With a flakey scalp, ever-peeling lips, a couple massive zits (I mean MASSIVE) in places I don't normally get them, I've now closed the books on week 1.
I can tell you now my skin has officially realized it's in fight mode. And hell if it doesn't put up a good one.
This is all to be expected.
Everyone who's in the Accutane know, either because they've been on an Accutane Adventure or because they monitor them, says your skin will flare up and break out when you start the meds.
Taadaaa!
I've never been so excited for picture day in my life! It's defenitely a little weird that I'm super psyched to show the world my week 1 progress (or regress) as it may be, but I am proud!
2 Months ago I was doting my face with concealer praying that no one at work, watching me work on their tv set, or at the GAP for that matter, noticed I had blemish, now I'm lettin' it all hang out.
Note the 2 pimples on my forehead. I haven't had one on my forehead since I was, I dunno, 16?
Also notable, my scalp is basically flaking off before my eyes. Fascinating.
Got a great tip from an old friend today, Jenny, who was on Accutane a few years back.
Use neutrogena foaming face wash, carry a tube of aquafor around with me for my lips, and soak up cetaphill moisturizer.
I'm on it.
Willing to take advice from anyone who had the routine down pat.
It's a relief that that routine only involves 3 ingredients.
Anyone who suffers from acne knows without Accutane it can be more like 5-10 steps each morning and night to hopefully achieve the clear skin we're after.
We're in such a daily grind aren't we?
Wake up- wash with 'x' cleanser, use 'x' toner, apply 'x' and 'y' and maybe even 'z' pimple creams, ointments, etc...then apply 'x' moisturizer.
Take 'x' antibiotics (the flavor of the month) 2 times daily.
p.s they probably won't work anyway.
For me they weren't strong enough, and after being on them for almost 2 years straight they certainly weren't a shocker to my system.
Any throwing off the balance like putting on too much of 'x' and not enough of 'x' throws your skin into pimple palooza.
Here was my routine:
Alternate my cleansers each month.
Either blue jar of clearasil that tingles like menthol, or this great organic one from Whole Foods, or any kind of neutrogena.
Use a clay mask 3-4 times per week.
Use Origins rice face scrub 3 times per week.
In the a.m.
Wash my face before a run
Wash my face after a run
Tone with Proactiv (no, it doesn't work for me, but it sure did for Jessica Simpson)
Put on Duac (topical to treat breakouts)
Put on makeup
Nights in bed were spent holding 3 tubes of prescription topicals after a good wash.
Put on the RetinA, wait for it to dry COMPLETELY.
Put on the Duac, wait for it to dry COMPLETELY.
Put on the Finacea, wait for it to dry COMPLETELY.
I'd wake up COMPLETELY sticky and greasy.
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