CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser

“\> Prologue I ended up doing the medium depth chemical peel (3 sessions from Aug-Oct 2021) at the aesthetician's, and that helped a lot with my overall skin texture and brightening my skin. It was the Perfect Peel brand, and at the time, I was also making use of Skinceuticals' fluoretine, HA, Personally, at the time (shortly beyond the treatments, say Jan/Feb 2023), I didn't observe any drastic\* increase in volume in atrophied areas. But, typically, it's said that the effects of medium/deep peels stretch out a few weeks to some months after the last session. I was meant to have an appointment with a derma, but it wasn't in time before I had to leave the US for the next phase of life in Canada (in Feb 2022). Additionally, relocated to a particular, non-central place in Canada (late 2022), and mostly sorted out healthcare logistics. I located a derma and went in (late 2023) to discuss about possible procedures (microneedling, phenol/tca cross, and subcision being the main ones I'm considering), but it requires a reference from a/my family/general practitioner, so it works differently from the US, haha. Working on the latter bit now, lol. I still have my scars but they don't bother me as much/I'm not as fixated on them as I was \~2.5 years ago. This is mostly because I am more attentive to my skin and I'm pretty diligent with my routine, mainly to avoid acne and keep my face as fresh as it can be, lol. My routine's also pretty simple now; CeraVe cleanser (foaming/non-foaming), LiveClean hydration moisturizer (usually the fragrance-free variation, sometimes the shea/coconut variation). In 2022/2023, I wasn't as on top of sunscreen usage (heatwaves have been acting up) but I was mostly indoors because of work - right now, I'm trying out the CeraVe AM & PM moisturizers, which have sunscreen baked in (pun intended). As for diet, the only product that I don't consume anymore (that's typically known to contribute to skin issues) is dairy. I don't eat a lot of eggs either, mostly get protein from meat variants or beans. That concludes the pseudo-technical aspect of my updates - a bit uninteresting 😅, but I'm glad I've put it out there now. This next segment is mostly just ramblings of an aspect of skincare that I think is usually neglected in favour of our desire and drive to "fix" our skin issues, whatever they might be. I am adding this because I saw certain patterns in the direct messages I received through the years. Please free to skip the epilogue if you're pressed for time.”