Well, this was a surprise...

A few days ago, I saw a YouTube dermatologist say that topical Vitamin E doesn't do anything. Now, I recognize that this is anecdotal evidence and no scientific study, but I have to disagree...

To be fair, there's the question of synthetic vs. natural, and percentage in the formula, and etc etc. Now, most naturally sourced Vitamin E is a soy derivative, so I have to be careful which Vitamin E products I use, and I generally stick to CocoJojo's Full Spectrum Vitamin E Oil (not a sponsored or affiliated link).

To recap, this is my evening skincare routine:

• First cleanse with African Black Soap and an African net sponge

• Second cleanse with Kojic Acid Soap

• Spray down with HOCL

• Hyaluronic Acid serum

• Frankly's "The Closer" pore refining serum

• CocoJojo's Vitamin E oil

• Pure cocoa or kokum butter

My surgery scar has been giving me a bit of grief, healing very hard and inflexible. Considering it's over a major joint, I decided I needed to do something about that, so my skincare routine is being brought down to my hip now, at least for a few months. All but the pore closer serum, no reason for that on my hip 😅😅

I kept thinking last night that I should take before and after pictures, but it's a gross scar, ew. But damn, I should have taken before and after pictures. Last night, the incision scar itself was purple, and the area around it where the mesh bandage was for the first month was reddish. This morning? The mesh bandage scar is barely perceptible, and the incision scar is red. That's overnight. I expected it to take WEEKS before I'd see any improvement. The FUCK. I had no idea the body could even work that fast.

Just in case you were wondering why the skin on my face is so supple despite my advancing age and lack of expensive dermatological procedures. It's like I keep saying, your body actually works the way it's supposed to when you give your body what it needs to function properly.