scheherezhad: five various makeup brushes with different pigment powders on them (brushes)
scheherezhad ([personal profile] scheherezhad) wrote in [community profile] product_junkies2012-02-19 11:05 pm
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I sometimes get curious about random things, so I have a question for the comm:

What's the best product/routine you've found for your skin?


For me, it's been using witch hazel as a toner, and treating blemishes with salicylic acid or sulfur products. I'm more into the cosmetics part of product addiction than I am skincare, so I've never really had a skincare routine. I don't often go buy skin products until it's necessary, but I'll almost always try something new when I need them.

That's how I found that sulfur works for me, by trying e.l.f.'s mineral blemish powder (active ingredient: sulfur 3%) on a whim and finding that it soothed my eruptions, sometimes even making smaller spots disappear overnight. Having had luck with that, I tried their Zit Zapper (active ingredient: salicylic acid 1%), figuring that since it was $1US, it wasn't a big deal if it was a dud. It also makes many of my small spots disappear, though it's a tossup on larger ones; sometimes it diminishes them, sometimes it brings them to a head.

The witch hazel was sort of a roundabout discovery. I had seen it recommended as a toner for ages, but I initially bought it in hopes of it soothing some chronic itching on my legs (which it has helped with, a bit). Once I started using it regularly as a toner, though, I suddenly saw a marked improvement in my skin. I used to have a lot of small, random breakouts, but after a couple of months of witch hazel, those stopped almost entirely. Now I only tend to break out right before my period, or when I can't keep my hands off my face.

My next notion is that when I run out of the commercial cleansers I've been using, I'll give oil cleansing a go.

So what about you all? Any successes, or are you still searching for the right things?
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[personal profile] karenarthur 2012-02-20 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
I have had terrible gross adult acne since I turned 20; I've tried benzoyl peroxide in every strength, salicylic acid, sulfur, retinoid cream, antibiotics, etc etc. Nowadays I keep things mostly under control with flax oil and accuflora probiotics, and I have found that AHA cream is the only topical treatment that's ever seemed to make a huge difference.

I use Olay sensitive skin wash with their scrubby spinny brush aparatus, Boots Expert sensitive skin toner, Alpha Hydrox 10% Anti-Wrinkle cream or the generic Walgreens AHA Cream, and then Neutrogena liquid sunblock. In the evening I do the same thing, but use Neutrogena retinol anti-wrinkle cream instead of my spf. My skin looks great for the first time in ages.
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[personal profile] thejeopardymaze 2012-02-21 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
Diet can be a factor, depending on the person. I no longer drink low or non-fat dairy, cut down on sugar, and eat a lot more saturated fats now. When it comes to cleansers, I never use anything foaming, oily stuff seems to work pretty well for my face for some reason. Your mileage may vary.