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Acne- Friendly Products
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items As an esthetician student who had cystic hormonal acne, I can proudly suggest and recommend what I used to clear my skin. This list has taken over 4 years to build, nothing but amazing results from the products that I used.
Sections
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Cleanse
Tone
Serums
Moisture
Sun care
Cleanse
Cleansing your skin is a very important part of your routine, after a days work, you need to remove any excess oils and make up from your skin. Here I have listed a basic cleansing routing and a few other things to elevate your cleanse routine.
I started using this and within 2 weeks of day and night application I was able to see results. I wet my face and then rub it into my skin like any other soap, however I don't rinse it of, I leave it on as a mask until it dried. This is the lower dos...
PanOxyl 4% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Wash Creamy
Benzoyl Peroxide is a drying ingredient with antibacterial purposed, it helps target existing and prevents up coming acne. I recommend using the stronger dosage only one time per day, first rubbing it into your wet skin then leaving it on as a mask.
PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide
The forbidden! Unless you use it right, a scrub purpose is to assist in unclogging pores, use this scrub once a week followed by a face mask to help target acne.
St. Ives Blackhead Scrub, Green Tea
I recommend using this twice a week, to prevent drying out your skins barrier. Apply a thin layer, leave on for 10 minutes then rinse.
De La Cruz Sulfur Ointment
Instead of drowning your face in water, use these compressed sponges that expand once wet too gently remove any step of your cleansing routine. They are reusable, just sterilize at minimum with some soapy water.
Natural Cellulose Face Sponge
Tone
Tonners help clean of all the extra spots that you make have missed. Here are a few toners that are best friend to acne and oily skin.
Acne prone skin means you are greasy skinned, this is perfect for oily skin and acne prone skin. It firstly matifies the skin and is infused with Zinc which actually is an ingredient that helps the fight against acne. Lightly spray across your face a...
La Roche-Posay Serozinc Face Toner
More affordable toner I first used when discovering my personal face care routine, I used to drown my face in it because of how good it made my skin look and feel.
Neutrogena Alcohol-Free Daily Face Toner
Serums
With Benzoyl Peroxide we stand. Use this as your spot serum for acne and watch them start to disappear.
Neutrogena Rapid Clear Stubborn Acne
I don't go by dermatologist recommended, I go by ingredients, I use this as my nightly serum every single night and unless I get something better, I swear by this product.
CeraVe Acne Control Gel AHA + BHA
Cover up your acne before going to bed with this, which you are able to cut down to size, in the morning, it would have pulled out the gunk from the head of the acne. You'll just need to extract the rest.
Hydrocolloid Patch
Moisture
As oily girls, our dream is to have stop the extra shine, however we do need moisture too. Here I have listed repair creams, day creams and lighter creams
My holy grail when my skin barrier is damaged. I am the cake and this is my icing. I use at night after my serums have been absorbed.
Avène Cicalfate
Affordable daily light moisturizer, as a greasy girl this is the truth, it won't leave my greasy skin looking as shiny as other moisturizers, plus it contains niacinamide
Simple Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser]
I tried this deep healing cream on my boyfriend the one time he allowed me to and over night his face appeared much healthier, he works in construction and is always exposed the sun, so the barrier was slightly damaged, instant over-night healing.
Cicaplast Balm B5 UV SPF 50 Soothing Therapeutic Multi-Purpose Cream - La Roche-Posay
Just the Cicaplast Balm that helps with restoring the skin healthy barrier
Cicaplast Balm B5 Soothing Therapeutic Multi Purpose Cream - La Roche-Posay
Sun care
As we gather her today, we lay to rest the extra shine on our skin and bring to life protectant from the sun
If I could go without ever facing the sun I would, but in the meantime I use the highest SPF I can find which also is for oily prone skin.
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Clear Skin SPF 60
This is my back up sun protectant that I leave in the car, just incase I forgot the one I left home. It has a mattyifing effect after it dires down, I appreciate has it helps me look less oily.
Ultra fluid invisible spf50