chewing on an article idea for sweetdisabled, 'the spoonie guide to skincare'

which is... mostly philosophical

i'm trying to not be all "just buy shit!" about it, but also i feel that sometimes people are very all-or-nothing with skincare and like

half measures are ok

not being able to do everything "the best" is ok

the thing you actually use and do is always going to be better than the thing you don't use and do, and i think that's important

like.... will you always have the spoons to do a full 15 step korean skincare routine morning and evening? nope, most ablebodied people don't

but what you can do still counts

washing your face? great

washing your face once every two days? still great, still counts

and i think some spoonies get caught in the trap of "but i'm not THAT disabled so..." and honestly if some aid makes it so you can do it, there's no shame in it and you should be encouraged to do so

in a perfect world everyone would have the energy to do these full routines, or to keep up with laundry and use special washcloths and w/e

but if a face cleansing wipe is something you can do, do it. it's ok to do that. it doesn't matter if it's not part of a perfect skincare routine, and you shouldn't let thoughts of environmental impact freeze you in place if you're disabled and are faced with that choice. go for the cleansing wipe you're going to actually use, not the stuff you aren't