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I am not an expert at skincare, but I worked 1 week at a dermatologist office this year and now I am obsessed with skincare. That was one of the jobs I didn't like while I was searching for a permanent job (we talked about that but the last one I mentioned I only worked there for 1 day!) I saw young and old people come in to discuss their skin concerns. They were from all races that's how I became so strict with wearing sunscreen when I saw how much damage the sun can cause to your skin, I was shocked.
I recently started a skincare routine and so far, my skin is improving, you all know that I struggled with acne in the past and that took a toll on my confidence big time. I can never forget that time of my life 2020-2021 was the worse! I was crying all the time, I put on a lot of weight...I was a mess but then one day I say " that's enough!" I went to therapy for my mental health, started working out even if it was at home, I got all the equipment I needed, cleaned up my diet and I saw a big improvement in my skin plus my overall health. Your gut health is essential for you to have great skin :
- stop eating a lot of greasy food.
- cut back on dairy.
- drink a lot of water.
- French fries are bad (eat less of it)
- soda is bad too.
- stop eating a lot of candy.
- cereal that contains sugar is bad also so cut back on that.
- Red meat is also bad when you eat a lot of it, because excess fat contributes to high cholesterol and it's also bad for your skin.
- alcohol is also bad for your skin when you drink a lot of it, it dries up your skin.
- instead eat anti-inflammatory food like tomatoes, green vegetables, nuts like almonds and walnuts, salmon, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, oranges.
- Mediterranean diet is also good, I want to change my diet into that.
listen I know you might think this is a lot but it's important that you watch what you eat now while you're young because when you get older you will be happy you did that. I want to keep looking young and beautiful, the best way to do that is by eating right and by taking care of my skin. I want to see my kids graduate college when I have them and I want to see them get married! so I have to take care of my health starting now. I know I cannot add days to my life but I want my time on earth to be enjoyable and a healthy life if I can make that happen..
skincare.
now let's get into it..
I don't have an expensive routine and I don't wash my face often only 2 times a day. I use a gentle Cetaphil soap bar on my face because I have really sensitive skin so any harsh products will break out my skin, the cetaphil soap bar works for me because it does not dry up myskin but cleanses it gently while maintaining the skin natural moisture.
during the day-time
- I wash my face with the cetaphil soap bar
- pat dry my skin with a clean towel
- put on my cerave AM face moisturizer lotion that contains sunscreen SPF 30, put that on your neck too because that's one part of your body that age quickly and gets damage by the sun.
- put on lip gloss and that's it! :)
nighttime
- wash my face with my cetaphil soap bar
- put on my truskin cerum that contains hyaluronic acid, vitamin C + E (I let air dry for a minute) (put that on my neck as well)
- then I put my cerave vitamin C serum and that's it (put that on my neck too)
- then I brush my teeth and go to sleep
one thing you always see me using is vitamin C because it promotes collagen which keeps the skin youthful, and it also get rid of discoloration which I have a ton of because of my acne. I also eat vitamin C gummies and orange juice because you don't only need it for your external skin but internally as well. You can also use retinol because it repairs the skin and keeps it young, but I took a break from it in the summer, I will start again in the fall.