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2. Neem
Neem is one of the ingredients that works for my skin. Neem is not for pregnant or breastfeeding mother since it has some sort of birth control ability in it. It works for people with hormonal acne and also for fungal acne. Combine it with some other ingredients, it just clear up the fungal acne that otherwise just stay and spread on my face.
I prefer the powder form since it doesn't have the stinky smell of the neem oil. I consume the powder if I have no time to apply it on my face. The powder can be consumed since it is from the leaves. Don't consume the neem oil because it is poisonous.
If you have hormonal acne, neem is great to help regulate the hormone and acne. It is a natural birth control in the past. As for male, it is best not to consume it but use it topically.
Recommendation: Himalaya Neem powder
Himalaya Purifying Neem Face Wash (for combination skin)
3. Ginger& turmeric
Ginger is great as a tea item and for food to deal with cold and inflammation. Drinking ginger tea with a little turmeric help with acne and to warm up the body. Some people find that their skin clear up with turmeric mask but be careful as it can dye your skin yellow and you will look weird.
For female, drink it on your monthly to help to warm up your body to reduce those cramps.
However, avoid ginger if you are having sore throat or migraine because of the heat.
Recommendation: Vicco turmeric cream
4. Mandelic Acid (AHA)
Mandelic acid is one type of Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA). It is made from bitter almonds. It is recommended for acne prone because it is anti bacterial, the weakest exfoliating acid if you count by the exact percentage of concentration, increase skin cell turnover rate and gently removing dead skin cells.
Mandelic acid that is 5%- to 10% is made for daily use on every skin type. It is best to use it daily at night to exfoliate the skin and accelerate the skin healing process at night.
Mandelic acid that is 20% is strong and should only be use twice or thrice in a month since you need a lot of healing time after that. Remember to use hydrating product after the 20% mandelic acid else the skin can burn. Don't combine it with other strong AHA, BHA, retinol or vitamin C on the same day as that is risking your skin to damage skin.
If you wanted AHA for your acne prone, try a mandelic acid first before trying other AHA because most people report back that it is easier to use mandelic acid and many see results of smaller pores, cleanser pores and lesser acne after they start using mandelic acid.
Recommendation:
By Wishtrend Mandelic Acid 5% Skin Prep Water
5. Tea tree
Tea tree( Melaleuca alternifolia) is a popular ingredients in topical products for acne prone skin. It is a common ingredients found in products for oily and combination skin. Do not apply pure essential oil on the skin because it will burn the skin, trigger the skin to produce more oil and cause more irritation to the acne. Now, tea tree water appears more in combination with other ingredients to calm the skin and be more gentle on the skin. Essence and serum that is made for acne usually use tea tree water to provide the benefits of antiseptic and gentle at the same time.
There are some people that develop allergic to tea tree products but then not everyone does. Tea tree oil product is antiseptic and antibacterial but then it doesn't work for fungal acne or hormonal acne.
Tea tree oil is not for consumption as it is toxic so only use it for external application. Sheet mask containing low amount of tea tree oil is great to calm the skin and treat the skin.
Recommendation: Naruko tea tree night gelly
Thursday Plantation tea tree oil (do not use it directly undiluted)
Aiken tea tree oil (local brand)
6. Green Tea
Green tea (camellia sinensis) is also one of my favourite ingredients for drinking since warm Japanese sencha always calm my skin. It is also one of cheapest ingredients for DIY sheet mask with compressed mask from Daiso. However, it is not recommended to drink it for during the time of the month especially if you tend to have stomach cramp since it is 'cooling' . Avoid green tea if you are someone with low iron since green tea reduce the ability to absorb iron.
If you do not have such problem, green tea has antioxidant to help with skin acne caused by eating too much heat food or lack of sleep.
However, it is a gentle ingredients mostly for calming. So, it is nice to use green tea as face mask or look for products with high concentration of green tea.
Recommendation: Japanese green tea
Isn tree green tea toner
TonyMoly The Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Cream (sorry have not try this one)
Nacific Fresh Green tea seed serum (the original name is Natural Pacific) (wish to try this one soon 🙏 )
7. Mugwort
Mugwort is know as Artemisia vulgaris or an ingredients which looks like weed. It is usually cooked or eaten as a dish for female cramp since it provides heat to the body. If one find that their stomach area becomes cold, then this is a good dish to eat.
