I have no idea what I’m doing
I hate my skin.
My pores feel big. My cheeks are irritated. I absolutely hate my under eyes
With the exception of alcohol I have minimized or removed the things I consume that cause my cheeks and nose to flare up. I’ve been told it’s rosacea but I think I also wrecked my barrier with some cold and windy conditions this winter. It burned for weeks and weeks. I find that my skin does not heal well and any breakout sticks around for some time.
I have minimized my routine to the following:
AM: water only rinse, sometimes I use one of those silicone pads to gently exfoliate- I need to do this bc after a few days I skin feels like there is a layer of dead on my face, add moisture with a Korean skin moisturizer or jojoba oil alone. If I don’t add anything my face kind of burns. No more serums.
PM: micellar water on a cotton round to clean the surface. Rinse that with water. Again either moisturizer or jojoba oil alone.
Glycolic acid swab once a week because I find my pores especially around my chin are just gunked up and I need something once in a while. I rinse this off after a 10-15 minutes. Right now I’m especially broken out which has been more common since the winter. I hate it.
I am approaching 39, and I feel hideous. I’ve considered microneedling for a blank slate, but I don’t know if that is going to help with the barrier damage (if thats what is wrong) or redness/irritation. Or if it’s just going to be and expensive and uncomfortable procedure for nothing.
I just got the LRP cicaplast baume reading all the raves, but I just don’t know what the right thing to do is.
Caucasian, Eastern European, catch sun easily, started wearing a hat to cover my face last year after I had a photofacial (that did nothing noteworthy to improve skin or spider veins). SPF on the sensitive parts of the face but I don’t like it at all as it can be irritating. I am lost looking for advice and this is quite vulnerable.
Be kind please.