Acne Cleansing Cream
The MooGoo Acne Cleansing Cream is an excellent moisturiser for oily skin, however that is about it . MooGoo did tell me that it's not meant to treat pre-existing pimples. However it did not help prevent pimples either in the summer. Due to the squalene it gave a very dewy finish and I really did not like it in the summer. In winter however it was an absolutely amazing moisturiser. I didn't need anything else, just this. It was not too heavy nor too light. My skin did not break out nor did it flare up. I wouldn't say that it was thanks to this that my skin improved as I was using, and still am, a BHA at 2% (will get to that later) however it's just a very nice, slightly on the heavy side moisturiser suited to combination oily skin. I would not recommend this to anyone with severe cases of acne though, as I believe that you should treat it with other products such as salicylic acid, sulfur etc. However please do avoid benzoyl peroxide. I have not personally used it before however have seen the aftermath of it. The thing with benzoyl peroxide it does help with acne BUT it dries out your skin and the acne comes back within two weeks of stopping the treatment. I am quite biased towards this and I am no dermatologist but family members and friends who used the vast amount of benzoyl peroxide products out there took a while to wean themselves off it.
MooGoo Oil Cleanser Oily
This product is amazing. It worked wonders for not only my skin but my older sister's as well. I don't put on makeup as I am a guy but do put on chemical sunscreens daily and used the Shu Uemura Fresh Cleansing Oil for a period of time however I realised it was mainly mineral oil (See my rant here -->http://thedermaproject.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/the-moogoo-project.html). Anyways this gently removes everything on your skin however for me it did leave a slight oily feeling afterwards even though I washed my face thoroughly with tepid water, so I did and still do use another gel cleanser afterward. My sister on the other hand has combination skin and she just uses it without anything else afterwards. I am no expert on makeup removal however my sister did tell me with a little bit of elbow grease this cleansing oil can remove everything even waterproof mascara. Best of all it's natural.
MooGoo Rosehip Oil
I really wanted this product to work however it did nothing for my skin, it exacerbated the acne for all I know. The people at Moogoo told me that it would gently overtime remove red acne scars however zilch nothing. But as people say there's always a silver lining on a grey cloud, this products helped my stretch marks. WHAT!? A GUY WITH STRETCHMARKS? Yes men can get them too especially during puberty (I'm a late bloomer) anyways I have relatively tanned olive skin so the stretch marks behind my legs really bothered me. I read somewhere that Rosehip oil can aid in the fading of stretch marks and it worked. It did not happen overnight but just under a year of vigilantly applying at least three times a week has paid off. Now you can barely see the stretch marks :D! One down side is it does get pricey when you use this as a "Body moisturiser". So this wasn't a horrible product but don't use it on acne prone skin as it will break you out.
So people who are reading this are probably wondering what I use now. Well I will elaborate in future posts however the brands I currently use are La Roche Posay, Aesop, Clinique, Paula's Choice, Biotherm Homme and Moogoo. I'll list the products below but in my next post which I will try to get up at least at the end of the month I will expand on my current skin care routine as I just recently jumped ship to my current routine after using Origins for a period of time (I really don't want to do a post on Origins so I'll just sum it up in a sentence. Everything sucks besides the Super Spot Remover and their mask) I jump shipped to Origins around June last year after the Moogoo Project Failed!
Anyways see you soon and Happy Skincaring ^^.
Morning
Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser
Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid
Paula's Choice Resist Ultra-Light Antioxidant Serum
Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief or Aesop Oil Free Hydrating Serum
La Roche Posay Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Extreme Fluid
Moogoo Milk Wash (For body)
Night
Moogoo Oily Skin Cleanser
Aesop Amazing Face Cleanser
Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid
Paula's Choice Resist Ultra-Light Antioxidant Serum
Paula's Choice Resist C15 Super Booster
Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief
Moogoo Milk Wash (For body)
Moogoo Skim Milk Udder Cream (For body)
Special Treatments
Paula's Choice Resist Weekly Skin Resurfacing Treatment 10% AHA (I used this instead of the BHA 2% when I do use it)
Origins Out of Trouble Mask
Biotherm Homme White Peel Skin Resurfacing Cleanser (I used this two~three times a week instead of the Aesop Cleanser)
Aesop Chamomile Concentrate Anti-blemish Masque
