Please help me SN-ify my skincare routine! =)

[feyith]

Over the past several years, I have been fluctuating between mild acne all over the place and/or clear skin except for every month (around my period) I would get this one big random ginormous zit that would leave a permanent scar (somewhere new in the middle of my face every time, of course). I've tried everything under the sun, and these last couple of months have *FINALLY* found a routine that seems to work well enough.

I will be going onto my third breakout-free menstrual cycle in a row, without so much as an enlarged pore! This is a huge thing for me! I was still getting some tiny little white bumps up until a few weeks ago, when I started playing around with SN's products. So I would like to know if I could completely SN-ize my routine. Currently I am using a lot of the expensive commercial brands, so I would much prefer being able to save some money as well as supporting Karen.

Morning:
Bare Escentuals Rare Minerals Facial Cleanser
Neutrogena Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cream

Daytime:
Proactiv Repairing Lotion (for spot treatment - if I start to feel the slightest little bump, I put some on and it goes away immediately)

For Bed:
Neutrogena Oil-Free Sensitive Skin Lotion
BE Rare Minerals Skin Revival Night Treatment

Also if anybody has any recommendations for repairing the acne scars and fine lines - without moisturizing so much that it would cause a breakout, that would be amazing! Thank you in advance! Y'all are always so very helpful!

Happy holidays!
-Emma

[heavenlyfox]

In the winter i have normal skin with acne breakouts... so this might really help some... btw my face has totally cleared of all red patches and acne since starting SN


I've been using at night:

Apricot Cleansing Oil- REALLY clears out the pores, making acne hard to start since there's no clogged pores.
AHA toner- it chemically exfoliates your skin so again dead skin cells don't clog the pores.
Green tea and Aloe serum
Hemp Moisturizer- really light and helps moisturize without clogging more pores

In the morning:
Pore Refining toner- keeps the black heads at bay
Green tea and aloe serum
(sometimes more hemp moisturizer if i feel dry)

but this has given me amazing results and made me realize that my skin routine before was really irritating my skin. If anything start with the hemp moisturizer and cleansing oil... both worked amazingly well and that's when i added the serum and toner (which the toner has really helped diminish some of my scars too).

HTH!
Emmy

[feyith]

Thanks, Emmy!

I was looking at the description chart page and wasn't exactly sure what all the Toners do. Do you find the Green Tea Aloe Serum and Hemp Moisturizer work well together? I was afraid they might be overkill and that I would probably need something to prevent wrinkles; either the Vitamin C Peptide or Facelift Serums and/or Firming Moisturizer. I was either going to go Facelift Serum and Hemp Moisturizer or Green Tea Aloe Serum and Firming Moisturizer in order to get a little bit of both acne prevention and wrinkle fighting.

Have you tried the Kiss Cleanser? I really like the idea of how long it lasts mixed 30%/70% with water but have heard more good things about the Apricot Oil. Do you use any other products for acne/fine lines or is it pretty much completed now?

Sorry I ask so many questions.

[heavenlyfox]

Green tea and aloe serum and hemp moisturizer go VERY well together... but i don't see why you couldn't use another serum or moisturizer! I only started with these since they were both recommended for acne prone skin.

I do have the kiss cleanser... and i use it in the shower sometimes in the morning... or if i just feel gross... i'll probably use it more in the summer when my oil production goes up lol but the ACO only requires two or three drops to completely clean my face which is awesome for how much you really get in a bottle!

I haven't needed to use anything else for my acne tho! i am amazed at how well my face has cleared up in a matter of a week or so! I love this stuff! No worries about asking so many questions