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product_junkiesI 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?
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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Date: 2012-02-20 07:34 am (UTC)I've gone through phases where I used anti-blemish/clarifying cleansers, as well as cleansing oils, but they only seems to make my congestion worse.
My current routine*:
Morning
Botani Purity Facial Cleanser
Shu Uemura Depsea Hydrability Moisturizing Lotion, or whatever lotion I have lying around
EmerginC Vitamin C Serum
Eisenberg Eye Contour Gel
Avene Hydrance Optimale Riche
Clinique City Block
By Terry Baume de Rose Crystal SPF15 to prep lips before lipstick
After work
Bioderma, to remove makeup
KORA Organics Luxurious Rosehip Oil, a couple of drops, pressed into damp, cleansed skin with hands
Evening
Trilogy Cream Cleanser, wiped off with a hot muslim cloth
Shu Uemura Depsea Hydrability Moisturizing Lotion
Chantecaille Retinol Intense // Ultraceuticals Even Skintone Serum, on alternating nights
La Roche Posay Effaclar AI, if I have any breakouts
Huiles & Baumes Face Smoothing Serum, a facial oil, but only in winter when I get very dry patches
Avene Hydrance Optimale Riche
Bod Lip Balm, after brushing my teeth
Weekly
Sisley Botanical Face Mask with Tropical Resins
*I blog about beauty, so I'm constantly testing new products, which is why my routine is a lot more elaborate than any normal person's would actually need to be.