arguchik | skin stuff (***triteness alert***) (Reply)

huh. so i'm in michigan, right, and because i didn't check my baggage for the flight out here, i packed light. i whittled my toiletries down into <3 oz. containers and stuffed them into a 1-quart ziploc bag. unfortunately, when i got here i realized that i had forgotten my acne stuff--a gel i put on at night, which is supposed to keep my pores clear (active ingredient: salicylic acid). well, the thought of going without it for 10 days--actually the thought of how fucked up my skin would be at the end of that 10 days--was not appealing, but neither was the thought of spending the cash for a new tube. i decided to go to the supermarket and get something generic. i found some gel with the same active ingredient; and i also decided to buy some cleanser with 10% benzoyl peroxide.

wow. my skin is smoother and clearer than it's been in years. i was worried that using the two products in combination would dry my skin out (it's formulated for teenagers, after all; not 40-year-old women), but my schmancy oil-free moisturizer seems to be counteracting that problem just fine.

i guess combination treatments really are best for acne--even adult acne. i'm still not buying into that proactiv solution informercial crap, though.

/triteness