So we have hard water and I have never had problems with acne or anything. I have some rough patches that will literally 'peel' off if I rub it - as though it is either mineral build up, dirt, or dead skin.
I have tried exfoliating soaps and gloves (to scurb it off) but nothing has seemed to help. I recently had to have my hair 'clarified' to remove a lot of excess mineral build up from our water in our town so it wouldn't be a huge surprise if that is what it is- I just don't know how to get it off my face!
Any suggestions?
I use a scrub I make right at home which sounds like it would work for your situation:
1/2 cup white sugar
2-3 tbs olive oil
2 tbs honey
a few drops of tea tree oil
Mix all these together into a paste. Shouldn't be too runny. I gently massage this on my face everyday in the shower.
Hope this helps!
Get one of those sonic cleaners--the Clarisonic is the best one. Spendy, but worth it. I totally lust for one of them.
It sounds like you are over-cleansing your skin at this point. Unless you are very young, you should probably not be using a scrub, especially if you do it frequently. Scrubs can be very harsh on skin, and cause a build-up of dry, damaged skin.
No, you don't have water mineral build-up on your skin.
The best cleansing routine I ever discovered, is to use first a creme cleanser, followed by a soap cleanser.
The oil in the creme cleanser first adheres to any build-up on your skin, and then the soap cleanser takes it off.
For two decades, I have been first applying Aubrey Seaware, found at health food stores, followed by a gentle liquid cleanser like Neutrogena. You don't have to over-scrub. Fifteen seconds of massaging in the Seaware, then I leave it on for a few minutes to adhere to the skin cells, then I shower and at the end of the shower I do a quick, light cleanse with the liquid cleanser.
The process of the oil cleanser followed by soap cleanser is the same idea as when you are trying to get rid of any build-up, such as with cradle cap. And it works.
And if you do a scrub, the one suggested below sounds good, primarily because there is oil in it. But you should scrub very lightly and briefly.
I also was getting dry patches on my face. I saved up several Sephora gift certificates and used them to buy a Clarisonic Mia...just got it about a week ago. Pricey but so nice! They get great reviews and I'm so happy with mine. I honestly see a difference already!
You didn't say how old you were (I'm 33) or if the patches were a relatively new thing or if they cover a lot of your face but if it is what I have (sounds the same) nothing really helped me except a prescription called Klaron- there is a non-brand name version too Sulfacetamide that I got instead eventually. It was very reasonable with my insurance. It came out to $15 every 3 months or so. It is a clear gel you apply only a bit of after gentle washing. It took about a month of daily use, but eventually my skin was soft and no more patches. It also helped me with uneven skin tone. The doc said I had roseacea and excema (sp?) I tried lots of over the counter stuff first for a few years and eventually went in and was prescribed this.
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