My Dehydrated Skin Remedy

I love skincare! I love it so much that I go to sleep almost every night googling or youtube-ing beauty/skin gurus. The problem with this is that I end up getting too excited and try everything at once....my sensitive and reactive skin paid for it. I woke up a few weeks ago with really dry, scaly skin and eczema on my eyelids aka destroyed my skin's moisture barrier. I felt helpless, itchy, annoyed, and desperate for any cure. I wanted to exfoliate my skin to get rid of the patchiness but of course can't (because that just makes it worse!) so I had to pull back and exercise complete self control. 

In my search to healing my skin I found Avene Skin Recovery Cream and the Thermal Spring Water. I can't praise the combination of these two products enough. The simplicity provided the comfort I needed. I pared down my daytime and nighttime skin routine to only three steps: wash with gentle face cleanser (and not over washing), spray face with the Thermal Spring Water, then apply enough of the Skin Recovery Cream. 

Within 3-4 days my skin felt hydrated again. I also didn't use makeup, SPF or any other treatments during this time. Drinking a LOT of water also helps. I still use both Avene products even after my skin is back to normal because I can't live without them now. No more piling on products for my skin type, lesson learned!