Happy Monday. So, I talked about my skincare routine here. Recall that I wanted to make some improvements to my quick routine, being that with age came crazy, random blemish bursts and also, I think my skin had become way too used to the products I had been using for years. Several months ago, I was in the store and saw a bar of African Black Soap on the shelf.
I asked myself, Self, why haven’t you gone the African route? Hello? Your blood is 100% Motherland. Of course the Motherland would have the remedy for your skin. I checked out the ingredients (I knew it wasn’t pure, raw African Black soap; that one will tear your skin apart and I needed to take baby steps towards that kind of detoxification) and decided to purchase it. Slowly, dear reader, I saw the improvements to my skin. Trouble spots, particularly on my left cheek (three pimples that were hanging on for dear, dear life) and that insane forehead of mine slowly began to fade and ultimately disappear. I started doing more research on the YouTube about black soap and decided to try Shea Moisture’s products. Even better results.
The above two are my personal favorites. I use the soap twice a day (look at your Square Peg; months from 40 and making good skincare choices) and the mask is a once-a-month thing. Here’s my new and improved skincare routine, broken up by night and day:
Night
- Cleanse with soap (I either use my hands or my Vanity Planet Ultimate Skin Spa Facial Cleansing Brush, which is a great investment, by the way)
- Dry
- Apply Thayers Witch Hazel Alcohol Free Toner (Rose Petal) with a cotton pad on face (so refreshing!)
- Moisturize with Murad Acne Clearing Solution
- Go to the bed before I pass out
Day
Same routine, except I skip the toner.
I haven’t yet hit up any eye creams and serums, but the toner has been great in diminishing the dark, waking-up-at-3AM circles under my eyes.
So far, so good. I’d very much like to apply African Black Soap all over my life, but that’s entirely another matter.
Bon Monday…
This Square Peg. 