Today’s review is of Stratia’s Velvet Cleansing Milk. Water-based cleansers (used in the evening after oil cleansers) can be a surprisingly tough slot to fill in my routine. While I don’t expect them to have any other effects other than cleansing, I do need for them to be gentle and have a low ph. Your skin’s… Read More Review: Stratia Velvet Cleansing Milk
I used to think that I had sensitive skin. As it turned out, the products I was using were not working for my skin. When I first started using chemical exfoliants, AHAs, I ended up using glycolic acid, which was too irritating to my skin. After some extensive research (you can read my post on… Read More Review: Stratia Soft Touch AHA
This post was updated on 3/19/17 in order to reflect not only my current use of actives, but updated information based on the fact that I’ve learned more about them. As always, this is a learning process for me, so I’ll try to be as open and upfront as I can be when things change/I… Read More UPDATED: Exfoliation Part II: Chemical Exfoliants
I hate to begin my reviews with a negative one, but I think it’s important to talk about cleansers and ph and why those are so important for your skin. So, I’m reviewing a product that (spoiler!) didn’t work. Don’t worry, if you keep reading to the bottom, I’ll give suggested alternatives. When I was… Read More Review: Mizon Snail Repair Foaming Cleanser (and why you need a low-ph cleanser)
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