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Hi everybody. I’m 27F and my skin is just kinda bleh. I’m always flaky NO MATTER WHAT I do. Makeup won’t sit right on my face, black shirts are kinda out, and I’m just really unhappy with how I look. I use tretinoin but I’ve been using the same strength for over a year so it’s not my skin just adjusting. Here’s my routine:

Morning: sometimes moisturizer, sometimes not. SPF 50+ if I’m venturing outside for even a moment. Occasionally I’ll use skinceuticals vitamin c e ferulic but I’m pretty sure it makes me break out and it smells like death.

Night: wash with cerave hydrating cleanser, Vichy mineral 89, curology formula (Tretinoin 0.018%, Clindamycin phosphate 1%, Azelaic acid 8%), cerave moisturizing cream, and lately, aquaphor on my chin, nose, and forehead which is where I’m flakiest. I used to use skinceuticals triple lipid cream but that didn’t seem to be doing anything to moisturize my skin.

Help!

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*taken in bright harsh lighting Any tips on restoring youth to my face? A recent over estimate of my age has me wondering if there's anything I can do. I'm aware of some slight wrinkling on my forehead and texture on the skin but feel free to point anything out. My skincare routine is very simple right now and consists of cleaner and spf moisturizer.

Dry flakey skin. Makeup looks horrible

Help please! I feel like I really take care of my skin and use good products but it’s just not hydrated enough, if I wear any makeup it looks just cakey and flakey and gross and gets way worse throughout the day

I do exfoliate, dermaplane and moisturize morning and night + other products. I drink a lot of water. Yea I use retinol/tret but also increased my moisturizer use. Even stopping tret I have the same issues

Help!

Hey All, I've received different opinions and feedback from 2 derms, however I feel as though I'm at a crossroads with what's going on with my skin. I'm hearing is either Type 2 Rosacea / Fungal (Malessezia) or hormonal..

I'm tired y'all...I just want to know what's wrong with my skin..

This has plagued me for years. Extremely dry skin, cracking of the corners of my lips (which makes it painful to eat, smile, etc). It goes up in red irritation all the way up to right below my nose, and often shows up right below my bottom lip as well. Sometimes it's so bad, it bleeds.

The best thing I've got thinking it's eczema, but it doesn't respond to anything like the eczema on my arms.

I've tried pretty much every lips balm in walgreens, all kinds of cera ve that I can get ahold of, even steroids for a very limited application due to my desperation (once every 2 days, if even that). I've tried not putting anything on at all, but that just makes it get worse and bleed.

Help. Please. This has driven me insane for 5 years now.

20 (M - 65kg) I started taking 5 mg isotretinoin daily, exactly 50 days ago today. The first 3/4 weeks I saw improvements but now it's getting worse. My dermatologist before the treatment told me that there would not be a purging phase because it was a very low dose. Do you think I should continue treatment or make an appointment again?

I don't know if this is important to highlight, but I had already taken 10mg of isotretinoin 3 years ago and it lasted about 6 months. So this is the second time I'm taking the medication again.

Last year I got jaw botox at 17 but was over injected. I got 80 units the first time, and 2 months later another 40. I noticed smile lines, jowls, and poor skin texture appear and also all the fat in my face falling down. I went from having a square jaw my whole life to my face being sunken in. I'm 18 and my skin shouldn't look like this. My jaw muscles have come back but the skin is still the same. Are there any treatments or skincare I can do?

The hydrating facial cleanser is what I normally used but I'm temporarily switching over to the foaming facial cleanser to see if it works better. Same with the moisturizer for rough and bumpy skin, I switched to the less oily version. Anyway it's been a week since switching and I get cystic acne just as much as before. What's weird is that before I switched products I didn't use any products for like a whole month because of my depression and that stopped almost all the cystic acne but obviously a lot of other things got worse such as my skin texture, hydration, blackheads showed up in place of the cystic acne, and skin got significantly duller. Once I got out of my depressive episode I switched those products around and now I have 4 huge red bumps on my forehead

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Hello, I have question about color of my retinal serum. Most retinal that I tried has yellow color. As well as retinol products always have some kind of yellow-beige color. But I faced second retinal product that is absolutely white, and it’s 0,1% Pure Liposomal Encapsulated Retinal. Is encapsulating can change color? Also I’m confused by pure and liposomal together, 0,1% is high concentration for pure retinal, but super low for encapsulated. If it’s 0,1% liposomal retinal makes sense why it’s white. Please help

Hi everyone, I am currently experiencing an issue where I get dry flakes on my skin daily. I used to not use moisturizer but started using it often ( I use vanicream) and now it’s like my skin always needs it. I find myself needing to moisturize after washing my face or showering or at random points during the day. I use this moisturizer because it’s the one I found that doesn’t break me out. I am currently on doxycycline and retinoid. Does anyone know what is causing this issue? How can I fix this? Thank you in advance for any responses.

I had some smaller cysts under the skin in one place and I started taking doxy. It has now evolved into one mega cyst.

