Final week I discovered myself on a journey to my native Ceremony Aide, determined and decided to seek out the very best remedy doable to assist me eliminate my pimples. You already know, the type of seemingly random, hormonally-charged cystic zits that dares to indicate up below the auspices of PMS.
Whereas the zit wasn’t apparent (thanks, glasses) it was painful and annoying, however on the age of 34, I get incensed if my pores and skin dares to current me with a zit when I’ve already began searching for skincare merchandise designed to scale back “nice” traces and agency saggy pores and skin.
Then I noticed the Neutrogena Gentle Remedy Spot Therapy Field. Apparently, it prices $17.99, however I believed it was $9.99 after I purchased it. Truthfully, I do not know if I might’ve grabbed it had I identified the value was almost double that, however I did not and so I did and now right here we’re.
For the needs of this little story, I can be calling it by its newly christened official identify — “my magical zit pen.”
I name it this as a result of it’s, certainly, formed like a pen, solely it is a bit of bit extra satisfying in its weight.
The thought is that you simply maintain the top of the pen to the zit in query for 30 seconds 3 times a day, and it, in flip, reduces the appear and feel of stated blemish by way of its wondrous crimson and blue mild.
Should you suppose that seems like lame sorcery, I agree, however reportedly, there’s science behind utilizing mild remedy to deal with zits that backs this up.
That stated, I additionally absolutely imagine that I really feel extra centered after I’m located someplace close to massive hunks of sure crystals, so I perceive in case you really feel obligated to discredit me in your individual thoughts.
I think about that when the nice people at Neutrogena got here up with the thought behind my magical zit pen and its directions, they anticipated individuals to don’t have any downside discovering tiny chunks of time all through every of their days to hold out the three 30-second zap required.
I, nonetheless, didn’t do this. As an alternative, I took to moving into mattress every night time, turning on my TV, and watching my favourite reveals whereas slowly working my manner round my face with the sunshine, over and time and again till it was time to go to sleep — my zits zapped and my soul sated.
I’ve to say, my process of selection has labored out rather well.
It deflates the large ones with out leaving them crusty and flaky, making them simple to cowl up with concealer… which can doubtlessly solely encourage them to return stronger and greasier than ever earlier than, however I digress.
What I actually wish to say is that I’m in LOVE with my magical zit pen, and never solely as a result of it treats my zits, however as a result of it retains me from doing my different most popular exercise when I’m watching TV — consuming.
That is proper. It seems that if I simply began shining lights on my face years in the past, I may have saved myself tons of (let’s be actual, hundreds!) of {dollars} in purchases and the potential danger of lung most cancers I incurred in my youth after I selected smoking as my favourite type of urge for food suppression.
I am not attempting to actively reduce weight (that is a submit for an additional day) however I am attempting to really feel a bit more healthy than I’ve currently, and if shining a medical magnificence zit mild on my face whereas watching The Actual Housewives of Dallas goes to maintain me from being like, “Yeah, I may go for seventeen pies proper about now,” then I’ll lean into that feeling, and I do not give a golden fart if anybody else thinks my motivation is wholesome.
I would be the one laughing after I can match into my favourite gown once more and have the poreless pores and skin of an attractive and presumably haunted porcelain doll.
Now in case you’ll excuse me, I’ve zits in dire want of frying.
Rebecca Jane Stokes is an editor, freelance author, former Senior Employees Author for YourTango, and the previous Senior Editor of Pop Tradition at Newsweek. Her bylines have appeared in Fatherly, Gizmodo, Yahoo Life, Jezebel, Condominium Remedy, Bustle, Cosmopolitan, SheKnows, and lots of others.
