Been there, my mother is a huge skin care freak.
But honestly besides skin care products, the most important and effective way of keeping the skin clear and also better looking than most is all about what you consume and do with your body.
Avoiding carbs, wheat, sugary foods, high sodium foods
Avoiding milk or light chocolate
Exercise
And drinkin...... reply
Just fyi acne can respond to different treatments depending on the person. I usually rec starting with a hydrating BHA (also called salicylic acid), also you can try retinol which also helps with post inflammatory hyper pigmentation. Sulfur treatments can be very helpful as well. I don’t love benzyl peroxide bc it’s so drying but some ppl say i...... reply
Stick to a simple (2-3 steps) face routine. a facial cleanser with acne medication in it, this over the counter acne medication I use called rugby, w benzoyl peroxide in it, and a good moisturizer did wonders for my skin. Really, a simple skin care routine you keep up with can help slot more than you realize. Also, after sweating or getting your fa...... reply
SAME SHIT HAPPENING TO ME RN OMG, I’ve had naturally clear skin my entire life and I’ve seriously have only ever used water. But towards the end of the summer my skin started breaking out in slow bits, and i was using sm stuff that fucked up my skin barrier. Right now I’m trying panoxyl, and i just started so I’m going through a purging per...... reply
A lot of acne problems come from internal issues like your gut and hormones, if you're a girl drink a lotttt of spearmint tea, it blocks androgens which are male hormones that increase during teen years and that causes acne, it also helps regulate oil production. Also a good probiotic supplement helps and slowly try cutting out sugar and dairy and...... 1 reply
Girl i thought that too and here i am in my junior year w/ acne battle scars, persisting redness and whiteheads
Its okay mama, just cleanse your skin, maybe use som salicylic acid and moisturizer and you all good, any more than that and your skin barrier is fucked. reply
