So earlier I was writing about what the Mayo clinic said about acne creams and the different types of ingredients in the acne creams. I read that at times there are antibiotics in the acne creams. This reminded me of something I wrote about last week. I had said that my astringent contained aloe, but I was wrong. I assumed it was aloe because it was green, but in fact, it turned out my astringent is an antibacterial astringent.

How great is that? I am killing two birds with one stone. I get to use an astringent to close my pores and I get to use the antibacterial product that the Mayo Clinic says can be so helpful. It’s always great to find out you are doing something right, even when you didn’t mean to be doing it! That actually helps better explain why I feel a bit sticky when I put on the astringent, which of course is a drawback. No one wants their face to feel sticky, but even worse, as I strive for clean healthy skin, I often will wash simply because my face feels yucky. The astringent won’t be able to work if I am immediately tempted to go wash my face because it feels unclean.