I am DONE with Acne! My Skin is CLEAR!!

So I have some updated photos and wanted to tell you with out any reservation, that Carley’s Clear and Smooth has worked for me! Kicked some major acne a$$!

My routine is to use Carley’s Acne cleanser every morning, then wash with Carley’s simple soap. Then I use Carley’s Anti-Aging Night Cream for Acne. I have found this to be lighter on my skin then the daytime lotion, and really seems to heal anything that might be active on my skin.  The SPF I use during the day is 100% Pure’s Tinted Moisturizer.  It has natural zinc which also helps to heal acne.

At night I wash with Carley’s soap only. If I have makeup on, I usually wash it twice, but neither time vigorously and no washcloth. One thing I definitely realized, is no matter how gentle the wash cloth, it always hurts any active pimples I have, usually be tearing the tops off them, and thus making them scab.  About 3-4 nights a week I use my Clarisonic to help make sure my skin is 100% clean.

I am still on my first bottle of Carley’s (acne cleanser), but probably only have a couple week left of it. I am only about halfway through the bar soap. It was HUGE! About the same for the Anti-Aging Night Cream for Acne. I probably won’t reorder anything else at this time. I have plenty of the Daytime Moisturizer, which is what I use on my chest and back. And PLENTY of the mask. It is a huge container for the mask, and since I only use it once a week, I have not gone through much at all.

I think when I purchased everything it was $63, and by the time I am out, 2 of the four products I purchased lasted 2 months, and 2 are lasting longer then that! Well for full disclosure, I purchased, then he saw that I was going to review them and refunded my money. See he KNEW they would work! =)

I have been using the Alaska Glacial Mask since August 1 and I still have about 1/2 of it left too. It is amazing how less product I use now, compared to when I had active zits popping up all over the place.

There are even been a couple nights where I stayed out late, and didn’t wash my face before bed.   YIKES!

I will say that Carley’s isn’t helping my dark spots, old acne scars, but I am going to give Pevonia Lightening Gel a try. I will keep you posted on that too.  consider the pics below my first day before using Pevonia’s Lightening Gel.  I am going to start using it twice a day until I see improvement.

I am also trying to figure out what to do about the new clogged pores on my nose.  I have more white/black heads on my nose then before.  They aren’t so noticeable to others, but I see them!  So i will keep you posted on that too!

If anyone has any questions please let me know!  And remember, Carley’s has a 100% money back guarantee, they even pay back your shipping!!  And it isn’t 30 days, it is whenever you realize it isn’t going to work.

Okay so here are my before and here are my afters!  I even named this file “acne final!”  How exciting is that?  now I will keep you up to date with my skin lightening with the Pevonia Lightening Gel.

Before

after

isn’t that fantastic??  My face always looked the before pics, or worse.  Usually worse, Craig and my mom both said.  YIKES! I knew how bad it was, but everyonae pretended it wasn’t that bad.  And yes, I have lost some tan, but not as much as those pictures make it out to be!  HA!  I look like a ghost in my after photos!  But I will take pale over zits any day!

I also had the little milia that sits under the skin like pebbles?  It is dry and grainy feeling?  I estimate I had about 100 of those during this before picture.  Of course you cant see them, but I could!  And when I wore makeup it made them more pronounced.  Well they vanished too!  I had never had that problem before 6 months ago, so I was thrilled to see them leave too!

I really want to assure you to, that I am not just telling you Carley’s Clean and Smooth worked so you will buy via their Affiliate link for.  I swear on my dogs’ lives.  Not something I do lightly mind you.  It truly did work for me.  And those are the photos to prove it!  I am amazed, that something so simple, and so different then what I have been doing all of these last 5 years is what worked.  Less is more, and simple is better!

I will also mention that Andrea didn’t fair so well with Carley’s.  I think partially because she just had a baby. But don’t forget to read my acne tips too!  Oh, and here is my first post on the whole thing!

I should mention to you that I found a Women’s Multi-Vitamin that doesn’t contain a lot of Iodine, Rainbow Light Women’s One Multivitamin tablets.  Let’s face it, most of us get enough from food each day.  This only has 1o mcg, the US RDA 200 mcg.  I know I get plenty from the foods I eat, but you may want to double check your diet and see if you are getting any Iodine from any other source.

So for now, that is all!  I will keep you posted on the lightening of the dark spots, especially my upper lip and right cheek.  Those seems to be the worst spots.  Thanks for all your support while doing this!  I can’t believe the first time I grew enough nerve to post something like this, with photos and all, it WORKED!

They have oodles of testimonials on their website, but what actually triggered me into buying it and trying it, were the 391+ reviews for Carley’s Clear and Smooth on Acne.org.  Not everything works for everyone, but damnit, I finally found what works for me, and I want to share it with everyone!

