I have a history of acne and an even bigger history of spending lots of money and caking all different products on my face. Yes this does make it worse but I figured if I was being pro-active maybe it would eventually help. I have had light therapy to chemical peels to medicine oh and how could I forget the Accutane (the so called miracle drug). By the way Accutane works for maybe 6 months not forever and most people have long term effects from it so I advice AGAINST IT! So I finally got the bright idea of leaving my poor face alone. First I tried washing it only at night with soap and in the morning with just water but bacteria is bacteria. Even though my face was not as dry I would still get EVIL pimples. Then I was introduced to Mint Julep Mask (totally got it Walgreens) I think it was less then $5.00. Back to my secret... Shh...
I wash my face with very gentle face soap made for eczema (NeoStrata) and original Olay lotion (not the stuff with all sort of chemicals that claim to make you younger) and last but most important is the Queen Helena Mint Julep Mask 1x a week (preferably night before date night he.. he..). At First you might break out a little but this is just your poors starting to clear out so be patient. Come on you have been dealing with it this long why not wait a couple more days
In the words of my Biology teacher, "If your breaking out in your 20's and beyond chances are you are over washing your face".
While sun dries out your pores it also makes your skin produce more oil to make up for the lost oil, just like over washing your face.
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