Ooops, the asterisk:
* I had big bug bites and I was really afraid they were from bed bugs, but after a biopsy and more questions, he determined they indeed bug bites, but not bed bugs.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Monday, 23 August 2010 21:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Shampoo sounds crazy—I can't imagine using that on my face. I use low sulfate shampoo because the normal stuff is to drying for my hair, and my face is much more sensitive.
I use handmade goat's milk soap on my face. It's dry skin formula that I get from Etsy, and when I tried to switch to a different mild soap, my skin got flakier. I used to use cetaphil on my face, but it was too drying.
I don't get blemishes much, but I have a lot of problems with dryness and flaky skin. Manual exfoliants don't really help, and they seem to irritate my skin–I have a lot more broken capillaries now.
― JuliaA, Monday, 23 August 2010 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
I was very surprised at his suggestion, especially after seeing that he sells pricey house brand cleansers! I think one reason he was so nonchalant was because I haven't been having any negative reactions to ordinary soap. Like I said, my skin is super not-sensitive.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Monday, 23 August 2010 21:46 (thirteen years ago) link
my skin is awful.
can anyone recommend a good facial soap that will hopefully stop whiteheads, i seem to get at least one a day either at the side of my nose or just above my chin
― F-Unit (Ste), Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:50 (thirteen years ago) link
(that they sell in UK)
― F-Unit (Ste), Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:51 (thirteen years ago) link
use an astringent after washing your face, did wonders for me
― mh, Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:53 (thirteen years ago) link
nice one. i'll give it a whirl. thanks
― F-Unit (Ste), Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:56 (thirteen years ago) link
i have great fucking skin
― hold me, thrill me, kiss me, lil b (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
keratosis pilaris! i never knew what it was called! i have always called it 'the thing' (i have it on my upper arms and am constantly having people say 'you're sunburnt!').
http://www.xojane.com/beauty/how-i-fixed-my-keratosis-pilaris-aka-chicken-skin-and-got-awesome-hair-boot
This article says coconut oil for keratosis. I couldn't find any straight coconut oil at the grocery store, but I found a lotion with it as an ingredient. My arms have cleared up a ton. Worth a shot, imo.
― rustic italian flatbread, Sunday, 18 September 2011 10:57 (twelve years ago) link
I'm afraid of upsetting the balance - what if it migrates to my FACE??!
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Sunday, 18 September 2011 11:02 (twelve years ago) link
thanks for putting the fear back in me.
― rustic italian flatbread, Sunday, 18 September 2011 11:22 (twelve years ago) link
thanks, flatbread! will look out for coconut oil when next i go shopping.
― civilisation and its discotheques (c sharp major), Sunday, 18 September 2011 11:40 (twelve years ago) link