I don’t understand what to do, my dermatologist has been rather useless and just keeps giving me more doxy but this is a recurring issue. Does anyone have at home remedies? I’m so frustrated by this

Not sure what I can do to get this bump to go away. It’s been 3 weeks and there’s no head so pimple patches aren’t doing a thing. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I’ve (34f) been using the TO argireline 10% with matrixyl 10% + HA as a preventative for fine lines for about 10 days. It’s been a few days I got bumps on my forehead. Upon researching I found a few very old Reddit posts about the same issue. One user mentioned that using micellar water and rinsing it after cleansing did the trick. Others said that they kept using it and the bumps eventually went away. It’s only on my forehead. I use argireline on forehead and around eyes, and matrixyl all over my face. Do I quit? Keep going? Any tips? Tricks? Anyone can relate?

What are these little bumps, and how can I get rid of them?! I started using Clindamycin (every morning) and Differin (every evening) back in August, and my skin has only gotten worse. Since I began using these products, these small bumps have appeared all over, and I’m still dealing with some larger, cystic-like pimples too. My skin’s condition has gradually declined, especially with these bumps, and I still haven’t seen any improvement. I was told to be patient, but it’s been three months now, and I thought my skin would be clear by now. I’m seriously considering quitting both products and trying something new. Anyone have recommendations?

after having almost perfectly clear skin for a good few years my skin has started to get really bad since this summer and its probably the worst it's ever been right now. i tracked back my new skincare purchases with when my skin started to deteriorate and the only thing i can really put it down to is elf's oil cleanser, but i don't feel i can give up on double cleansing all together. so, does anyone use micellar water as a first cleanse at night, and does it work as well as oil cleansers? thanks :)

Are these blackheads or sebaceous filaments. I’ve had these on my nose for so long and I can’t get rid of them. I’ve been using benzoyl peroxide cleanser for a few months now which helped my acne but did nothing for these. I have a bad habit of squeezing them out which is why my nose is red and inflamed in this as I just finished squeezing them lol. You can only really see them when you look super close or zoom in with a camera.

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Hi there, I’ve been seriously struggling with my skin for about a year. I tried tretinoin with clindamycin for months and all it did was break me out. I also like the sun and freckles occasionally. I think my skin is bad enough to get on accutane or spirolactine however my hormones are very sensitive especially my low testosterone caused vulvodynia so I cannot take these meds. I currently take estrogen testosterone compound cream in my vagina for it to function properly. I need help… I tried using Paula’s choice BHA exfoliant and it broke me out so bad.

I just wash my face with panoxyl, and use a snail mucin moisturizer. I’m typically oily but I can be dry too. I just feel these cysts forming and I need help it’s ruining my confidence (pictures in comments)

I have had this for some time now , but it just appeared out of nowhere… it looks almost pregnancy related but I’ve never been pregnant. Have you seen this ever ? Anything I can do ? It does go a bit lower too.

Hey guys! I am new here, looking for some help for my skin texture.

7 months ago, I damaged my skin barrier using SA soap. I have sensitive skin and it was really drying. Managed to recover it but it got damaged again. Before that my skin was super smooth and plump. Now there is no itching or redness or anything, but the sand-paper texture on face is not going away no matter what I do! I keep it hydrated. At days it seems improved, but again due to slightest hormonal fluctuations even, it looks really rough again. :(

Do someone has the same problem here? I did go to dermatologist and the cream she suggested helped with dryness and stuff. But how should I get rid of the texture? I tried using very mild exfoliation lately but my face still can't handle it. It started itching a bit (exfoliation was a bad idea I suppose).

Will the texture remain like this? It wasn't that badly damaged. But it's really frustrating, I hope it will be smooth again like before.

Kindly guide me 😥 if anyone has ever fully recovered the barrier. Thanks.

I hate how my eyes squint when I smile so am considering jelly roll Botox. It’s just for this reason as I don’t have any wrinkles there.

Any experiences bad or good? Will it change my eyes at rest?

Hi everyone,

I recently moved to Germany and am dealing with bad breakouts on my chin and the sides of my face. My current routine is very simple—I just use Dove soap to wash my face and a Sebamed face cream, but I’m not sure if my skin is reacting well to them. I checked out dm, but I’m not sure what other products to try.

Along with breakout-friendly skincare, I’d love advice on a few basics to add to my routine. I’m thinking about starting with an SPF and maybe a light skin tint or foundation. I also have light eyebrows and would appreciate suggestions on products to make them look a bit fuller and more defined.

Any product recommendations or routine advice that’s beginner-friendly would be amazing! Thank you so much for your help!

Friendly reminder this Halloween: trust your gut and get things checked out. I started Tret about a year ago and in this exact spot, I had a pimple. For months, I thought the red spot with just a blemish not healing correctly. I got it checked out and yep, basal cell positive. Decided to schedule my removal for Halloween to embrace the spooky! 👻 Honestly I feel like a badass. 🤘