11/18/2020
Hey guys just wanted to give you a peek about my acne story for hump day today!~ ๐
I remember noticing my first pimple at 13, my du***ss decided to pop it in my elementary school bathroom ๐ and guess what? It got worse over time ๐Yes Iโve gone through the teasing, people pointing out my acne, the highs and lows of my self image, feeling unloved or worthless, dermatologists, the unsolicited skincare advice...etc.
Acne is not fun at all. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
I even got that point where I spent so much money on anything that claimed to clear my my acne (mostly at the drugstore because Iโm a broke ass b*tch lmao ๐
๐). Used pimple patches, Using clay masks everyday & Mario Badescu as a way โto cover up, while drying my skin outโ. Even resorted using โnaturalโ/โDIYโ skincare. At this point I thought I was skincare pro. ๐๐ง However I still dealt with the dehydration/pH levels going through the roof, access oil production and having to blot my skin every 20 mins. It was soo annoying. I decided to try things recommended by doctors as a way to โcureโ it. I felt like I was running out of options. Also Iโd still go on the cycle of trying too many products on top of prescriptions at once and that would dry/irritate it even further. I think going into beauty school really hit me in the face because I had a teacher come up to me really sternly and said โyou need to clear up your acneโ. It felt kind of rude but I knew she just wanted the best for my career as a medical aesthetician. I learnt a lot more about skin overtime then even started to go on my 6 month course of Accutane and it helped so much. Slowly I started to also learn that accutane is not the โend all, be allโ to your problems because I had to deal with dry skin, scarring, hair thinning out. I was losing hope again. I had an epiphany where I started taking ingredients way more seriously. However in terms of self esteem I came to learn โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก & ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒโ tbh I still breakout but I know my skin doesnโt reflect my character. For anyone who does still deal with acne, hang in there! Youโre strong and it will get better ๐