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[anotheranon]

Mostly I'm doing well. D. got a fancy new bathroom scale that uses an electrical scan of some sort to check BMI and both it and my weight are within healthy bounds. I'm maintaining the buff wiriness that comes with frequent fencing, even if supplementing with weights has kinda fallen by the wayside.

So maybe I shouldn't complain, but while I was out and about yesterday I stopped in the local makeup shop and windowlicked the pretty lipsticks, blushes, etc. and I was reminded why I don't wear much makeup anymore: my skin is kinda trainwrecked :/

It's not the extent - I only have a few spots - its that they don't heal up quickly or well. The fencing mask rubs my chin and what zits I do have get irritated. My habit of scratching them when they itch doesn't help :(

No lipstick 'cos I tend to bite my lips when I concentrate. It's silly to put MAC on when it's just going to get gnawed off :P

I've tried moisturizer, glutamine, antibiotic cream and none of these make much difference. What I really need to do is keep my hands off my face.

Ideas for breaking bad habits welcome.

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[plaidsheep.livejournal.com]

invest in a face wash that you like and that agrees with your skin. I like the Olay Regenerist daily regenerating cleanser. My skin gets oily around my chin, and my hairline and is dry everywhere else. This stuff doesn't irritate my skin and seems to balance everything out.

The best product I've found that makes me very happy is mineral makeup. I hate hate hate cream foundation.. it's just nasty stuff.

The mineral "makeup" (I bought the new one from Physicians Formula) goes on very light - as it is a powder, is good for your skin, and keeps any oilyness at bay. It also does a great job at evening out skin tone, yet doesn't look like you're wearing heavy makeup.

When all else fails, zap the zits with a little drop of some product that contains salacytic acid - there's a few of them out there. I use that on the nasty painful zits I get along my hairline during the summer (ah the perils of long hair)

Products for your lips... if you're not allergic to it I recommend one that contains tea tree oil. It helps to heal the eitage you do when you chew your lips. I have the same problem and so I tend to avoid lipsticks (although once in a while I will wear a lip pencil - MAC makes a nice one that can be used as lipstick)

As for keeping your hands off your face? That's a tough habit to break. Perhaps putting some of that "no bite" stuff on your fingernails, which has a very specific sort of unpleasant smell, will shock your brain into "dont touch!!"

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Now that it's sunburn season, you should be able to get your hands on some aloe vera jelly ... won't prevent anything, but it does accelerate skin cell production and, thus, healing (I'm a fast healer and the stuff still halves the time it takes for my vicious workplace papercuts to vanish) and should reduce or eradicate the itching.

P.S. It also makes great non-oily hair/scalp conditioner ... rub gollops of the stuff into your hair and scalp in the evening, let it dry, sleep on it and rinse it out in the morning.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Are you talking about pure aloe vera gel - from the plant - or products that contain it?

I'm not sure I've ever seen the pure plant goo without something added to it, at least for preservation.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

If you've got a plant (or access to one), then the pure goo squeezed out of the leaves is great ... you can dab the end of the cut leaf where needed and the leaf itself will self-seal between applications; just snip it with scissors next time you need it.

In the past I've managed to purchase bottled gel that was 98% pure and it worked as well as the fresh ... just a matter of checking the ingredients on each bottle to find the highest percentage that you can.

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

Visit the clinique counter and ask one of their assistants. They can work miracles, and the stuff is anti-allergenic. I swear by it!