As a teenager I didn’t have access yet to all the information there is nowadays, online and at the dermatologist . I stared getting pimples there and there, big ones on the chin, large pores on the nose with blackheads and whiteheads and whatnot. Shiny forehead and nose, occasional breakouts that would put my confidence down and make me more shy than I was already. What I was told was that I needed to clean good the skin with astringent products( like grease stripping acne soaps, will not give names, it amazes me that they still sell these to teenagers) , use clay masks , put THOOTHPASTE on the zits , salicylic acid, Zynerit and that was pretty much it. My skin would get dehydrated and thennnnn…it would release more sebum, get irritated, breakout and the cycle would get repeated on and on, leaving me with scars, both on the skin and mind.
Fast forward, some years later, I got in a period of adult acne where I would have some huge zits on my chin, painful and leaving me with huge scars. I gave up milk products for a year( because of the lactose) and I got into the French pharmacy trend that SAVED my skin . i am talking LA ROCHE POSAY, AVENE, BIODERMA, VICHY. Forever grateful and better later than never.
My skin is combination skin type. My skin needs a gentle double cleanse (Bioderma Sensibio or Clinique Take the day off cleansing balm, depending the season, will link down + a gentle soap, no SLS , no perfume, no parabens) , a soothing toner and hydration.
