In my 21 things I learnt in 21 years post I wrote “Adult Acne is real”. I wanted to take the time and talk about my skin, because no one wants to be in their late 20s and still have little (and sometimes big) red spots poking out all over their face.  I have finally gotten to the stage where I am happy with the way my skin is looking, I still get those pesky little zits around that time of the month, but generally it’s clear.

From my teenage to young adult life I have always struggled with acne and in some moment’s quite server cystic acne. I have been left with pretty damaged skin with scarring and in some area's hyper-pigmentation.

Yes, I was a picker and I couldn't help myself.

Over the past 2 years I have been trying to get my skin under control, I have always made sure to take my makeup off at night and thoroughly wash my face morning and night, I had a good routine going but the acne never left. I changed my eating habits, from eating fried processed foods to all naturally grown product .I started to drink more water at least 2 litres a day. I then tried changing my pillow slips every day. Lastly I decided to stop wearing makeup at work just some mascara and lip-gloss. None of these remedies worked I would still wake up with a few pimples around my checks and chin.


(I still have some acne scaring but I am hoping it will fade over time. I also don't have any before pictures as I hated getting my photo taken without makeup.)

I have tried almost every product of the shelf, Proactive, going on the pill (I never took any other stronger drugs just cause the side effects were so bad and I had seen some one get very depressed on them), clerophill, Clean and Clear, Aveno, Clinique, Elizabeth Arden, Etsee l'auder, Clarins and Trilogy. Nothing, nothing worked.

By this stage it had been a year of trying everything, I had enough and decided to splurge and go to the dermatologist. I wanted something that I could afford over a long period of time and smoothing I could get all over the world since I’m planning to travel. She then introduced me to Demalogica, my now holy grail skin care brand.

I can’t say how much these products have changed my skin but they have.



I started off by using samples of their daily micro-exfoliant and their special cleansing gel. These products did change my skin to a brighter and smoother complexion, but it still left acne spots. The next time I tried Dermalogica products I got the clear start night treatment. I had to overdose on the moisturiser to combat against the dry patches. Which didn’t help as I started breaking out again, I went back a third time, she put me on the medibac face wash and the active moist Moisturiser. I have been using this combination for months now and I'm happy to say this is the best my skin have ever been I only get one breakout at that time of the month, other than that my skin is not dry and not oily and glowing.
I had incredible service from the ladies at Dermalogica. If you suffer from acne and want a great skincare routine go to them and try their products out don't be ashamed to ask for samples either as they are quite pricey you do want to make sure it works with your skin.
Disclaimer: I have purchased all products with my own money and all opinions are my own, I am not sponsored by Dermalogica.