Story Time

        My acne journey started when I was in 4th grade in elementary school. It wasn't that serious at that time. But since I developed a habit of waking up every three in the morning to do my studies, my acne condition worsened over time. It felt itchy and very uncomfortable. I carried that burden for over 4 years. Thinking back on how I handled my acne problems, even when I entered my first year of high school, I could really say that it was almost as if I was just okay with having acne. I never really paid attention to my face nor took care of it enough since I was always surrounded with school works... or maybe I was just lazy. But as time passes by, I got self-conscious and it really pulled my self-esteem down. Thinking that there was no hope for my acne to disappear, I just tried to ignore it. But ignoring these types of things is really hard especially when you wake up and you look in the mirror thinking, "Do people really see me as like this?". That feeling literally sucks. Every day I was hoping that these pests in my face would just magically disappear so that I could get to taste the "clear skin" life. But it's not that easy. And I realized it now.
 
        Around summer time last 2020, I discovered something that changed me. While scrolling through Tiktok, one of the trendiest social media platforms, I came across numerous videos about how to get rid of acne. Because of boredom, I tried researching about it out of pure curiosity. It was also the surge of the Covid-19 cases at that time, and us being stuck at home, having to discover this took my mind off things and eased my anxiousness. Anyways, I got invested on it and a new spark of hope appeared somewhere in me. I searched on how to classify one’s skin type and then I figured out that I belong to the oily skin type group. I engaged in many tutorials and reviews about the products that helped them get rid of their acne while having oily skin.
        After gathering enough knowledge, I mustered up the courage to tell my parents about all I have learned. Several days after, I searched the products I thought that would help my skin’s needs and asked my parents to buy it for me. That night I was both excited and nervous of what the outcome may be. I got a little too excited because the moment I wake up, I scanned my face thoroughly to check if my acnes were gone. Well, it doesn’t work that way and I ended up feeling disappointed. I continued with my skin care routine for the next few months and each day I could finally start to see some changes. My face brightened and my acnes lessened. My family and relatives also noticed the change in my face and they kept pointing it out. I felt so relieved and fulfilled. I felt so overjoyed. Thinking back to those times I could really say I was the happiest at that time. I still do my skin care routine up until now and it’s the best thing that has ever happened in my teenage years.