Awrighty folks. I’m continuing the course (I finished the first month last Sunday, 12th August) and went for a follow-up on Saturday, 18th August. My dermatologist gave me heaps of advice and sent me away with 21 Roaccutane pills, telling me to stick with the same once-a-day-every-alternate-day routine. However, I can adjust it eventually to … Continue reading »
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The Adult Acne Diaries: One Week After One Month’s Course
So it’s been a week since I completed my month-long course – 14 tablets of 20mg, taken every alternate day. While I still bear battle scars of subsided acne, I’m pleased that I now look a bit better: Goodness. I look goofy. I don’t think the camera likes me much. Also – I’m wearing my … Continue reading »
Back to the Isotretinoin: Week 1 Report
Hello everyone! Just a quick entry to update you all on the state of my skin one week into taking 20mg of isotretinoin per day. As is the case with many isotretinoin takers, my skin is going through the adaptation-to-foreign-chemical-substance-in-body motions. In less diplomatic language, my skin’s in full “getting worse before it gets better” … Continue reading »
The Adult Acne Diaries – Days 9-12
Hullo everybody! I think I can start cutting down the frequency of updates so as to not make things so boring. Here’s what’s been happening. Food and Drink: The important thing is to eat as healthily as possible – get in between 3-5 servings of veg/fruits a day, drink lots of water (I range from 1.8 … Continue reading »
The Adult Acne Diaries: Days 7 & 8
DAY 7 What I’m Feeling: So far so good. Skin isn’t as irritated as before (it used to sting all sorts of types) but it stings a little when I put moisturizer on. I’m starting to resemble an onion though. Without makeup, my skin texture itself appears smooth (with the exception of dotted scars here and … Continue reading »
The Adult Acne Diaries: Days 5 & 6
DAY 5 What I’m Feeling: Regretting my itchy fingers from last night – I had subconsciously scratched the protective scabby layers of my zits and they’re really raw, so it hurts a lot. Lips are super dry but no substantial increase in body dryness. I also went to bed last night without washing my hair … Continue reading »
The Adult Acne Diaries: Days 3 & 4
DAY 3 What I’m Feeling: Eyes feeling tired and dry, but it may also be due to my falling ill. Skin looks the same, with the exception of two spots underneath my left eye which have subsided but left some scarring behind. I admit that I usually pick at my pimples but will try to … Continue reading »
The Adult Acne Diaries: Days 1 & 2
DAY 1 (nighttime – that’s when I started taking Roacc) Food: I took my Roaccutane at night right after dinner. Roaccutane apparently works best after a high fat meal as it has a high level of lipophilicity, so I had a seafood pizza, eggplant and chicken salad, and cod fish salad from Ben’s Grocery Store … Continue reading »
The Adult Acne Diaries: Diagnosis and What is Roaccutane?
Why do brilliant ideas come about during the oddest hours? It struck me that I should do this series in, of all places, the car on the way to work. So I have no photos without makeup – will go home and take them. I started developing acne around 3 weeks ago, but there were … Continue reading »
ksuan’s Skin Profile + All About Ro-Accutane
Following on from dom’s fantastic skin profile piece, I now contribute mine Thank you again Kahani, Syen and Eli for inspiring us to write these, as you have before us! As I live in Singapore and have yet to make it back to Malaysia for a proper gathering with the fellow beauty bloggerettes, my photo … Continue reading »
