Back to Using Facial Moisturizer

When I got pregnant, I stopped using beauty products completely.  Well, except for the mildest facial wash available.  I know that there are beauty products that are safely made for pregnant women to use, but I opted to stop anyway.  My first reason was, I hated their scent.  I never had any problems with morning sickness, but when I smelled something I didn't like, I got sick.

Another thing was, being pregnant with boys, I don't know if there's any scientific explanation to that, I never really liked any girly stuff that much.  It only changed when I got pregnant with our 3rd child, our (youngest) baby girl.

Even before we found out what our baby's gender was, I already had the feeling that we were having a girl.  With the first two boys, I hardly noticed girl's stuff.  I would only go for something I need every day.  But with our baby girl, I felt like I had a complete 360 degree turn.  I suddenly got interested in girl things even as small as colored hairpins.  I remember asking my husband to get me a liquid eyeliner, when I was 4 months pregnant.  He got me one, but I never used it.  I just loved the feeling of owning one.  The next thing I "craved" for, curling iron.  Well, I am using it now.  But during my entire pregnancy, I think I only opened the box twice, and it wasn't even until my husband reminded me that I got one, and that I should use it.  The only thing that my pregnancies with the boys and the girl have in common - I never used beauty products.

I have a very sensitive skin.  Thankfully, my face doesn't breakout!  My problem when I stopped using facial cream, during winter, or every time it gets cold, my face would peel.  We all know that our skin goes through a natural peeling process all the day.  But, excessive and visible peeling aren't considered normal.  It may be caused by a skin condition, sunburn, or really dry skin, like mine.  Moisturizer, obviously, keeps our face looking fresh, soft, and radiant.  When I stopped using it, my face became dry.  I hated looking at my face peeling off.  It made me feel so uncomfortable.  (I honestly don't know why I stopped using moisturizer for that long, but I'm glad I got back to applying facial cream again!)

It's only been two days since I started using facial cream again (twice a day), and I already have felt and seen the big improvement.  Wow, I almost forgot how it feels like to have a face that's moisturized and radiant-looking!  I should have started using it again right after I gave birth.  What in the universe was I thinking?!  I'm just glad my face didn't get ruined completely! (Hahaha)

I now know that I can live without make-up, but not without facial moisturizer.  Never will I neglect my face like that, ever again!