I have yucky oily skin however it does get dehydrated occasionally, especially when its cooler but most hydrating creams are just way too rich for my oily skin and leave my face all greasy. The best solution for me is my Medik8 Hydrate B5 Serum, this is a magic serum I tell you now, it provides more hydration to skin than most moisturisers, but it is superlightweight and not even the slightest bit greasy. Its described as a gel formula but its not, It feels like nothing more than water on your skin, honestly… but its not water, it has Vitamin B5 and Hyaluronic Acid (the best most effective hydrating ingredient available)
Anyway that is my skin savior when my oily skin needs a burst of instant hydration, I love it, definitely a staple for me, I often also use it as a night cream regularly coz I hate how most night creams make me wake up covered in a layer of oil, lol.
Sounda great Mel. Is this something you use all the time, or just occasionally?
Cheers!!
Hi Shell, initially when I first got the serum I purchased it to use solely as my nightly moisturiser, because as I mentioned, most night creams are just too rich and I would wake every morning with a layer of grease coating my skin. So I stuck with the serum, which I loved with its lightweight texture and its ability to keep my skin nice and nourished without the normal suffocating feeling I sometimes get from creams on my face, whilst I was tweaking my current skin care regime. So basically, ever since I introduced the Clarisonic and finally have my routine down pat, I just use it every second night. I had to adjust my Retin-A treatment to work-in the Clarisonic but, without overdoing it. So what I do is, one night I will use the Clarisonic to cleanse with a standard cleanser, followed by a gorgeous natural night cream that I have been using for the past 6+ months (Simplicite Lemon Night Cream, one of only a few night creams that I like, because its ultra lightweight and non-greasy) Then the next night, I will cleanse using my glycolic based AHA cleanser (ASAP) followed by my Retin-A treatment and finish with the Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Serum, instead of any other cream based moisturiser. I stick these exact routines nightly and always just alternate the two. I can finally say that I am really happy with my regime and it is proving to be so beneficial, with a considerable improvement in the appearance of my skin and far less oil production, which has always been one of my biggest dilemmas. Because my skin isn’t getting all greasy overtime now, I rarely get congestion, blackheads are minimal (still the odd few that I can see on my nose because of the bigger pores, but when I extract them, there is hardly any gunk coming out, if anything at all) and the best part is no pimples. Only the odd hormonal buggers that still routinely pop up same time every month, lol. So overall, I am glad I have found the best routine that works for my skin that helps me achieve positive results, coz as the saying goes seeing is believing, and I can see the improvement so I really believe in my regime 🙂
