Surviving winter on accutane

Cost: $12.99 Accutane will attack everything in your body, and I mean everything. Not just your lips, or your skin, but your joints and muscles too. One of the most unbearable side effects is the never ending back pain, which makes even getting out of bed or bending down to pick something up excruciating. An easy solution to this issue is KT Tape. KT Tape will rest on your lower or upper back, ma...

Cost: $13.49 Sometimes not even KT tape is strong enough to fight the inevitable back pain that comes with Accutane, making you feel like an 80 year old grandparent. On days where the weight of your book bag has become unbearable and you find yourself constantly saying, “Ow my back,” it’s time to lay down and put on a heating pad. The heat helps to reduce tightness which makes it easier to mo...

Cost: $15.00 In the first months of Accutane your skin becomes a patchwork of red shades that are almost impossible to cover. Rose water is the perfect toner to add into your skin routine. It smells good, feels soothing, and there are many that come in a spritz bottle that are easy to apply. Just put some on after your cleanser and your skin is cooled and ready for the next step in routine. The r...

Cost: $5.79 Accutane kills off oil producing bacteria, which ultimately gets rid of acne. Your skin will be dry, irritated and itchy while on Accutane, and it is important to have a good moisturizer on hand whenever it’s needed. However, many moisturizers have oil as an ingredient, and it is important to avoid these products. Thankfully CeraVe and Cetaphil are two effective oil-free moisturizer...

Cost: $3.49 Dry lips are probably the worst consequence of being on Accutane. Seeing as there are so many different types of lip balms out there, sometimes you just need to go with the basic Chapstick. Chapstick will guarantee you soft, healed lips. The original Chapstick doesn’t include all the flavors and scents, the peppermint flavor stinging your lips leaving a tingling sensation that no one w...

Cost: CeraVe $13.79 Cost: Cetaphil $9.59 Accutane kills off oil producing bacteria, which ultimately gets rid of acne. Your skin will be dry, irritated and itchy while on Accutane, and it is important to have a good moisturizer on hand whenever it’s needed. However, many moisturizers have oil as an ingredient, and it is important to avoid these products. Thankfully CeraVe and Cetaphil are ...

Cost: 13.99During the winter months Accutane can make you feel like your skin was sucked of all its moisture, but most moisturizers only irritate your skin more. This moisturizer is gentle on the skin and reduces redness. All of this adds up to the perfect combo for not looking like you just wind blasted your face, and the perfect base for makeup because of how light it is.  ...

Cost: $6.99 Lavender oil goes along with the rose water because it helps reduce redness and calm the skin. By adding a couple drops of this into your moisturizer you can help calm down your skin before bed every night. From personal experience, it does help to reduce redness quickly, and smells really good in the process....

Cost: $9.59 Moisturizing daily is essential when all of the oil in your body completely disappears, but there are days when you just cannot put cold lotion all over your body. Unfortunately, you will face the consequences of neglecting this right away. Your hands might feel like scratch paper, and a few scabs may appear on the suffering skin. The best way to combat this issue is to attack it wi...