- ʙɪᴏʀᴇ́ ∙ charcoal micellar water
- ᴜʟᴛᴀ ∙ perfectly purified gel cleanser (discontinued, but I stocked up when they sold for $5 each)
- skin cycling:
- ʙᴀɴɪʟᴀ ᴄᴏ ∙ clean it zero brightening peeling gel scrub (discontinued?!)
- Fʀᴇᴇᴍᴀɴ ∙ manuka honey & tea tree clay mask/cleanser -or- ғᴏʀᴍᴜʟᴀ 10.0.6 ∙ pores be pure skin-clarifying mud mask
- ᴄᴏsʀx ∙ aha/bha toner
- ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋᴇʏ ʟɪsᴛ ∙ 10% azelaic acid serum
- ᴍᴜʀᴀᴅ ∙ targeted pore corrector
- prescribed tretinoin cream
- in warm weather:
- ᴛᴀʀᴛᴇ ∙ mermaid skin serum
- (discontinued; looking for a replacement)
- ᴄᴇʀᴀᴠᴇ ∙ ultra-light moisturizing gel
- in cold weather: ᴍᴀʀɪᴏ ʙᴀᴅᴇsᴄᴜ ∙ oil free moisturizer
- ɪɴɴɪsғʀᴇᴇ ∙ daily uv invisible barrier sunscreen serum
- in case of seborrhea/dandruff:
- no masks or azelaic acid (they sting during flare-ups)
- ɴɪᴢᴏʀᴀʟ ∙ shampoo (contains ketoconazole)
- ᴘᴀᴄɪғɪᴄᴀ ∙ vegan ceramide jelly patches
- for acne spots or tiny allergies: ᴄᴏsʀx ∙ acne pimple master patch
- ᴅᴀɪsᴏ ∙ silk oil-blotting paper
empties
- ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋᴇʏ ʟɪsᴛ ∙ niacinamide serum
- sʜᴀɴɪ ᴅᴀʀᴅᴇɴ ∙ retinol reform serum sample
- ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ∙ kale + green tea spinach vitamins cleanser
- ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀɪᴅ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ∙ ultra repair hydrating serum sample
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)
didn't work out for my face, so I just dab them on my elbows:
- ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴊᴏᴇ's ∙ hyaluronic moisture boost serum
- ᴍᴜʀᴀᴅ ∙ resurgence replenishing multi-acid peel sample
- ᴍᴀʀɪᴏ ʙᴀᴅᴇsᴄᴜ ∙ clarifying serum with azelaic acid