d w asked:
My cousin uses alot of products for her skin, these are the products she says she uses.
My cousin uses alot of products for her skin, these are the products she says she uses.
She says she uses:
Neutrogena body wash
followed up with a Neutrogena anti-wrinkle/blemish cleanser
followed by a deep cleanser astringent
then a Neutrogena anti-wrinkle/blemish cream
cocoa butter lotion
and then Banana Boat Aloe after sun gel
she takes vitamin E pills as well as a multi-vitamin daily
She says she is trying to get rid of her acne on her back and the dark blemishes left behind after the acne is gone.
Are all these products going to help her or damage her skin worse?
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Well, considering not all of the products are for just one area, it could be a good tag-team tactic. For instance, body wash is body wash, and using astringent and blemish cream isn’t really going to have any effect with that, as long as it’s a regular body wash. I’m also assuming that she uses the body wash on her body, and the anti-wrinkle/blemish cream on her face.
It sounds like she uses the cleanser, astringent, and cream on her face (and possibly the sun gel). For certain people this kind of regimin helps greatly, but that question can’t be answered the same way for everyone. I have fair, sensitive skin so if I did the same regimin, my skin might start getting irritated and flaky (which, when my skin flakes due to a dermatologist recommended cream, it’s expected) but with normal store-bought products without doctor recommendation you should be wary if you skin starts to peel or turn red with its use. Some people might get a simple kick out of the astringent, while others, like your cousin, has skin that’ll take multiple products well.
Acne on the back really IS a problem that is hard to knock out, so I have no problem believing that she does better with more than one product for that. Vitamin E pills are also just a known, good vitamin that helps heal skin, and she’s right about getting rid of the dark blemishes left by acne after a spot isn’t “infected” anymore - that’s what the Sun Gel is for. It’s especially important becaue when you have blemishes like that and then expose them to the sun, it can cause that spot to stay darkened. The “gel” aspect of it is to make it so that it doesn’t clog pores as much as a regular sunscreen or sunblock type of “cream” might do.
All in all, if she seems to be happy with what her regimin is doing, it’s probably totally fine! If she’s flaking and red all over, I’d call attention to it. But she’s cleansing well AND moisturizing well, which helps clean off the skin but also give back essential moisture after, plus she’s taking the time to use the sun gel which is ALWAYS a good thing for skin no matter where you’re using it, so I’d say she’s in good shape. The only thing I would change IF she was having redness or peeling from her products would be to take the astringent away - astringent is a pretty powerful cleanser and used already with her blemish cleanser, someone who doesn’t have as tolerable skin could probably make due without it, or at least with just using it on especially “dirty” areas of the face, like the nose and “t-zone”.
She really needs to try and stick with one ****** cleaner and one lotion. All those mixes of stuff might not help her out. The best thing i would suggest to use is cocoa butter and they have the soap too..