products can help your skin, but it isn't bad to have an extensive routine. What works, works.F*ck cotton rounds for toner.Wash your hands and apply that stuff with your hands. You'll save money and product. If you absolutely need them, get reusable ones.Wash your sheets. No, seriously.A lot of people on this sub attest to improved skin condition when they wash their sheets more often. It works, in my experience. I now have two sheet sets that I rotate between during the week, and my backne and facial acne has really improved since doing that.Alcohol is not your friend. Generally.I find that any product that has alcohol in it dries my skin out and messes with my moisture barrier. Fatty alcohols are great! Love them! Just stay away from the non-fatty ones.Find your skin type!Are you sensitive? Oily? A combination of dry and oily? Acne prone? Finding out exactly what your skin type is helps your chances of improving it. It took me a while to figure out I had combination acne-prone skin, but since finding that out I've been able to pinpoint products that help my skin type instead of hurting it. For example, I can't have fragrance in my products as my skin is sensitive, but I can use oils on my face to help with dryness. My acne is hormonal and microbial, so using birth control and disinfecting acne products (tea tree oil, benzoyl peroxide) helps a lot.Your clothes could be the problem.Booooooy howdy, I had to change what kind of clothes I wear because of skin problems. I noticed that fabric that doesn't breathe (spandex, stretchy stuff, ya know) made my acne worse. Cottons and polyesters that let my skin breathe keep me from breaking out as much.Progress is a tango that never ends.I will likely be working on my skin care routine for the rest of my life. Eventually my skin will change. I'll get older, develop fine lines. I'll make a step forward and then two back. But that is okay. Progress is not always linear in skin care, but it will happen. Embrace the tango, my friends. Don't be afraid to research new things, and try different methods to get results. In the words of the Great Miss Frizzle, "Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!"That's all I have for now. I hope this testament will be helpful for someone on here.
Girls Blog 2015
Submitted by hearteyesandfries
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