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Hi everyone! It's Rachel. Welcome back to
my channel for today's video
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I'm really really excited because finally
I'm going to share with you
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guys
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how i got rid of my acne and if you have acne
right now, i feel you guys i've been there.
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everyone has acne it's totally normal so this
is how my skin looks like right now it's still
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not perfect but i'm really really happy with
how it looks like it has greatly improved
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in the past month because of the things that
i've been doing and the products that i've
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been using so in this video i will be sharing
with you guys my morning and evening skincare
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routine and also some progress pictures and
also videos the products worked for me and
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didn't work for me
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just a background story,
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I listed it here. And I even made a script
just I will not forget every detail and info.
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the first timeline would be when I was still
in Highschool
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I have acne but it is not totally severe
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I have some on my forehead & cheeks
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but then came my college years, my acne got
worse and also
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my acne marks because i have this habit guys
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whenever i see a pimple i would pop it, prick
and touch it and i know it's really not advisable.
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you should never touch or pop your pimple
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but I can't stop myself from doing it.
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on my internship years, that is when my acne
got worse and i would show some pictures guys
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on how my acne looks like
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and also my acne mark so my problem are both
acne and also acne marks i found this a skincare
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it's called a beautederm, if you know beautederm
I used it and then within two months i started
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peeling and then
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my skin lightens and it got better.
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then one year my skin got really really clear,
i would show you a picture in the before and
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after
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I used that product.
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but then this came, the pandemic my skin started
breaking out again i started noticing that
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i have a pimples here especially on my jaw
area Here on my jawline there are too many
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of them. Also, on my forehead and also here
so my cheek area. my acne is getting worse
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and worse and worse to the point
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there are many pimples and acne on my jaw
area
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also my acne marks
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I still haven't gotten rid of my habit of
popping or touching my pimples
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i tried a lot lot lot of skin care and watch
a lot of videos but it's not working at all.
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It never cleared up another thing that I have
on my skin are this tiny bumps white heads.
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They are excessively many and my skin's texture
is unsightly. start of pandemic 2020
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up until october
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My confidence dropped!
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I even had 2 weeks of vacation without uploading
anything here on youtube.
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Bacause my skin flared up and had too many
acne on my face
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and i don't want to show it to you guys. November
2021 that is where i consulted a dermatologist
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There I had the encourage to go to a derma
clinic
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I said that skincare no longer works for me
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I've had pimples since I was in Highschool
and they never left my face.
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and my derma suggested I should take acne oral
medication
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She said that this is the last resort of people
who are struggling with acne
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This medication will not be given to you immediately
since
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The derma would check if you are pregnant,
she would need a blood test a lipid profile
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and
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also ALT and AST to check your liver
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If it's normal because this is a strong medication
that is why it is the last resort
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and it is not given immediately by the doctors.
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my derma suggested that i would take this
ACNETREX it's an isotretinoin 20 milligrams
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so this is an anti-acne medication and this
is 30 capsules guys
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it is super pricey and this is how it looks
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so this is how it looks like i would take
this medicine for one month and then make
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a follow-up checkup after one month. what
i noticed while taking the isotretinoin
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during new first month is that my throat is
very dry my lips is very dry and i had this
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rashes guys during my first month and i was
really really shocked
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I asked myself if this is still okay and is
it a side effect or
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this is not normal so I decided to consult
my derma immediately on what was happening.
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I had rashes at the back of my hands and also
on my legs. Tbh, they were super itchy!
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and my derma said that this was actually a
result of a dry skin they actually asked me
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if i'm using a strong lotion so i said yes
so that is a big no-no when you're using or
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drinking isotretinoin you must use a mild
lotion or a baby lotion to be exact so i use
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this johnson milk rice baby lotion
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and this helped me in calming my rashes and
eventually they were gone.
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so after a month uh i started noticing that
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My acne began to lay low
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They were not totally gone yet but the appearance
of my acne is not that bad anymore
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We did a follow up checkup and then after
my derma decided that i would continue drinking
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my isotretinoin and then after two to three
months we will do another my follow-up checkup
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so i continued drinking the isotretinoin and
by december i noticed that my acne is less
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active. They were not appearing a lot unlike
before every day
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the pimples would show every single day. But
there are still few pimples showing but not
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everyday
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My skin has brightened and there is no more
redness
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because you can notice it in my first picture
that my redness is very bad
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while during December my redness is not that
bad anymore
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february came, that is when I did another
follow up check up
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and then my derma decided i should continue
it for another two months so after february
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during march that is where i notice
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My acne marks have disappeared quite a bit
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That is your biggest problem after taking
the isotretinoin is your acne marks
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The active pimples will be gone
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but the marks it would not fade because the
target of isotretinoin is the acne. It's not
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the acne marks so your acne marks
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your biggest solution for that is your skin
care.
