(UNMUTE IT!)
(in case you didn't get the reference... no, no, it isn't your fault, I'm just on the internet a tad bit more than the average person.)
Alright, alright, it's actually been a little over three months. To be quite honest, I've been really lazy. And really tired (see below). But I noticed that my posts about Epuris were getting some hits; so I don't know if there are actual people searching and reading up on Epuris, but if there are, hello out there!
I thought for this post, in addition to summing up my experience thus far, I would share what products I've been using along with Epuris because before I started using Epuris, I did a bit of research to find out if and how people were changing up their skincare routines, what products they were using, and how they were coping with side effects (namely, the dryness!).
Et voila! My skincare products:
(*pictures were googled, most are from the brands' websites. TL;DR these are not my pictures I do not own them okay? okay)
I thought for this post, in addition to summing up my experience thus far, I would share what products I've been using along with Epuris because before I started using Epuris, I did a bit of research to find out if and how people were changing up their skincare routines, what products they were using, and how they were coping with side effects (namely, the dryness!).
Et voila! My skincare products:
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| Clean & Clear makeup dissolving foaming cleanser for makeup removal |
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| Spectro Jel for blemish-prone skin to cleanse my face |
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| Bioderma Sébium H2O purifying cleansing micelle solution to remove makeup AND cleanse my face on days when I'm lazy... |
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| Nivea nourishing day cream with SPF 15 after washing my face in the morning, before putting on makeup |
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| Nivea nourishing night care after washing my face at night |
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| L'Oreal Sublime Sun Silky Sheer SPF 50 face lotion - a new product I'm currently trying out... |
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| Nivea hydro care lip balm throughout the day |
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| EOS lip balm in summer fruit sometimes |
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| Vaseline Jelly Baby (because this is all we have at home) at night |
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| Earth Therapeutics green tea herbal lotion throughout the day and at night right when I go to bed |
One thing to note though, is that my roster of products did not change once I started Epuris (except the sunscreen - that's a new product I'm currently trying out); the same goes for the makeup that I use (which I'll blog about another time). It's probably because my skin was so, extremely oily to start with, so the obliteration of sebaceous glands on my skin hasn't been traumatizing enough to change my routine. With this said, I wouldn't say that these would be the best products for your skin; so try them all out with caution!
For the past two months, moderate progress has been made - my forehead is actually clear (well, 99% clear) for the first time since maybe grade 8 (and that was... 10 years ago, holy shit); and I haven't gotten a single pimple on or around my nose area, which has been a problem area since I started having acne. However, I still get pimples on my cheeks and on my chin, though it usually isn't anything too gnarly (except for the one giant cystic zit on my cheek that appeared last week, and the monster zit on my chin that's currently healing right now).
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| HOORAY SMOOTH FOREHEAD! |
Side effects haven't been ruining my life, but they're still a bother. My lips go through cycles of being fine, to being really, really chapped (could this be due to humidity?). I've also been feeling really, really, really tired lately, though this could also be due to my brand new habit of sleeping way past my usual bedtime. And one last weird thing I've been experiencing, which I'm not too sure is related to Epuris at all, is an aching pain in my chest, upper and lower back, and my sides as if I went through an intense workout, or all of my muscles were bruised. All of this started right at the beginning of my treatment; and at first I thought it was due to how I was bending over to reach lower drawers at work or something. I've ruled out any liver or internal organ damage because my blood tests have all come back as normal, so now I'm not sure what can be causing it... I'll ask my derm at my next appointment (which is... tomorrow morning!).
In other, not Epuris-related news, the Pan Am games are in full swing here in TO and the GTA and it is such an exciting time for me because I am a huge fan of (watching) sports. Yesterday, my little brother and I went out to see the morning session of badminton semi-finals.
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| So bright and colourful! |
Shoutout to the Canadians playing in the finals tomorrow! We got to watch Michelle Li in action yesterday in her doubles match. She and Rachel Honderich lost, but will be playing each other for gold tomorrow!
We'll also be watching beach volleyball and indoor volleyball in the next few days (and maybe another event? Lemme check my bank account first). If you want to live my Pan Am experience through digital media, you can add me on Snapchat (send me a DM on Instagram or something).
Stay mellow!
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