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  • 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)
apr 15 2024 ∞
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