today I went to the dermatologist with my mother. I have pretty clear skin (with the occasional breakout) and minimal scarring, but I figured I should get myself checked out in case. The doctor agreed that my skin was good overall, but then noticed a beauty mark on my upper arm that turned out to be suspicious. short and gory story short, it was cut off and sent to a lab. yuck. the dermatologist proceeded to give me a lecture on keeping my skin healthy. I thought it would be nice to share it with you.
PRODUCTS TO CONSIDER FOR SKIN:
1. Dove sensitive skin beaty bar moisturizing cream. it smells good, leaves your skin very soft, and maintains the levels of oil/moisture on the surface. very cheap, retails for about 5$
2. Dove Sensitive Skin Nourishing Body Wash nutrium moisture. using this body wash will leave your skin feeling smooth and soft for days, and hydrates dry skin
3. Epiduo (prescription) gel. improves acne over continued use, it both clears existing acne and prevents future breakouts.
since i did have that suspicious beauty mark, i knew i needed to take better care of my skin when i go out into the sun. here are the tips my doctor gave
1. generously apply broad-spectrum water resistant sunscreen. SPF of AT LEAST 15, should be more. reply every two hours. NOTE: even on the days that the sun doesnt come out!
2. wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from ultraviolet rays
3. get your vitamin D through swallowing the actual vitamin, not sun tanning
4. avoid tanning beds. these also cause skin cancer AND wrinkles. ew.
5. make sure to check for changes in any beauty mark (discoloration, shifting, enlargening) and every once in a while go to the doctor just to make double sure.
cheers!
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