Skincare routines with:
Cos De BAHA Azelaic Acid 10% Serum

AM- -Rinse well with cold water, pat dry -(actives) Azelaic serum dime size -(actives) Vitamin C serum dime size -Vanicream moisturizer dime size -Purlisse CC cream/sunscreen PM- -Makeup remover -Vanicream cleanser -(active) Hydroquinone -(actives) Tranexamic serum dime size, mix with a dollop of (active) adapalene -Beekman if you want to -Vanicream moisturizer Cicaplast baume or FAB ultra repair cream, or both - whatever you feel your skin needs. Every 3 days: PM- Makeup remover Vanicream cleanser (AHA) Liquid exfoliant - put on the palms of your hands and apply all over your face, avoid eyes entirely. Beekman if you want to Vanicream moisturizer Cicaplast baume or FAB ultra repair cream, or both - whatever you feel your skin needs. Hydroquinone instructions: - Start small, half a dime size on your fingertips, spread between both hands on your fingertips and apply as evenly as you can to your cheeks, forehead, chin, and nose. If you have dark circles, you can apply there too but avoid getting too close to the eye. -Avoid crevasses (like around your nose), eyebrows, and eyelids. -If you feel like anywhere didn't get an even layer, use a little more and spread thinly. -I occasionally do a little extra on spots. -Let it sit for at least 10 minutes to soak in before applying anything else. If you apply your other products too soon you run the risk of getting it in your eyes as it will mix with anything you put on after. -Wash your hands after applying!! -If your skin is peeling/dry, skip the hydroquinone that day and resume when the peeling stops. -Dr. Idriss says to use it one month on, two months off. If you use it too much it can actually darken the skin. Notes: If before you do your skin care in the morning or evening, you feel like your skin is sensitive, skip the steps I labeled as actives. If your skin gets red and inflamed at all for any reason you can use a thick layer of triple paste and it will calm it down/heal by morning. The reason triple paste works for that is because of the high concentration of zinc in it. You'll look like a ghost but your skin will be sooo soft. Some extra notes/thoughts. -I skip hydroquinone a lot. I use it maybe once a week or two days in a row and then don't use it for a week. My skin can pretty much only handle two days in a row. If I do more than that my skin gets flakey and pills up under my sunscreen/cc cream. -I use a much stronger liquid exfoliant that's cheaper than the one I put on your list. I picked that one because mandelic acid is good for hyperpigmentation and it's what I used at the beginning of getting rid of my scarring. You'll have to let me know if you wanna try a different one. -I love the textures of everything I put on here for ya, if you don't like any of them I can easily find a different one.

Putting prices and dates to keep track of how much and how often I spend to keep up with the routine. Morning: Baha azelaic $14 - Mar 14th 2025 Major fade $58 - Mar 14th 2025 Cotz sensitive SPF $29 - Apr 26th 2025 Honest CC cream $17 - Mar 22nd 2025 Night: BoJ Cleansing balm $18 - Apr 20th 2025 Vanicream cleanser $9 - Dec 2nd 2024 - Apr 24th 2025 - every 4 months Naturium tranexamic $20 Mar 18th 2025 Cos de Baha arbutin $10 - Apr 20th 2025 Vanicream moisturizer $13 - Mar 14th 2025 Cicaplast $17 - Jan 12th 2025 - April 14th - every 3 months Exfoliating or microneedling nights Rafa naturals $20 - Jan 26th 2025 Fully cleanser $20 - Jul 8th 2024 Bliss exfoliant $20 - Apr 13th 2024 Cos de Baha glycolic $10 - Apr 20th 2025 Salicylic pads $10 - Feb 22 2025 A313 $44 - Jul 18th 2024 Triple paste $17 - Jun 15th 2024 Hyaluronic acid serum $14 - Feb 22nd 2025 Things I'm not using: Bioderma $14 - Jan 12th 2025 Anthelios SPF $26 - Mar 14th 2025 Hero $20 - Jul 16th 2024 Vichy niacinamide $44 - Dec 2nd 2024 Dermalogica fizz mask $26 - Dec 2nd 2024 (wont buy again) Glycolic B5 $45 - Jul 16th 2024 Witch hazel toner $9 - Mar 14th 2025 Notes for myself: Cocokind ceramide serum & byoma moisturizer have lactic acid Hydroquinone don't put around eyes Microneedling every two weeks, nano or 36 needles halfway through the month, 12 needles end of the month. Use fully cleanser as a mask to get rid of sebaceous filaments cetearyl alcohol is comedogenic for me. (Azelaic booster, celimax ceramide serum, byoma moisturizer, topicals) oleth-3 phosphate is comedogenic for me. (DRMTLGY sunscreen) Use together Niacinamide + retinol Sulfur + Zinc AHA's + Ceremides and glycerin Vitamin C + Vitamin E, Ferulic acid Don't use together Retinol x AHA's BHA's Retinol x Vitamin c AHA's BHA's x retinol AHA's BHA's x niacinamide AHA's BHA's x Vitamin C Vitamin c x niacinamide