My Skin Hates Me
I’m now convinced my skin hates me. First off, when I was a teenager I had acne. Nothing like my brothers had, but when you’re a 16 year old girl any acne is a bad thing. I washed and washed and washed my face and it made no difference. There the zits were morning after morning. Creeping on my forehead and chin. They weren’t the zonkers some of my friends were cursed with, but acne is acne. I used all the over-the-counter stuff, nothing worked. I went to a dermatologist, and it helped manage the acne, but nothing eliminated it. Then came my stretch marks. On my chest and hips, WTF! I cant stand them. It looks like a bald eagle swooped down and mauled me. These damn things wont go anywhere. I’ve bought the crappy creams on TV, the mall products at $100 for 4 ounces, NO DIFFERENCE! I don’t get it. Every women and most men have them, you’d think that these companies and doctors would get off their butts and make something that works. Whoever does is in for some serious dough, I tell you. But nothing seems to work. I’ve read around the web and some are touting lasers that can treat them, but other doctors say they are effective and its mostly marketing hype. Lord knows I’ve falling for some hype around other products in the past. When it comes to skin products us women buy into the hype, BIG TIME. Go into Macys or Nordstroms and you are surrounded by cosmetic counters. The entire Men’s Department of your local department store could fit into the storage locker of the women’s cosmetic counter. There are products for everything, Sun Screens, Wrinkle Fighters, Tone & Texture, Age Spots, Stretch Marks, Cellulite, Fine Lines, Crow’s Feet, the whole nine yards. You name it, they have a lotion or potion to cure it. It’s a billion dollar a year business. They have whole stores just for that. Personally I have not experienced any real difference with any of the products I’ve tried. They all seem to make my skin moist for awhile, which serves to ‘smooth’ some of the skin, but very temporarily. I could fill 20 boxes with all the products I’ve wasted money on. So my advice if you are looking for the magic pill for your stretch marks or acne etc, see a doctor, they have the degree for a reason..
Posted at 04:46PM Jun 05, 2008 in General |