I’m a complete doofus for not seeing this before. I just discovered a “new” feature on MakeupAlley (MUA) that makes searching for products a lot easier.
In the product reviews section (and after you’ve done a search), there’s a function that allows you to filter the results by skin type. This is great for those of us with acne prone skin, because we can choose to only look at the product reviews by others that have the same skin type as us.
When I look at product reviews on MUA, I’m only really interested in looking at others with acne prone skin because the main thing I’m looking for is whether or not the product has the chance that it will break me out. If all the acne prone skin reviewers say it was great on their skin, then I know the product is good to go. If I read about clogged pores, blackheads or unusual breakouts, then I stay far away from that product.
Or if you’re reading this and you don’t get spots (lucky, lucky you), then you can choose to sort the results by whatever skin type you have.
And while we’re here, I might as well mention that you can filter by age as well. This makes reading reviews according to your skin type even easier. For example - my acne prone skin as a 28 year old is going to react differently to products that a 14 year old is using.
I’m going to be a hippy again, yay!
Well, in skin care anyway. I’ve come to the end of my pot of evil chemical filled moisturizer, and since my skin is doing so well I thought it’s time to return to natural products. I’m very excited about not putting chemicals on my skin anymore, and I’m even more excited about choosing a new brand. I love the range of products in Canada (you Canadians have no idea how lucky you are compared to what we have in Australia), so can’t wait to get my hands on them.
I’ll keep you updated on my new skin care purchases and how well they go with my skin.
Fran Kerr is the founding editor of High on Health. To cure your acne, sign up to Fran's FREE acne cure mini-course or download her latest how to guide, Eat Away Your Acne.
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Hey Fran! Cool, i’ve never heard of that website before - thanks for introducing it. I went to Sephora a few days ago and was actually convinced by one of their consultants to buy new products for my daily skin routine. The products belong to a line called Juice Beauty and they’re ORGANIC! That’s what got me. http://www.juicebeauty.com/ It’s actually working quite well - I particularly like the moisturizer because it’s just right for my skin. It doesn’t make me dry, shiny or oily!
omg, I love MUA it’s been such a big help ^.^
Hey Fran! I also noticed those features on MUA pretty recently, so you are not alone! hehe. Even now I have a hard time remembering to use those filters, but they are really great.
Also after many failures I was finally able to find my “holy grail” all-natural moisturizer from an Etsy seller called WashTheDayAway. For combination acne-prone skin they have a Goji Berry/Green Tea moisturizer which is the one I use. I could say good things about it for days, but I wrote the review on its product page, so I will just let you read that if you want
There are also a few other types for different skin types, such as oily.
Good luck on your moisturizer search! Just thought I’d share my favorite one with you
Haha, almost forgot the link! http://washthedayaway.etsy.com
Also for anyone who has been considering LUSH products, their Fresh Farmacy soap bar has been making my skin clearer and clearer since I started using it a month ago. It does have SLS so I was avoiding it and LUSH in general, but it just works so well I’m really glad I tried it.
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