Hello again! Yesterday I posted a quick celebratory update on achieving a skincare regimen that works for me, and as promised, here it is. First of all, skincare has always been a sore subject because at the age of 20, I experienced my first crazy outbreak. I think I realized that my skin was finally changing and a quick wash wasn't going to do it anymore. I tried several products, but nothing really worked for me and either caused outbreaks in new areas or gave me these awesome acne scars we all love. Everything was simply too harsh for my skin and I grew very afraid of trying and testing new products out. I knew to get my skin used to a routine meant having to try a product out over and over again, but I simply did not have the patience for that haha. Along the way, I did find products that I knew FOR SURE made me break out and quickly eliminated those from the puzzle.
Defeated, I wrote down where I broke out the most, what I felt was different when I did break out (i.e. stress) and how long pimples would remain on my face. In one last effort to resolve this myself, before heading to a dermatologist, I took another stroll down the skincare aisle at my local Target, and decided to try three Neutrogena products. I picked up Neutrogena Naturals Fresh Cleansing + Makeup Remover, Neutrogena Naturals Acne Foaming Scrub and Neutrogena's oil free Acne Stress Control Triple-Action Toner. One to leave makeup on the entire day, I began removing my makeup as soon as I got home. Skin needs to breathe and I didn't realize how much I was clogging my skin with makeup -yikes! Anyway, my skincare regimen began like this:
1. I removed my makeup with the Fresh Cleansing + Makeup Remover. This felt extremely smooth on my skin and I really did see the difference when I washed my face off.
2. Next, I scrubbed my face with the Acne Foaming Scrub, and per the label, it is clinically proven acne medicine that treats and helps prevent breakouts. I've read this tons of times before, but maybe I just scrubbed extra hard to get all up in there!
3. I poured a decent amount of the Triple-Action Toner over a cotton ball and rubbed it along my face until the cotton ball came back clear. I think this was the game changer for me. Even though I thought my face was clean after the cleanser, it still needed extra cleansing.
4. Not pictured is an Aveeno moisturizer that I use and love! You can shop that here.
So after a few days of repeating this day and night, I really started to see a major difference. I swear it felt like I had a new pimple somewhere on my face every single week. I went a whole month without breaking out until I realized that it had to have been these new products. It was actually kind of funny because one of my best friends made a comment about my skin, and that's when I realized I hadn't even broken out. Nothing has changed since I began this regimen other than adding water to my cycle. I know drinking water and staying hydrated is another huge piece to achieving perfect skin, so I started to be way more mindful of my H2O intake. Anyway, my lesson here is to be patient. I can't tell you guys how many products I went through to finally feel like I have control of my skin. I'm not afraid to try new makeup out or add fun oils to my face either because I feel confident in my little skincare weapons. I know everyone's skin is different, but if you are struggling to find products that could help your skin out, give these a try! You never know, they might be what you were looking for. Happy cleansing, loves.
Xo,
Melissa Victoria
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