Skin update

It's been three weeks and  I haven't experience any breakouts. So I'll be sharing to you what I've been eating and doing to avoid breakouts.

Here's how:

*  I wash my face morning and night with St. Ives pore clearing cleanser, followed by eskinol toner and my celeteque moisturizer.

*  I'm using  the tomato and egg mask for preventing and getting rid of blackheads.

*  I eat good foods like fruits and whole grains and  eliminated all the bad foods including soft drink.

*  I drink plenty of water including skim milk  and green tea.

*  I take fish oil supplement for my skin, hair and nails.

*  I do exercise every morning because being fit is important and it also helps the circulation of blood in our entire body.

and lastly

*  I make sure to have enough sleep because stress can cause breakouts. Anyway, last week was our midterm exam. In the past, I've been experiencing lots of breakouts during exam week because of lack of sleep and stress  but now I managed to have at least 6 hours of sleep that's why I didn't experienced breakout the entire midterm week.

That is basically my everyday routine and I'm still researching on natural ways or affordable creams that would help get rid or at least lessen the visibility of acne scars. If anyone have tips, ideas or products that worked on you, let me know.

Thanks and God bless.

Home remedies for blackheads and hair strengthening

I've been suffering from blackheads for a long time and I've tried different products that I thought would help me get rid of blackheads but none of them works. So I decided to try some home remedy. I've been reading articles before about home remedies that would get rid of blackheads but I didn't dare to try until last week I really can't stand my blackheads, it's so ewww and my nose is so itchy.

So here are the best home remedies for me but first of all this are jut my opinions and my opinions are based on my experience. I'm not telling that what works for me will also works for others because we have different skin type.

Egg mask
I love scrambled egg specially omelette,  hmmmmm yummy!., but also egg is great for hair and also for skin. Egg mask is so effective for getting rid of blackheads but I tell you it won't get rid all of your blackheads in just one use.
How to do it:
beat one egg
Start with a clean face
Apply a thin mask and let it dry then applied another layer.
Leave it for 15-20 minutes and
wash  face and use moisturizer.

For hair:
one egg is too much for my face so I use the extra for my hair. Eggs are high in protein and will strengthen your hair, particularly if your hair is prone to breakage like mine. You will also need moisturizing conditioner since protein can be too drying for hair specially those who have dry hair.

just add conditioner to the egg, mix together and you can apply to your hair either wet or dry.  Leave for 15-120 minutes with shower cup. After 20 minutes wash your hair thoroughly and apply again moisturizing conditioner.

Tomato mask

Tomatoes have many health benefits when eaten and when applied on the skin. It consists of  large number of antioxidants that have been proven to fight different forms of cancer. It also helps with skin problems. This day I tried this tomato mask remedy for blackheads. Not only for blackheads it also helps shrink large pores and help to fade acne scars based on the article that I've read before.
How to do it:
Sliced one tomato and rub it into clean face, leave it for 15-20 minutes then wash face and use moisturizer.

Honestly I don't eat tomatoes because I don't like its taste but because it has many benefits specially in skin I decided to eat tomato at least one per day.

I've been doing the egg mask twice a week while the tomato mask I'm doing it every night.
Home remedies are great because it's not expensive and has no side effects except for those who are allergy with eggs so I suggest to use tomato mask only.
So far, this is just the home remedy that I've used that really worked for me.

Thank you for reading! God bless

Garnier Light Complete Multi-action whitening cream

I've been thinking a lot lately on how to deal with my acne scars due to the breakouts that I experience while using retin a. While taking a bath I remembered one product that I've used before and this is the Garnier multi-action whitening cream. I've used this consistently for almost a year so I decided to purchased it again. This morning I went to department store and bought Garnier.

For my past experience it really whitens my skin and it also lightened my acne scars though it is still visible.

It does control my oily face as it says in the package "8HR SHINE-FREE LOOK" but for me it only last for 3-5 hours

This product is good for preventing acne marks and dark spots, it has also UVA/UVB filters. It smells like a lemon.

It's very affordable and it only cost Php 112.55 for the 40ml tube and the smaller one I think it cost Php 65.00.

Just a reminder that everyone has different skin type, it might work for me but for others it might not work.