How to use all of my products together?

So one of the number one questions I get asked is how to use all my products together.​

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I did make a video about it here.

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But I’m gonna go into it in this post as well.​

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The way you need to use skin care is a very instinctual process.​

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It’s just like makeup in the sense that you may need a lot of tools in your arsenal​

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but it doesn’t mean you’re going to use every single one of those tools every single time you do your makeup.​

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When you need a brown eyeshadow you need a brown eyeshadow​

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that doesn’t mean you need a brown eyeshadow every day.​

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Same thing with skin care.​

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You need a glycolic acid but you don’t need to use that glycolic acid every day right?​

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So how do you know when to use that glycolic acid? Or any product?​

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Well who tells you when to wear a brown eyeshadow?​

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No one...​

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it’s when you feel like wearing a brown eyeshadow.​

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It’s a very similar process when you choose your skin care.​

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When you’re choosing your skin care for the day it’s what you feel like using.​

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What do you feel like using isn’t a necessarily a discombobulated process. ​

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Yes you may choose things in a haphazard way if you are reaching or obsessing or being neurotic about how your skin looks,​

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but if you just stay within the parameters of treating your skin as sensitive skin​

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you won’t have a problem.​

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People ask me,​

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Jenny how do you switch products all the time and not get a break out?​

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Well it’s because I stay within the parameters of using skin care designed for sensitive skin.​

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I use non-irritating formulas​

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and I have no expectation inside of me that they will break me out or irritate me​

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and if I do see irritation I notice right away and stop using that product.​

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In my Acne Makeover course I go into depth about the exact parameters of how to treat your skin like sensitive skin​

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but I’ll sum it up for you here...​

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no fragrance, limited ingredients, limited steps.​

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That’s the methodology,​

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don’t overdo it is the over arching theme.​

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You have to know how your skin feels and what that feeling means.​

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You wouldn’t use an acid if your skin felt tight or red or irritated or warm any of the above.​

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You use an acid when you know that you have dead skin built up on the surface.​

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How do you know?​

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Your skin feels like it needs to be injured! ​

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It FEELS super healthy, super strong,​

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and you know you need to exfoliate on a regular basis.​

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so what is a "regular basis" that fits your skin?​

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It’s different for everyone because all of our bodies are different.​

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I could say use glycolic acid one time a week​

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and that would be too much for someone and too little for another.​

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It all depends on your skin tolerance, your history, what skin products you used in the past, what you were using in your routine that day, etc. ​

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So basically you can educate yourself as much as possible on the effects of different ingredients,​

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what not to mix together,​

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but ultimately youre the decision maker​

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you’re driving the bus​

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you know what’s best.​

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Some basic rules of thumb...​

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don’t use the glycolic acid and salicylic acid in the same day,​

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don’t use retinol and acid in the same routine if you’re a beginner,​

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make sure you allow proper time for healing after you've use an acid​

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and that’s pretty much it.​

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If you see the very professional diagram I drew for you above,​

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you can see three of my products are actives (controlled injury) and three are regenerative (controlled healing).​

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Skin works in the same way as growing a muscle does.​

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You must tear the muscle fibers​

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but then you must feed the muscle what it needs and allow for proper healing so it can grow back larger.​

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Same with skin....​

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You injure the skin, so its forced to build collagen and repair itself,​

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but then you must give it what it needs to grow back as its best self. ​

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Am I complicating things by explaining this to you guys?​

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Sometimes I feel like it,​

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sometimes I feel like you guys just want straight answers​

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but it’s complex​

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it really is asking similar to asking someone what makeup you should wear that day.​

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It’s a very personal decision.​

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However you do need to, like I said, build up your arsenal.​

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And what should be in your arsenal?​

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Trust me watch this video! I go into depth.​

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But basically you need:​

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something to exfoliate, something to hydrate and plump, vitamin c/antioxidants, something to repair the skin barrier, something to moisturize, something to cleanse, something to take your makeup off, something to accelerate cell turnover.​

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Why do you need all of these things?​

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Because that’s how the skin works.​

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Think of it as a machine​

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you constantly need to tune.​

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The skin heals itself but we are in control of providing the environment to the skin.​

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Providing the skin the best environment means​

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you keep the dead skin cells away,​

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you keep the cells that are living, healthy fresh, hydrated, clean, and protected. ​

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I truly feel like i could go on forever​

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this is why skincare to me is philosophy more than anything​

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but i hope this gives you more of an idea and empowers you how to take care or your skin​

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now go check out all the amazingly cute Glow Friday deals we have going on still. ​

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