AM Skincare Routine

I still get occasional acne even after Accutane, but this seems to keep the worst at bay. When my acne was at its worst, I tried ALL the different concentrations of benzoyl peroxide (all the way up to 10% 😱) but that just dried my skin, made my acne even worse over time, and even bleached my clothes. 🫠 2.5% is gentle enough for me to use once a day, though I'll back off if my skin feels a bit drier than usual.

I don't use this every morning, but had to include anyway because imo this is the BEST lightweight moisturizer on the market. My skin's too dry to use this as my main, but I'll often use this to prime or compound with other actives, especially at night.

A rich moisturizer that's great for dry skin, like mine. 🏜️ I think they sell two different versions of this (with the same name and nearly identical packaging), and maybe I’m delulu but I swear one version is worse than the other. The one I like comes with the red top that is slightly more rounded (while the other has like a sharper corner at the top idk it's hard to explain) or in a larger squeeze bottle. I get the squeeze bottle to save 💸💸.

CAN'T FORGET SUNSCREEN! 🚨🚔 I used to get the regular version of this but after moving to Asia I found out they make a version that supposedly comes with Vit C among other things, so thought why not. Idk if it does anything special, but regular Vit C products break me out and this doesn't so that's nice.

As any derm will attest, Aquaphor is love, Aquaphor is life. In the morning I usually just use this as a lip balm so I don't look like a glazed donut but at night I go crazy with it.