Skin Care

[nikki1920]

Be careful with the astringents (SeaBreeze, etc). If you use them too often, it will dry your skin out, which will lead to increase oil production. I used to do that, twice a week, but my skin still freaked out. It didnt get clear and STAY clear until I eased up off the soda. And I switch brands every three months or so. I like Biore and Clean and Clear products.

[Infamous12]

Real talk on the astringents Nikki1920. I use Clean & Clear astringent (the red one for oily skin) on a rare basis, it can really start to dry your face out.

My typical routine is wash with Ambi (specifically designed for women of color) Facial Bar, dab on some Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizer and go about my business! At night, after I wash with Ambi I put on a few dabs of their fade cream. It works like a charm! AND...is totally inexpensive. The facial bar is $1.49 at Krogers, $1.24 at Walmart and the cream is about $4.

I've used ProActiv before...it actually caused me to have more breakouts than without. I think that's because I don't have a typical acne problem..just occasional breakouts. (Which I've discovered are directly related to what I eat! So now I watch it.)

[ljkelly]

I am not sure if this has been discussed before *sorry if it has* but has anyone tried Carol's Daughter face butter? After using astingents my face has gotten really dry in areas and I would like something to moisterize it but I don't want it to clog my pores and I like the ingedients in the face butter.

Does anyone have any suggestions?