Anna, 41 years old from Nyköping found Skinome by chance when, in a bit of desperation, she googled how to take care of sensitive skin. Among the search results she found an interview with Skinome's founder Dr. Johanna Gillbro and her then newly started company, Skinome. After reading the interview, Anna ordered Dr. Johanna Gillbro's book The Skin Bible.
"I ended up ordering her book The Skin Bible, reading it and realizing how I had been abusing my skin all these years"
Anna, 41 years old.
What has your skin journey looked like?
My skin journey has gone from from never having problems with the skin to from nowhere, having a skin that is constantly irritated, itchy, stinging and burning. A skin that flared up every now and then and got spots here and there. I had been stressed and felt quite bad mentally for some time when the problems started. However, it was really from one day to another that the skin began to make itself known. After some time, I booked an appointment and was then told that it was Perioral Dermatitis.
Before that, as I said, I had no problems whatsoever with my skin and treated it as I'm sure many others do. There were creams, serums, toner, masks and acids every other day. As I said, it went well for a very long time, but eventually the skin said thank you and goodbye. I still struggle with a very sensitive skin and periods of Perioral Dermatis but my skin is much better and calmer since I started with Skinome.
What has your relationship with your skin been like?
Before sensitivity set in, I have always agreed with my skin. I thought it was nice and uncomplicated. I've never really thought much about my skin, it's mostly just been there, until it started messing with me. Constantly struggling and putting up with a burning, tight skin with rashes has clearly been mentally stressful. I have tried everything in sheer desperation to get my skin back to the way it was and of course it has been stressful which resulted in an even more sensitive skin and rash.
Can you describe how your skin feels and how it looks today?
My skin is still extremely sensitive and I periodically get periods of Perioral Dermatitis. That said, I still feel that there has been a big difference since I scaled down my skincare routine and started using Skinome's products. Now I have more long periods when the skin feels calm and satisfied and it is almost never red-flamed anymore.
As I said, I still struggle with relapses of Perioral Dermatitis and have, when it has been at its worst, thought that now I will try other products than Skinomes because I have to get rid of this. However, it has ALWAYS resulted in disaster and the rashes have escalated even more. As soon as I go back to Skinomes products, it's like the skin has breathed a sigh of relief.
Nowadays I never try anything else but sit a little more calmly in the boat, I know that rashes come and go and that they are usually triggered by stressful periods. Something I have also seen a big difference is the natural luster I got from Skinome's products and that the skin is very soft and smooth. Apart from from the periods when I get rashes, I feel that my skin has never been this nice and has such a natural glow.
Which Skinome products do you use and what is your routine?
Today I use the moisturizers Light Emulsion and Rich Emulsion, which of them I choose depends a bit on what season it is and how dry I feel. Sometimes I even use both at the same time, first Light Emulsion then a small pump of Rich Emulsion where needed. I use Probiotic Concentrate in periods and then mainly in the evening, but am a little careful with it during my relapses with Perioral Dermatitis.
I only wash my face in the evening and then I usually use Mineral Cleanser but sometimes also with a cleansing oil. In the morning I just rinse my face with some lukewarm water and then a few pumps of Light Emulsion or Rich Emulsion. Then I also use Rich Body Cream after I have showered every evening.
What change or positive effect have you experienced with Skinome products?
Since I started using Skinome's products, I feel that my face does not burn in the same way, my skin is calmer and not as red-flamed anymore. My skin has become significantly more moisturized and the pores in the forehead in particular have become smaller. I have now survived two winters without my skin tightening and feeling totally dehydrated. Previously, I could get hormonal pimples along the jawline, but since I started using your products, I have not had a single pimple.
I also use Rich Body Cream on my body and since I started using it, the pimples on my upper arms have completely disappeared and I feel that my décolleté has become smoother. To summarize, I feel that my skin feels satisfied and relieved to avoid three hundred different ingredients every day.
Would you recommend Skinome to other people?
I recommend you to everyone I know and have become a bit of a "skincare ingredient police". Joking aside, I have really become aware of how much junk there is in skincare and what the effects of it can actually be in the long run. The idea of applying a lot of strange things that do more harm than good scares me a little. Whether you have sensitive skin or not, I think everyone would benefit from your products. These are the ones I try to pass on to my loved ones.
