skin care confusion - making things worse?

[plotmissinginaction]

So I didn't really have a routine. I just washed in warm water and then used a moisturiser. That was it. I settled on that after everything else I tried on my skin irritated it.

After reading about on here for a bit I added in nip & fab pads and the dragons blood serum and I started to use coconut oil and do the ocm with it a couple of times a week.

My skin mostly looks better and feels softer but I have been breaking out on my chin which I don't normally do. Get the odd spot in the run up to my period and that is about it.

So I am a bit stuck as to what I should do next. Cut both out? Cut one out? Try something else? Give it time to settle? I have no idea!

[plotmissinginaction]

Yes I think I was a tad trigger happy there. I'm having a just turned forty panic.

[LiquoriceWheel]

Maybe you're using too many new products too soon? I went on a skincare sample binge one year and it did more harm than good

[SilentlyScreamingAgain]

The Ordinary Vic C is good and cheap if you want to see if it agrees with you but give your skin a chance to calm down first.

ordinaries.com/product/rdn-vitamin-c-suspension-23pct-ha-spheres-2pct-30ml

[plotmissinginaction]

That Skinceuticals stuff isn't cheap is it!

[ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe]

See how it goes, if there's no change then the oil isn't to blame.

[plotmissinginaction]

Ah fab thanks. I read good stuff about the coconut oil. I'll keep it in the kitchen from now on!

[tryingtogetbacktome]

Agree with all the rest.

My regime currently
Nip and fab pad
Skinceuticals c e Ferulic
Daytime - Heliocare
Nightmare Keighs midnight recovery.

Skin better than EVER before

[violetgrey]

Definitely cut out the coconut oil. If you like oil cleansing switch to DHC oil or something similar. I fell for coconut hype last year and it took me ages to sort out my skin afterwards.

[Softkitty2]

Coconut oil is comedogenic-- blocks pores

[ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe]

Of course you break out, it's the coconut oil.

[SilentlyScreamingAgain]

It's most likely to be the coconut oil, it clogs your pores and it's almost impossible to remove.

[Fluffycloudland77]

You could avoid the chin area?.