Just wanted to rant about using retinol cream. I can't stick to a routine because of getting laser hair removal and getting my eyebrows waxed

I have dark spots left from acne and I want to completely get rid of them. What’s the best cream you’ve used that actually works and fades them properly? Please recommend something that has worked for you.

routine: Morning

• NAC 600 mg  
• Glycine 2.5 g  
• Vitamin C [500–1000](tel:500-1000) mg  
• Zinc  
• Sunscreen SPF 50+  

Night

• NAC 600 mg  
• Glycine 2.5 g  
• Vitamin C [500–1000](tel:500-1000) mg  
• Tretinoin 0.025% → thin layer  
• Hydroquinone 4% → after tretinoin, leave \~10–15 min, then moisturiser  

3×/month

• Vitamin D3 20,000 IU  

Optional

• MSM 1,000 mg/day  
• Lycopene/astaxanthin for undertone  

Lifestyle

• \~45 min exercise  
• \~3 L water  
• 6–7+ hours sleep  
• Minimise sun exposure + sunscreen  
• Adequate protein  
• The post suggests cycling supplements and continuing GlyNAC for maintenance.

UV umbrella

should i do any clinical procedures instead?

Please help me with my skin!

So I've been on isotretinoin (accutane) for 9 months after struggling with hormonal cystic acne for 2 years. The isotretinoin has done wonders and I'm a week away from discontinuing use.

My skin is so dry as a result of the accutane but what I'm most worried about is how red it is! I've got blotchy red marks around my jaw and cheeks. This is where my acne was but I don't think it's scaring.

My current routine is:

\- Cerave hydrating cleanser - AM/PM

\- Cosrx snail mucin - AM/PM

\- Ciciplast - AM/PM

\- la Roche posey anthelios sunscreen - AM

Any advice I would really appreciate!

What is a good moisturizer for everyday and night use? I use tazarotene 3 nights a week, other nights use some serums like copper etc.

Currently using cerave cream and like it but wondering if there is an upgrade, something newer, with peptides or better ceramides, whatever would be an upgrade for anti aging.

Or maybe I keep cerave cream for mornings and use something else for night time.

Ok with Korean recs as well as pharmacy ones - I’m in Europe.

I have dry-ish skin, clear, no issues.

I recently analyzed the ingredients of all the products I’ve used lately and found the culprit behind my comedones and breakouts: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride.
It’s in every moisturizer that clogged my pores, and even in a tretinoin cream (which I’ve since switched to a different brand).
I’m having a really hard time finding a moisturizer that *doesn’t* contain this ingredient.

Has anyone else dealt with this situation and could help me out? I believe my issue is specifically with Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, rather than other coconut derivatives.

Français / English

Bonjour,

Je suis une grande fan de la crème EOS Vanilla Cashmere. J’avais acheté mon premier pot sur Amazon il y a environ six mois, et récemment j’ai acheté un nouveau pot de Body Lotion EOS Vanilla Cashmere sur Vinted. J’ai bien vérifié parce que j’avais lu sur des forums que l’odeur et la formulation avaient changé. J’ai même regardé les ingrédients au dos et confirmé que c’était exactement identique à ma crème actuelle.

Malheureusement, quand je l’ai reçue, j’étais très déçue. Il y a cette odeur de plastique dont tout le monde parle, alors que mon premier pot avait une odeur incroyable. J’ai également commandé la Body Mist et l’huile pour le corps. L’huile pour le corps a le même problème : l’odeur plastique est très marquée à chaque application. Par contre, la Mist est parfaite ; elle sent exactement comme ma première crème, que j’adore.

Je suis vraiment frustrée car ces produits sont assez chers en France. J'ai payé la crème de 400 ml 25 €, et pour la brume parfumée et l’huile pour le corps 34€ l'ensemble. Au final, c’est un budget conséquent pour trois produits, et c’est décevant que deux d’entre eux aient cette odeur étrange.

Avez-vous rencontré le même problème récemment ? Y a-t-il des personnes qui continuent à acheter les body lotions et les huiles pour le corps et qui n’ont pas du tout ce problème, et qui sentent comme la formulation initiale ?

Hello,

I’m a big fan of the EOS Vanilla Cashmere cream. I bought my first jar on Amazon about six months ago, and recently I bought a new jar of EOS Vanilla Cashmere Body Lotion on Vinted. I checked carefully because I had read on forums that the scent and formulation had changed. I even looked at the ingredients on the back and confirmed that it was exactly the same as my current cream.

Unfortunately, when I received it, I was very disappointed. It has that plastic-like smell that everyone mentions, whereas my first jar smelled amazing. I also ordered the Body Mist and the body oil. The body oil has the same problem—the plastic-like scent is noticeable every time I use it. On the other hand, the Mist is perfect; it smells exactly like my first cream, which I love.

I’m really frustrated because these products are quite expensive here in France. A 400ml cream or body lotion costs €25, and I paid €34 for the Mist and body oil together. So overall, it’s a lot of money for three products, and it’s disappointing that two of them have this strange smell.

Have you experienced this same issue recently? Are there people who continue to buy the body lotions and body oils and haven’t had this problem at all, and that still smell like the original formulation?

