Day 5

I had a really emotional bad day yesterday. I cried, cried, and then cried some more. My forehead had all these little bumps on it and I scrubbed and popped…Which I know is bad but I was at a point that I just didn't care. Now, my forehead looks red and spotty…hopeful it will heal in the next couple of days. I just had a bad breakdown yesterday but overall my bottom half of my face is looking good. My cyst that I had on my chin is almost gone and I have a red spot on my nose, a small whitehead on my lower cheek which popped basically on its own accord, but it looks good. I'm trying not to wash my face too much because it's irritating my skin, so hopefully I can cut it down to 3 times instead of 4.


I'm only sharing this much because to me when I read other people's feeling and their treatments, for one it makes me feel not alone in my skin care drama in a world where perfect skin is basically everywhere… on television, magazines, all over fb "no makeup selfies" which makes me and probably thousands of others to put it bluntly feel like absoutely shit. I am not okay with looking the way I do in regards to my skin…I am not the one to accept the old saying "it is what it is" even though I hate looking at these no makeup pictures that people post…the sad truth is that I want to have that so bad and I hate that I can't accept anything less.

Starting line

Today I am starting this blog, not only to reflect on each day on my journey to clear skin, but for anyone else to read it to know the different products I am using and my thoughts and results with each of them.

I went to the dermatologist on Wednesday, and was prescribed:

Face wash- Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Antibacterial Bar for dry sensitive skin (Not prescription)

1 Morning Pill- 65 mg of Solodyn

Morning Lotion- Cleocin/Desowen

Night- Ziana

Body- Panoxyl (Not Perscription)

The morning lotion is for antibacterial purposes for my skin, and Ziana at night to fight against comedones

Today is Day 3 for me since I started this treatment and I really can not for myself tell a difference. People have told me that they see a change already though but who knows.

I am also taking a Makeup Hiatus and I started that on Tuesday of this week and will continue it until next Tuesday and further on. I want to rid my skin of irritating factors and let the medicine take full effect.


I mainly started this blog so other people who are going through skin issues such as myself, could read and see a true account of if a product works or not.

*Rachel