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Often people ask me how I keep my skin looking dewy and blackhead-free. I'll let you in on my one of my little secrets. No, its not exfoliation. But it is "PROPER EXFOLIATION". Since i have acne prone and extremely sensitive skin, I cannot exfoliate my skin like others do. I exfoliate on a weekly basis to keep my pores clear. Because clogged pores will ultimately lead to acne.  While dealing with acne, you cannot rub your skin against harsh and rough scrubs. Hence people tend to believe that people with acne can’t and should not exfoliate. But thats not true. Now, before you run off and grab your SCRUB, you need to know how and with what to exfoliate sensitive, acne and breakout prone skin. Exfoliation is extremely important in the treatment of acne. Don't ever think that acne prone skin can't be exfoliated. If you have exfoliated earlier and that has increased your breakouts, YOU MIGHT BE USING WRONG PRODUCTS FOR EXFOLIATION. Acne-causing bacter...

The bad thing about pimples is that there’s no scheduled time to get a pimple. It can appear suddenly on a morning when you wake up. But what's even worse is that they pop up always on special occasions, like a party or a birthday , the night before a first date, a big interview, etc probably you all would agree with me. Breakout always seem to hit at the worst time possible. We’ve ALL been there. While dealing with acne, especially cystic acne, I found myself many a times sifting through the web searching for quick overnight remedies to reduce that bump. I tried a number of remedies, from antibiotics to over the counter medicines. Nothing worked. My face was no stranger to experimentation. Because when it comes to pimples, we’ve tried it all; the ointments, the expensive spot treatment products, the DIYs, the home remedies... EVERYTHING !   But, in these 4-5 years of me searching the internet for overnight acne remedies, and experimenting on my face, He...

Make your own lip balm in just 2 minutes!  Homemade lip balm is all natural, organic. You can customize it according to you own liking. This DIY lip balm is SO EASY to make. Seriously – you can make it in just 2 minutes ! You can customize your own ingredients, as much as you like, as many as you like. I will give you the options and alternatives, if you don't like a particular ingredient. Why I like to make my own lip balm is that I am not a fan of chemicals, and there are very few lip balms that hydrate my chappy lips. But this DIY lip balm is just so awesome, hydrating and nourishing. So let's begin...  Ingedients:   Base Ingredients : Vaseline Petroleum Jelly / Shea butter  Other Ingredients:   2-3 drops Vitamin C Serum ( If you dont have it, you can use Crushed Vitamin C Tablets )  2-3 drops Hyaluronic Acid  5-6 drops Coconut oil  3-4 drops Honey  3-4 drops Lemon juice  1-2 drops Essential Oils (Orange ess...

I think we all want to be happy, that's our basic goal. However, how do we achieve that ?  Okay, Ever wondered why we called our maths questions, 'Problems' ? I'll come back to that... So like everybody else, I too have a normal life, which comprises of stressful days sometimes. An over demanding corporate job, struggle to keep my skin in control, the basic difficulties of life and heartbreaks. It is very easy to stress out on these things, sit back and cry. I too used to do that around 6-7 years back. However, today, that cry baby is not me. I tend to not stress on things and just keep myself happy and calm, even in the worst situations. This might sound a little hard to believe but when you will read this whole thing, it will all make sense to you.  Therefore, here are few things I do to keep myself happy and going when things seems to be tough: Own an optimistic mind-set: Whenever there's a problem in life, we tend to dwell over it an...

Here are my top 5 tips to clear acne and get healthy and clear skin fast. These tips I have learnt over the past few years that have helped me transform my skin from this to this :                                                 So let's begin ! Skip washing with cleansers in the morning.        Ever realized the glow on your face in the morning, when you wake up ?  Doesn’t that feel pretty ? Then why wash it off with harsh cleansers…the thought of not washing your face in the morning when you have to get READY and leave for work or college or hangout etc, seems quite weird. I know. I too thought that how the heck, without washing my face would I feel fresh to leave ? So, let me break it down for you.  I am not asking you to not wash your face. I am saying, just not to wash it with a cleanser. Washing with plai...

