Hi. I have combination skin. Do I still need a moisturiser?
This is the question that I always deal since teenager until now. In school, rarely I will
wear lotion/emulsion/moisturiser. I only use sunscreen lotion, which aggravated
the oiliness and pimples on my face. I only had pimples over my forehead and temples
area. I thought my oily skin could cover the need of moisturiser on my face. So, no need for moisturiser.
When I was in university, my skin has reduced the
production of oil. Though I still have occasional breakout. During my final year
I started to developed whiteheads along my jaws line that led to acne
formation. I couldn’t stand it, but I didn’t take much account on skincare
because I was focusing more on my study. So, no time for moisturiser.
Then, I started to work. Working in medical field, you
don’t have time to really take good care of your well being for the first two
years. You work and work; sometime you will skip your meal. The whiteheads and
acne over my jaws worsening. So I was desperate to find product to
control/reduce my whitehead/blackhead/acne. So I read up about b.liv by Cellnique
on a website. I went to SaSa and bought that. The product really reduces my
skin problem. But I encountered new problem. Over dry skin! I need a moisturiser.
I started looking for good moisturiser. Below are the
current moisturisers I use which work good on my skin.
High end moisturisers:
1) Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Moisturising Gel
(RM210): I have been using this moisturiser since 2010. It easily absorbs and smells
flowery. The texture is watery gel. The whitening effect is not profound. To me
it is just a normal night time moisturiser. But recently, I found my skin is
drier than before, thus this moisturiser is not enough for my skin.
2) Origins Make A Difference™ Plus+ Skin rejuvenating
treatment (RM190): Then I searched for this. It has creamy gel in consistency. Need
longer time to absorb and has strong minty smell which is quite disturbing.
First week of using it I felt it softened my skin, and then the next week it
caused breakout on my skin. Maybe it is too moisturising so I alternate use it
with other creams.
Drugstore moisturisers:
1) the bodyshop Vitamin
E Moisture Cream (RM54): Moisturising with scent of lily/jasmine. Creamy in consistency.
A decent face cream.
2) SANA Nameraka Honpo
Soymilk Medicated Cream (RM53): Very moisturising with flowery scent. Good in
lightening scar. Unfortunately SaSa and Watsons have stopped selling this
brand. Thus, if I desperately want to continue to use it, I need to buy online.
3) Hada Labo Arbutin
Whitening cream (RM59): I just bought this recently as to find alternative to
my favourite SANA moisturiser. No scent with gel consistency and moisturises
well.
My apology for the short review of each cream. I don’t
like to write long review because I feel that will bored the readers.
