Acne Magazine

I’ve recently been trying to give attention to my skin, in particular my chin area where the result of years of acne has been made apparent by periodic rough patches that come and go, and get better with treatment.  My preferred method of treatment is to exfoliate with a home microdermabrasion kit for acne scarring, as well as a light acid peel afterwards. 

Problem is, I have to do this when I have a couple days of really no important events, because it usually ends up resulting in flaking, irritated skin, especially since I usually will do it a couple nights in a row.  I will try to do it on the weekends when I don’t have to be to work or anywhere important for that reason. 

After using the microderm kit, and the peel, the skin, especially where extra attention has been given, should begin to slough off.  Although it is unsightly at the time of sloughing, this is exactly what you want, so fresher, more even textured skin can be revealed and smoother, less damager and rough skin can be revealed.  It’s a process!

I have one suggestion though, and that is to only try to rub off the flaking when the skin is wet and well moistened for a while, such as after a warm shower, since this soften it up and causes greater ease and less irritation in removing the excess flaking.  Don’t try it when it’s dry, you’ll only end up with a flaky, red mess.  At least I do!