Yahoo Finance Cardi B spurns TikTok's holy grail acne-fighting skincare: 'My face was so dry and it burn[s]'
Cardi B shared her acne struggles on Twitter, asking fans and fellow celebrities for any skincare advice that could help her out.
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The 28-year-old rapper explained that she'd been experiencing breakouts for three months and couldn't figure out if it was related to the products she was using or the water in California, where she is currently staying. Typically, she resides in either New York or Atlanta.
I been breaking out lately and my face is extremely dry.I don’t think these products are working.I think it’s the water out here .....What are some good products for little black heads break outs and dry skin on your face ?
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 25, 2021
YES ! It gotta be the water ,the mask or the air out here cause like wtff .Unless you start breaking out different at 28 https://t.co/fKFyFrq5l3
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 26, 2021
She also shared a photo calling the breakout on her cheek "really uncomfortable."
As countless recommendations poured in, Cardi B also shared her unfiltered opinions on the super popular Cetaphil and CeraVe skincare lines — both of which have a massive fanbase on TikTok.
"My mom loves [Cetaphil]," Cardi B said in response to another user's tweet. "I don’t really like it I don’t feel like it cleans my face right."
It really don’t work for me https://t.co/8y9kCb87gh
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 25, 2021
She also mentioned that Clinique products had helped her occasionally, although they weren't doing much for her dry skin.
I bought the whole package of https://t.co/wVIsZIiqkX worked alil bit but still sometimes my face gets really dry and I’m breaking out on my chin .I don’t know if Is cause of age or the water out here https://t.co/VHZIhDacsc
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 25, 2021
Some Twitter users flagged a potential cause: The fact that Cardi shared that her dermatologist had recently recommended she start using retinol.
I went to a dermatologist like 2 weeks ago and he gave me that and my face was so dry and it burn https://t.co/9sP6dr8LCs
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 25, 2021
Retinol increases cell turnover and increases the purging of pores. Because of this, a lot of retinol users can experience dryness or skin purging — a reaction from increased cell turnover that can look like a breakout — during the first few weeks of use.
"[The dermatologist] said it will take 3 months but I don’t got time for that and didn’t give me a reason on why I’m breaking out," Cardi added. "I never broke out on my cheeks and chin [before]."
Breaking out in unusual places is typically the result of a bad reaction to a product, not skin purging.
Singer Kehlani recommended a Los Angeles-based facialist and Cardi tweeted that she would give her fans an update in two weeks.
Ok @Kehlani recommended me somebody for my face ...Imma give ya a update in 2 weeks .....I’m off this for a while ...LOVE YA ❤️
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 25, 2021
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