I typically don’t ever need an excuse to buy new skincare, but this time I had one. I’ve been having an eczema flareup and this time around I’ve had some patches form on my eyelids as well as under eyes. Back in the day, when I have had flareups, the thing that’s worked for me is to really simplify on my products and also be cautious of ingredients. I basically was in need of a new eye cream, that didn’t have a lot of actives, or essential oils that could potentially, really irritate my skin.

I was recommended the One Love Organics Vitamin E balm, and it’s worked wonders for folks with eczema.

I picked up a new cleanser from Free+True. This is their AM Creamy Gel Cleanser. I was looking for something that isn’t a traditional cream cleanser, but that has more of a gel texture. I was also looking for something that doesn’t have a strong scent profile.

This haul gave me a chance to replenish my Osmia Spotless Blemish Oil. This is a great blemish oil. If you have a spot that you know is going to become big or painful, applying this after my skincare routine has worked wonders. I initially thought this wasn’t as good as the Black Cumin concentrate from Odacite, but when I went back to that one, I felt like the Osmia oil works better. It comes in a small rollerball form, so makes it really easy to apply.

The last thing in my haul was the Kahina Pricky Pear Oil in a rollerball form. I love eye oils, and because of my eczema flareup, I was looking for a single ingredient oil. I was told that even Prickly Pear oil can be considered active, so I’m not sure how this will react with my skin, but I will test it out and get back. I thought I might as well pick it up and if not now, will use it after!

So far that’s my little haul, but there is a part 2 coming up because of a patch of eczema on my face! Thought I would get a few new things to make sure I do not aggravate the skin on my face further.

-K