Sunday, October 27, 2013

Exfoliating While on Accutane

Hey guys, I have been busy with midterms lately but I had a little bit of time to talk about exfoliating. One of the biggest DONTs when on Accutane is exfoliating your skin. Because Accutane tends to thin out the skin, exfoliating will not only thin it out even more but make you more prone to scarring if you use scrubs. Those beads and scrubs may just leave you with permanent scarring.

So what do you do? Your skin is flakey and dry and no moisturizers would ever work! Well, you need to exfoliate, but you can't. I have found several tricks that could exfoliate your skin gently! 

A very gentle exfoliate is Cure Natural Aqua Gel. Cure is made in Japan and has been the best selling exfoliator in Japan.  A bottle is sold every 20 seconds! Amazing right? What makes Cure so popular are the ingredients, 90% water! Who knew that water could exfoliate your skin? Unlike scrubs which do as they sound, Cure gently removes dead skin cells without drying or thinning your skin. And it's preservative free, coloring free, mineral oil free, and artificial fragence free!

You could purchase Cure Natural Aqua Gel through Amazon, Yesstyle, Immoko, and other asian beauty websites. But my personal favorite is getting free samples from the direct site themselves! I never want to push a product. Rather, I want you guys to try it for yourself and do it free!! Plus, you can read more on how cure works. The links are listed below:


Cure Natural Aqua Gel

http://www.amazon.com/Cure-Natural-Aqua-Gel-250ml/dp/B001ABLKK2
http://www.imomoko.com/cure-natural-aqua-peeling-gel.html
Request samples: 
  • http://www.japalang.sg/cure/About_Cure.html
  • http://gemboxtrading.com/cure/index.html
  • http://www.beautycarousel.com/brands/cure/cure-natural-aqua-gel-sample-pack.html

How to Use Cure:
I like to use Cure on one of those days that I do not wear any makeup, just moisturizer and lip balm kind of day.
  1. Clean your face and dry well. This is important because Cure does not work on wet skin, the added water would make the removal of dead skin cells hard to remove.
  2. Pump a small amount of Cure and put onto desired area such as nose, cheeks, forehead, and so on. Work in small areas in order to remove the most dead skin and dirt from your face.
  3. Gently massage in circular motions for 30 to 60 seconds. This is the fun part! You can actually feel and see the dead skin cells collecting on your fingertips as you massage your face.
  4. Rinse with lukewarm water and remember to moisturizer after you exfoliate!

Another natural exfoliate could be sitting on your counter right now. Can you guess what it is? Oatmeal!!  Simply, place a handful of oatmeal in the palm of your hand. Add warm water in order to make the oats softer and to draw out the nutrients-loaded water! 




I like to do this when I am in the shower and this has become an essential part of my cleansing routine. Not only will oatmeal exfoliate your face, oatmeal is a great alternative cleanser that will really hydrate and moisturize your face without all the added chemicals! Perhaps one of the best cleansers for sensitive, over-worked, acne-prone, all types of skin!



Love,
Sweet&Bubblicious


Disclamier: This post is not sponsored. All products were purchased by me. All opinions are my own and completely honest. Thank you for reading!

6 comments:

  1. Oatmeal is great to exfoliate with. I have tried this before and I am very pleased with the result. I used a raw oatmeal, do my regular scrub/cleanse routine and my skin is soft. Great alternative to expensive exfoliation sessions!
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    1. I coudn't agree more! When my skin gets very irritated and sensitive, I love using oatmeal as a cleanser too!

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  2. How often do you exfoliate with Oatmeal? Currently taking 10 mg accutane ever other day, my skin is a little bit dry and flaky :( so wondering if it's ok to exfoliate 2 to 3 weeks. Btwy very good article :)

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