Trending topic 🏷 Fall skincare routine

Woke up with skin better than it has been in 2 years and people with PCOS can relate to this amazing feeling! Hoping for my skin to heal completely so I can share what worked and what didn’t 😇

So think of something good 💫 #selfcaresunday #paloaltoesthetician

Hi All. I’ve been battling melasma for the last 10 years after worshiping the sun in my 20’s and early 30’s. I’ve managed to tame it a bit but there is still some significant pigmentation on my forehead. I used to have the full mask around my eyes and down my cheeks but that has faded substantially. I’ve also started to develop redness around my mouth and nose. I currently use ASAP platinum (AM l-ascorbic acid, niacinamide and PM retinol with biomimetic peptide and biomimetic trippeptide with AHA/BHA blend on alternate nights) along with a trentinoin .5 cream every few nights. I also microneedle ever few weeks. I have really oily skin so I’d love to not have to wear foundation. Any recommendations/changes to my routine?

If anybody has a bad short term memory like I do, this will help! 🙂 I use a mini calendar and mark down what skin care I did on which days, so I can keep track of everything that I’ve done and don’t lose track. Before I started doing this a year ago, I was accidentally doing a clay mask up to 4x a WEEK! 😫 My skin was so dehydrated. 😰 I will admit to having a bad short term memory and I will forget what I have used on my face if I do not writer it down! I write down each skin care product I use, acids, masks and serums. Except for my cleanser and moisturizer. chemicals exfoliants, serums, etc. and especially any new skin care product! To see how my skin has been reacting to it. I just think a skin care journal would benefit anybody. Even if you have a good memory. Another way I have seen people keep track is by writing down a day of the week on each product container, so then they remember that they are supposed to do it that day of the week, every week. The journal is just easier for me, personally. You don’t even need it to be a calendar. A notebook or even a piece of paper would do! 💖