Basic Skincare Routines 101 for dummies - Cleanser

Gituh tajuk acah Chicken Soup punya buku. So I receive few positive direct messenger from my personal lovely instagram followers a.k.a my friends, regarding I should share any basic knowledge about skincare. Please bear in your mind that I am a newbie in this skincare thingy. I started my skincare routine as a whole on November 2017. Not even a year yet. So obviously this entry mmg untuk newbie. Those masters in this field, correct me if I deliver any wrong information regarding skincare. Thank you.

My skin condition:

Combination, mostly dry on checks.
Acne prone skin, reacted to small changes of ingredients in certain products.
Sensitive, medically proven (sensitive to Sulphur & Parabens)



Cleanse - Exfoliate - Moisturize - Sunscreen 

I alway remind my friends through my IGS to look up for 4 steps up there. The very first reason why I am into this skincare thang, sebab suka-suka cari passion baru je sebenarnya. Secondly sebab pernah pakai and tertipu dgn false marketing produk timbang kilo repack/reband yg tgh berleluasa dlm masyarakat kita sekarang. Sorry for those yg rasa aku nak tutup periuk nasi org melayu, you are not invited to read more, please pangkah awal-awal blog ni. Pasal produk timbang kilo ni ENTRY lain k.


Cleanser


Okay cleanser ada banyak type dkt market. Antara cleanser type yg hype org selalu klasifikasi kan adalah:

1) Foam type - Creamy kinda type, buih seladang, for normal skin
2) Gel type - Usually yang clear, tak banyak buih, untuk sensitive people

Okay dua ni mmg famous ah, kau gi mana mana drugstore, kalau buat muka terkial kial cari cleanser mesti ada yg dtg tolong kau suggest cleanser kat kita, betul tak? And selalunya dia akan suggest foam type, lepastu kalau kau kata sensitive dorang bg gel type. Ini normal. Aku dah test banyak kali tanpa gagal. HAHAHA.

Mcm mana nak tahu kita sesuai cleanser yg mana?
KENALI KULIT KITA. PALING PENTING AKU SIAP BOLD NI. 
That's it. Promoter/Beauty Consultant tak tahu kulit kita macam mana, percayalah. Kita sendiri kena tahu kulit kita macam mana, kalau kau pakai bedal je promoter bg apa, untung sabut timbul, untung batu tenggalam. Faham tak? Maksudnya kalau rasi dgn kau, baguslah. Kalau tak, muka kau breakout. Simple.

Cleanser banyak jenis actually,

  1. - Gel cleanser
  2. - Foam cleanser
  3. - Cream cleanser
  4. - Micellar cleanser
  5. - Oil Cleanser
  6. - Bar cleanser
  7. - Etc, etc (maksudnya banyak lagi type of cleanser)

Yes Micellar adalah cleanser. Any kind of thing that has cleansing agent is a cleanser. Ramai fail dkt cleanser part, lepastu bila muka problem kata muka sensitive. No it's so hard utk diagnose kita sensitive unless we are proven sensitive through medical history. Ramai orang misused sensitive term. It just kita tak sesuai with the ingredients because kita fail untuk KENALI KULIT KITA at the first place. Dah 2 kali aku ulang, kalau tak take note lagi, entoh ler.

Kalau kulit kita dry, kita pakai cleanser utk oily skin, maka breakout lah kita. Tapi kita claim sensitive.

Kalau kulit kita oily, kita pakai cleanser utk dry skin, maka breakout lah kita. Tapi kita claim sensitive.

Padahal cleanser yg kita beli tak suit our skin condition bukannya sbb sensitif. Simple math bukan?

Nak tahu skin condition dgn lebih tepat, of course aku suggest pergi scan muka dkt dermatologist. Or for cheaper option, pergi la mana-mana medispa utk scan SAHAJA. Aku tak suggest buat rawatan pelik-pelik dkt sana as I found out they are scammers, but I didn't dig in more about that lagi. As for me, I will not simply bagi org touch muka sewenang wenangnya. Nak pakai lama muka ni. bahhahahaha.

