Sooo..
I know I don't post much, let alone babbly about stuff I buy, but I'm quite pleased with a purchase I made recently so I thought I'd share with you all, incase any of you might be interested.
Some of you who've seen me in person might have noticed, or some of you I might have told, but I have rosacea. To sum it up for someone who might not know what it is, my cheeks are rather red, as is the tip of my nose, and a bit of my forehead. My right cheek is worse than the left, as the redness takes up most of the side of my face. Mind you it's not a super bright red. Most people think I've just gotten a little too much sun. But the rest of the skin on my face is rather cranky because of this. For a while I was using a special cream, and though it kept it under control, it never got any better. I didn't like the cream, because my forehead and nose was already oily enough, and this cream made my whole face look like an oil slick. The doc even tried a perscription cream, but that actually made my face hurt and I had to quit using it. I thought I would be doomed to using the oily cream forever, and would occasionally get fed up and stop using it.. only to have my face throw a temper tantrum. It'd get very red, skin would start building up then flaking off and peeling, and if I let it go long enough I'd actually start to develop sores, but I only let it get that bad once. But like I said I thought I was doomed to having an oil slick on my face, and having to exfoliate more often to clear all the icky skin off (which always turned my face bright red for an hour or so).
However, Tuesday I went to the mall to get a Christmas present, and happened to get stopped by a man selling something in one of the stands in the middle of the mall. Now I know usually when they're out hunting for people to draw in, their product usually isn't that good or it's a rip off, but I went anyways just to see what it was. There were two Israeli men and one woman, also from Israel, selling skin care products. The man I spoke two (who's name I can't remember) was very nice, and gave me a complete demonstration of everything, and I was rather impressed. The main point of the products was that they were all based with salt from the dead sea, with other stuff added in. And the Dead Sea has always been said to have healing properties. The brands name is Attitude.. kind of an odd name if you ask me, but you can find it here: www.attitudeline.com . They were mentioning all the stuff it was good for, including rosacea. I wound up getting a bit of a lecture, because they said what I was doing was really just making it worse, and once they explained why, it was quite understandable why my face wasn't getting any better.
But anyways, to make a long story short, I bought all the things they showed me. It was a bit pricey, but I considered it a christmas treat for myself. I must say now though, even though it's only Friday and I bought it on Tuesday, it's already been worth every penny. I feel like I have normal skin again, that I'm not fighting a constant battle. I got the clensing gel, which is a bit hard to get use to, because it doesn't foam up or anything like other clensers, it stays clear, and you only need a tiny little bit. But it leaves my skin feeling very clean and soft, without feeling dry. Then I also got the facial peel, which serves as my exfoliator, and I'm to use it twice a week. The first time I used it (Tuesday night) I was honestly a bit disgusted. You don't have to scrub or anything, all the dead skin just starts coming off. It looked like something out of a horror movie almost :-P It disgusted and amused me at the same time. But it's not made with some toxic chemical or whatnot so it doesn't burn or anything, and it doesn't take off the good skin, just the dead skin on top, which is awesome because now I don't have to scrub my face like I use to. Again you only need a tiny bit of it. And then I got the moisturizer, which I LOVE. I love it because it does not turn my face into an oil slick. Just like the other things, you only need to use a little bit. It coats my skin well and then soaks in quickly, leaving everything feeling nice and smooth and soft and balanced. My skin isn't oily or shiney anymore.. it doesn't feel dry or painful. I was getting really bad acne on my forehead too, and in just four days, that has cleared up completely. I know this sounds like a sales pitch from a bad infomercial, but it's the truth, I'm really impressed with this stuff. My cheeks and nose are still rosey, but I have to say it's evened out my complexion a lot, so the redness isn't quite so noticable. Like I said, this stuff was a good deal more expensive than the drugstore stuff, but it's worth it. If any of you have any problems like that, I'd suggest you give it a shot.
Some of you who've seen me in person might have noticed, or some of you I might have told, but I have rosacea. To sum it up for someone who might not know what it is, my cheeks are rather red, as is the tip of my nose, and a bit of my forehead. My right cheek is worse than the left, as the redness takes up most of the side of my face. Mind you it's not a super bright red. Most people think I've just gotten a little too much sun. But the rest of the skin on my face is rather cranky because of this. For a while I was using a special cream, and though it kept it under control, it never got any better. I didn't like the cream, because my forehead and nose was already oily enough, and this cream made my whole face look like an oil slick. The doc even tried a perscription cream, but that actually made my face hurt and I had to quit using it. I thought I would be doomed to using the oily cream forever, and would occasionally get fed up and stop using it.. only to have my face throw a temper tantrum. It'd get very red, skin would start building up then flaking off and peeling, and if I let it go long enough I'd actually start to develop sores, but I only let it get that bad once. But like I said I thought I was doomed to having an oil slick on my face, and having to exfoliate more often to clear all the icky skin off (which always turned my face bright red for an hour or so).
However, Tuesday I went to the mall to get a Christmas present, and happened to get stopped by a man selling something in one of the stands in the middle of the mall. Now I know usually when they're out hunting for people to draw in, their product usually isn't that good or it's a rip off, but I went anyways just to see what it was. There were two Israeli men and one woman, also from Israel, selling skin care products. The man I spoke two (who's name I can't remember) was very nice, and gave me a complete demonstration of everything, and I was rather impressed. The main point of the products was that they were all based with salt from the dead sea, with other stuff added in. And the Dead Sea has always been said to have healing properties. The brands name is Attitude.. kind of an odd name if you ask me, but you can find it here: www.attitudeline.com . They were mentioning all the stuff it was good for, including rosacea. I wound up getting a bit of a lecture, because they said what I was doing was really just making it worse, and once they explained why, it was quite understandable why my face wasn't getting any better.
But anyways, to make a long story short, I bought all the things they showed me. It was a bit pricey, but I considered it a christmas treat for myself. I must say now though, even though it's only Friday and I bought it on Tuesday, it's already been worth every penny. I feel like I have normal skin again, that I'm not fighting a constant battle. I got the clensing gel, which is a bit hard to get use to, because it doesn't foam up or anything like other clensers, it stays clear, and you only need a tiny little bit. But it leaves my skin feeling very clean and soft, without feeling dry. Then I also got the facial peel, which serves as my exfoliator, and I'm to use it twice a week. The first time I used it (Tuesday night) I was honestly a bit disgusted. You don't have to scrub or anything, all the dead skin just starts coming off. It looked like something out of a horror movie almost :-P It disgusted and amused me at the same time. But it's not made with some toxic chemical or whatnot so it doesn't burn or anything, and it doesn't take off the good skin, just the dead skin on top, which is awesome because now I don't have to scrub my face like I use to. Again you only need a tiny bit of it. And then I got the moisturizer, which I LOVE. I love it because it does not turn my face into an oil slick. Just like the other things, you only need to use a little bit. It coats my skin well and then soaks in quickly, leaving everything feeling nice and smooth and soft and balanced. My skin isn't oily or shiney anymore.. it doesn't feel dry or painful. I was getting really bad acne on my forehead too, and in just four days, that has cleared up completely. I know this sounds like a sales pitch from a bad infomercial, but it's the truth, I'm really impressed with this stuff. My cheeks and nose are still rosey, but I have to say it's evened out my complexion a lot, so the redness isn't quite so noticable. Like I said, this stuff was a good deal more expensive than the drugstore stuff, but it's worth it. If any of you have any problems like that, I'd suggest you give it a shot.