For as long as I could remember, Iāve struggled with my skin. There were always good days and bad daysā¦and the bad days would usually turn into bad weeks.
My face began breaking out when I was in the 6th grade. I would never forget the day I saw the first cluster of little red acne bumps appear on my once perfect cheeks and forehead. I went crazy! I thought I was having an allergic reaction to oreos! I cried so hysterically that my teacher dismissed me from class for the rest of the day. Little did I know, this would be the first of many horrible breakouts.
In highschool, my skin seemed to throw temper tantrums on a regular basis. My parents were all about being ānaturalā. They brought me oatmeal soap, black soap, witch hazel, and lots of cocoa and shea butter. However, to no avail did any of those things work for my stubborn skin. It was during my sophmore year that I decided I needed to take control of my skin and tried my first round of acne medications. (Which I purchased with my own money)
I quickly went through an array of over the counter medicationsā¦from Noxema, to Clearasil, to Natureās Cure.(Remember that stuff?) Nothing seemed to work for me.
Proactiv was the next product I tried. It was a new product but I had nothing to lose by trying it and surprisinglyā¦it worked!! After about 3 months my skin was acne free and beautiful. I no longer hid my face under long locks of hair perfectly parted to the side. I even wore my hair up in a pony tail! My face was perfectā¦. until my senior year of highschool.
The Proactiv stopped working its magic and my skin broke out even worse than before. Talk about bad timing. With homecoming and prom quickly approaching I was desperate for anything to start working and yet again I tried my hand at another new productā¦.Murad. At first I was pleased with how fast it worked. In a little over a week I was oncr again acne free and happyā¦until I woke up one day with a large burn on my face!
This time I really did suffer a horrible reaction, but it wasnāt to oreos. Muradās spot treatment burned my sensitive skin. I was absolutely terrified. Over the next couple of weeks I coated my abused t-zone in aloe vera and cocoa butter every chance I had.
Fast forwarding to collegeā¦ I discovered make-up. Where was this stuff when I needed it in highschool?! I felt like it solved all my problems. Wake up with a pimple? No problem, I have concealer! Definitely not the right solution, but a solution for the time. Needless to say, the struggle continued even into my late 20s.
Now as an adult, my skin was still throwing the same childish tantrumsā¦ until about 2 months ago. I decided that I needed to stop and take a moment to really āfixā my face before it was damaged beyond repair. Through my research I learned 10 key things that has helped me with my skin. Luckily, Iām sharing:
1. Never fall asleep with your make-up on
2. Clean your make up brushes and sponges on a regular basis
3. Change your sheets or at least your pillow cases on a regular basis
4. Drink lots of water! ( a gallon a day)
5. Use a good primer and moisturizer to protect your skin
6. Remove your make-up as soon as you can to let your skin breathe
7. Exercise on a regular basis
8. Use a good exfoliator at least twice a week to remove dead skin
9. Keep the junk food and sugar to a minimum
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