hi! so i have oily and combination skin but my only concern has been uneven skin tone and pores so i started using niancinamide last week. 2-3 days in the routine, i started seeing breakouts on my face which was scary tbh because ive not had to deal with acne in many years now. i knew retinol causes skin purging but does niancinamide also cause it? what should i do now? what went wrong?

Hey! If you skip your "active" special product one day, do you apply it the next day or just reintroduce it on the following application? For example, if you skip your retinol tonight, would you do it tomorrow or use it next time per schedule?

I use AHAs on day 1, and then retinol on day 2. Day 3 is recovery. If I skip AHAs on day 1, do I just use retinol on day 2 as usual? Or, renew my routine counter and do retinol the next day?

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What did it replace?

What made it better than the old product?

New HG: Mine was the Sooryehan Chunsam Sanghwang Regenerating cream.

What did it replace: Sooryehan Hyobidam Fermented cream.

What made it better: it reduced how bad the creases I get from sleeping on my side are and also my cheap source of the Hyobidam has probably run out. The sample kit I kept repurchasing has an expiry of this month and, for now, I can get the new product in a sample kit with four other products with a good expiry date.

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I’ve been struggling with my oily, acne-prone skin and need some advice on what products to try. I’ve used both CeraVe and Cetaphil face washes, as well as Cetaphil moisturizer, but they seem to make my acne worse. Do you have any recommendations for products or routines that could help? I’d also love to know if you’ve tried any effective home remedies. I’m looking for something that balances oil and doesn’t irritate my skin further. Thanks Help 😭

Hello everyone! I am 24 F and I have dry skin but really bad hormonal acne and redness/acne scars that won’t go away. Since high school, I’ve always had really bad acne. As I’m getting older, it is dying down but still won’t go away. It mainly occurs in my cheeks, chin, nose, and mouth area.

This is my current routine:

• numbuzin No.1 Easy Peasy Cleansing Oil

  • Just started using it this week. My friend recommended that I use it twice a day.

• Curology Gentle Cleanser Face Wash

  • Been using this for years. Used to use it twice a day but this week I have been using it at night after my oil cleanser.

• Mediheal Teatree Trouble Pad

  • Twice a day

• Laneige Cream Skin Milky Toner

  • Twice a day

• Torriden Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid

  • Twice a day

• Etude Soonjung Hydro Barrier Cream

  • twice a day

• Innisfree Daily UV Defense Sunscreen SPF 36

  • once a day

This skincare really helps me with my dry skin but not sure it is helping with my acne. I would prefer using products that are Korean. My friend also told me I should try to use a milky cleanser after an oil cleaner.

Any recommendations/advice would be great! Thank you!!!

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I currently use a stupidly expensive CBD face oil by just adding a drop to my moisturiser in the mornings. I'm looking at a cheaper one that has lots of ingredients I know my skin loves but it's advertised as a serum. I'm pretty sure that oils at the serum stage would prevent any lotion you used from penetrating the skin, yeah? So I'm thinking I'll still use it the same way, maybe apply it after my moisturiser at night too.

If you use facial oils where in your routine do you put them? Do you use them like a serum, a moisturiser, or more of an occlusive?

I've been trying to find a good balance between comfort and sun protection for hot weather. I’ve been living in my oversized, lightweight linen shirts, which are pretty breathable but also do a good job of keeping the sun off. My favorite at the moment is actually this men’s button-down from Uniqlo. It’s not super fancy, but it gets the job done, especially for day-to-day stuff.

That being said, I’ve also been trying to find some more dedicated UPF pieces for when I’m out in direct sun for long periods or traveling somewhere with higher UV exposure (like high-altitude areas or closer to the equator). I just ordered a long sleeve sun shirt from Manggear. It’s lightweight and super packable, so it’s easy to throw in a bag if I think I’ll need it. I also have these Outdoor Research arm sleeves that I keep in the car for driving, which are great when I don’t want to commit to wearing a full jacket.

I know some people are skeptical about UPF labels, but for me, I think it’s nice to have specific sun-protective clothes, especially when I’m trying to be more conscious of sun exposure. I’ve also heard good things about Coolibar’s UPF wraps, so if you have one of those, let me know what your experience is with them.

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Does anyone know of any products that are good for stretch marks ? I have been using bio oil for awhile and no improvement. I hate my stretch marks so much I am extremely pale and my stretch marks are very bright purple. Thank you

My go to body moisturizer Aveeno have clearly changed their formula (they've added more emulsifier) and it's no longer working for my dry skin.

I've gone on a journey of skin care formulas trying to find an alternative but nothing is cutting it.

Now I'm wondering, can I just make something myself? But that's proving to be difficult because most research has lead to DIY recipes that are just promoting essential oils.

