#aslo do NOT use the retinol and acid in the same routine you'll Completely Ruin your skins health

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i was gonna post a side by side of barefaced 2018-2019 me vs 2022 me to show how ive managed to get my skincare routine perfect but i think i deleted all the old pictures 💀💀💀

#zenith.txt #it makes sense i was very insecure #i went on birth control in 2018 and it completely fucked up my face like i had very very bad acne #full face of it and it wouldn't go away no matter what i tried and even after i went off birth control 6 months later #which btw was not bc of the acne it was bc it was causing me to grow ovarian cysts anyways my skin barrier was fucked up for like #two years afterward and only this year have i gotten it under control again! im really digging my routine its so simple its like 4 things #i still get hormonal acne which is irritating but its so much better now and also less painful tbh #you'll just have to take my and my moms word on how bad it was for me #but yeah cerave resurfacing retinol serum ($16) skin proud gentle foaming cleanser ($10) stridex salicylic acid ($5) & elf moisturizer ($8) #plus seuolceuticals snail mucin amd tumeric mask ($20) & various sheet masks (usually under $20) of your chosing when needed #does wonders for my very very sensitive VERY dry acne prone skin #aslo do NOT use the retinol and acid in the same routine you'll Completely Ruin your skins health #i personally do a retinol retional rest day rest day salicylic acid rotation #also benzoyl peroxide can help clear acne but i dont need that level of strength anymore so i stopped using it #ANYWAYS all this to say birth control fucked up my hormone levels and health for YEARS even tho i only took it for 6 months #and now im finally getting back to normal #and by normal i mean my hormone levels are back to normal acne is a normal part of human skin and shouldn't be looked down upon