Am I doing too much with my routine, or should I cut back, or spread the products throughout the week more?
About Me: 29, female, combination (oily/dry) + acne-prone, blackheads/whiteheads. I've used acidic products on my face for most of my teenage life, so my skin isn't super sensitive to redness or burning (unless it's the good kind of "burning" a.k.a. I feel it working ;P). My skin is sensitive to get pimples and blackheads/whiteheads though.
This is my routine: () means optional
Day + 1. CeraVe - Hydrating Cleanser PLUS CeraVe - Renewing SA Cleanser -- I do one pump of each and mix them together. + 2. Thayers - Alcohol-Free Unscented Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera OR CosRx - Natural BHA Skin Returning A-Sol (only on Wednesdays/Sundays) * 3. Clean & Clear - Salicylic Acid Spot Treatment + 4. Clean & Clear - Persa-Gel 10 (Benzoyl Peroxide) + (5. Hylamide - Hydra-Density Mist -- only if I feel I need it/winter-time) + 6. The Ordinary - Argireline Solution 10% [water solution] + 7. The Ordinary - Buffet [water solution] + (8. The Ordinary - Hyaluronic Acid) [water solution] + 9. The Ordinary - Alpha Arbutin 2% [water solution] + 10. The Ordinary - Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% [water solution] + 11. The Ordinary - Ascorbyl Glucoside Solution 12% [water solution] + 12. CoxRx – Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence + 13. The Ordinary - Squalane [oil] + 14. NIOD – Fractionated Eye-Contour Concentrate + (15. NIOD - Hydration Vaccine *only if I feel I need it/winter-time) + 16. NIOD - Neck Elasticity Catalyst + 17. Etude House – Sunprise Mild Airy Finish Sun Milk SPF50+/PA+++
Night + (1. Yes to Tomatoes – Activated Charcoal Bar Soap -- I use this only on my nose for when I feel my blackheads/whiteheads are getting to be too much) + 2. CeraVe - Hydrating Cleanser PLUS CeraVe - Renewing SA Cleanser (with Olay ProX Advanced Cleansing System only on Tuesdays/Thursdays) + (3. The Ordinary - AHA 30% + BA 2% Peeling Solution -- only on Saturdays) + 4. Thayers - Alcohol-Free Unscented Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera OR CosRx - Natural BHA Skin Returning A-Sol (only on Wednesdays/Sundays) + 5. Clean & Clear - Salicylic Acid Spot Treatment + 6. Clean & Clear - Persa-Gel 10 (Benzoyl Peroxide) + (7. Hylamide - Hydra-Density Mist -- only if I feel I need it/winter-time) + 8. The Ordinary - Argireline Solution 10% [water solution] + 9. The Ordinary - Buffet [water solution] + 10. The Ordinary - Hyaluronic Acid [water solution] + 11. The Ordinary - Alpha Arbutin 2% [water solution] + 12. The Ordinary - Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% [water solution] + 13. The Ordinary - Ascorbyl Glucoside Solution 12% [water solution] + 14. The Ordinary - Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% [suspension] PM + 15. The Ordinary - Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% [suspension] + (16. The Ordinary - Alpha Lipoic Acid 5% only on Mondays/Fridays [anhydrous solution]) + 17. The Ordinary - Advanced Retinoid 2% [emulsion] + 18. CoxRx – Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence + 19. The Ordinary - Rose Hip Seed Oil [oil] + 20. NIOD – Fractionated Eye-Contour Concentrate + (21. NIOD - Hydration Vaccine *only if I feel I need it/winter-time) + 22. NIOD - Neck Elasticity Catalyst