New Year, New Skin

So now that the festivities are completely over for another year *sobs*, and we are all back into our normal routines – now is probably a good a time as ever to fill you guys in on my week!

I cannot remember the last time my skin felt as good as it does right now.  There are honestly no words to describe how happy this makes me!

It’s been exactly one week today since I started using the really strong steroid cream prescribed to me by the skin specialist – and the results have been amazing.  Looking at my skin now, you would struggle to tell that I actually have a history of eczema flare ups.  I’ve completely lost the horrible red/pink patches on my arms, legs and everywhere else for that matter! 

It’s gone!

Like, completely gone!

Goodbye red neck, hello fresh skin!

My skin this week vs. my skin last week, see for yourself!

Red hot mess

And this is even with me running on the treadmill at home and making regular trips to the gym (now that everywhere is back to normal opening times... mwahaha).  Because as some of you will know, sweat and eczema don’t tend to be the best of pals at time – and exercise usually turns into a very bad flare up… well for me anyways.

I’ve been using the steroid cream every day after a shower, putting on just a thin layer over the parts of my skin that usually flare up the worst; my arms, the underneath of my legs, my lower stomach, my lower back and the back of my neck.  I’ve also been applying the weaker steroid cream to my face, with more emphasis around my eyes – the only really noticeable part when my skin is acting up.  I’m still using the Cetraben cream on the areas that get particularly dry (elbows and the backs of my hands), however for the rest of my body I’m using coconut oil as a substitute moisturiser.

Some of you will remember that I tried this out on my skin during a really bad breakout, hoping that it would offer some sort of relief.  Unfortunately, this was not the case and I decided to keep it purely as a face moisturiser instead.  So seeing as my skin has repaired itself, I decided to give it another bash – and my skin has never felt so smooth and smelt so good!  I love how completely natural and organic it is, it feels good to finally be able to use something so pure on my skin. 

I’ve also been applying make up again, which means that no one can tell me that I look sick anymore… praise the lord!  So after looking around for a foundation which will not be so harsh on my skin, I found a tinted moisturiser by Nivea which appears to do the trick no bother.  I only use a little, as when applying with a foundation brush it really goes a long way!  And so at just £2.69 for a 50 ml bottle – you can’t really go wrong!

This weeks favourites, they smell delicious.
Cheap and cheerful but work wonders.. the above come in at under £10 for all three.. hello?!

I’m currently looking online to see if I can find a recipe to make my own sea salt face and body scrub!  I’ve seen a lot of posts on Instagram by people using various different scrubs for sensitive skin (FRANK, Sea Salt Scrub, Almond Butter Scrub) but all have been priced at around £10 a bottle!  I still have half a bag of sea salt left, as well as numerous tubs of coconut oil kicking about.  So if I can make my own… why not?

Watch this space…