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Just curious if there is anyone in Brandon that could help with my skin care regimen?  
 
Looking forward to your replies.  
 
Thank you.

what do you do now, what are you looking to fix or accomplish?  
 
personally i just wash my face in the morning and at night before bed, which works fine for me but i like low maintenance lol

Depends on your age what you should use and do.I recently went to Shoppers Drug Mart and had a lady help me. Ask for Lorena, she was great. Start young and look after your skin, if you don't it catches up to you. Also you only get what you pay for.

Which shoppers did you visit? Thanks!

Hi LKitty! I've sent you a private message.

I started using youniques skin care line and my face is finally starting to clear up, after years of blemishes. I also am trying the uplift but just started I hope to see results other woman have got from it  

SKIN Clinics on Rosser is Brandon's only dermatology clinic and offers complimentary skin care consults with the aesthetician. They carry medical grade skin care lines and have a lower price on lines also carried by shoppers drug mart. Call 204-717-7546 to arrange a consult or book online at www.skinclinics.ca

Depends what skin type you are...  
I'm an oil type... Currently have clear skin.  
Wash face with emu oil soap or oil of Olay soap then apply pomegranate oil or lavender hand cream by cabes& apple?  
Use to use proactiv and scrubs like garnier... Use to also use viche but it burned my skin... Used cephoril in the past made skin too dry...  
Also do not wear make up been make up free since 2011... Did wonders for my skin... Even the Clinique or lise watier made my skin react.  
*shrugs* play around you'll find what works for you.  
Oh! Once a week a take a tooth brush and gently scrub my nose as I'm notorious of blackheads in that region apply a mix of cider vinegar and water then oil. Reduced my pores.  
Again... Play around its kind hard to give ideas when we don't know you skin type or your preferences.

Go and see Lauren at Krave. She's a skin therapist with Dermalogica. She can give you a free consultation and recommend a daily regimen. And her skin treatments are amazing!

Be cautious taking advice from someone who is a representative of any ONE skin product as it is their livelihood to recommend their brand. I use three different products from three different lines and an occasional mask as sold by a dermatologist. You will quickly identify those who just believe in a product vs. someone who gets commission from selling said product! Like a previous poster mentioned, it is your skin and any damage will catch up with you eventually!

I have been going to a dermatologist in Winnipeg for about 20 years now. For the fist 15 years I was told that one product wasn't necessarily better than the next when it came to cleansers, and there was no specific recommendation on a routine or what products to use. About 5 years ago the dermatologist started selling some products...now I have been recommended to use them, and told they are fabulous. I haven't bought in to that, as I'm not sure that they are the best, or are just the ones the office will make money from selling.

I went to my family doc for my acne, and she sent me to the Skin Clinic on Rosser. The doc there didn't even looked at my skin and barely asked any questions or suggested tips or anything. He just tried to put me on Accutane, and his reasoning was along the lines of "everybody's doing it". I was very disappointed. Still fighting with adult acne

Do NOT by any means take a prescription for Accutane. My brother was prescribed it when he was younger and now has to battle Ulcerative Colitis for the rest of his life, a friend who has taken it....now deals with IBS. It may work on acne but the side affects aren't even close to being worth it.

I think different products work for different people. I think it would be beneficial to even know everyone's routine example: facial scrub once a week, wash and moisturizer daily, face masks once a week, night cream or day cream or just a bar of soap! I think there is so many different opinions getting a routine in place then trying different products or remedies to suit your skin.

I also would not advise Accutane as someone who was prescribed it as a teenager. I had constant and long lasting nosebleeds and as an adult have food sensitivities...unsure if this is related. It cleared up my acne but wasn't worth it. I did use some topical creams prescribed by a dermatologist and washed with Spectro gel. I've heard cetaphil is good too. Avoid makeup as much as possible. I use clinique brand makeup as it doesn't react with my skin. If you moisturize I suggest using a gel moisturizer as it is less oily than creams. Good luck: I know how frustrating it can be!

is key. I am dry, and oily at the same time. During the winter,I use coconut oil, or EVOO and a warm microfibre cloth to cleanse, no need for a moisturizer. Warmer weather I use Cetaphil and a Clinique sonic system cleaning brush. When I need extra moisture i use Grapeseed oil. I can't use most typical "cosmetic based" products on my skin due to rosacea and allergies, so I keep it simple.

I've been on Accutane for about 6 months now and have had no adverse effects whatsoever. It's actually been amazing and made me feel so much better now that my skin is clear. Everyones going to react differently to medications so I wouldn't necessarily let anyones "horror stories" dictate your decisions. Take them into consideration for sure but do your research and see what's best for you.