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The Skincare You Really Need For Accutane

The word all acne suffers fear... Accutane. It's the Voldemort of the skin care world and when  I heard the word 'Accutane' come out of my dermatologists mouth, I could have stop, dropped and rolled there and then.
In case you are lucky enough to not know what Accutane is, it's a Vitamin A drug that aims to significantly reduce the body's oil production and target Acne at the root... sounds wonderful doesn't it. The drug can lead to cracked lips, extremely dry skin and it also has some other nasty side effects. You have to have monthly blood tests and practically sacrifice a goat to get a dermatologists approval!
When I got past the initial stage of panic and thinking my skin would melt off my face, I thought how can I help my skin through this? Some of these products are recommended by my dermatologist and others are products that have helped me so far!

1. CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser 
My dermatologist told me to use a cleanser that wasn't too harsh and 'didn't promise too much'. She specifically recommended the CeraVe range and anything that claimed to hydrate the skin. I actually really love this cleanser and can see myself using it after I've completed Accutane. It's so mild and leaves my skin super soft and clean.

2. Eucerin Acute Lip Balm
I did not know the meaning of dry lips until I started Accutane. You are going to need lip balm. Gallons of lip balm. Invest in shares of lip balm because that's how much you are going to need. My dermatologist told me I would need to apply it every 15 minutes... I thought 'yeah right 15 minutes, I won't need to apply it that often'... How wrong I was... How naive I was... I practically bathe in lip balm at this point. I apply it about every 10 minutes because my. lips. are. so. dry!
The Eucerin one is my favourite, it has a balm like texture and is super thick so lasts the longest on my lips and takes away any tightness.

3. Kiehl's Creamy Avocado Eye Treatment 
Now this is something I already use and love, but after one week on Accutane, my under eye area was so dry ad starting to flake and crack. I used this treatment morning and night and it made such a difference to my under eyes, they looked really healthy and weren't flaking at all!

4. La Roche Posay SPF 50 
Usually when it comes to winter, I am a bit of a slacker with the SPF, I know your supposed to wear it everyday, but I just always forget. Not anymore! It is recommended that Accutane users wear a high SPF daily to prevent burning because of how dry your skin is. I love this one from La Roche Posay, it doesn't leave a white cast, doesn't look greasy and doesn't have that horrible suncream smell. I also love the Glossier Daily SPF but it only comes in a factor 30.

5. Eucerin Aquaphor
This is a saviour for cracked skin. For some reason my nose was the first place to be struck. It was so dry and cracked and becoming increasingly painful, I didn't know what to do! I picked this up after reading about it online and I have already used half a tube. I slather any cracked, dry or tight areas in this thick balm and it really takes away all the tightness and pain! I use this everywhere hands, elbows, nose, it really is a wonder balm.

6. Revolution Night Restore Oil 
Putting an oil on my skin at night really helped with the dryness. It made my skin so much easier to apply makeup on top of in the morning and stopped my face feeling like cracked leather overnight! I love this Revolution Night Oil because it feels like it stays on my skin and takes a long time to absorb. This may not be great for anyone who wants a quick absorbing oil but for me this is ideal!

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