Yo, this is a good idea and if results are good, then it gives confidence to the user and to others to use those products. Thanks for the pic BAD , looking great! Which ones do you use?
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Let’s throw your skincare products in the trash! (Because if they are scented, “scrubs,” or have alcohol, that’s where they belong)
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I have eczema so I'm basically fucked but I've had decent results from pure coconut oil. Don't like using any chemicals that shit just makes me feel like the joker.
I don't use any products on my face. My girlfriend has given me products before that I've used, but it sounds like stuff the OP says don't benefit you.
I have pretty big pores on my nose and cheeks, I'm assuming from not giving a damn about my skin. I also have a roughly 2-inch scar near my jaw from a recent accident at work. Any suggestions for helping with pores/getting rid of a scar?
I have pretty big pores on my nose and cheeks, I'm assuming from not giving a damn about my skin. I also have a roughly 2-inch scar near my jaw from a recent accident at work. Any suggestions for helping with pores/getting rid of a scar?
Reading through this and the skincare OP is always confusing and daunting.
Can someone just post links to everything I would need on Amazon that isn't expensive, haha. I don't have the motivation to research skin care. I don't require any special skin care needs (I'm white if that makes a difference for products).
We need like a quick links to everything most people would need on here.
Can someone just post links to everything I would need on Amazon that isn't expensive, haha. I don't have the motivation to research skin care. I don't require any special skin care needs (I'm white if that makes a difference for products).
We need like a quick links to everything most people would need on here.
Are there good alternatives to Paula's choice? I'm from Germany and that stuff would cost me like 100€ and that's a little steep without knowing if my face will see improvement. :(
I do an 8 step Korean routine. Here are some of my products (not including my sheet masks - don't need to use the Cosrx pads now though as I don't get blemishes anymore really due to my routine and diet):
That's a lot of money in one photo. I do have that BHA and it's pretty good.
Yeah, like you read through the skincare OP and they explain like 4 products in detail so you go 'ok that makes sense' and expect to see some sort of easy recommendation after, but then you get to the last section and they give you routines that involve like 15 products...
Yep, a lot of times it's just a brand name given or something too (like the OP of this thread) and when going to Amazon you get a dozen hits of different types of products.
What're the most important one to three things you should do to take care of your face/skin?
E.g., wash your face with/without soap before bed, put on sunscreen before going out, use a daily moisturizer in the morning?
Nobody's got time for a fifteen product routine.
E.g., wash your face with/without soap before bed, put on sunscreen before going out, use a daily moisturizer in the morning?
Nobody's got time for a fifteen product routine.
Unless you have an actual skin condition or are Paula Begoun, there is no need to ban your nonfatty alcohols.
This.
But no deodorant. I think it smells and i think people start smelling worse without deodorant because they use too much deodorant (if that makes sense)
But yeah fuck beauty products and Fuck corporations for making people think they are necessary
After years of "getting away" with 4.5hrs-5 hrs of sleep....it has left me with darkness under my eyes.
I try to get more sleep now (6+ hrs) but how can I get the skin under my eyes how it used to be?
Do cucumbers still work? I hear putting ice on them and sleeping more up right is supposed to work.
Is there any natural cream/product that I can put under there to quickly fix this shit? Shit maybe made of cucumbers?
I try to get more sleep now (6+ hrs) but how can I get the skin under my eyes how it used to be?
Do cucumbers still work? I hear putting ice on them and sleeping more up right is supposed to work.
Is there any natural cream/product that I can put under there to quickly fix this shit? Shit maybe made of cucumbers?
All right. I've seen your glowing visage now. I'm convinced. I'll read your link and stop using my scrub, I guess.
This is a weird take.
Kind of like the "fuck sunscreen" crowd.
So I am not supposed facial scrubs or cleaners with alcohol but then when I apply moisturizer all of a sudden alcohol is fine?
If anyone wants a relative fuss-free routine, this is what I use:
Morning:
Morning:
- Cleanser - Cerave Foaming Facial Cleanser
- Moisture Mist - NuSkin; its optional but it adds a nice moisture boost, especially since my skin dries out easily and will flake even with a moisturizer.
- Moisturizer - Kiss My Face SPF 30 Sunscreen/ROHTO Skin Aqua Super Moisture Milk (SPF50 PA ++++)
- Cleanser - Cerave Foaming Facial Cleanser
- Cut a cotton pad in half - use one half for toner and the other for exfoliant.
- Toner - Paula's Skin Recovery Calming Toner (SHAKE BEFORE USE)
- Exfoliant - Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid
- Moisturizer - Rosehip Seed Oil (the Ordinary)
I'll maybe do a zoomed in comparison. Just need to look through before pics.
Cheers that's awesome to hear!
