Accutane skincare routine 101

Four months on Accutane, I had to modify my skin regimen.  First of all my skin type is supper oily but with Accutane I went dry. Also your skin becomes really sensitive! Oh one of my side effects was change in my complexion. I became really dark on my skin. To be honest this could be worse if I didn’t modify my skin care routine. So what was my routine during my 4 months?

I didn’t exactly use new products, but mostly products I hadn’t used in a long time or products I wasn’t religious about I had to be very I mean very religious with using them.

I got the Neutrogena’s deep clean cooling gel scrub because it has a subtle exfoliating factor and I did not want to completely leave out exfoliating. This has salicylic acid and now I think about it, it might not be a good choice if you are skin type is dry. I opted for this because it has some mild exfoliating properties and I did not want to exactly stop exfoliating but I didn’t want to be rigorous with exfoliating either. Well I think it did work for me but why I think it might not have be a good choice is because salicylic acid could be drying.

I became more religious with using niacinamide acid serum. This was to help with the change in my complexion I alternated this with a vitamin c serum.

I definitely couldn’t skip hyaluronic acid. This is great with alleviating dry skin. So it was only right I had this in my routine.

Having a good SPF is no brainer. I will advise a physical sunscreen with at least SPF 30, in simple terms this will block sunrays from penetrating the skin.

I didn’t change my moisturizer but you’d probably want a moisturizer for dry skin. I had to stop using any form of topical form of retinoid like because it is on the Vitamin A spectrum like Accutane so you do not want excess of it. It is advisable to stay off any form of Vitamin A.

You would have to skip on most skin treatments/cosmetic procedures. For example; microdermabrasion, waxing, laser treatments, microneedling. Generally anything invasive should be avoided.

Generally you want a regimen that is extremely hydrating and of course sun protection is no brainer

As a verdict I m in awe and totally happy with the result I got. I recommend as long as you are using the medication safely and taking precautions

Let’s keep it simple, let’s keep it healthy for you!