I think the most intimidating part about skincare is just not knowing what your skin is and by that I mean type, texture, and the condition its in. Are you eating, getting enough ZZZ’s or drinking plenty of water? These are all things that factor into taking care of your skin and now as a young adult in my late 20’s I understand.
In my teens I really never had bad acne but did and still struggle with cystic acne. Cystic acne are those really angry red bumps that never really surface to anything and are deep within the skin. Now it could just be genetics, diet or that fact that the sides of my face have hair and the follicles get clogged. I’ve learned to be a bit more patient and try to keep my face as clear as it will allow me to. Texture to me is everything, you can add moisture or mattify the skin but you can’t really change texture depending on what you have going on. Picking at your skin causes scarring and squeezing a blemish can cause texture issues as well. I also think that as a young uninformed teen you expect results almost immediately when using skincare, If I could have told my dumb ass to sit tight back then I would have!