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Some of the first bottle are sent for review with no obligation, I bought the other skincare products myself. However, the opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
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Here is finally a post on 7 favourite ingredients for
acne prone skin that I have tested and use it to help clear my skin. I have combination (t-zone oily, normal on other place), acne prone skin that is prone to redness.
The ingredients recommended here are ingredients that I have been using and some I had used for more than 3 years. Still, there isn't one single ingredients that work with every skin type so do your research, test it on a small part of your face for at least 3 days first and don't try everything on your face all at once.
There are some people that are allergic with tea tree, some with BHA and some with neem so do your research too😊.
Also I didn't include azealic acid, tretinoin, BHA or snail inside this. The reason being I have not tried the products to talk about it(azealic acid&tretinoin) , have not met products that work (BHA) or the ingredient is not meant to clear acne. (snail is for healing&hydration).
1. Centella Asiatica
Centella asiatica has a lot of names from gotu kola, tiger grass (the tiger heal by rolling on it), pennywort. The component arrived from it are called Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid. So, the name with Cera, madecossine probably has their star ingredient as centella asiatica.
Centella Asiatica is 2017/2018 popular ingredient for calming the skin and acne.
I like centella asiatica in high concentration as it is actually a very mild ingredient and one would probably not see the effect if the centella asiatica is not high up on the ingredient list. Centella asiatica in topical form is to calm the redness, fasten the healing and reduce scarring. It doesn't have antibacterial or antifungal ability so so you need to pair it up with another ingredient that can clear those acne.
Centella asiatica is great for those that cannot use any sort of strong actives since most actives can burn the skin leaving it more prone to breakouts and sensitivity. One can wear it during the day since it doesn't have intoxication report. The plants itself can be consumed ☺ (I drank it fresh without sugar before for science but I would not recommend it- my stomach flip itself 😣. It is better cooked or in smoothies)
Centella asiatica has been one of the to go ingredients when my skin is raw and red from the acne breakouts and testing of products.
Recommendation:
iunik tea tree relief serum
Chica Y Chico Tota 3.0
ALIVE:LAB Centella Dressing Powder
The ingredients recommended here are ingredients that I have been using and some I had used for more than 3 years. Still, there isn't one single ingredients that work with every skin type so do your research, test it on a small part of your face for at least 3 days first and don't try everything on your face all at once.
There are some people that are allergic with tea tree, some with BHA and some with neem so do your research too😊.
Also I didn't include azealic acid, tretinoin, BHA or snail inside this. The reason being I have not tried the products to talk about it(azealic acid&tretinoin) , have not met products that work (BHA) or the ingredient is not meant to clear acne. (snail is for healing&hydration).
1. Centella Asiatica
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| Centella asiatica |
Centella asiatica has a lot of names from gotu kola, tiger grass (the tiger heal by rolling on it), pennywort. The component arrived from it are called Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid. So, the name with Cera, madecossine probably has their star ingredient as centella asiatica.
Centella Asiatica is 2017/2018 popular ingredient for calming the skin and acne.
I like centella asiatica in high concentration as it is actually a very mild ingredient and one would probably not see the effect if the centella asiatica is not high up on the ingredient list. Centella asiatica in topical form is to calm the redness, fasten the healing and reduce scarring. It doesn't have antibacterial or antifungal ability so so you need to pair it up with another ingredient that can clear those acne.
Centella asiatica is great for those that cannot use any sort of strong actives since most actives can burn the skin leaving it more prone to breakouts and sensitivity. One can wear it during the day since it doesn't have intoxication report. The plants itself can be consumed ☺ (I drank it fresh without sugar before for science but I would not recommend it- my stomach flip itself 😣. It is better cooked or in smoothies)
Centella asiatica has been one of the to go ingredients when my skin is raw and red from the acne breakouts and testing of products.
Recommendation:
iunik tea tree relief serum
Chica Y Chico Tota 3.0
ALIVE:LAB Centella Dressing Powder
2. Neem
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| Neem |
Neem is one of the ingredients that works for my skin. Neem is not for pregnant or breastfeeding mother since it has some sort of birth control ability in it. It works for people with hormonal acne and also for fungal acne. Combine it with some other ingredients, it just clear up the fungal acne that otherwise just stay and spread on my face.
I prefer the powder form since it doesn't have the stinky smell of the neem oil. I consume the powder if I have no time to apply it on my face. The powder can be consumed since it is from the leaves. Don't consume the neem oil because it is poisonous.
