Skincare Routine

Skin care routine, a thing that I’m obsessed with and without fail, I would Google or Youtube or Facebook anything or skin care related. So why skin care instead of beauty product? Simple, because as much as I believe the magic of make up, I could not master it myself. So skin care it is.

Let’s get started with some information.

Skin type : combination with oily T zone, sensitive to strong ingredients ( benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid)

What I want : Balance, hydrated and fair skin.

What I look for in products : Purse friendly , environmentally friendly and easy to get my hands on.

My skin been acting up for the couple of months because of my lifestyle mainly. So I’ve made some changes such as avoiding alcohol, sticking to one basic skin care routine (because I’ve a habit of changing my products weekly) so my skin could adapt to it, sleep before midnight (this is the hardest part!!!!) and taking cod fish oil because I don’t eat much meat. Below are the products that I’m using currently.

Day Routine:

Garnier lightening scrub wash 

wakes me up with its lemony scent, a basic scrub, nothing much to rave about.

Hadaruda Hyaluronic Acid Toner

from Sasa hydrates my skin but not too rich like the Hadalabo’s toner which breaks me out.

Olay White Radiance Serum

lightens my complexion without a greasy feeling but doesn’t lighten scar *sob because I’m an easily scared person, a friend said I’ve skin of a peach *

Olay Natural White Lotion with SPF25 or Biore Watery Essence Sunscreen SPF50 PA++ 

I used Olay lotion since I’m 15 so I know it’ll not break me out but it is slightly greasy although it claim to be oil free. The  Biore was a new discovery mainly for high SPF protection if I’ll be under the sun for more than 15mins. However I’m regretting it because its silicon based which was said to clog pores. ( I realise most Asian products are not very safe)

Dr. G Brightening Balm

gives good coverage with SPF45 and its pretty well at controlling oil. I only use it when I need the extra coverage or there is a presentation/date/gathering etc. But I’m not sure about BB creams tbh, I think they are too rich for Malaysia’s weather. I always break out to BB creams no matter which – Dr. Jart Black Label, Silver Label, Garnier, Maybelline and BRTC Jasmine water some of the brands I’ve used.

 Olay total effects eye cream

 but I do not think it works so as all the other eye creams I’ve used – L’oreal , Naruko lavender eye cream, Boots Cucumber eye cream, Clinique all about eyes, La Mer eye cream and . The Olay has shimmer in it which might trick you into thinking its working but its not.

Night Routine:

Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Cleanser 

which is gentle enough and paraben-free *thumbs up* but I do not think I need an anti acne cleanser so I will not repurchase.

Hadaruda Hyaluronic Acid Toner

Olay White Radiance Serum

Olay White Radiance Night Cream 

has a nice scent and thick texture but dries fairly quick. I really do believe used together with the serum, the results are much more vivid compare to just using the serum by itself (which I used to do).

* I alternate my night routine’s serum and moisturizer every 2 weeks to lighten my scars faster *

Kiehl’s Spot Whitening Treatment

is light but absorb fairly slow so you will gave to be really patient when massaging it into the target area and in my case, the scars. No visible results yet after a month.

Fruit of Earth Aloe Vera Gel 

soothes my skin from all the strong whitening products I’ve been using. I used Hazeline moisture cream since I’m 15 but several years ago I realise its ingredients wasn’t good for skin so I switched to this instead. The gel is as basic as it gets but it does do its job in locking in moisture and creating a barrier of protection ( literally as dries up like a coat of gel ).

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