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- Jan 24, 2018
i think you need to hate yourself to use one bc the pain is horrible.
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- Feb 10, 2024
I use tweezers so i didn't think the pain would be that much different. I just want that baby skin smoothness
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- Dec 19, 2022
If you have fair skin, you could try an IPL device. Doesn't stop the growth completely, but it drastically slows it down if you do it once every other week or so. Really does make a difference in how long the smoothness lasts, and it's painless, at most it feels like a light slap with some warmth.
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- Jan 7, 2017
I absolutely love mine
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- Apr 26, 2023
I know Benzoyl peroxide is the main acne killing ingredient but are there any better/other ones people are using? it seems like every treatment is just a bunch of nonsense and Benzoyl Peroxide. also skin purging has to be bullshit right? 3 months to find out if you're fucking up your skin?
open question but do people do this usually? i've been going to doctors in the poor neighborhoods and they refuse pretty much any prescriptions or treatments and i find it hard to believe everyone is jumping from doc to doc. a friend just found out their doctor who they went to for over a decade straight up missed a cancer diagnosis and its making me wonder if i should venture to a more "upscale" city for advice.
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- Jan 7, 2017
I use salicylic acid for acne.
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- Oct 9, 2023
Adapalene (Differin) was a gamechanger for me-I never had severe acne but I literally never get blackheads and only a pimple every other month at worst
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- Apr 26, 2023
I know this is probably a stupid question but would Bath&bodyworks body cream be a workable alternative to moisturizer, the usual Neutrogena moisturizer i use has shrunk the container so fucking much.
B&BW body cream uses shea butter and Hyaluronic acid and burns momentarily while applying to the face but its such a great value. Although if i'm being honest Bath&body works in general is trash. everything smells ok at the store but i doubt they're really that good of soaps, shampoos, conditioners, etc.
B&BW body cream uses shea butter and Hyaluronic acid and burns momentarily while applying to the face but its such a great value. Although if i'm being honest Bath&body works in general is trash. everything smells ok at the store but i doubt they're really that good of soaps, shampoos, conditioners, etc.
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- Sep 9, 2021
I have one. Yeah it'll hurt the first time but you'll get used to it, same with waxing. I epilate my leg below the knee, and sugar wax elsewhere.
Tried the IPL device and got ripped off, even though I really wanted it. Though exfoliating is a must for epilation else you'll get strawberry legs/ingrowns.
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- Oct 27, 2021
I use an epilator for my legs (below and above-knee). Love it. I find waxing pain therapeutic, though, for a frame of reference. I put it on high and don't even use a guard, but for starters there's a low setting.
Like waxing, it rips hairs out by the root, so regrowth is better than shaving and no stubble. And unlike tweezing, you can do full legs without cramping your hand, but it also works for precision grabs of stray hairs.
It is slower than waxing, but you can do it while watching TV
. I recommend exfoliating ahead of time, as @Chandelier said, to get maximum hair exposure.And in general, for a really smooth outcome from epilator, shaving, etc., in addition to physical exfoliation, it may be helpful to use a glycolic acid lotion/treatment few days ahead of time, especially if you get keratosis pilaris, which is excess keratin around/over pores that will feel like tiny bumps and which can make hairs grow in a spiral underneath instead of emerging straight out. Also virtually eliminates ingrown hairs in general if not deep. KP can be a reason for never feeling like you get a clean shave/hair removal ftom whatever method, but I'm a fan of removal by the root.
I think mine is a Braun. Cost about $150 a few years ago, which is a month of leg waxing and at today's razor prices, a year or less, depending on how much you shave.
I don't like to use it at bikini area or armpits - I either wax or shave there. I have occasionally used it for upper lip (there's a small and narrow guard for small spaces), and it did better than expected - I have little hair there and what I do get is blonde and very fine and short, but the epilator grabbed it all. But I still prefer waxing or tweezing anything face-related.
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- Mar 4, 2015
Omg I was given Vichy liftactiv day cream from my MIL because it was hydrating enough, and it is the best face cream I've ever used. I'm not even kidding that it has softened some light wrinkles over night. No scent, absorbs quick.
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- Apr 12, 2024
If you have oily ass skin like me, I’ll tell you the one thing that cleared up my face was using hado labo’s oil cleanser + cerave foaming cleanser + klair’s midnight blue calming cream as a moisturizer. Works wonders- but patch test the oil cleanser first because it can break you out or cause your skin to become sensitized over time as it’s a very stripping product. I use it once every three nights to maintain my skin’s natural barrier.
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- Feb 3, 2021
So I'm hoping you skin care experts can help me, I'm a man (of the XY chromosome variety, not the pooner variety) with the bastard combination of very oily skin and giant moon-crater pores and I've struggled for years to figure out the best way to cleanse the skin on my face. Right now I'm using a wet towel to remove excess dead skin from my face (God knows I always have a lot of that), followed up by Cerave foaming facial cleanser, which I then wash off in the shower. Once I'm out of the shower, I apply Cerave AM facial moisturizer. While this works pretty well, I notice that the skin on my forehead still comes out looking kinda lumpy and splotchy, and if I apply that moisturizer to my nose, I'm pretty much guaranteed to get a pimple somewhere there. So I moisturize everything on my face EXCEPT my nose, which doesn't seem right.
Any ideas as to what I should be doing differently?
Any ideas as to what I should be doing differently?
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- Mar 4, 2015
That moisturizer is probably not great for your skin type, since it's for normal to dry skin. I'd recommend you try this stuff
You can use it all over your face, and it's cheap enough that you can try it out and not break the bank if a acne treating moisturizer doesn't work for you. It says for dry skin on the bottle, but I never found that to be the case.
