Long story short:
*Not sure about hair growth reduction yet (just started using)
*5+ stars for anti-inflammatory and skin-softening properties on my VERY temperamental face
Update:
Over the course of a few days, this stuff has pulled up
-multiple ingrown hairs
-nearly all of my KP bumps (whiteheads)
-a resident pimple that has been around so long he had a name (RIP Fred)
-(possibly) some glitter circa 1999
…All without causing my skin to break out or eliciting the swift vengeance of my perioral dermatitis.
*Note: If you have any amount of skin barrier that you’d like to preserve, put an emphasis on “gentle” when you massage this stuff in. (If, however, you’re looking to aggressively rub away years of regrettable decisions and poorly tolerated skin-care routines in 3-5 days, this stuff has given me WAY better results than a $372 chemical peel… without the peeling or allergic reaction).
–
The long story:
I’ve had KP on my face since approximately birth. I also have “dry, irritated” skin that reacts to just about every available product as though I set my face on fire (Vaseline?… smoldering embers. Cetaphil?… arson attempt. Cereve?… full-fledged dumpster-fire).
I recently got married (June) and figured the wedding was a great excuse to finally get my skin-care routine nailed down. After dropping about $7k on dermatologists (plural) over the span of a year, my results were:
-severe hyperpigmentation from 6 months of attempted “acclimation” to 0.1% adapalene (diluted!)
-chemical burns from the cream I was given to help calm my baseline inflammation
-additional chemical burns from the chemical peel I received in attempt to decrease aforementioned hyperpigmentation and scarring
-KP bumps that are now so deep I’m fairly certain they’re rooted to my soul
(I.e. When I say my skin puts up a violent protest in the face of all products, I mean *all* products)
I ordered this Cyperus Rotudus oil as a last-ditch attempt to salvage my skin. My current thinking is that many of my bumps are due to ingrown peach-fuzz that is too weak to push through my dry, angry skin (…ingrown hairs that were likely caused by the nair I use fairly regularly in attempt to remove said peach-fuzz-forest and attributed KP bumps).
I laughed when I read this product’s bold claim to be anti-inflammatory, and prepared my standard hellfire salvation ointments to be used with urgency upon first application.
Okay… When I say that I can’t remember the last time something soothed my skin, we’re talking DECADES. I put this stuff on post-nair and it seemed to magically absorb 30+ years of redness the moment it touched my face. Not only that, but as I gently massaged it in, it softened bumps that had been on my skin so long I’d assumed they were chicken-pox scars (from 1989…) My 43 year-old face feels like a well-hydrated baby’s butt right now, probably for the first time since my butt was actually a baby.
So: does this stuff help decrease hair growth? No idea. Don’t care… Unless I wake up tomorrow with my eyes swollen shut, I will be keeping it in my (anti) arsenal indefinitely for its soothing and softening properties alone.
Report