Drugstores Products For Acne.

Mar 17, 2013

Geraldine S.

please help me!

Mar 17, 2013

Natalie L.

Here is my regime on how I conquered acne- all with products found at your local Walmart, and all for a low cost. (: sorry, this post is going to be long.

I had suffered from acne and a terrible oil slick for a face for years. I keep seeing posts about people asking advice on good makeup for oily skin, how to be rid of oily skin, how to treat acne etc. This is a routine that‘s worked for me. I‘ve had acne since I first got my period at 12. I‘m 21 now and I‘ve been free of acne for over 2 months and my skin is perfectly balanced, to the point my drugstore makup lasts through work and hours afterwards. Let‘s get started.

AM
-I rinse my face with cold water and tap it dry.
- I apply my moisturizer (spectro jel moisturizer for combo skin, Walmart $9)
-My usual primer and makeup is applied (Hard Candy primer $5 Walmart, Maybelline Fit Me Foundation/concealer/powder each $7 Walmart)

Good for the day :D

PM
-Remove all makeup with basic moisturizing soap (Dove, Neutrogena etc)
-Cleanse face with a good cleanser (Spectro Jel cleanser for Blemish prone skin, $9- $11 Walmart)
(- Extra step: once or twice weekly I exfoliate LIGHTLY with St.Ives Blemish and blackhead clearing Apricot scrub, $5 Walmart)
-Pat face dry
-Apply macademia nut oil to face, let sink in for 3-5 min ( Sold in large vials, $2.50 Walmart)
-Apply same moisturizer as used in AM (spectro jel moisturizer for combo skin).

If your acne is especially bad, I recommend Spectro jel deep pore vanishing lotion ($6 Walmart) with 5% Benzoyl Peroxide. It will make some areas unusually dry (mine was around the mouth) so moisturizing is especially important here, as over dryness can affect acne even more. (Again, some people work better with Salicylic Acid than Benzoyl peroxide, so try a few products similar and see which one works for you)

SCIENCE

Your skin is oily because it‘s dry (Backwards, I know.) You washed away all the good stuff and now it‘s overcompensating by producing more oil. Replacing your moisture not only with a good moisturizer but Macademia nut oil (which is similar to the stuff our skin produced as children for soft, supple cute faces) balances your skin and in turn will help reduce your acne, since you‘re treating one of the main factors that causes pimples. (reminder : Forehead acne is usually due to stress, Cheeks and nose is usually due to diet and Chin area is most likely hormonal [also most difficult to treat in most cases].

In the end everything is relatively cheap (I used proactiv before and not only did that NOT work but it was expensive.) The cleanser bottle is huge and lasted me months for little $$$. I use less makeup because my skin is clear. The products last a long time and even though I‘m on a super tight budget since I don‘t live at home, I can easily afford and find everything at Walmart.

Good luck, and sorry for the long post! <3

Mar 17, 2013

Geraldine S.

Thanks so so much. (: