Skin Care Routine (Oily & Acne Prone)

♥ T I D B I T S ♥

Morning Routine:
Aveeno Smart Essentials Daily Detoxifying Scrub
Neutrogena Deep Clean Invigorating Foaming Scrub
Facial exfoliater from Walmart
Boots Botanics Organic Face Rosewater Toner (applied with cotton rounds)
Cetaphil DailyAdvance Ultra Hydrating Lotion for Dry/Sensitive Skin

Night Routine:
Retin-A Micro 0.1% (prescribed by my dermatologist)
BenzaClin (prescribed by my dermatologist)
Yes to blueberries eye firming treatment
Yes to carrots nourishing repairing night cream

Masks:
Boots Botanics Conditioning Clay Mask (once or twice a month)

Makeup Remover:
Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes “Night Calming”

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Beauty Benefits of Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

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Organic Virgin Coconut Oil has many amazing health benefits. It is a fantastic addition to your diet and can also be used in your beauty/skincare routine. I like to use this as a moisturizer, hair treatment, and as an eye makeup remover.

You can get coconut oil at natural health food/vitamin stores. You can also buy it online. It is available at Amazon.com and Drugstore.com and probably many other places.

There are many websites that review the benefits of incorporating coconut oil into your health/beauty routines. Check out http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html

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Skin Care Routine: How to Treat Acne (30 Day Experiment)

All products and prices plus where to find them are included in this information box!

This routine is not proven yet I thought I would share with you my 30 day skin care experiment. I am beyond frustrated with my pimples. I am sick of them they haven’t gone away in one spot for a good 2 months since they started. So I was highly motivated to make a change. I feature several different products that I am going to use as well as other areas of my life that I am going to improve upon as well. Wish me luck. I will let you know how it’s going with little updates sprinkled in my videos.

Skin Care Products:
1. Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser under $10 found at any drugstore/supermarket/warehouse
2. Olay Professional X Cleanser $30 can be found at most Walmarts, Targets, Walgreens
3. Nutragena Oil Free Acne Wash Grapefruit $8 dollars drugstore/supermarket/warehouse
4. Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask under 4 dollars any drugstore/supermarket/warehouse
5. Dermalogica Gentle Exfoliate Cream bought mine on eBay $10 for 44 ml
6. C.O. Bigelow Rose Water Tonic you can still buy on eBay

Makeup Removal Products:
1. Equaline (Shaws Brand) Cold Cream under $4 drugstore/supermarket/warehouse
2. Sonia Kashuk Eye Makeup Remover $10 Target

Sanitizing Products:
1. Anti Bacteria Wipes under 8 dollars any grocery store
2. Brush cleaner = dab of sulfate free shampoo, conditioner/olive oil, dawn dish soap (dry in a brush guard)
3. MAC makeup brush cleanser under 15 dollars MAC stores

Favorite Healthy Foods of the Moment:
1. Kale
2. Feta
3. Blueberries, Blackberries
4. Couscous
4. Twinnings Cold Brew Green Tea with Mint
5. Raw nuts

Favorite Destress Activities of the Moment
1. Sing to Rock Band 2 for the Wii
2. Shop online for cheap stuff
3. Watch youtube videos
4. Hang out with Adam and my friends
5. Cook

FTC: I bought every since thing I mentioned with my own money. All of it because I wanted to. My opinions are my own, no one paid me a cent to make this video.

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Carol’s Skincare for Acne-Prone / Combination Oily

Morning:
Wash- Johnson&Johnson’s PURPOSE Gentle Cleansing Wash.
*Skip Astringent (too harsh in morning).
Moisturize- Clean & Clear Oil-Free Dual Action Moisturizer.

AFTERNOON:
Remove Eye Makeup- Neutrogena Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover.
Wash off Face Makeup- aSolution Acne Facial Foam Sebum Quick Wash.
*Extract any READY pimples, whiteheads.
Medicate- Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne Cleanser.
Tone- Neutrogena Oil Eliminating Astringent.
Moisturize- Clean & Clear Oil-Free Dual Action Moisturizer.
Treat- OXY Acne Spot Treatment (Maximum/Vanishing).

WEEKLY:
-St. Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub (All Skin Types)
-Queen Helene’s Mint Julep Masque
-Biore Blackhead Nose Strips

Tips:
Always use warm to hot water when washing face for maximum benefits of the product. After cleansing, PAT face so it is damp, and continue to astringent/toner, and follow with a moisturizer.

Everybody MUST moisturize! It is so critical. No matter what skin type you are, even if you are the oiliest girl, there are mattifying moisturizers made for you too!

*DISCLAIMER::: I have acne-prone combination skin, and it is not sensitive. This is the regime that works for ME. I am simply sharing the information for interested viewers seeking suggestions.

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Natural Skin Care Facial Mask.

This totally organic, natural skin care treatment works on ALL your skincare problems including acne, ageing, eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis simultaneously for YOUR best skin ever!!!

Mother Natures First Aid for the skin – this facial mask/body mask is a dynamic cocktail of over 1000 herbs and nutrients, 300 of which have KNOWN beneficial properties and 200 of which are now EXTINCT EVERYWHERE ELSE ON THE PLANET!

It is truely the ultimate weapon in the fight for remarkable skin, which even modern science has been unable to match.

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