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Oh and btw, I remember you saying something about one breast responding faster. I was looking for a Brava system a year or so ago and found a used one on ebay for 500 Euros and the woman selling it stated that one cup was still unused as she had only been using it one-sided. So there must be a way for you to do the same if one breast of yours is being a bit more stubborn than the other.

So far my breasts are still about the same size as each other. If that changes, I’ll have to focus on the smaller one. I’ve never gotten a good explanation of why one breast swells so much more than the other. I’m just weird I guess.

Now I’ll try to answer your skincare questions. AHA and BHA are acid exfoliants. The BHA is not really necessary for stretchmarks. It doesn’t really do anything except prevent pimples from all the oils. You can cut that out if you want. The vitamin C also probably won’t be helpful for increasing collagen unless you get an expensive well formulated product that can reach the dermis and remain active once it gets there. For that, you want a vitamin C product that infringes on Skinceuticals patent for their  “C E Ferulic” serum. Skinceuticals makes the best vitamin C serum in the world, according to most derms, but it’s EXTREMELY expensive, and they sue any company who infringes on their patent by making a similarly effective vitamin C serum. Drunk Elephant C Firma, and Paula’s Choice C15 Super Booster, both appear to infringe on Skinceuticals patent, which is bad for Skinceuticals but good for consumers. Drunk Elephant has been sued by Skinceuticals, but Paula’s Choice hasn’t been sued yet. Hopefully that doesn’t mean that Paula’s serum isn’t similar enough to catch their attention. These products are not as insanely expensive as Skinceuticals, but they’re still pretty damn expensive.  I understand if you don’t want to spend that much, but IMO they are worth the money for people who can burn cash. It’s debatable, but most cheaper vitamin c products probably only penetrate the top most layer of the skin and reduce surface level hyperpigmentation (dark spots). If those are too expensive, and you want to take a chance on a cheap vitamin C serum, I’d go with The Ordinary.

Actually I think you should get all of these products from The Ordinary.Their products are extremely well formulated, especially for the price. It’s almost impossible to find a better deal IMO. For AHA, try one of their glycolic acid or lactic acid products. They have an AHA/BHA “peeling solution”, but that’s a strong mask that’s only meant to be used once or twice a week. I think it’s better to use a gentler AHA daily, but it’s your choice. For vitamin c, try one of their “ascorbic acid” serums. For retinol, use one of their low percentage retinol products, or get the “Retin Oil” from their sister brand called “The Chemistry Brand”. You can find the “The Chemistry Brand” on the same site, and add all the products to the same cart. The Ordinary also sells on Amazon, but be careful. There are a lot of damaged, used, or fake The Ordinary products on there. The Ordinary is a daughter brand of the skincare company “Deciem”. Here’s the Ordinary’s official site:  https://theordinary.deciem.com/

Check out the skincare guides at the top of their main page if you’re confused. I almost forgot to mention that if you’re using all these irritating products, sunblock is non negotiable, unless you always keep your chest covered. You don’t need anything special, but it should be at least spf 30. Use it daily even if you don’t live in a warm sunny area.