My face is never dry or matte should be the right word, oh yeah! It is matte just after I have applied powder but give it 30 minutes to 1 hour and my face is shiny like a frying pan with oil. and the other issue with my face is that it is mega sensitive. I use facial products with utmost care. In September I just applied a very tiny amount of Vaseline intensive’s cocoa butter that I use on my body for 2 days and you should have since the major breakouts. It was terrible!
It won’t be such a worry for me if all I had to deal with was acne because I know it would eventually go or the oily face (recently found out that people with oily face look younger than their ages because it appears to age at a slower rate than other skin……that is good news for when I am older *winks) but my face also scars easily. I know I have a nasty, very nasty habit of touching my face and picking my pimples but I had tried not picking or touching my face when I had some zits and it still scarred!
However like I said my face is
almost zit free but not scar free (short of bleaching or chemical peel I don’t
know how to get rid of the scars), so I decided I should share my facial
regimen with you guys incase there is anybody out there that is experiencing
some serious acne. I am not saying you should follow my regimen or use the
products I use but I think it can help someone find their own regimen.
From L to R: Beauty Formula's Facial Scrub, Clean and clear Blackhead Eraser, Beauty Formula's Oil control wash and Green Close up
- Every morning I wet my face and use a very mild facial scrub and leave it for a while before I wash it off while having my bath. I use clean and clear’s blackhead eraser right now but I have used Neutrogena’s scrub (can’t remember the name right now but that seems to be a very good scrub) and beauty formula’s oil control facial scrub. The difference between these scrubs and others like the apricot scrub is that it have very tiny/fine granules that won’t irritate blemish prone skins so are better in helping to remove dead cells.
- Wash my face with mild
toilet soap or an oil control facial cleanser. I heard that African black
soap is wonderful in taking of skin issues so I should be switching to my
family’s favorite soap (as soon as I am through with my present soap).
- Soak a cotton ball with a toner and clean my face. Right now I am using clean and clear’s deep cleaning astringent but I also have Noxzema astringent which I have used for years. These astringents have 2% salicylic acid which might be a little strong for some people but it is perfect for me. Salicylic acid is effective in taking care of acne. There are other astringents with less alcohol and salicylic acid so you need to find out which works for you without causing damage to your skin.
- I apply a small amount of 10% benzoyl peroxide
lotion afterwards, the brand I presently use is clearex 10.
That is all I do in the mornings, in
the night I try to make sure that I never sleep with my make-up on (there are
exceptions when I am on night call, I don’t wash my face then) and I clean my face
with an astringent.
I have to say this though, doing all
these for a few days or weeks and relenting won’t take care of your acne. Trust
me I know, my face became clear when I started following my regimen
consistently. You have to follow through for months even when you face is clear.
So how do I keep my oil away from my
face? I don’t! I have no idea how to prevent my face from shining (especially
at work). I am currently trying something that has helped in keeping it matte
for up to 5 hours but I need up to 8 hours without any further application of
powder.
Here is my oil blotting/suspending
regimen:
Oil Mattifier
- After applying the
benzoyl peroxide, I apply a cream called Shirley. Don’t know what is
inside or how it works but I know my mum used to use it on her face alone
when I was younger and her acne scars cleared up.
- I then apply a very light coating of an oil free moisturizer, I am using beauty formula brand.
- I apply a generous
amount of an oil mattifier from Mary Kay brand but I am on the lookout for
other brands. I would love to get an oil free primer too (it has been said
to help reduce the shine).
So there you have it folks, my
beauty routine in full. However the best thing i noticed that helps is
scrubbing, washing, toning and leaving my face free of any make up. I like days when
I don’t have to do anything on my face and just let my skin breathe.
Oh! By the way, I also try to apply
a facial mask at least once a month (it should be once or twice a week but I am
so lazy with that part). I use egg white and tissue paper or Mary kay’s clarifying
mask. And I also use close up green toothpaste on those painful big zits to try and
hasten their disappearance (yes! I said toothpaste. It has been known to work
and it does work but not for all types of acne).
Mary Kay's Clarifying mask
Mary Kay's Clarifying mask
Hope you ladies (and some guys)
learnt a bit from my acne bursting regimen and find something helpful. Please if
you have any questions, just write them in the comments options and I would be
sure to answer to the best of my abilities.
Luv ya,
Petite Diva.
P.S: I have added new pages to my
blog, you can check out the archives page for previous posts, pictures for
various crazy pictures that I would upload and the video page. The blog is
still in progress but I am happy with how far I have come. I hope you guys like
it though.
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