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OCM and other stuff
May. 7th, 2009 09:09 pmI am SO not ready for tomorrow's exam. I'm tired, I'm cranky, the homework I did to practice didn't stick with me at ALL... yeah. Work was hell, too. (Seriously, I know I wasn't in yesterday, but it FREAKS ME OUT when I realize someone has disturbed my cube space. Seriously. Freaks. Me. Out. And it was my manager, too. ;__; )
Oh, the Oil Cleansing Method update --
Keep in mind, Wednesday's headache clusterfuck skewed the results, since I went in the tub for no less than three deep-steam sessions to try and clear the pounding in my skull.
Also, I found out today just WHY my chin is a war zone, and it's not just my bad computer-user habit of resting my chin in one hand. It's that time of the month. So. The rest of my face doesn't look a whole lot different (the skin seems more moisturized, on average), and the blackheads aren't all that much smaller or less noticeable, since I have a penchant for exfoliation. So we'll see - I'll keep it up for another week, just to see how I do after the hormones have calmed down. I have swapped to a blackhead scrub for the a.m. shower, because I know I need the (gentle) exfoliation, and tonight and tomorrow night (and maybe the rest of the weekend) are salycilic acid toner treatments after the OCM (but before two drops of jojoba oil to moisturize lightly). I may go back to Mother's and try a different oil - Sweet Almond seems to be a bit too much in the moisture department, and Jojoba's working, but I heard that grapeseed had some astringency that might do some good as well. I'm not willing to spend $25 for a TINY 1-oz thing of rose hip oil serum for blemishes, especially if I don't know how it will work, but I do know of a site that sells a decently-sized bottle for under $10, and even after shipping, it's a better bargain. (Hooray for sites catering to bulk purchases!) I just might wind up mixing my own blend of oils for cleansing, once I get this figured out.
I got more makeup. I need to NOT order for another few weeks, now, limited editions notwithstanding. Seriously. x.x
On the up side, I'll be getting 4 hours of OT on Saturday. Yey. Sorta.
Oh, the Oil Cleansing Method update --
Keep in mind, Wednesday's headache clusterfuck skewed the results, since I went in the tub for no less than three deep-steam sessions to try and clear the pounding in my skull.
Also, I found out today just WHY my chin is a war zone, and it's not just my bad computer-user habit of resting my chin in one hand. It's that time of the month. So. The rest of my face doesn't look a whole lot different (the skin seems more moisturized, on average), and the blackheads aren't all that much smaller or less noticeable, since I have a penchant for exfoliation. So we'll see - I'll keep it up for another week, just to see how I do after the hormones have calmed down. I have swapped to a blackhead scrub for the a.m. shower, because I know I need the (gentle) exfoliation, and tonight and tomorrow night (and maybe the rest of the weekend) are salycilic acid toner treatments after the OCM (but before two drops of jojoba oil to moisturize lightly). I may go back to Mother's and try a different oil - Sweet Almond seems to be a bit too much in the moisture department, and Jojoba's working, but I heard that grapeseed had some astringency that might do some good as well. I'm not willing to spend $25 for a TINY 1-oz thing of rose hip oil serum for blemishes, especially if I don't know how it will work, but I do know of a site that sells a decently-sized bottle for under $10, and even after shipping, it's a better bargain. (Hooray for sites catering to bulk purchases!) I just might wind up mixing my own blend of oils for cleansing, once I get this figured out.
I got more makeup. I need to NOT order for another few weeks, now, limited editions notwithstanding. Seriously. x.x
On the up side, I'll be getting 4 hours of OT on Saturday. Yey. Sorta.
