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MissJazzy user profile picture

MissJazzy

Oily/Sensitive

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Purging or Skin Reaction?

How do you know the difference?
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ishiskin

Dry/Sensitive

Here is how I differentiate between the two: PURGING: •the pimples and breakouts are on parts of your face where you normally get breakouts or skin congestion (if you regularly get breakouts on your chin for example, if you have a skin purge, you’re most likely going to get the purge on your chin, not on places on your face where you normally never get breakouts) •the increase of pimples and breakouts lasts about 2 weeks (no more than a month), and then your skins starts to improve, breakouts clear up and are a lot less frequent •a skin purge causes pimples, pustules, whiteheads, clogged pores to come to the surface of the skin, and sometimes cystic pimples. You can get individual pimples or cluster breakouts •your skin gets worse before it gets a lot better (the “worst” part should only last 2 weeks, max 1 month, and then should get a lot better). •even though your skin is getting worse and you’re getting more breakouts, at the same time your skin should show some signs of improvement (perhaps as the days go by your skin will be a lot less red, less irritated, more even skin tone, etc) NOT A SKIN PURGE: •any sort of redness, raw skin, scaly or rough texture, dry patches, irritation, inflamed skin is not a skin purge. Something in the product is irritating your skin and I recommend discontinuing usage •if the pimples and breakouts continue to get worse and worse 2 weeks after starting a new skincare product, this is most likely not a skin purge •breakouts in areas which you don’t usually breakout
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jojobeauty16 user profile picture

jojobeauty16

Oily/Resilient

I was about to comment but Ishiskin has already covered everything 👍🥰😍
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ishiskin user profile picture

ishiskin

Dry/Sensitive

:,) haha thank you, I’m glad I was able to nail the key points!
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skykahyan user profile picture

skykahyan

Oily/Resilient

i hate it when purging lasts so long 😔
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MissJazzy user profile picture

MissJazzy

Oily/Sensitive

you’re right! everybody hates purging 😣
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skinlovate

Oily/Resilient

great sharing 😍
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skinlovate

Oily/Resilient

ty for sharing information
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