I also use Carley’s Acne Mask once a week and a Natural Clay Mask (my choice is Alaskan Glacial Mud) once or twice a week. Also about 2-3 times a week I soak my face with Clarisea Salt soaks. I do this with a wash cloth soaked in a salt water solution. I rinse it out, then let it sit on my face for about 30 seconds. Then dunk it in the water repeat several times. If I am in a hurry, but feel like my face is getting clogged, i will fill the basin with the salt and water, and continually splash the water on my face, and semi-rub it in.  But that is it. No harsh creams, drying skin products, simplicity.

Clarisea is offering FREE SHIPPING this week only, plus has a set of Salts Buy 1 Get one!

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©

Clarisea Skin Clarity, From the Sea! Review and Giveaway

I have always noticed, how being at the Beach, and soaking in salt water always cleared my skin, as well as helped to heal any wounds I might have had.  It does this in a couple of ways, balancing your skins Ph level, as well as replenishing your skin with all the nutrient minerals contained in the salt water, plus the sodium chloride is a natural cleanser and deep pore exfoliant. It fights bacteria on the surface of skin while drawing out impurities from deep within pores. With the help of gently exfoliating sand, blemishes are brought to the surface and flushed out while redness is minimized and moisture re-balanced. I am sure you have heard how much better sea salt is for your health, so why not your skin?

Clarisea has taken this to a whole new level.  Alison, the founder and creator, had horrible acne. Not just on her face, but her chest, arms and back.  When she spent some time at the beach one summer she noticed how quickly it started to go away.  It was especially intriguing for her, as she had exhausted all her efforts with other medications, and acne treatments.

Clarisea created a specially formulated sea salt blend that naturally combats breakouts without over-drying or irritating skin. While you soak, sodium chloride deeply cleanses and exfoliates clogged pores so existing blemishes heal more quickly and emerging breakouts are brought to the surface and flushed out. Essential sea minerals including potassium, magnesium and calcium work to tone, soften and smooth out skin while minimizing redness and re-balancing moisture. With regular use this cycle repeats and skin is returned to its most natural state.

The Sea Salt blend is not the only item Clarisea has to offer. Scrubs, masks, and cleansers too! Not just for the face, but the body, because acne can show up anywhere.

When I got my kit to try Clarisea, a couple months back, the first thing I noticed was the snorkel.  I thought to myself, “well what in the world is this for?”  Well you need to soak, usually for about 2-5 minutes.  So the snorkel lets  you do this a whole heck of a lot easier then holding your breath and coming up for air.  Of course you have that option to if you like!

I got into the tub, dumped the right amount of salts in, used my facial cleanser and decided to give it a go!  Did I feel silly as ever using a snorkel?  hell yes.  But I did it, and it is pretty amazing how relaxing it is.  you can really only concentrate on breathing, no multitasking underwater, so it is a nice break.  My skin show marked improvements in no time.  Old acne healed, and saw less acne forming, it was a point proven wrong for me, that it usually gets worse before it gets better.  Mine did not.  The mask is really nice too.  Kaolin clay helps to draw impurities, while macadamia and sunflower oil keep the skin healing and healthy. (both are non-pore clogging oils)

I was really surprised, not only how quick the entire system worked, but how gentle it is.  The mask, doesn’t suck your face of every drop of moisture, and it is always nice to have a treatment, that works for sensitive skin, as mine can be pretty testy at times.  My skin has never gotten red on this, and although I fell off the wagon for a bit from using it, I am signing myself back up to the wagon as of last week.

The body scrub is really special.  I don’t always break out on my back, but sometimes I do, and usually when I do it is bad.  shoulder to shoulder, and mid way down, sometimes even creeping to my neck!  There aren’t many body scrubs that don’t contain loads of pore clogging moisturizers, so this was a great change of pace.

I would say my only issue with this line, is that I am never able to sit still.  I am a multi-tasker.  A figet-er, trying to get me to sit still for 5 minutes even a few times a week, is near impossible.  I have never had luck with painting my nails because of this.  But that is my issue, not the products.  What I started doing to make it easier, and I just started this, is soaking a wash cloth in some of the salt water.  Then sitting that on my face while in the detox tub, and rinsing it out and repeating a few times.  My system came with a bowl, so i just use that, and it makes it super simple.

The Continuous sprayer is also nice for this, you hold the button down and steady stream of water flows out. I seem too impatient for it! =)

Alison from Clarisea, wants to offer one Prissy Green reader the chance to try the entire system out!

This will include:

• 80 oz Clarifying Salt Treatment: Face + Body Soak
• 4 oz Perfecting Clay Mask
• 9 oz Exfoliating Cleanser: Body

5.2 oz Purifying Cleanser: Face

15.5 oz Salt Scrub

• Collapsible Bowl & Scoop
• Continuous Sprayer
• Bath Tub Kit

To enter, please go to the Clarisea website and tell me one of their skin care tips!

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