Here's my most up to date routine:
AM Morning Routine
- Gel Cleanser: Cosrx Good Morning Low Ph Cleanser
- Toner: Son & Park Beauty Water
- Mask: Innisfree Volcanic Clay Mask (once every 3-4 days left on for 15 mins)
- Moisturizer: Cosrx Birch-Sap Moisturizer
- Sunscreen: Biore UV Aqua Rich
- Touch Up: Klairs SPF 30+ Illuminating Supple Blemish BB Cream (have to be really white to apply this, I only apply it once every so often)
- Cologne: Creed Aventus
PM Evening Routine
- Oil Cleanser: Kose Speedy Oil Cleanser
- Gel Cleanser: Cosrx Good Morning Low Ph Cleanser
- Pre-Toner Exfoliant: Neogen Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Wine (once every 3-4 days)
- Toner 2: Son & Park Beauty Water
- Post-Toner Exfoliant: Cosrx AHA or BHA exfoliants (alternative one a day except pre-toner exfoliant day)
- Essence: Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence Moist
- Ampoule: Time Revolution Night Repair Borabit Ampoule
- Mask: I have a bunch of different ones but my favourite ones: My Beauty Diary Black Pearl, Tony Moly Snail, Tony Moly Green Tea, Tony Moly Aloe, Tony Moly Skin Propolis etc
- Moisturizer: Missha Snail Cream or Missha Blanc Tone-Up Cream
- Eye Cream: Missha Time Revolution Eye Cream
Yes I use a special cream on my hands that I need for to adress severe dermatology-problems. But that ain't no "beauty" product. Also I totally get why you'd use something to adress your severe acne. I also had to adress my dandruff at some point. But for everything I don't need to adress as a problem, water it is.
I use sunscreen.
Indeed my man. Not even soap on my ass.
I don't have severe acne. I have infrequent cystic acne.
The idea of only addressing problems, and not trying to improve on anything is a weird one to me. It'd be like eating solely for nutrition.
If you're going to groom yourself and keep up with your hygiene, why not use that time to do it well or improve on things?
MLM, aka pyramid scheme. The company preys on people to recruit their friends and family into losing money and for that reason alone I'd never support them.
You do realize that some of these products do help clear skin conditions and/or just help people look younger right?
That's quite intense, but it fits the American Psycho persona. How much time out of a day does this take?
Question about when you say physical scrubs are terrible for your skin. Do you mean only the exfoliating lotions for your face, or is the Japanese Salux nylon washcloths bad for your skin as well? I just recently switch to it from a recommendation from a random thread here though I don't use it on my face.
I really need to at least make applying sunscreen into a routine as I have recently started biking to work which has had me outside much more than I used to be. I think I'll try out a few of the products mentioned here to and see if i can get my face looking better.
I really need to at least make applying sunscreen into a routine as I have recently started biking to work which has had me outside much more than I used to be. I think I'll try out a few of the products mentioned here to and see if i can get my face looking better.
Typically speaking, abrasives shouldn't be used that much on your skin. Having said that, mild exfoliation from acids is probably the best route.
I do occasionally use a rose sugar scrub on my skin, but the benefits usually give way to over-exposed and irritated skin after a few days.
5 or 20 (if masking) minutes in the morning, 20 minutes in the evening. I'll just be reading Era, watching youtube, playing video games, whatever during the 15 mins I'm leaving my mask on. It's so easy.
The op is saying the truth. Another otc that works is one of those store brand that copies clean&clear blackhead erasing scrub. Here is the kicker though: it's not the heads that makes it work. It's the salicylic acid. If you can find an alternative then do so. But these are widely available in a pinch. But the caveat is that these have those dreaded plastic beads. I've been telling clean and clear to remove those stupid beads.
Another thing that works is retinoids if you are able to get a prescription.
Everything else is just fluff.
Another thing that works is retinoids if you are able to get a prescription.
Everything else is just fluff.
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Oh and as mentioned several times in this thread - avoid the sun / always sunscreen. It's the number 1 influence on skin. 2 is genetics. 3 is how you treat it. You can change 1 and 3.
Now you don't need to be this crazy or anything, but try to make common sense decisions around sun exposure:
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Now you don't need to be this crazy or anything, but try to make common sense decisions around sun exposure:
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I use
1. Cetaphil facial cleanser
2. OXY 5% BP acne cream
3. Aveeno Dry skin moisturizer
4. SPF60 Neutrogena sunscreen (AM only)
They all cost about $5-$12 each. The sunscreen I get from Costco in the summer. They come in bulk and I get 6 and that lasts me until next summer.
I haven't exfoliated in a year, I really need to get back into it. It's just that the 10% glycolic acid I used to use was advertised as a body lotion, and was sold in a 255ml bottle for $35. I used it exclusively on my face and it lasted me for years. It has since been discontinued, and all the other AHAs I see cost $50 for small 35ml tubs. T_T
1. Cetaphil facial cleanser
2. OXY 5% BP acne cream
3. Aveeno Dry skin moisturizer
4. SPF60 Neutrogena sunscreen (AM only)
They all cost about $5-$12 each. The sunscreen I get from Costco in the summer. They come in bulk and I get 6 and that lasts me until next summer.
I haven't exfoliated in a year, I really need to get back into it. It's just that the 10% glycolic acid I used to use was advertised as a body lotion, and was sold in a 255ml bottle for $35. I used it exclusively on my face and it lasted me for years. It has since been discontinued, and all the other AHAs I see cost $50 for small 35ml tubs. T_T
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Really bad combination skin, oily in some areas, dry in other areas, flaking, blackheads, random pimples. It was manageable for the most part, but those posts pretty much got it leveled out and it's no longer something I worry about.
I'll put my routine here for everyone, it's pretty quick and easy.
Am:
Cosrx good morning gel cleanser
Cosrx moisture up pad
Paula's choice sunscreen/moisturizer
Pm:
Vanicream facial cleanser
Alternate daily between Cosrx AHA and Cosrx BHA
Ordinary Buffet serum
Wait the granulated soap and creams are actually tiny plastic beads!?
I always assumed that it was hardened cleansing material that would disintegrate when in contact with water :(