Every now and then it has been known for my skin to flare up
and break out for no discernable reason and I’m left feeling self conscious and
frustrated.
I work really hard to look after my skin so when it betrays
me despite my hard work, it’s a pain in the arse.
My skin is doing just that to me at the moment, though right
now I’m pretty sure it’s due to my pregnancy hormones sending my body haywire
and completely messing with my inner mojo.
Ordinarily, I would turn to my normal go-to spot fighting
product, Vichy’s Normaderm Hyaluspot which is gentle yet effective on my sensitive skin.
It now appears, however, that during pregnancy, my skin just doesn’t like that
product any more and instead of resolving the issue, it appears to have
exasperated it.
Instead of gently shrinking the blighter I’m left with a
sore, flaky patch of skin and a spot that’s still right there, mocking me.
In desperate and tears one day I called my mum to moan about
my horrible skin and was told in no uncertain terms to use Savlon.
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Yep, Savlon. That cheap, medicine cupboard staple that you have
used forever on cuts, grazes, stings etc etc.
But won’t it clog my skin and make it even greasier? I asked,
thinking of the time I decided to jump on the Sudocrem bandwagon and ended up
with greasier skin AND blackheads.
I was assured by mum that she uses it all the time and it
really helps.
For those of you have never used it before, Savlon is an
antiseptic cream that gently soothes the skin to help fight infection and aid
healing of minor skin disorders.
After checking that Savlon is safe to use in pregnancy (It is) I decided I had nothing to lose
so slapped the stuff on twice a day and left a generous splodge across the
problem areas (namely my chin) over
night.
I am pleased to say that the following day both the redness
and spot size had somewhat decreased. I repeated this for several days and my
spots had all but gone, the flaky, sore skin was all but gone and I hadn’t developed
any more of the sods!
I know they say ‘Mum
knows best’ but boy was my mum right with this one! I LOVE the stuff and am
a huge convert! Who knew something so every day and gentle could have such a
dramatic effect on my skin!
Thank you Savlon!
