Cetaphil

    I vaguely remember using a facial cleanser for the first time in middle school. Back in my middle school days, I had really oily skin and acne all over my face. My mom decided one day to get me clean and clear facial cleansers so my skin could improve. Of course it didn't work out the way I wanted it to be. I would wash my face in the morning everyday, but the acne still doesn't go away. I've been struggling with acne most of my life. There really hasn't been one day starting from middle school that my face was acne free. I remember being jealous of my sisters and also the celebrities in magazines for having clear skin. My struggles with acne led my to try different cleansers over the years. I always hoped that all my acne would vanish each time after cleansing my face. However, it was only hopes since acne never went away. In high school, I started to think that cleansers are made to make me feel better and doesn't actually help with clearing acne. So I began washing my face twice a day after reading tips from a magazine (maybe once a day is not as effective as twice). The models in the ads for cleansers have the flawless skin that I wanted (which I eventually realized that it was the result of Photoshop). Nevertheless, I did rely somewhat on those cleansers ads in deciding on purchasing specific and newest cleaners. 

     A slight turning point came when I started college. My face had less breakouts, but was still pretty oily. One of the perks of college was that I got to see what cleansers other people were using. There were proactive, drugstore, name brands and of course international brands. There was one name that really struck me, which is Cetaphil. I might have seen Cetaphil in Target or pharmacy stores, but never paid special attention to it. However, I noticed that many people were using it even international students. Cetaphil might be effective for clearing acne since many were using it. Finally I decided that now is the time for me to give it a try. I washed my face in the morning with Cetaphil since a few days ago. Cetaphil smells like a particular kind of hand soap scent that I didn't really like and doesn't have any color to it. Since I already bought it, I might as well continue to use it. After these few days, I think I am getting use to the smell now. I haven't seen much results yet and this maybe because of my lack of sleep and starring at a screen for hours. In my cleanser experience, I found that I'm not the type of person that sticks to the same thing. I like to switch it up and try different cleansers.