It's the end of week 1, and if I didn't see it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it. Special thanks to @gymrat and @virginskin. I am beyond words... The top photo is today. The bottom is a week ago today.
Great update sorry about your face!YPO Face Update & photo:
My total face average is officially NW43, and nose is lighter than the rest of my face. Its about an NC45 in the triangle. I have no idea what that's about. Face is now matching my chest area. Yaay!
When I did the YPO applications I also did my upper lipline. At first it wasn't on purpose but then I was consistent with the other applications and did it for the other 8 applications. I'm glad I did. My lipline is more pronounced and smoother. I've been getting more kisses from the husband over the last few days. He noticed it first, and he hardly ever notices anything. LOL
I thought this was going to be a one-and-done kind of process, but I guess faces are different. I also want to point out that YPO has Retinoic Acid in it - otherwise known as "RA". When I did the 0.1% RA+Nadinola layers, I had a similar result to what is going on now - peeling multiple times. I could be wrong but the strength of the RA seems to be the potency of the YPO. (There are 4 yellow peeling oils -> YPO 3%, YPO 5%, YPO 10%, and YPO 20%)
My face is tight! I mean if I smile, I'm going to crack. It feels like a face mask, a really really tight one.
Its itchy, although some people have said it stings. I'm washing my face with the Dead Sea Minerals soap. Washing in small circular motions going around my entire face, using one finger under the wash cloth. (Some flakes are coming off.) Patting-rinsing in sections with the wet washcloth. Then I steam my face with my wash cloth a few afterwards. This works great and it soothes immediately.
As my face air-dries, I can immediately feel my skin shrinking and becoming tight, then tighter, and tighter again. So, this isn't going to work. I need to move my face. Talking, eating, smiling, laughing, etc. all require the use of my cheeks. I can't move my cheeks with shiny-tight face going on. So...
- I tried plain water. Ooooh! It feels so good, then it absorbed and shiny-tight-face came back within 2 or 3 minutes.
- I tried rice bran oil (light oil). It worked about about 2 hrs and then it absorbed and shiny-tight-face came back.
- I tried shea butter (medium-thickness butter). It worked a few hrs and then it absorbed and shiny-tight-face came back.
- I tried CeraVe moisturizing lotion. It stung like hellfire! No more lotions until this is over. (Washed it off immediately.)
- I tried Jamaican Black Castor Oil (thick oil), and slathered it on. It worked for about 6+ hours, then it absorbed and shiny-tight-face came back.
In each scenario, I did one-finger massages several times and flakes would come off. I decided that the Dead Sea wash + shea butter a couple of times a day was a good thing. I'll use the JBCO at night. During daytime if I have to go out, my sunscreen will be ok with the shea
butter, and the good thing is no white cast.
I've learnt some amazing lessons on this journey of yours... you're defo making good progress.Sorry for the delay. Anyway, is it me or am I NC now instead of NW. I thought NW43 but maybe NC something.
Hands normalizing, finally.
Face tone is almost unified.
Legs lighter, have to peel them again. My knees took a hit from PIH.
Back is darker than front.
Chest and neck match. Progress from the August dog walking incident.
All in all I didn't do too badly.
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I can really see the difference in your tone wow nice job!After 2nd application of YPO 10%, peeling on face and neck has started...will still do the third application tonight on areas not peeling yet.
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