I was once a pimply-face

My sister complimented me on my pimple free skin now. She wanted to know if I used an acne cream.

There was a time (I was still working in Maldives then) when my face was infested with pimples. I even thought it was acne. My friends in the resort were even worried for me.

When I started to work in Maldives, I only had the occasional pimple but at some point those pimples spread out and never left my face for several months. It was agonizing. Imagine facing the guests with a lot of pimples on my face. I don’t know how I survived those months. The guests must have been embarrassed for me..hehehe.

I tried a lot of things just to get rid of my pimples. I tried putting on some creams but it made the pimple worse. I tried eating a lot of ampalaya (bittergourd) and drinking its juice because I heard it healing powers but it was not effective on me. I even tried rubbing on some alcohol (only 70% isopropyl) because my other sister swears by it but it just inflamed my face.

Funnily the moment I stopped being obsessed about my pimples, it also stopped growing on my face. Eventually, my face cleared. I don’t know what really healed my pimples. But starting then, I just wash my face twice a day.

Now and then, I dab some Olay cream. It makes my skin glow. But other than that, I don’t abuse my face with a lot of chemicals anymore.