Skin care routine help?
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Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:26 pm

Hi! I'm new here, so sorry if this is in the wrong spot.

I wanted to post because I wanted some feedback about my skincare routines. I am nurturing a new obsession with skin care products, but I'm worried about going overboard / concerned that what I'm doing isn't doing anything for me.

I’m 30, and my major skin concerns are:

[list=]Dry flaky skin, especially around the jawline and nose
Very large pores on cheeks
Hormonal, cystic acne on cheeks and chin that seems very dry (skin flakes around each spot) and can take several weeks to a month to heal
Many clogged pores and otherwise inflamed spots that I wouldn’t quite classify as acne, though I’m not sure.
Deepening lines in naso labial folds (and forehead, though those I don’t mind as much for some reason)[/list]

Here are my current routines:

Morning

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
Toner (mostly water and apple cider vinegar)
B5 Serum
C+E Serum
Sunscreen
Primer & Foundation

Night
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
Toner
Afirm 1x retinol cream (every other day)

I should say also that I don’t really know that this routine I’ve got is doing much for me. I haven’t seen any benefits from the retinol cream, but I keep using it in hopes that it will show results at some point (I’ve been using it regularly for about 3 months). The C+E Serum does work brilliantly in fading sun spots, so I want to keep that. The cleanser is good for my skin, which with other cleansers has a tendency toward redness and dryness. I read that ACV was good as a toner, and it seems to be fine though I have obviously no way of telling if it is balancing my skin’s pH or anything that it claims to do. B5 is ok at moisturizing though the serum I got (Dermaquest) feels rather sticky and doesn’t seem to absorb for quite awhile. Not sure if this matters or not.

I have been looking around a lot on the Skin Actives webpage, and I’m very interested in the Collagen Serum and ELS Serum. I know some of you here have experience with these products. Would it be too much/redundant to add them in? Should I cut out the B5 in favor of ELS? I admittedly don't know enough about all of this yet to know if I am doing anything redundant. I want a simple, effective routine, but I'm product-happy and am plenty glad to add things... maybe too glad. Smile

Thanks in advance for your input. I really appreciate it!

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