Soooooo I have been a complacent idiot who never used her sunblock consistently enough/sustain a good skincare routine UNTIL i got defeated by the SUN during one of my schoolโs frisbee gamesโฆSo hereโs my journey of how I repaired my severe sunburn and also things I learned from it!! (+ products used)
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To emphasise abit, we played under the SCORCHING sun ๐๐๐ for like 4-5 hoursโฆ and girlie did not splatter on enough sunscreen as she wanted to scrimp on her last few bit of sunblock left & also cause she underestimated the scorching sun ๐ฃ๐ฃ alas, the fair skinned me was BURNED so badly that not 1 but TWO layers of my skin peeled off afterwardsโฆ (refer to โbeforeโ photos) The burn was so bad that my face was not just red but were in botches of dark red (extremely damaged) and my whole face just hurts so so so much. The redness lasted for about 4-5 days? with the peeling starting on the 3rd day.
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Of course, the best way to save a sunburn is definitely ALOE VERA.๐ฟ๐ฟ I am pretty sure that any brand of aloe works but this one that i got really SAVED my skin so so so much and I think it is really good as well! I love how after application my skin feels super moisturised and doesnโt feel v sticky. For 4 days I was literally obsessed with aloe vera, and put on a thick layer of it every 2-3 hours. The frequency and consistency definitely showed results as I could see my skin healing well and getting back its moisture.
Apart from that it is also very important to hydrate yourself by drinking LOTS of WATERRRRRR. ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง
The hardest part was the days when I had to go out but could not put on makeup as they will appear super duper flakey on my face. This is when my new-found holy grail came in (I scurried to watsons to buy it post-damage) โ the Biore Light Up Essence. I bought it with the intention of getting a new sunscreen but I realised that this magical tube of cream has a super stonk brightening/whitening effect. I will elaborate more about how this product replaced my makeup in my next post!!
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This episode defintely taught me the importance of sunscreen & also hydration/moisture. Using the aloe vera to heal my skin I realised the greatness the moisture brings to my skin. Previously I have faced so much issues with my pores being big and ugly but I realised that the constant hydration (and of course double cleansing) really cleared up my skin so so well! My large pores are also much less visible now and I really felt like my skin was so much better than beforeโฆ so hereโs my current skincare routine to continue taking care of my skin!!
– double cleansing!! (i use oil & cleanser)
– serum after cleansing
– aloe vera mask every 2/3 days
– serum before makeup
– a good layer of sunscreen before makeup
– drink water!!!