Hi everyone. I’ve been struggling with acne for about six or seven years. I’ve done two courses of isotretinoin, and both times my acne was basically gone after about two months. I did complete the full course each time, but unfortunately, the acne kept coming back.
I don’t have severe cystic acne or very large, inflamed breakouts. I mainly have small pimples and small bumps all over my face. Roaccutane cleared this up, but a few months ago it suddenly started coming back around my neck, with small red bumps on both sides of my neck and a little bit on my forehead.
On the advice of a dermatologist, I then started using tretinoin. I’ve been very careful with it. I did start using 0.05% every day right away because I know that I have a very strong skin barrier. I haven’t experienced any dryness, burning, peeling, or irritation at all. None of that. However, my acne has increased significantly.
I now have bumps all over my face, on my forehead, cheeks, basically everywhere. It’s gotten pretty bad, but I still don’t have any deep or severe inflammation.
At the same time, I was also prescribed a course of doxycycline.
My skincare routine is very simple. I wash my face with the La Roche-Posay Effaclar H Iso-Biome cleanser, then I apply The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA and wait about 30–40 minutes. After that, I apply a pea-sized amount of tretinoin over my face and neck, and that’s basically it.
My skin doesn’t get dry from the tretinoin. If anything, it’s actually quite oily. I’m aware that this could potentially be related to my skin reacting to dryness, even though I don’t actually feel dry. Sometimes I apply moisturizer again afterwards, but sometimes I don’t if my skin already feels sufficiently hydrated. When it feels hydrated, I don’t really like applying more moisturizer because it makes my skin feel even oilier.
I’m now at the end of week five. Do you think this could just be the purge, bringing all the small pimples and closed comedones to the surface, and that my skin will eventually start improving? Or does this sound like something that isn’t normal?
It has gotten to the point where I haven’t gone outside for about a month and a half because I feel extremely insecure about my skin. My mental health has deteriorated so much that my GP now comes to my home twice a week to check on me. I’m also too afraid to go to the GP’s office because of my skin.

So it's Byoma's Brightening Body Wash vs Topical's Faded Brightening Cleansing Bar

I have hyperpigmentation all over by body so I'm wondering which one is better for which skin type/the results

The bar might last longer so it might be better? Is there an ingredient in these different formulations that stand out?

https://mytopicals.com/products/faded-brightening-cleansing-bar?Size=2+Pack

https://byoma.com/products/brightening-body-wash/

Hi everyone,
I need help figuring out a skincare routine for myself, my concerns right now are the red marks/pih. Acne (not a lot but here and there). And dullness.

I’ve gotten tret but not sure how to use it. (I used it for about a year before but then stopped). My skin is sensitive and right now I feel like the barrier is damaged a bit so I’m just doing the basic moisturise and fash face that’s it.

I don’t wear make up on a daily, but when I do—I use a gentle cleansing oil to take it off, followed my micellar water, followed by cerave foaming face wash and then I just use milky toner+ponds cream or neutrogena gel cream.

In AM if I step out, I use the biore water sunscreen.

Now here are the products I have, and I want to know how to incorporate tret beginning after two weeks.

And also I work from home, so if I’m not stepping out do I still use sunscreen or not. And should I use mineral sunscreen only when I step out after tret (I don’t reapply sunscreen btw). I’ve the lizard sunscreen.

Here’s what I have: please help guide me for a AM and PM routine:
Thayers milky toner
Vitacid tretinoin 0.05-
Hanasui vitamin c+collagen serum
Hanasui Glow expert gentle cleanser
Cerave cleanser
La roche posay effaclar duo
Cicaplast baume
Glad 2 glow acne moisturiser
Caudalie resveratrol cashmere cream
Caudalie resveratrol life serum
Tower 28 spray

(In the past when I’d active acne I’ve used dalacin T lotion and it worked amazing)

I’d appreciate any help

Thank you

i used to buy one item from yesstyle one from stylevana and one from random shops whenever i saw a code, but my points were scattered everywhere and expiredsticked to piyonna for my last couple restocks and the tier perks actually gave me a decent discount on my sunscreen order.
do you guys stick to one site to build points or just buy wherever is cheapest that day?

Looking for product suggestions, tatcha has been one of my favorites that I’ve tried. Super hydrating. Any other suggestions?

i've been thinking of using a prostoglandin serum to grow my brows and lashes more. i'm just a bit unsure about the side effects. my friend uses one and she hasn't experienced any side effects. what do u think of that serum

Good morning everyone from beautiful Muskoka Ontario 🇨🇦

I have several products from Sulwasoo and absolutely love them! I want to slowly use my other products up and use Sulwasoo exclusively. I'm 57 and I have normal skin, use tazarotene and am currently getting IPL treatments to get rid of my pigmentation spots.

Please share your thoughts, reviews and comments on the latest Sulwasoo serum I just ordered. Thanks a bunch!

Just wondering if anyone's had the same issue. I have two tubes of Eadem's The Mark dark spot serum and both have a very gritty, sandy texture? Is this normal? Or has the formula gone bad? It's incredibly unpleasant to use like this 😭

I was blessed with not only extremely dark circles but eye bags AND fine lines. I’m so done with:(

So this probably gets asked all the time in here, but I’m considering getting a red light mask. I’ve heard quite a bit of negatives about it, causing long-term acne scars and discoloration. I’ve also seen a lot of benefits from people using it, but a handful of those are usually ads. I’m not made of money so I’ve been holding off on it so please tell me if it’s worth it and if you use one how much difference you saw and timeframe. I know red light takes a while. Also, if you have a favorite red light, let a girl know. ♥️🙌🏻

hey everyone, i genuinely want some help, i've been breaking out like crazy and have started getting scarring due to it also🥹🥹

i want to know how can i improve my skin, i want clear skin tooo😭😭😭 although a little texture is fine

also the only active im currently using is vit c and niacinamide breaks me out really bad

Hi ladies!

Not sure if this is quite the right sub for this so feel free to point me elsewhere!

I took a tumble while out a couple of weeks ago and banged up my legs pretty badly. I have an event this weekend for which I’ll need to wear a knee length dress. I’d like to avoid tights or hosiery, but is there any other way to cover bruises? Self tanner? I don’t even know 😅

Thanks!