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Skin Probs
Ok, I don't know if this is in the right category, but skin probs can be under health right? Anyway
I got this new skin care product because my friend tried it and it worked great on getting rid of her blackheads and stuff like that. So she ordered some for me, and it has worked, and I've washed my face with it 3 times. After the 2nd time I saw some(not much) of dry skin, and my skin was flakey(sp). And I washed my skin a 3rd time and my skin is more flaky, and I went and put Moisturizer from my new skin care thing and it didn't work, I had some old moisturizer from this Almay wash and it used to work, and I think it helped some. But I was wondering if my flaky skin could be from my new skin care thing or it is because of how hot it got outside and also could it be from I used to wash my skin with not burning hot but pretty hot water to lukewarm?(My skin can be put in hot water without getting really dried out) Thanks in advance!
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First off, you should wash your face only two times a day- morning (before applying makeup etc.) & night ( before sleeping ). Products with ingredients like clindamycin or benzoyl peroxide will irritate your skin if used to much. They are in most skin care products for curing acne.
Make sure you wash your face AFTER getting out of the shower/bath because shampoos and conditioners have oils in them which could cause breakouts to occur.
Your flaky skin is probably resulted from a combination of washing your face to much & being in the sun to much. Make sure your moisturizer has SPF in it to protect your skin from the UVA/UVB rays that the sun gives off. Cetaphil is a great moisturizer. If your skin is really dry one day, you should try Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream. I don't use it in the morning because it is really strong and meant for extremely dry skin, so it would make my skin look greasy. Also, I dont use it because it doesn't have SPF in it. But Cetaphil also makes an A.M. moisturizer that has SPF.
Oh, and using lukewarm water is fine. It opens up the pores so that the oil/dirt will be easier to clean up.
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Well, the first thing is DO NOT wash your face 3 times a day. You should only wash it twice a day with lukewarm water. No cold. Not hot. No almost hot but not really hot to lukewarm water temperature water.
It will probably be because of the product. Your skin isn't use to being washed with that product. So stay away from it until your skin gets normal. Then start using it once everyday and when it's sorta better, use it twice a day. Don't scrub your face but massage it gentely. After you use it, put on oil free moisturizer [make sure it won't clog pores]. Try avoiding the sun too because most of those types of products don't work well with the sun [they make your skin very dried out/give you sunburns/tans etc]
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