Comments on: I am not a beauty guru, but – I don’t use harsh cleansers on my face.

By: Verily Victoria Vocalises

Verily Victoria Vocalises — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:38:03 +0000

I am absolutely and utterly with you on this and am suffering with the same problem! I feel your pain. I’ll keep an eye on your responses but let me know if you find anything that works! Thank you for linking to PoCoLo x

By: motherofmadcatsandbabies

motherofmadcatsandbabies — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:40:25 +0000

In reply to blueberetmum.

I have just added a fish oil capsule, and more nuts and seeds into my diet, and am going to try and eat more oily fish too. I love it, the rest of the family don’t (except the cats) so I don’t eat it often enough, cooking for all of us. I am using a cloth and cleanser, in the evenings and water in the mornings, to see if that will help. Will go and look at that link
Thank you! 🙂

By: motherofmadcatsandbabies

motherofmadcatsandbabies — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:38:41 +0000

In reply to ginacaro.

Thank you. I hate wearing make up, to be honest, so if I could go without, entirely, I would be so happy. I am doing a water only in the morning, then a cleanser, a very mild one, at night, and we will see how it goes. It would be lovely to have to use nothing. All this marketing that tells us we need to use so many lotions and potions… Maybe that’s a Ranty Friday topic? Thanks for commenting. Sorry for delay in replying!

By: blueberetmum

blueberetmum — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:10:14 +0000

Mhm, I am a fun of the hot cloth cleansing and fairly healthy diet with a lot of oily fish and nuts on the menu. I also skip make up when I don’t go to work and I must say my skin loves it. I used to dread those make up free days but now it feel liberating to have the confidence to go out with ‘naked’ face.

My favourite beauty writer of all times Sali Hughes did a column on acne treatments http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/aug/19/sali-hughes-acne-treatments

Hope it helps and good luck!

By: ginacaro

ginacaro — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:40:02 +0000

I suffered with acne when I was younger and still get breakouts now. I have also stopped using any products on my face and I just wash my face with water every morning and every night. I never use any products on it, apart from foundation on the very rare occasion that I go out anywhere My skin is so much better now. #Pocolo

By: motherofmadcatsandbabies

motherofmadcatsandbabies — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:38:16 +0000

In reply to PigletinFrance.

I hadn’t thought about the heat. I wonder if that is not helping at all. It has been so hot and sticky here, and I have what you are describing, little bumpy lumps, which are not like full on spots, but under the skin, makes it feel awful, and it’s hard to know what to use to deal with it. Possibly the hormones and heat are a bad combo and that’s what the problem is! I wish I was one of those perfect skin people, but sadly, it’s not meant to be, I think!

By: motherofmadcatsandbabies

motherofmadcatsandbabies — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:32:57 +0000

In reply to Caroline Cronin.

Thank you! I will go and have a look at the website! 🙂

By: PigletinFrance

PigletinFrance — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:02:19 +0000

Oh you poor love, skin issues are horrendous and can really knock self confidence. I can’t even imagine thinking that they could be pre-menopause or anything else.

Here’s one for you to consider: could it be stress combined with the recent hot weather (think sweat on face)? I ask as I had AWFUL acne with millions of little spots under the skin just before my wedding. I had never had anything like it it was horrific and my skin didn’t even feel like skin. It was just after I moved to France and I was stressed (international move + wedding), hot (gone from mild UK temps to boiling hot France) and sweaty (from all the walking in boiling hot weather). I tried every possible cream and then saw a dermatologist who told me to 1) calm down and 2) ditch the creams/potions etc 3) and to clean my face frequently throughout the day. It took a few weeks but it did get better.

Good luck
x

By: Caroline Cronin

Caroline Cronin — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:28:51 +0000

Hi, I am a big fan of Paula’s Choice products. She isn’t so well known over here, but huge in the US. Her products are no nonsense and packed full of well-researched ingredients in meaningful amounts. There is a UK website and you can buy sample sizes of everything. My skin has never been better and I’ve been using nothing but for the best part of a year despite usually being so fickle with skincare brands. Six whole weeks without cleanser is a huge amount of willpower! I hope you find the solution soon. Caroline