- ʙɪᴏʀᴇ́ ∙ charcoal micellar water
- ᴜʟᴛᴀ ∙ perfectly purified gel cleanser (discontinued, but I stocked up when these sold for $5 each)
- ʙᴀɴɪʟᴀ ᴄᴏ ∙ clean it zero brightening peeling gel scrub
- sometimes: Fʀᴇᴇᴍᴀɴ ∙
- manuka honey & tea tree clay mask/cleanser
- banana-oat instant smoothing mask
- ᴄᴏsʀx ∙ aha/bha toner
- in warm weather, moisturize with: ᴛᴀʀᴛᴇ ∙ mermaid skin hyaluronic water serum
- ᴇsᴛᴇ́ᴇ ʟᴀᴜᴅᴇʀ ∙ advanced night repair serum
- ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋᴇʏ ʟɪsᴛ ∙ 10% azelaic acid serum
- in case of seborrhea/dandruff: 🚫 no masks or azelaic acid (these sting during flareups)
- treat with:
- ɴɪᴢᴏʀᴀʟ ∙ shampoo (contains ketoconazole)
- ᴘᴀᴄɪғɪᴄᴀ ∙ vegan ceramide jelly patches
- moisturize with:
- ᴛʜᴀʏᴇʀs ∙ let's be clear water cream (discontinued)
- layer with ᴍᴀʀɪᴏ ʙᴀᴅᴇsᴄᴜ ∙ oil free moisturizer
- for acne spots or tiny allergies: ᴄᴏsʀx ∙ acne pimple master patch
- ᴅᴀɪsᴏ ∙ silk oil blotting paper
┊ products that didn't work out for my face, so I just dab them on my elbows ┊
- ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴊᴏᴇ's ∙ hyaluronic moisture boost serum
- ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋᴇʏ ʟɪsᴛ ∙ niacinamide serum
- ᴍᴜʀᴀᴅ ∙ resurgence replenishing multi-acid peel sample
- ᴍᴀʀɪᴏ ʙᴀᴅᴇsᴄᴜ ∙ clarifying serum with azelaic acid
┊ 🚫 problem ingredients to avoid on my oily/sensitive skin ┊
- denatured alcohol
- emollients: petrolatum, mineral/seed oils, shea/cocoa butters, fatty acids, lecithin, lanolin, triglycerides, benzoates, myristates, & palmitates
- lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, & linoleic acids
- esters: isopropyl palmitate, decyl oleate, glyceryl stearate, etc. (-ates)