brittany

I haven’t drank soda in a while, and I feel like a much healthier, happier person without it (:

I thought I would be O.K. if I just dropped regular soda and continued on with diet, but I was so wrong! The aspartame in diet drinks turns to formaldehyde inside of the body—EMBALMING FLUID! Something that’s put in dead people can’t be very healthy for living ones! Learning this just steered me in the complete opposite direction of all sodas. If that’s in the diet, then what’s in the regular!?

I went and saw my pediatrician and she prescribed minocyclene and a 5% benzoyl peroxide wash. First, I exfoliate with dermalogica’s “skin prep scrub”—awesome stuff! Next I use the BP wash, and then follow up with dermalogica’s “toner” and then “active moist” moisturizer. It’s been almost three months, but all I have left is ugly scarring and a few little bumps. My mom is an esthetician, and she brought me home some hyperpigmentation solution from her salon and it’s working wonders (:. It’s almost gone! I am hoping I won’t go on a product binge like I did last summer, (probably why my face broke out so bad.) I’m soo close that I’m scared I might be tempted, but I’ll just have to stick with it!!

I also dropped a few bad habits. I don’t drink much soda anymore, and I also stopped smoking weed. Both things were unhealthy and unnecessary. The soda made me feel bloated and gross and the weed made me feel awkward and incredibly self-conscious. I honestly don’t know if both actually qualify as harmful to your skin, but I dropped both at about the same time and I saw a dramatic improvement. They say that the outside of your body reflects the inside, and most highly problematic acne is caused by allergic reactions to things you would never expect – dairy, wheat, acids. I am a strong believer in this, and once I dropped my unhealthy lifestyle, I started to look and feel healthier. If you haven’t already, maybe check into having an allergy test done?

PS – If you haven’t tried Dermalogica yet, I highly suggest it! It’s a line of products that are safe when used in conjunction with one another, and their secret is a mix of very natural, very good-for-your-skin ingredients. All of their products are amazing! There are certain products someone with acne would want to avoid, (for very dry / aging skin) but there are just as many you want to use, as well. I suggest the anti-bac foaming wash and either the skin prep scrub or daily microfoliant, and then toner and one of their many moisturizers. Also, if you’re someone with a light case of acne or just a few pimples, try the dermal clay cleanser! It’s a quick-fix for problem zits, it works miracles :)

Hope some of this can help you (:

I’m taking it today and I’m a little nervous.. I took the practice when I was a sophomore and I got a 21. That was almost a year ago, so I’m hoping I’ll do better today.