I™ve been on a barebones routine of
AM: water, Nu Skin Moisture Mist, HL Skin Plumping Gel Cream
PM: Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, same as AM
to try to fix my moisture barrier. I found out about the 7-skin method (and how it helps immensely with hydration) a couple days ago and began to pat layers of the moisture mist in before going over it with moisturizer. I™m unsure if the results are a purge or a reaction. The redness and bumps are in areas that I have a lot of closed comedones and bumps so could this just be a purge? I haven™t used any other irritating products as my routine is fairly simple already..
The Nu Skin Moisture Mist ingredients are:
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Fructose, Glycine, Inositol, Lactic Acid, Niacinamide, Urea, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Methylparaben, Sodium Benzoate.
With Lactic Acid being the 10th ingredient, would this be the cause? I™ve used the mist as a mist before with no issues. Unsure wether to press on and ride out the possible purge or stop layering it.
The ingredients of that product are probably not the culprit. None of them seem all that bad.
I'd agree it may be a reaction to something. If it were me, I'd stop what I was doing and try a light over-the-counter peel, like 10% glycolic acid every other day for a week or two and see how things are looking.