Hi
Yesterday I went to DEMC Shah Alam for my worsening skin problem. I'm having very dry skin, sometimes very oily, blackheads and whiteheads popping up, acne, cysts, itchy forehead, scarring and redness. I'd say this is all due to my fault for spludging many skin products on my face as soon as I got it. No rest time, no spot testing and I've been doing this for like 4 years now? Since 2013.
Well, at first in 2013, I just wanted to reduce the appearance of my large pores. So I got this RM25 serum, supposed to treat large pores. But then I got a breakout. I stopped using that and my skin returned to normal. But curious me wants to try other skincare products. Hey how about trying this popular snail mucus product? But it's too expensive. I'll go for the cheaper ones. Ta-da I got my huge parcel. My first ever haul. Lol. Stupid me. So happy getting new stuff and I want to try everything at once. Big mistake.
Here are my thoughts during this skincare journey.
So okay, I got myself a sunscreen!
It's great!
Not oily, sort of dewy finish.
I looked pretty.
That's a good investment.
Now let's try this cathy doll magic cream!
Ooh, so white. SPF 50. Must be good. Let's keep putting this on everyday.
And many other purchases have been made through instagram shops.
Waste of money. These products must not be so good since they're from Thailand.
Hey, look at this Hermo website!
Original Korean products! Taiwan brands! Price cut! What a bargain!
They're having a big sale! Let's buy a lot of stuff to get the most out of it!
Ka-ching ka-ching there goes my money.
I bought a Yadah spot treatment. Let's use this on my acne.( At this point my skin is fine, just the occasional zit popping up)
These 3 tubs of facial mask is good for my skin. Let's use this everyday!
I still need something for my pores. Let's get this face shop tea tree toner.
Another sale! Must buy!
Christmas sale! BUYYYYYYY!
And that was my last fancy skin care purchase. In 2015. I bought quite a lot. Lol.
In November 2015, my skin went haywire. Redness, Rough patches. I skipped on moisturising and cleansing because I thought I musn't irritate my skin. Maybe a big mistake. Face prodeeded to become very dry. So much grit. Acne pooping popping up. Cysts. Cysts bruh! I never had them before and astaga it was soo painful and ugly. I didn't know it was a cyst but I was touching it and wondering what is this squishy blob. So I pressed it and wau it erupted puss and blood came flowing out after it. Immediately became a dark spot and needed 2 weeks to fade with a serum.
Then Ma said she wants to bring me to Ko Clinic. I googled them and wao the package price was wau. I didn't want to spend money on facial duo light thingy needing 6 sessions for RM1000++. So I thought to go to gov derm. But then the waiting time must be hell. Then I remember I have my insurance so why not give it a try.
So we went to DEMC Shah Alam around 2p.m. After lunch at Soto. Best lunch in a while. Turns out I can only claim for insurance if I got warded. No way I'm getting warded for this lol.
We went to the second floor. A Medical Clinic area. Filled in a form and got a waiting number. Waited for about 3 hours and when I got in I told the doc I this skin problem and she straightaway suggested accutane.
I did my homework last night to get to know some things to expect during this appointment. And most docs will prescribe accutane. Some r/SCA peeps said it's a last resort but I agreed to take on the course. Bloody hell my bill came up RM 568. It's pricey but I think it's better than delaying this. I'm 21 bruh. Young, maybe. But in 2 years I'll start audit and I don't think I have the time to commit to an accutane course. What with the need to drink lots of water and the toilet trips. I took my pill this morning and wew I'm dehydrating. Muscle aches. Itchy dry eyes.
update 25/11/2016: It seems that I've forgotten about this post and it sat in my drafts for so long. So, yeah I finished the first batch of accutane and went to DEMC for my second batch. The total came out to around RM600 with the consultation fee which barely lasted 5 mins. Finished this second batch and at this time my skin looked and felt really good so I decided to not continue my course. Big mistake? For the first three months, yes. My face became so red and angry, the cysts were still there. I continued my routine;
AM
- Splash face with cold water
- Pat dry with face towel
- Coat face with a good amount of Cetaphil lotion
PM
- Cetaphil cleanser (Double cleansing with firstly Hada Labo Oil Cleanser followed by Cetaphil if I wore sunscreen)
- Splash cold water
- Pat dry with face towel
- Moisturise
I kept it really simple and my skin finally got less red and reduced bumps today. But I had my lazy weeks where I didn't moisturise and left it dry. DO NOT DO THIS. Huuge mistake. My skin went back to square one and I opted to a spray moisturiser so I'd feel less lazy to moisturise. It's actually a Hada Labo Lotion, the watery one decanted into a spray bottle from Daiso. It's a bit viscuous so I diluted it with sterilized water so that it'd spray out nicely.
So now I have an OK skin. I feel good about it. These large pores are a part of me that I'm not ashamed of now lol. You gotta learn to accept yourself just the way you are.
Bye.
p.s. I don't know why I took these pics earlier but I'm leaving them.
