Intro:
I'm starting a new blog post series about my skin because I thought it would be beneficial to write a journal every day regarding the condition of my skin and contributing factors to the progression of my skin, such as diet, exercise, sleep, hygiene, and stress. I got inspiration and motivation to do this from the author of a site called Skinacea. She had much worse acne than me, but now her skin is 10x better than mine. She wrote in her journal every day about what she ate, if she touched/picked her skin, products she used on her face, diet, etc. Because she did that, she knew what made her acne worse and what made it better. I have never done anything like this, so I'm not familiar with my skin. I think it is only possible to get better skin if you are familiar with it, so I think this will help tremendously.
You may wonder why I didn't start this before if I think that familiarity with one's skin greatly increases the chance of having improved skin. Well, due to my lack of motivation and self-confidence, I always thought "Why bother? I doubt it's gonna get better, and there are too many other important things to be concerned about." But, honestly, I'm just tired of having bad skin now. I know it's not the worst, but it's certainly not the best either. I dream of having skin like hers. But I know dreaming won't get me anywhere, only action and willpower will. And if she did it with that her skin in that kind of state, then I most certainly can. I think I will be able to see improvement in my skin if I keep this up, and I'm sure I'll get a boost in confidence when it does improve. So every day, I am going to post on here like I would if I was writing a journal. I'm not going to post the journal entries on my main blog because some of you guys may not want to see a blog post every day about my skin. So I'm just gonna leave it up to you guys - follow me if you want, and if you don't, then that's totally fine. This series is primarily for me anyway - to motivate me, to help me understand what my skin likes and dislikes, what makes it worse and better, etc. But if you guys are interested, then feel free to read these posts. Hopefully it will help you. :)
Now onto Day 1!
Current skin condition:
Forehead: some acne scars, hyper-pigmentation, some small bump-like acne
Upper cheeks: decent, not too many markings, clearest part of my skin; however, pores are largest in the part of my cheek nearest to my nose (normal though)
Lower cheeks: some acne scars, dry (sometimes red) patches
Jawline: most acne scars and acne, cystic acne occurs here most
Nose: blackheads
Upper lip: a little bit of acne scars, small cystic acne, acne bumps appear in this area
Chin: the most discoloration here, acne bumps appear in this area the most
Makeup: 8 hours
Diet: breakfast skipped; lunch: salad with chicken salad, 1 tbs caesar dressing, water; snack: sriracha chili peas, 4 mini snickers; dinner: a little bit of rice, kimchi jjigae, romaine lettuce, bits of roasted chicken, water
Hygiene: satisfactory, touched acne twice (upper forehead and jawline)
Stress: satisfactory
Face routine: Sephora cleansing oil, Naive green tea foaming wash, Clinique toner for sensitive skin (on and off depending on how dry my skin is), L'Oreal Paris Active Daily Moisturizer SPF 15, L'Oreal eye cream
Bedtime: TBA
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