They stood side-by-side. One was too familiar, one was a distraction. Why did I even get distracted in the first place? I already knew what I needed to buy. Maybe it's being human, but I went with the distraction. I bought the second choice. I bought the new cleanser.

For a person with sensitive skin, finding suitable skin care products don't come easy. That is one thing I know. But yet, I chose to buy the new cleanser. That was two months ago. Since then, I'd been experiencing unmanageable, highly uncomfortable skin problems. The rashes, the pimples, the itching, and the extra money spent on facials. My initial reaction was to nitpick on all circumstantial faults. Stupid sensitive skin. It's the humid HOT weather. It's my bedsheets. I'm not washing my face enough. It's the dust in my room, gotta run my air-purifier all day. I found fault in everything I could think of. I tried to fix the problem to the best of my ability. Safe to say that I wasn't seeing things too clearly. After attempting solutions from every angle, I was on the verge of succumbing to the "inevitable" when it dawned on me. Every single time I used the cleanser, I felt like something was wrong. It didn't jive. The new cleanser was incompatible! Why did it take me two months to figure it out?

Several possibilities:
1.  I wanted my decision to buy the new cleanser to be the right decision. Pride check.
2.  I wanted to be in control of the situation so I did all I could to gain control. Stubbornness check.
3.  I thought I knew best because I've been living with sensitive skin all my life. Expertise check.

Things I could've done to rectify the problem sooner:
1.  Been more honest with myself.
2.  Taken some time to reflect.
3.  Not gotten distracted to begin with.

Life lesson much?