Skin care tips for acne prone skin

Hey lovelies,

So my skin has been doing a lot better lately and I promised to share a bit of what I have been doing differently in the past two or so months. Right in the middle of the new routine though, I found out that my skin is dehydrated which kinda tweaked how I do my morning and evening routine. So let’s get into the post.

Cleansing.

I wash my face with soap once a day. Washing multiple times was drying my face and caused me to have dehydrated skin.
I use diluted baby wash. Basically you need a gentle wash… most acne washes are really harsh on your face and super dry your skin. I stopped using black soap.

Over drying your skin will cause your skin to go overdrive and produce more oil thus causing more pore-clogging. (Vicious cycle much?)

Steaming

I steam at most once a week. I add rose water to my steam water… it really leaves your skin feeling amazing!!

Masks

I mask once a week… on the day I steam. I will share the complete routine in a later post. Ps: I don’t exfoliate and mask on the same day
I use three basic masks:
bentonite clay mask
charcoal mask
salt mask

Exfoliation

I use the glove that I shared about here… and I lightly exfoliate two- three times a week.

Toning

I use rose water or a mixture of rose water and glycerine on a cotton pad and dab on my skin. This is particularly gentle on my skin.

Moisturising

I use this neem cream and it feels so good on my face. I switched my aloe Vera gel for this because it is more moisturising.

Diet

I cut out unnecessary sugar from my life. Yes no more cakes, soda, cocoa, coffee etc. ( still struggling with potatoes)
Chia water is my new best friend after B. It is my favourite way of taking nutrients.
Vitamin C in the morning!! Yes to lemon water, mangoes and orange juice etc.!! (First thing in the morning.)