Nak lagi cheaper, tak silap aku aeon wellness ada khidmat scan moisture, sebum, etc etc dkt muka. Dari situ boleh tahu la skin kita type apa. Tapi tak se detail jumpa dermatologist of course.

Atau nak cut budget terus, aku ni pun refer dkt blog iman abdul rahman, yes the famous blogger tu. Kau type je nama aku tulis tu terpampang lah blog dia. PI BACA!
Boleh cuba cara yg dia suggest. Tp keberkesanan tu wallahualam. Aku buat and mmg dpt hasil.

Try cuci muka, kalau in one hour tu rasa berminyak, oily lah tu. Kalau rasa tegang, maksudnya kering. Kalau rasa dua dua, combination. Kalau rasa itchy, redness, ada la tu ingredients yang kau tak sesuai dlm cleanser yg kau tgh pakai sekarang. Kalau tak rasa apa-apa? Allahu sis, maknanya muka sis normal lah, jgn sampai sy iri hati dgn sis hantar santau kang. hahahahaha.
Ni suggestion aku je, yg selebihnya kau kena tahu sesuai ke tak dgn kulit kau:

Oily skin - Foam cleanser, gel cleanser

Dry skin - Gel cleanser (disebabkan aku combination aku tetap rasa dry lebih, makanya aku boleh suggest dry skin pls stay out of cleanser yg too harsh, yg ada banyak agent yg serap sebum sbb nnt moisture muka kau boleh strippin')

Combination skin - Foam cleanser, gel cleanser

Micellar cleanser dgn oil cleanser nak guna bila? Guna bila kau nak take-off sunscreen, wipe off make-up. Semua jenis kulit pun kena cleanse pakai benda alah ni once you wear sunscreen/makeup. Nak kena cerita ke double cleansing, triple cleansing? Sbb I thought this should be basic. Hahahaha. Ok la aku bg flow chart je bg senang faham.


Double cleansing.

Oil cleanser - Water based cleanser (any cleanser yg kau pakai selain oil and micellar)

Triple cleansing.

Cleansing tissue- Oil cleanser - Water based cleanser 


Mana Micellar water?!!!!

Tenang sis. Gelojoh sgt ni. Mcm ni, micellar water tu sendiri bermaksud 
made up of micelles (tiny balls of cleansing oil molecules) suspended in soft water.
Jadi? 
Micellar water ni actually untuk those who have very dry skin yg tak boleh nak handle oil cleanser.
Mana nak letak dlm routine?
Dkt oil cleanser tu. Incase skin kau mmg tak boleh bawak berbincang utk handle oil cleanser at all.
Kalau nak pakai micellar and oil cleanser dua dua boleh?
Ikut kau la dik as long as skin kau boleh handle and tak jahanam kan barrier skin kau. Hokey? Anything that make your skin happy then nothing wrong dik. Cuma nya pepandai lah.

Dah tahu skin kau type mana, so now dah boleh pergi window shopping dkt drugstore, atau kau jenis high end person pergilah Clarins, Clinique, Kiehls, or even KakPhora punya kedai. Anywhere that suit you and your budget. Fuh, baru bab cleanser dah rasa nak tercirit menaip. Korang yang baca tu tercirit tak entry panjang sedepa ni. KAH!

Oh lupa (la ada lagi ke) Ni cara aku cleanse:\


AM routine
Basuh muka masa mandi dgn air mandi je
- kenapa tak pakai cleanser? Sbb muka aku dry tak boleh bincang geng, barrier muka aku rosak teruk masa breakout hari tu. Jadi aku akan basuh manja je sambil mandi. Result dia? Muka aku kurang dry. Breakout slow down. Memang rasa mcm tak bersih je tak basuh muka pagi, tapi lama lama aku jd biasa. Aku just wipe off dirt yg melekat dkt aku masa tidur dengan toner.

PM routine
Oil cleanser (Heimish) - Water based cleanser (Kiehls Cucumber Herbal Conditioning mashaallah panjang lagi nama dia aku lupa)



Ok dah, chow. Jumpa next entry: Basic Skincare Routines 101 for dummies - Exfoliate

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