The game-changer for my skin

While I was always conscious about my looks, I never had the best skin. When I was in secondary school, I frequently attempted to cover my outbreaks with concealer, and that habit carried forward to when I was in JC, where I started applying bb cream on a daily basis. (Light) makeup was the only thing I could rely on for me to go to school without feeling the slightest bit of embarrassment. However, that only made my skin worse, to the extent that my dad brought me to the dermatologist. I was prescribed with oral and topical medication, which wasn't exactly a long term solution to my outbreaks. 

When I started uni, my sleep cycle was wrecked. My hormones were imbalanced and that broke me out even more. I realized that if I slept past 1am, my propensity to breakout increased. However, I just wasn't able to sleep before the said timing. I was no doubt a night owl and sleeping early not only made me groggy the next morning, I was not able to enjoy the solitude of the night, which I was greatly in love with. 

After breaking up with my ex from uni, I placed more attention into my skin, and relied heavily on doctor prescribed oral medication to keep my skin as clear as possible. Coupled with that, I've tried SO many topical products, but they all failed me. I even tried using salicylic acid/IPL/blue light pens on my skin, but while they did help to clear the breakouts faster, it didn't stop new ones from appearing. These harsh treatments also inherently weakened my skin barrier as a result. 

So then one day, the heavens took pity on this maiden and I stumbled across this product called: BHK's Lemon Verbena Extract Capsules 

This was a life changer. Following the maximum recommend dosage, it cleared my skin from the years of hormonal outbreaks it was battling with! Its basically an oral supplement meant to clear/prevent outbreaks, and apparently reduce your skin's oil secretion? I'm not exactly sure on whether it really does reduce oil secretion, but it sure did help with my breakouts. While my skin is clear now, I still take it on a daily basis as maintenance. You may find more information about the product here: BHK's Lemon Verbena Extract Capsules

photo credit: https://www.bhks.com.sg

If this product gets discontinued, I think I'd be in distraught! I've recommended this to another of my friend who also saw results with it as well. To anyone battling with adult acne/ period outbreaks, I'd highly recommend you to give it a shot! Its very reasonably priced, especially if its something that will help to bring out the benefits of the other products that you apply on your skin … I mean, what the point of using whitening/anti acne products when it doesn't actually stop the breakouts from forming right? The same can be said for facials too… 

That being said, its not that I had zero breakouts either! I still get them just before my period, but they are significantly smaller (which meant lesser post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation!).

Today, I'm finally at a place where I can confidently show my friends a bare face selfie, much thanks to this, and of course, the many other supplementary products and aesthetic procedures that I'll be sharing subsequently. 

To summarize, the true step to clear skin is to first, find out what's actually causing it and targetting it at its root cause, before proceeding to treat it. I've definitely found my ultimate skin care holy grail and I hope that the aforementioned product would be yours too! 

Do let me know in the comments section below if you've tried it and if it has helped you! 

Cheers! 

Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post and does not serve to provide any form of medical advice for skin concerns.