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- Apr 12, 2024
What immediately sticks out to me about your routine thats bad is the fact you’re mechanically exfoliating your skin but not chemically. You’re irritating your skin into producing more oils, leading to clogged pores. Try this:
1) Use an OIL CLEANSER. Your big concern here is oily skin and dead skin. I am a huge fan of the hadolabo oil cleanser. Rub this into your face.
2) Keep using your cerave foaming cleanser. I also personally use this brand. After rinsing off your oil based cleanser with warm water, gently cleanse with the cerave cleanser. This double cleanse method will remove any missed oil leading to clogged pores.
3) Rinse your face with COLD water, not hot. Trust me. This closes your pores up. pat your face dry with a clean towel.
4) Invest in a retinoid and BHA/salicylic acid exfoliant. Do not go overboard with these products as they will strip your skin of its natural barrier if overdone, also use spf during the daytime. Make sure you’re using a moisturizer that will not irritate your skin and cause close comedones. I have found that cerave for whatever reason causes me to break out. Some korean formulated moisturizers are both gentle and nourishing and soak comfortably in the skin. I personally like Klairs midnight blue calming cream. Your skin is clearly not reacting well to this current method. Trial and error will be your friend here.
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- Aug 1, 2021
Going to Japans soon looking at stocking up on skincare shit for cheap. I'm not really a makeup/ skin care routine type of person but i occasionally use a face mask noticed the Daiso ones are miles better then the shit i get at Kmart visibly notice the difference.
Anything i should look for specifically? Or is any chemist brand good enough? Not really oily apart from my nose or overly dry apart from my arms and elbows from the cold recently.
Anything i should look for specifically? Or is any chemist brand good enough? Not really oily apart from my nose or overly dry apart from my arms and elbows from the cold recently.
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- Aug 9, 2022
Redpill a moid on skincare:
I currently use glycolic resurfacing pads, vitamin c serum, retinol serum, hyaluronic acid, and a moisturizer.
I have no idea what any of it does, I let an ex tell me what to use when we thought we were going to get married and she wanted to protect her investment, and just kept doing the same thing after we broke up. However, I've heard conflicting information recently and I'm starting to doubt that she knew what she was talking about.
How often should I be applying these things, what time of day, in what order, and how long should I wait between each step?
I currently use glycolic resurfacing pads, vitamin c serum, retinol serum, hyaluronic acid, and a moisturizer.
I have no idea what any of it does, I let an ex tell me what to use when we thought we were going to get married and she wanted to protect her investment, and just kept doing the same thing after we broke up. However, I've heard conflicting information recently and I'm starting to doubt that she knew what she was talking about.
How often should I be applying these things, what time of day, in what order, and how long should I wait between each step?
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- Dec 19, 2022
This is an exfoliant. You're peeling away dead skin. Shouldn't be done too often, particularly not with a retinol, once or twice a week should be plenty.
Prevents sun damage, but it's nowhere near as effective as a sunscreen would be. Use daily.
Speeds up the skin cycle, which slows visible aging, improves skin texture, and slightly reduces wrinkles. Use daily.
HLA is a component in good moisturizers. Use twice daily, you "slug" yourself in the evening with a night cream, and use a much less visible day cream in the mornings.
Seems like a decent routine. Only thing I'd add is a sunscreen. SPF50, use every single morning, and reapply often if you're spending a lot of time in the sun. Sunscreen is absolutely the most important part of the skincare routine, the sun is the #1 cause of skin aging and removing that damage has instant and great benefits.
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- Jul 16, 2020
CeraVe can be good for skin barrier renewal, but it's more of a maintenance thing where it neither hurts nor helps but rather maintains the bare minimum. My suggestions for a relatively simple routine:
Cleanser: CeraVe is fine tbh. Maybe try an oil cleanser or their hydrating facial cleanser because some of the oil production might be a reaction from product stripping your natural oils, so they go into overdrive in response.
Exfoliant: Paula's Choice 2% BHA. You can buy a 1 oz sample/test size from Sephora, or order it from the website directly as they almost always have sales and free shipping in the US. This is a chemical exfoliant that also contains salicylic acid, so it will help control acne as well as reducing the appearance of pores and reducing existing hyperpigmentation from old acne scars. Apply after cleansing at night 2-3/wk to start and you leave it on the skin, it doesn't get washed off. If it doesn't cause irritation, you can even use it daily but start slow. Glycolic acid (an AHA) from the Ordinary is also good for exfoliation, but lacks the salicylic acid.
Moisturizer: Good drugstore recommendations are LaRoche-Posay Cicaplast B5+ balm or their Triple Lipid for barrier renewal. Ceramides are nice, as is hyaluronic acid. If you are reacting poorly to CeraVe, LRP is always worth a try.
Sunscreen (AM): LaRoche-Posay Anthelios is good, Biore Aqua Rich Watery Essence is my personal favorite but anything over SPF 50 is good. This will help avoid further skin damage. I personally prefer a "chemical" sunscreen from S. Korea or Japan (and yes, everything is technically chemical but this category refers generally to sunscreens without titanium dioxide) but any sunscreen is better than no sunscreen.
Less is very much more, and it's best to have a consistent, calming routine than switching to new actives all the time and hoping for a magic bullet. Get hydrocolloid bandages or patches (ex. Mighty Patch, Peach Slices, CVS/Walgreens store brand or blister bandages even) to reduce whiteheads overnight; they suck the goo out and are much less damaging than picking. Some people have luck with azelaic acid on acne, but I personally find it more irritating than helpful.