I've gotten to the point where when I try to make a restore magick potion, I always create them with two conflicting properties. Restore Magick and Ravage Magick. When this potion is created, is it a poison or a potion? Is there a way to brew a potion with only one effect?

Alchemy Perks.

Oh, haha. I never looked all the way through the Alchemy constellation. Crazy that you have to get all the way to 100 to do so. Doesn't it start taking a long time to level alchemy at a certain level? LIke a really long time...that's what I've heard at least.

It's fairly easy to power through Alchemy.

You can make a pure restore magicka potion by discovering different ingredients.

Wrong forum for tips. But here's one: Collect blue butterfly wings and blue mountain flowers and make the infamous Poison Of Damage Magica Regeneration. It's one of those unusable poison-potions you speak of but it makes good money and boost your skill like crazy.