Skincare for Acne/Aging/Pigmentation- My History
Skincare for Acne/Aging/Pigmentation-
Here are photos from early 2016-
- Foaming Cleanser, dry with face towelBuffet and Niacinamide
- Buffet and Niacinamide plus Lactic Acid.
I was absolutely thrilled and swore my devotion to Deciem for all eternity….
Skincare for Acne/Aging/Pigmentation- Flailing in Ordinary Confusion!
- Foaming Cleanser of some sort, rinse with hot water, dry with hand towel,
- Matrixyl, Salicylic Acid,
- Neostrata Sheer Physical Protection SPF 50
- Foaming Cleanser/Face Scrub in the shower,
- Salicylic Acid, Alpha Arbutin, Lactic Acid
- Advanced Retinoid 2% or Vitamin C (Hylamide C25)
- BiWeekly AHA 30%/BHA 2% peel
I wasn’t paying particular attention to what I was using at any particular time and was changing things before I could get a sense of the effects they were having. Part of this is the fact that I’m a blogger, I need to try different things to review them. But it was to my skin’s detriment.
I was totally missing a few vital points- exfoliating and cleansing too much screws up your skin defence also, you need to provide skin with nutrition and hydration.
Skincare for Acne/Aging/Pigmentation- Hitting My Groove
- Oil Cleanse,
- Rinse with lukewarm water only, pat dry with separate soft face cloth (the Afterspa one is great),
- Immediately, before the skin dries out, Mist with SDSM by NIOD,
- 3 drops of Copper Amino Isolate Serum by NIOD patted to whole face,
- A couple of drops of NIOD Re Pigment to pigmented areas,
- 3 drops Multi Molecular Hyaluronic Complex gently patted in,
- Salicylic Acid To T zone and jawline,
- Azeleic Acid suspension to whole face apart from eye area,
- Hylamide Sub Q eyes to under eye area,
- Natural Moisturising Factors mixed with a couple of drops of Reservatol and Ferulic Acid to whole face,
- Neostrata Sheer Physical Protection spf 50
- Double Cleanse with Hylamide High Efficiency Cleanser and MZ Skin Cleanse and Clarify AHA Mask/Cleanser, rinse with lukewarm water, pat gently,
- Spritz with SDSM by NIOD,
- 3 drops of Copper Amino Isolate Serum by NIOD patted to whole face,
- A couple of drops of NIOD Re Pigment to pigmented areas,
- 3 drops Multi Molecular Hyaluronic Complex gently patted in,
- Salicylic Acid To T zone and jawline,
- Hylamide SubQ Eyes or NIOD Fractionated Eye Contour Concentrate,
- 5% Granactive Retinoid in Squalane to whole face or Alpha Lipoic Acid,
- EUK 134 0.1% Serum to whole face,
- Natural Moisturising Factors just before bed.
Twice weekly AHA 30% BHA 2% peel (after which I don’t use the Salicylic)
My skincare routine is a lot more involved, but it all has it’s place-
- The NIOD products serve to normalise and moisturise.
- The Salicylic Acid and Azeleic Acid treat my acne.
- The antioxidants- EUK 134 and Reservatol and Ferulic Acid prevent environmental damage and slow down skin aging.
- The Natural Moisturising Factors moisturises my skin and builds up the acid barrier with essential ingredients.
- The Retinoid normalises my skin and allows more favourable aging.
- The AHA peel is for exfoliating.
- The Azeleic, AHA peel and Retinoid will all help towards treating my pigmentation.
- The Re Pigment is new ish. I’m giving it a trial to see if it helps with pigmentation- I’ll report back with results.
Here are my most recent pics, since starting to use NIOD/upping my game-