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my skin at that time was very smooth, I can't
feel anymore tiny bumps on my skin
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but I still have pimples here and there but
it's not that bad
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And then during April, that is where I noticed
that I don't have anymore active pimples
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I would have one or two for the whole month
of April
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No more redness, texture and my skin was smooth
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and then my pores shrank and lessened. and
this is actually what I really liked during
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this stage
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My pores here on my nose really shrank
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my skin really improved. I'm so so happy during
that time and my confidence boosted!
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that time my scars has faded dramatically
guys. My acne marks really disappeared. Now
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let's move on with my skincare routine guys
this uh skincare routine i started
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during january
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November to december my derma prescribed skincare.
I just wanna share what I really used. and
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this is not sponsored at all guys uh some
of you might think ah sponsored
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that is shy i'm making or sharing this products
to you
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That is why im not taking any skincare sponsors
before because my skin was really bad
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that is why I am taking any skincare brand
deals before.
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now that my skin cleared up and i really proven
and tested these products so for my skincare
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routine, "morning skincare routine" i have
my facial cleanser is this
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pond's healthy hydration orange nectar hydrating
jelly cleanser so this one has vitamin c in
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it's a gentle cleanser I noticed that my skin was not dry after I used it.
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Because I f you have dry skin after washing your face and face feels like cracking,
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Girl! stop what you are using it's not good for your skin.
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After cleansing my face I would leave it air dry.
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and then after drying my face i would use so this one is my holy grail guys this is the best
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so i use this vitamin c serum this one is from wild leaf
this is what I use after washing my face
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so i use this one drop of vitamin c serum
and it totally brightened my skin.
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this one also helped in my acne scars to brighten and lighten
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and it evens out my skin tone that is what I noticed
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so i love this one, actually this one is my second bottle already
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this one is already empty and I already ordered another bottle of this
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I actually store it inside my ref since this serum is
very sensitive with the sunlight and temperature.
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Because if it will be exposed in the heat or sun it will
deactivate the active ingridients inside the bottle.
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Next thing that I use is this moisturizer, so i've been using
this moisturizer ever since then
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this one is from sunny's face this one also has that
jelly water base consistency
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it doesn't have that sticky feeling after using it.
I really like this one!
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and this one is already empty and i have a second bottle already
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so after that is my sunscreen so this one is what i'm using right now
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this one is the ahc natural perfection double shield
sun stick and this one is already finished
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and I have another one in the other room
but I really liked this one
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since it is very handy and you can bring it anywhere
you can apply it on top of your makeup
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Very lightweight, it's not too oily compared to the
sunscreen that I use before which is this Biore Sunscreen
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but I did not like it since it was super sticky and oily.
It doesn't match my skin.
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but this one, I didn't experience any reaction on my skin
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so now let's move on with my night skincare routine
if i ever have makeup on i would use this one
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this is the biore this is a makeup remover
it's an oil based something makeup remover
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and I really like this one especially when I have waterproof makeup on.
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i would use this again my cleanser which is the pond's
healthy hydration orange nectar variant
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and then next is the ordinary alpha arbutin 2% + hyaluronic acid
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this is my third bottle already guys. These two are already empty
and this one is my newest purchase of alpha arbutin
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It's a little bit pricey but they are super super worth it guys
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this helped me a lot in lightening my acne marks,
uneven skin tone that is what I noticed.
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my skin is brighter and clearer and evened out.
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next thing that I use is this so this one is the
the ordinary niacinamide 10% + zinc 1%
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again this my third bottle so these two are empty now guys
and this one is my newest purchase
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and I really like their combination the alpha arbutin
and also this niacinamide
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after five minutes applying alpha arbutin
i would again apply two drops on my skin
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and I don't introduce this on my skin immediately.
At first I use one drop only
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and then now two drops now on my skin, on both cheeks and then i would spread it evenly
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so this also helped me in lightening my dark spots
and also brightening my skin
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next thing that I do is i would use my moisturizer which is the
sunnies face dream cream same morning and also evening moisturizers
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this one i used before to lighten my acne marks
and this one is the Kligman's cream
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and this is prescribed by my dermatologist
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so this is the next cream that I use retacnyl tretinoin 0.05% cream
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even on my Kligman's cream I use this small amount (pea size)
I don't put a lot.
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this is also prescribed by my dermatologist.
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You cannot buy this on any drugstore unless
you have prescription from your doctor
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The next one that I would show you is
the ordinary glycolic acid 7% toning solution
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and this one i use in the morning after I cleanse my face
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this one is advisable to use PM or in the evening
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but I use this one in the morning since there is a cream
on my evening skincare that contradicts with this toner
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I use it every morning if I will not go outside of our house.
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I use this one to exfoliate my skin but i use it once or twice a week
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not everyday since this is a strong type of toner
and i am so i would damp my cotton then i would spread it on to my face
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thank you thank you so much i love you guys
and i hope you learned something in this video
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thank you guys! Bye!
