Post by M on Sept 18, 2004 22:46:19 GMT -5
I've mentioned this before, but I thought I'd bring it up again, because it has made SUCH a difference for me over the past two months or so . . .
I use Salon Selectives Completely Drenched Shampoo to wash my face while in the shower (along with my hair/body) and apply Nivea Visage Moisturizing Toner with a cotton ball afterwards at night. In the morning, I reapply the Nivea Toner and apply Olay complete all day moisture lotion with SPF 15 and then my makeup. JUST THREE THINGS!!! It gets me in and out of the bathroom FAST, which has helped me sooo much!!
I've eliminated any products that dry my skin, such as toners with alcohol and acne treatment products, as well as products to decrease wrinkles, such as Alpha Hydrox. In addition, I've stopped using overly moisturizing lotions, such a night firming creams. These either caused my skin to flake (even slightly) or to get more pimples.
This routine has reduced the amount of pimples that show up on my face and has almost eliminated any dry flaky skin, which was a HUGE trigger for me! My face ALWAYS has JUST the right amount of moisture. Because it feels so good and the makeup goes on so much better now (no more flaky skin catching makeup), I am much more hesitant to touch it. If I do pick now, it's in smaller amounts, and in much less time. So my face looks sooo much better than before. Since I don't put anything on the pimples anymore, they don't get dry and flaky and my makeup doesn't cake around them (which would cause me to pick at them more). Also, I'm not so focussed on them - I'm more focussed on my face as a whole. My pores are tighter, because I'm leaving them alone.
Also . . . because of the soothing feeling and GREAT scent of the Nivea Toner (it's alcohol-free and includes chamomile and aloe), I look forward to using it every time!! It never stings! And the Olay lotion has a nice light feeling and scent too. I focus more on pampering myself than on mutilating myself, like I used to. And, as I said before, it goes so quick, that I don't get much of a chance of being "caught" in the middle of a cleaning routine by a close look in the mirror, followed by squeezing and picking. The other trick is cleaning my face in the shower, not in front of a mirror. When I get out of the shower, my face feels great and the mirror is usually fogged up, so I get right to the toner and head out of the bathroom. I also do not wash again in the morning, only use toner to refresh and lotion to protect, then right to the makeup (I rarely pick in the morning due to the time factor).
Anyway, sorry, I've been so repetative with this, but I hope this will work for someone else too. I'm so excited that I've found something so EASY that is REALLY working for me for the first time, and for this long!!
I use Salon Selectives Completely Drenched Shampoo to wash my face while in the shower (along with my hair/body) and apply Nivea Visage Moisturizing Toner with a cotton ball afterwards at night. In the morning, I reapply the Nivea Toner and apply Olay complete all day moisture lotion with SPF 15 and then my makeup. JUST THREE THINGS!!! It gets me in and out of the bathroom FAST, which has helped me sooo much!!
I've eliminated any products that dry my skin, such as toners with alcohol and acne treatment products, as well as products to decrease wrinkles, such as Alpha Hydrox. In addition, I've stopped using overly moisturizing lotions, such a night firming creams. These either caused my skin to flake (even slightly) or to get more pimples.
This routine has reduced the amount of pimples that show up on my face and has almost eliminated any dry flaky skin, which was a HUGE trigger for me! My face ALWAYS has JUST the right amount of moisture. Because it feels so good and the makeup goes on so much better now (no more flaky skin catching makeup), I am much more hesitant to touch it. If I do pick now, it's in smaller amounts, and in much less time. So my face looks sooo much better than before. Since I don't put anything on the pimples anymore, they don't get dry and flaky and my makeup doesn't cake around them (which would cause me to pick at them more). Also, I'm not so focussed on them - I'm more focussed on my face as a whole. My pores are tighter, because I'm leaving them alone.
Also . . . because of the soothing feeling and GREAT scent of the Nivea Toner (it's alcohol-free and includes chamomile and aloe), I look forward to using it every time!! It never stings! And the Olay lotion has a nice light feeling and scent too. I focus more on pampering myself than on mutilating myself, like I used to. And, as I said before, it goes so quick, that I don't get much of a chance of being "caught" in the middle of a cleaning routine by a close look in the mirror, followed by squeezing and picking. The other trick is cleaning my face in the shower, not in front of a mirror. When I get out of the shower, my face feels great and the mirror is usually fogged up, so I get right to the toner and head out of the bathroom. I also do not wash again in the morning, only use toner to refresh and lotion to protect, then right to the makeup (I rarely pick in the morning due to the time factor).
Anyway, sorry, I've been so repetative with this, but I hope this will work for someone else too. I'm so excited that I've found something so EASY that is REALLY working for me for the first time, and for this long!!