WINTER TIME SKIN BLUES!

Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all enjoyed your holidays and they were filled with so much joy and love. Okay, so let’s dive into it. The winter months are among us and my goodness my skin has been dryer than the Sahara Desert. I have been looking for that perfect winter moisturizing cream. Unfortunately, the Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream doesn’t provide my skin with enough hydration at the moment. I do feel that in the Spring and Summer it will work just fine.

I am thrilled to announce that my skin is not breaking out like it was during this time last year. That was God awful and dreadful and boy was I self conscious about my skin. I am still dealing with hyperpigmentation but I do not mind. I rather have clear skin and deal with the hyperpigmentation later. I like to deal with one skin issue at a time since I have dry sensitive ass skin. I also am an anxious little woman who likes to try multiple products and will switch up shit when do not see results fast enough or products burn my skin.

So let’s talk about slugging. Slugging is a hot topic trending all over TikTok right now. So basically with slugging you lather a thin layer of petroleum/petrolatum (Vaseline, Aquaphor, Cerave Ointment) all over your face as the last step in your nightly skincare routine. Petroleum/petrolatum is considered an occlusive that provides a protective layer to your skin barrier. This helps speed up the process healing your skin barrier if it damaged as well. I’m sure some of your grandmothers/mothers have been using Vaseline on their skin for decades.

I tried slugging for about a week and I enjoyed it. I tried it with Aquaphor and the Cetaphil Healing Ointment. Both felt amazing on my skin. I can say with the Aquaphor, I could not pair it with any other serums or facial oils because it caused slight irritation. The Cetaphil Healing Ointment was much lighter on my skin and paired better with my other products. It sunk into my skin beautifully. What I enjoyed the most about the Cetaphil Healing Ointment is that it was light weight enough to use on the body as well. It will also have your skin glowing honey . I stopped slugging because I need to find a proper face moisturizer for my skin. Once I do, I will start slugging again two-three times per week.

Also, I you have acne prone oily skin and even combination skin, I am not sure if slugging with petroleum/petrolatum is right for your skin type. You can slug with a facial oil which y’all know I love facial oils😍

Have any of you tried slugging before? If so, how do you feel about it?