Nothing wrong with them honestly but I'm looking for information on the scientific process of making moisturizer.

Does anyone know of any good resources that breaks it down? I know I need oils, fats, water and an emulsifier. Heat with a double boiler. Blend all together and then blend as the mixture cools down. But I can't find quantities, temperatures etc.

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I've posted similar discussions on a few other beauty adjacent subs and thought it would be fun + interesting to have an skincare specific thread too :)

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hi, im an 18 year old female. havent struggled with acne much until this year. ive been getting white heads and cystic acne especially in my chin and between my eyebrows, sometimes extremely painful.

i use a gentle cleanser, niacinamide 10% and zinc 1%, and moisturizer morning and night, then salicylic acid 2% at night every other night. ive noticed improvement especially with the white heads but the painful cystic acne doesn't seem to stop

does anyone have any recommendations on fixing this issue?

I did something really bad. I stopped my routine in the summer. Before that I used cerave foaming face wash and cetaphil moisturizer and did a lot of experimenting for dark spots with faded topicals, the ordinary( azelaic acid, ethalyated ascorbic acid) and inky list vitamin c with EGF. The topicals faded worked at some point. However I also started LRP cicaplast baume b5 and switched to cerave cream for dry skin from the lotion. I would put both on. Anywho, I stopped it all for a period of time in the summer and got a whole slough of open and closed comedones. A girl from Sephora shelled me build a good routine by adding niacinamide and hylauronic acid with stick with the foaming cleanser and cetaphil lotion. She also recommended Causalie Beightening serum for the dark marks that would appear when the open and closed comedowns go away. I realize now that the actives have been compromising my skin barrier hence why the dark spots would go away but my skin still wasn't really glass skin. So now I am think about focusing on fixing my skin barrier and never going back to actives. I learned cerave and cetaphil aren't helping the closed commodores right now or ever so I wanna Switch to vanicream face wash and aveeno oat soothing cream. Then eventually switching to the vanicream jar for sensitive skin in the winter. I feel like this will solve my problems. I just wanted to hear a second opinion on this. Also is vani cream and aveeno better than LRP alternatives(tolerating cleanser and double moisturizer)? And lastly for sunscreen is Elta MD a good choice for dry skin with compromised barrier? Is the caudalie brightening serum worth keeping?

Hi so I’m looking for some advice about skin products for my sensitive skin.

Basically my skin gets red, itchy and is dry - I think it’s because when I was younger I had like 3 hot showers a day for really long periods of time and now I’m paying the price.

So I think because of this there are minimal natural oils on my skin and after doing some research I believe my stratum corneum may be damaged and I need to increase Sebum production .

I've started drinking more water and eating more veg and fruit than I did before - I exercise 5 days a week (in general, don’t know if this helps with my skin) but also means i have to shower each time which means I’m washing away the oils on my skin.

So if you could provide some advice about certain skin products that may help in my situation that’ll be great. Preferably a product that contains natural ingredients would be the best. I’ve heard about aloe Vera based ones and Weleda skin food but not sure about the strong fragrance in the latter albeit I haven’t tried either yet.

For reference I tried e45 for 5 days in the past but unfortunately I didn’t see an improvement.

Thanks

My skin barrier is feeling really fragile after over-exfoliating. What are the best serums to help with recovery? I’ve read here that barrier repair serums are great—any good guides or product lists to follow? Thanks :)

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Hey so usually I put my eyelash serum on after I take a shower in the gym. But I always leave my gym bag in my car with the serum. Someone told me I shouldn’t do that because the heat in the car will change the formula. Is this true?

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I just read a post on here about green washing terms that people loathe that included stuff like "All natural" or the use of "green leaves" or "skin perfecter" but wanted to know what non-bs works?

When I see chemical free I immediately disregard the product.

But What terms do you guys love? I personally am a sucker for when something markets in a niche way.. if I see something about the lipid contents, or stabilization process, etc, I buy it. But aside from production, what marketing terms do you guys like?

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How do you deal with your face changing?

I’m 29 and had a young face, always got mistaken for college student. I took makeup less selfies and was ok with what I saw in the mirror. But now, the lines under my eyes has gotten worse. I feel like my oval face somehow got longer and face is dropping. I feel like my face shape has changed. I don’t look like myself. I’ve compared it to pics of the last few years. I hate every selfie I take and every photo someone else takes, it wasn’t like that before. I’m confused and sad about what I see in the mirror.

I’m meeting someone I haven’t seen in a year and I’m so anxious.

I’m also upset that I’ve been using Tretinoin for over 7 months now and this is still happening. It’s supposed to be “anti aging”. My acne has improved but my skin still looks terrible on top of everything else. I’ve never had clear skin despite taking good care of it.

I don’t know what to do

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