About The routine that saved my skin (anti ageing + anti acne)
Description
I stopped using vitamin c and started using azelaic acid instead, simplified my routine A LOT and switched from tretinoin to 0.05% tazarotene after 2 years of being on 0.025% tretinoin.
Simple products, minimalistic routines, straightforward actives, and no more layering several toners and serums. Also no skin cycling at all, this is my everyday routine and my skin loves the consistency, it hates to be shocked with a different routine every day.
EXFOLIATION: Tazarotene and azelaic acid already do all the exfoliating my skin needs so I don't use any other exfoliating acids whatsoever and ofc I don't do any physical exfoliation. My skin has never felt so smooth and supple. I feel like using these two actives has really sped up the rate at which my PIE fades away.
ACNE FIGHTING: Azelaic acid and hypoclorous acid seem to be doing an incredible job at preventing acne from forming and if it ever forms now it's nowhere as severe and a pimple lasts a couple days at most while also being a third of the size it would've been in the past.
ANTI-AGEING: Tazarotene. Wow. It's really all you need but I'm extra so I use the Purito Seoul serum. Not only is it super soothing but it has anti ageing peptides in it, so it's like a 2 in 1. It also helps my skin tolerate tazarotene a lot better.
