As the winter is coming to an end, I've noticed some significant improvement in my skin and I've also noticed that for once in my life, I have remained faithful and/or loyal to a routine throughout the season.
In a nutshell, my skin is:
- Sensitive
- Oily/Combination
- Acne Prone
- Prone to redness and irritation
Not the easiest thing to work with.
I know that I don't have the worst skin, but it is by far NOT perfect. I used to get (especially in the winter time) really bad cystic zits at recurring areas, so whenever one heals, something will pop up right next to it. Generally it would take DAYS for it to fade or "mature enough" to pop. Sorry for the nasty visual.
I've finally found something that works for my skin, so much so that I use foundation sparingly now just for covering old scars and perhaps the occasional breakout.
On days when I'll be hitting the gym after work, I'll do steps 1, 2 and 3 right when I get home and apply a generic lotion just to keep my skin from feeling too tight. NEVER go work out with a full face. You need to let your pores breathe properly when you're sweating out all the toxins!
This routine has done me well in the past few months...and because I don't have any heavy moisturizers in my routine, I think I'll be able to continue using this routine throughout the spring and summer.
A little word of advice, if you ever want to switch up your skincare routine, do it one product at a time and allow it a testing (probatory if you will) period of approximately 3 months. Unless of course your skin freaks out within the first few days of using it. Allow your skin to take in all the benefits of the product before deciding whether you want to keep it permanently in your routine or drop it.
NEVER change your entire route one shot and don't change it frequently, otherwise you'll never know what truly works for your skin.
I hope this has been somewhat helpful to some of you!
Happy Thursday! - only 1 weekday left!
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