Here are 5 things you need to keep in mind to win over acne :- You w ash your face twice a day : Washing your face more than once wipes away the natural oils of the skin, that protects the skin from bad bacteria. You should always limit washing your face to maximum ONCE a day. Yes, right. MAX once a day. Yes, Yes. ONCE. And not with a face wash, i mean not with a chemical face wash. Wash your face with BEST FACEWASH  for acne.   You are using fancy anti-acne face wash : Do you feel that, fancy anti-acne face wash specially designed for treating acne are always drying ? Yes ? Then why do you still use them ? Are they doing any good ? No. Always use mild cleansers which are nourishing and hydrating instead of the drying ones. The concept of anti-acne facewash is simple. Dry out the pimples. But you don’t apply facewash only on pimples. You apply on your whole face. And that dries out the face. Now dry skin on our face produces more oil in order to bala...

Have you ever felt the need of a moisturizer but are scared to use because of acne prone skin ? Do you find it difficult to find the best moisturizer for acne prone skin ? Does your skin feel dry after washing your face and you end up skipping the moisturizer ?  But you don’t realize that this leads to even more acne. Are you wondering how ? When you are struggling to control your acne prone skin, you tend to believe that cleansing and washing your face with harsh chemical products aka FACE WASHES will solve all your problems, but just think does changing face washes help your skin ? NO, because you are “stripping off” the moisture from your skin which in turn will produce more oil in order to balance itself. When I was struggling with acne, I too used to believe the myth "Curing acne required 'drying up' the skin."  But after 4 long years I learnt the importance and technique of moisturizing and this cleared up my acne so quickly. So here are some points th...

Rosewater on acne and acne scars works as a wonderful toner. Also you can make two in one acne plus moisturizer with rosewater to apply on acne.   To make Rosewater moisturizer for acne, you will require two main ingredients :  Rose water  Honey  In this we won’t be using store bought rose water. We will make Rosewater at home. If you have bought rosewater of any brand, you would have certainly known the colour of rosewater to be light pink to transparent. But original, completely preservative free and natural rosewater is deep pink to reddish in colour. I was not aware of this until I made my own rosewater at home. So to make Rosewater you will need one cup of rose petals and half litre of purified water. METHOD : Just boil the water in a pan and when it boils completely, turn off the gas. Wash the rose petals to get rid of any dust. Now put them into the boiled water.  Cover the container with a lid and let it cool. Afte...

Have you ever come across Ponds Cold Cream for acne ? If not, then let me tell you that when you are following the new face wash/no chemicals method, your new face wash is " Cold cream ". Yes you heard it right. COLD CREAM for acne. Which is definitely not OIL FREE. And if you have acne, then how can you put something that is not oil free on your skin . You obviously won't. Yeah. These were exactly my thoughts when i first came across the idea of using cold cream to wash my face. I was literally in refutation. But when I did my research, then it all made sense to me. So I thought of giving it a shot thinking my skin couldn't get possibly any worse, right? What if this actually works... So now the question arises which cold cream to use? And will it cleanse your skin like a face wash ? No, it won't. Rather, It will cleanse even better ! Let me tell you how. So when I first started using this routine, I used Nivea cold cream because it was...

If you have landed on this blog,  I assume you are looking for something to benefit your skin in a quick and effective way. If your search has come a long way, you probably have heard about Apple Cider Vinegar for cystic acne some day or the other. Be it in a youtube video or a blog post. When I first heard about ACV, I didn't buy it because the silly me was trying every kind of face wash at that time. So after a long time when I actually gave ACV a shot, it proved to be a magical potion for my skin. Lets know how ? Firstly what is Apple Cider Vinegar ? ACV is nothing but fermented apple juice and fermented foods are great for your health. And a healthy you means healthy skin. ACV has malic acid that helps in defending against virus, bacteria and fungus. It has Ash that balances pH. It has Alpha Hydroxy Acid  (AHA) that removes dead skin cells.  It also helps in preventing wrinkles and lines. BASICALLY IT BALANCES OUR SKIN ! So in my case when I s...

My skincare routine for acne is universal. Every skin type and skin tone will benefit from this. But the ones who will benefit the most are the dehydrated acne prone skin types. And by dehydrated skin I mean the following :   - Dull                                                                      - Stretchy   -  Dry after washing                                               - Oily T-zone   - Flaky                                                                   - Lifeless  ...