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Originally Posted by foxyluva
I don't do much exfoliating yet - my skin is still too fragile from the accutane treatment - even though it was about 8 - 9 months ago, I still don't feel comfortable using it. I will buy some of the coconut oil, but do you think four tablespoons of oil per day is an overload??
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No, it's not. Unless you have some kind of really bad weight problem. But even then, it should be okay, because like Omega 3, coconut oil helps you process other fat, and has other health benefits as well.
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Originally Posted by foxyluva
You know what is great as a face mask? Uncoated Panadol! It is so great, just crush up about 2 or three and add a few frops of water and apply to your face - it dries, and then you can leave it on for 10 - 30 minutes, and then wash it off. It removes all the oils from your skin, and leaves it so smooth - definately reccommended  |
I don't even know what panadol is, I'll be darned. What is it? I don't usually use things that remove oils at this time of my life. But that could be just fine for someone your age. I have this great blueberry antioxident mask from Myshell that I use - but what is Panadol?
Just a little story - I took accutane 2.5 cycles. Ie, 2.5 times. For five months each.
But - the reason my skin broke out after the first round of accutane was because my pores were clogged, because the derm didn't have any exfoliation for me! Finally, a new derm was like "you're breaking out because you need exfoliation!" and he was right. And he ordered me some exfoliating skin peels. And everything was okayish after that.
Not saying you should have it yet, but you should have it. Just wear sunscreen after. The thing about exfoliation is, it just cleans your pores really well, and causes new skin to grow. There are no adverse side effects except sun sensitivity for a few days, which is easily remedied by sunscreen. I'm not saying you have to do this if your skin is fine, I'm just saying you should at least do it sometime. The fallout for me of not exfoliating at the time was ending up with way bigger pores than I would have. Just so you know. But it can benefit everyone, because it promotes new skin growth.
Nowthen, Panadol?