Beauty Tips For Body Care
So many of us here come here because we obviously have an interest in skin health, appearance, or naturally both. I love the chemistry side of things and try to keep my skincare hobby health-focused but I will not sit here and pretend that vanity doesn't play a part in my decision to constantly tweak my routine.I have a friend we will call her "A" and she has always had the most beautiful skin but has never really been into skincare and barely ever wears makeup. She basically is about as interested in skincare as my skincare-unaware boyfriend who thinks shampoo = face wash and body wash and shampoo and that one should only buy body lotions in pump bottles for facial usage since "it's cheaper and it's all the same stuff anyway".A and I were talking over video chat about things and skincare came up since I mentioned that I was trying a new sunscreen (which is why I looked like Casper the Ghost or an extra from Memoirs of a Geisha) and we got into skincare and makeup talk and she basically admitted to having a regimen that consists of CeraVe AM, a very cheap mineral oil based moisturizer sold here in Canada (Marcelle Moisture Cream) at night and that she washes her face with fragrance-free glycerin soap when she can remember but mostly water. She said she owns a tube if Finacea but uses it only a few nights a week since she forgets.Me: o_0Part of me when I hear things like this makes me think that so much of skin health is genetic and that maybe all these toners lotions and potions are doing nothing if not exacerbating problems for so many of us.My dermatologist (Russian woman...no bullshit attitude) was very clear that she is 100% anti serums and OTC popular ingredients like niacinamide or Vitamin C - her instructions were "You use moisturizer with SPF oil-free only with Finacea in the AM and tretinoin in the PM after Cetaphil Cliniderm or CeraVe face wash no cleansing oil no YouTube or TikTok garbage" -- she said I could use thermal water spray if I wanted and I asked why "because it is benign and won't compromise the treatment plan I am giving you but will give you the impression that you are using another fancy product since this seems to be important to you" - she evidently has many patients who come in talking about what Dr Dray Hyram blah blah all said they should use and is over it. Her parting words of advice "I am a medical dermatologist only interested in your skin health I am not interested in helping people to look like fake people from the internet it is all a sham"I even asked her about water resistant proper high PPD sunscreen and she said "Are you outside training for Olympic kayaking team on a lake at noon? Are you running in an open field during the afternoon? No? Then let me know when you are and you should then use a water resistant high PPD sunscreen. This is unnecessary for sitting on a computer all day even near a window"Anyway both of these recent experiences have me eyeing the 3 serums on my vanity, the tubes of Rx tretinoin (two strengths to alternate!), Finacea, my 10290940192302 sunscreens that are never quite perfect enough for me in my attempt to go super ultra high PPD with an elegant finish....my different moisturizers for different days and different humidity levels, my toners....I look at all of it and with the exception maybe of the sunscreens (some of which are so irritating to remove that I question if the cleansing process is worse than the sun damage from using a lower PPD easy to remove sunscreen) I think "Is this all a waste of money?"Does anyone else have these thoughts?
Girls Blog 2015
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