Finally i have the right mood to write this properly. i'll be breaking this post into a few sections to make it look more organized.
Section 1: Why
My previous routine was perfect but there come a time where i just felt so lazy and i need to reduce the amount of products.
Then, money issues. Skin care is expensive and i think everyone agrees with me. You see, i saw some people actually dont give much damn about skin care because for them, their skin is good enough and the money spent for skin is not worth it. Lemme tell you, your skin may look BOMB right now, once you lost the elasticity of it, YOU'LL BE DAMN. I mean it.
But i cant deny that im also a cheapskate. In a good way. I looked for cheaper products and have similar effect. Here I am with a new routine!
The least thing you could do is reduce the amount of products used.
I was kinda worried about putting too much chemicals on my face so i turned to water based products because it is easier to come out and will not clogged your pores too much. I it still clog your pores even putting on powders. I just need it to wear off easily. Also, since lately i wanted to avoid using any wet tissues on my face, because the cheap ones are usually not 100% alcohol free, i wanted to remove it easily with water as i take ablution.
Section 2: Disclaimer
Firstly, I do my OWN research about how it may suit MY SKIN.
Secondly, this routine is not suitable for people who wanted to HEAL A CHRONIC SKIN CONDITION. I mean here, if your skin suffer tremendous amount of acne and redness etc etc, this is not here to help you. This routine is more to MAINTAINING a healthy skin and IMPROVE any minor acne problems.
I do believe that investing on expensive products for terrible skin condition is a must because I, myself started that way. Of course with research.
I would highly recommend you to see ANY dermatologist if your condition is dire. Even i visits the dermatologist for some skin problem.
Most of the products that i used had already been patch tested to me. Maybe ill explain that later.
Section 3: How to take care of your skin (a bit of tips fr experience)
1. It is true, avoid touching your face too much.
2. Wash your face at least 1 minute with your cleanser.
3. Do not forget moisturising your face and apply SUNBLOCK before going out.
4. If possible, reduce your make up. I personally go to class bare face for awhile or just some loose powder instead of foundation powder.
5. Stress could totally lead to break outs so if you are feeling stressed out, wear mask or anything to detox your face more often. It could at least decrease it.
6. If you have any 'prohibited' meals that could lead to breaking out like nuts or dairy (individually specific) so avoid it.
7. Change your pillow case more often or you may put on some light cotton towel on your pillowcase and change it more often. Means anything you lay on to sleep, just change it more often. Im not gonna tell you everyday or week, because some of us as just lazy ass, just more often than you usually do.
im not here to tell you to drink more plain water, sleep enough yada yada because even I CANT DO THAT.
Section 4: Routine + Products
If you are from my IG audiences, you know what products that ive been using. Ill just put some details here.
AM routine
Wash my face with my cleanser.
With dry face, apply toner.
As it dry, apply essence.
Apply moisturizer.
Apply sunblock.
Optional: Apply any acne cream on any spot acne.
This is MY OWN BELIEF AND GENERAL explanation of the routine.
I used a mild cleanser to remove any debris on my face. The toner to clear out any dirt that the cleanser cannot remove. The essence is more like vitamin for the skin,, , essence is for anti-aging, glowing and brightening. Moisturizer speaks of itself and UV protections of course sunblock.
This is a very general routine.
Toner will dry your face so avoid using it alone.
Moisturizer i used is gel and water based, this product that i used it SO EXPENSIVE, after the cleanser, you may choose other brands or actually as long as its a moisturizer your face can handle, you'll do fine. The sunblock is also a water based because it will be less tacky and easily to come off if you wash your face. It will avoid you face fr feeling too oily FROM THE PRODUCT.
Most of the product available in watson/ guardian.
Sunblock 35-40. Essence 15++. Toner 40++. Moisturizer 60-70 (depend if have sale or not).
PM routine
Wash my face with just water. I had stopped using any cleanser at night. It happened when i got allergic reaction for the first time on my eye area due to this scrub.
actually, i was advised to use cetaphil but i didnt change to it because that is the only thing the dr would ALWAYS recommend.
I would dry my face with any tissue or cotton wool (because the tissue finish) then i'll apply the spray for moisturizing and the oil.
Honestly, the oil works wonder! I had a few pimples overnight (few weeks ago) and as i apply the oil, the pimple shrink. A few times, the pimple actually disappear overnight. It depends on how your skin react to it.
Rosehip seed oil is known for antibacterial effect so i guess it relief the pimple cause by bacterial.
The reason why i used mario spray it is actually because i was saving my moisturiser (LOL). My, neutrogena gel cost me 60-70 per pack while mario cost 35. Mario was also good for setting make up. I would used it most of the time especially if i feel my skin dehydrated.
Dont get me wrong, it is good to actually wash your face with cleanser, tone it yada yada. I just dont feel like it because we sleep, we need our skin to be hydrated and protected from dirt. Your skin will totally excrete (not sure, i mean here mengeluarkan), oils like detox your face naturally. I know how advertising would say, AM and PM.
Let me put it out there, if you feel your skin does not benefit from multiple application then dont. Another reason behind this, my cleanser was expensive. FYI, i still used krave matcha which cost 85-90 so i was planning to save it. Besides, i applied a lot of things before and nothing much changes with my face. You must take note about your sleeping style. For me, i would definitely smug my face while sleeping so the products will transfer to my pillow case. Imagine whole lot of it transfer and you are some lazy ass like me who dont really change pillow case that often.
This is me okay, no peer pressure. LOL
Last product is this. I was prescribed this cream. You can totally buy it without prescriptions tho. I was prescribed because i when to see the doctor for other condition but by that time i was having a break out (due to stress), he then prescribed me this. I was a bit offended but hey, you paid rm5 for it. ( malaysian have quite cheap and reasonable price for health care in government hospitals)
Available in pharmacy. Price range 10-20 ( berbelas x silap).
I guess, that is all.
I dont explain the details of the products because you can read it in the label if you ever wanted to buy it.
This works on my skin. I would prefer if you patch test it on your skin first. Apply on other part of body at least overnight to see any reaction.
Last section: Patch test
So, if you visits the dermatologist in gov hospital, their patch test required 5 days straight of procedure.
1st day, they will apply a patch on your body probably in back area. You need to bring ALL the products you are using. Skin care products. You must ensure it is dry all the time so try not to sweat too much and avoid that particular spot when bathing.
3rd day, you will come back to open your patch and observed. you may bath freely but do not scratch on that area.
5th day, you come back for final recheck and if any redness or allergic reaction should be obvious.
You can do it on yourself if you are trying new product, just leave in on any part of your body (except face) for overnight or so. Then observe.
Just wanna add a bit. Applying scrub on your face even the finest one could still cause micro-tears on the surface of your face. You can still apply it but do it once in 3 days or once in a week. The effect of scrub still can be beneficial as it could be skin-softening and get rid of dry skin.
I hope you find what's the best for you :)
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