If you have hormonal acne, neem is great to help regulate the hormone and acne. It is a natural birth control in the past. As for male, it is best not to consume it but use it topically.
Recommendation: Himalaya Neem powder
Himalaya Purifying Neem Face Wash (for combination skin)
3. Ginger& turmeric
 |
| Ginger |
Ginger is great as a tea item and for food to deal with cold and inflammation. Drinking ginger tea with a little turmeric help with acne and to warm up the body. Some people find that their skin clear up with turmeric mask but be careful as it can dye your skin yellow and you will look weird.
For female, drink it on your monthly to help to warm up your body to reduce those cramps.
However, avoid ginger if you are having sore throat or migraine because of the heat.
Recommendation: Vicco turmeric cream
4. Mandelic Acid (AHA)
 |
| Mandelic acid |
Mandelic acid that is 5%- to 10% is made for daily use on every skin type. It is best to use it daily at night to exfoliate the skin and accelerate the skin healing process at night.
Mandelic acid that is 20% is strong and should only be use twice or thrice in a month since you need a lot of healing time after that. Remember to use hydrating product after the 20% mandelic acid else the skin can burn. Don't combine it with other strong AHA, BHA, retinol or vitamin C on the same day as that is risking your skin to damage skin.
If you wanted AHA for your acne prone, try a mandelic acid first before trying other AHA because most people report back that it is easier to use mandelic acid and many see results of smaller pores, cleanser pores and lesser acne after they start using mandelic acid.
Recommendation:
By Wishtrend Mandelic Acid 5% Skin Prep Water
5. Tea tree
 |
| Tea tree( Melaleuca alternifolia) |
Tea tree( Melaleuca alternifolia) is a popular ingredients in topical products for acne prone skin. It is a common ingredients found in products for oily and combination skin. Do not apply pure essential oil on the skin because it will burn the skin, trigger the skin to produce more oil and cause more irritation to the acne. Now, tea tree water appears more in combination with other ingredients to calm the skin and be more gentle on the skin. Essence and serum that is made for acne usually use tea tree water to provide the benefits of antiseptic and gentle at the same time.
There are some people that develop allergic to tea tree products but then not everyone does. Tea tree oil product is antiseptic and antibacterial but then it doesn't work for fungal acne or hormonal acne.
Tea tree oil is not for consumption as it is toxic so only use it for external application. Sheet mask containing low amount of tea tree oil is great to calm the skin and treat the skin.
Recommendation: Naruko tea tree night gelly
Thursday Plantation tea tree oil (do not use it directly undiluted)
Aiken tea tree oil (local brand)
6. Green Tea
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| Green tea (camellia sinensis) |
Green tea (camellia sinensis) is also one of my favourite ingredients for drinking since warm Japanese sencha always calm my skin. It is also one of cheapest ingredients for DIY sheet mask with compressed mask from Daiso. However, it is not recommended to drink it for during the time of the month especially if you tend to have stomach cramp since it is 'cooling' . Avoid green tea if you are someone with low iron since green tea reduce the ability to absorb iron.
If you do not have such problem, green tea has antioxidant to help with skin acne caused by eating too much heat food or lack of sleep.
However, it is a gentle ingredients mostly for calming. So, it is nice to use green tea as face mask or look for products with high concentration of green tea.
Recommendation: Japanese green tea
Isn tree green tea toner
TonyMoly The Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Cream (sorry have not try this one)
Nacific Fresh Green tea seed serum (the original name is Natural Pacific) (wish to try this one soon 🙏 )
7. Mugwort
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| Mugwort |
Mugwort is know as Artemisia vulgaris or an ingredients which looks like weed. It is usually cooked or eaten as a dish for female cramp since it provides heat to the body. If one find that their stomach area becomes cold, then this is a good dish to eat.
There is a scent to it so it is also used to repel insect and moth. In skincare, it is anti inflammatory, antiviral and insecticidal.
It is not recommended if one have hypertension since it increased more blood flow and frequency of migraine. Digesting the oil is not recommended as it is toxic in the long term.
Recommendation: Hanyul Artemisia fresh calming water (hope to try this one soon🙏)
At wishtrend: 7252756B (10% off) https://shorturl.at/TwsjP
Some of the first bottle are sent for review with no obligation, I bought the other skincare products myself. However, the opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
*contains affiliate links. you won't get charged extra from buying from my link.please do use it if you like my blog 😃
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