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Anonymous06/05/26, 09:04No.18715574/skg/ /hg/ general
Skincare/hygiene General #25
Previous >>18680492
Post your routine, holy grails and strategies to shave balls. Share experience about skincare products and your skin issues
Some of the links might be outdated, post questions if you have any
FAQ:
Basic routine, skincare guide, and products tips: http://pastebin.com/5QEQgMUp
How to pop pimples, remove blackheads and whiteheads: http://pastebin.com/MufDiSfy
Why you shouldn't use ordinary soap on your face: http://pastebin.com/Ujf2x9M6
How to improve your skin tone through diet: http://pastebin.com/epLqSbEQ
Studies on how diary and sugars create acne: http://pastebin.com/0H5gag01
Dark circles around the eyes: http://pastebin.com/t796eKvr
Soap, pH, irritants and synthetic detergents: http://pastebin.com/51yse1NE
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH): http://pastebin.com/GXYPdwMf
Wiki:
Skin care basics: http://tuxbell.com/index.php?title=Grooming#Skin-care_Basics
Acne treatment: http://tuxbell.com/index.php?title=Grooming#Acne_Treatment
Skinacea Links:
Retinoids:
http://www.skinacea.com/retinoids/retinoids.html
Sunscreen:
http://www.skinacea.com/sunscreen/sunscreen.html
Ridding dark eye circles:
http://www.skinacea.com/how-to/get-rid-of-dark-circles.html

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Anon06/05/26, 13:35No.18715707
I've had pimple on my nose for at least since beginning of this year what's up?
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Anon06/05/26, 13:42No.18715715
I've been injecting GHK-CU 2mg almost every day for about two months and don't think I really notice much of a difference. Mayyybe.. But Idk. Will keep it up for another 2 months at least. Might also start tretinoin
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Anon06/05/26, 14:58No.18715780
morning:
>eye cream
>moisturizer
>sunscreennight:
>eye cream
>moisturizerWhat can I do better?

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Anon06/05/26, 22:08No.18716033
I finally received my first tube of tretinoin, and im actually kind of terrified of using it. How bad was the purge for you guys? How many of you didn't experience a purge at all? Approximately how far away from my eyes do I need to keep my tret application? like can i apply it to my unibrow area or is that too close?

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Anon06/06/26, 03:00No.18716131
You women are lucky you don't have to regularly shave your face. I know all the techniques and tricks. hot water/steam, shaving cream, safety razor, cartridge, electric. Doesn't matter. It'll never be perfect. Shaving is just inherently irritating to the skin.
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Anon06/06/26, 04:10No.18716158
Thoughts on estriol cream?
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Anon06/06/26, 09:45No.18716248
Why was this product hidden from me my entire life? Game changer.

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Anon06/06/26, 13:08No.18716310
tret is actually so easy, why did noone ever tell me?
just dont layer it. just dont mix it.
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Anon06/06/26, 20:08No.18716582
I realize all sunscreens contain some sort of polymer/acryl-whatever xantham gum plastic shit.
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Anon06/07/26, 12:10No.18716939
I want to finally reduce the giant clogged pores on my nose. What can you recommend to actually finally clear out the pores before I can shrink them? I've tried cleaners and pore strips and they literally never work. The dirt just feels too deep for the strip to grab them.
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Anon06/08/26, 11:27No.18717605
my skin is all fucky and im not sure what to do. i eat well (as well as you can do without meat).. i work out relatively often, and i use sensitive skin products. im not sure how to fix it. im also getting wrinkles?? im not old

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Anon06/08/26, 14:58No.18717702
i have super tiny freckles that are sparsely spread around my eyes, they're almost unnoticeable but from a distance or just regular conversation distance they make my skin have this dirtyish brown color, and the bags under my eyes do not help the cause.
i am getting solid 8hrs of sleep and i ice my face for the eye bags, cleanser, vitamin C serum and moisturizer for the face but those shit stain freckles man... i never feel clean enough
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Anon06/09/26, 00:43No.18718054
good sunscreen and cleanser plz
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Anon06/09/26, 02:50No.18718123
What's the new meta on night time moisturizers

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Anon06/09/26, 03:20No.18718132
how the fuck am i supposed to remove sunscreen if every fucking cleansing oil i use breaks me out. this shit is so stupid
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Anon06/09/26, 04:32No.18718145
I applied my tret to damp skin and now it's still raw 2 days later
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Anon06/10/26, 02:43No.18718622
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/2064526767671689584
>For the first time in 20 years, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient — bemotrizinol, or BEMT — that experts say is a safer option than many chemical ingredients currently in use in the United States, per CNN
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Anon06/10/26, 20:06No.18718988

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Anon06/10/26, 22:19No.18719033
thoughts? alternatives?
only thing that doesnt seem to irritate my tret skin atm

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Anon06/13/26, 07:00No.18720671
rate my routineMorning:
>water-based cleanser
>ascorbid acid 8% 3-4 drops
>sbf 50 sunscreen
Evening:
>double cleanser (oil-based + water-based)
>alternate between: 1 day AHA 5% - 1 day retinol 0,2% - 2 days rest
>moisturizer
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Anon06/13/26, 20:02No.18721032
I don't have skin
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Anon06/15/26, 00:29No.18721987
thread looking as alive as the complexion of an average 40yo
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Anon06/15/26, 04:21No.18722101
lemme guess you need more

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Anon06/16/26, 13:08No.18722807
I am considering switching from Cerave Retinol to The Ordinary's GHK-Cu peptide serum to save money, and because I believe the GHK is more effective. What are yalls thoughts?
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Anon06/17/26, 14:34No.18723321
How long should I stop shaving to get rid of ingrown hairs?
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Anon06/17/26, 15:54No.18723365
Is a vitamin c serum necessary? Right now I just use cleanser toner moisturizer. I have pih and I'm seeing people say to use it.
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Anon06/17/26, 18:40No.18723444
fuck skincare I straight up need a cheek lift

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Anon06/18/26, 02:43No.18723659
This is by far the most powerful moisturizer Ive ever used. It lets me do tret 0.1% and benzol peroxide NIGHTLY without any burning or dryness or tight feeling. Don't even need moisturizer the next morning anymore.

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Anon06/18/26, 20:12No.18724051
My current routine>tretinoin 0.05% 4x per week
>hyaluronic acid
>argireline
>cerave moisturiser
>50spf sunscreenIs there anything i should change or add to my routine?
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Anon06/20/26, 01:50No.18724750
Whats something I can add to my bath that is good for my skin?
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Anon06/20/26, 15:07No.18725092
my skin fucking burns from these products man
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Anon06/24/26, 07:02No.18727545
best video on at home microneedling? thoughts on if it's worth the effort / risk?
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Anon06/24/26, 07:48No.18727573
My routine at 40:Morning - wash face with shampoo in the showerThroughout the day - wash face with cerave anti-oil shit 4-5 times1 (when lazy) to 5 (when I have the capacity to remember) days of the week use tret or more recently tazarotene on the face, wash away after 3 hours or soIt's that simple.
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Anon06/24/26, 20:32No.18727913
Anyone else done doxycycline?
I've been on for 1.5 months, it's helped my face and scalp a lot, had some stomach issues, nothing too bad, but has anyone else had muscle aches/fatigue? I feel like I can barely walk some days
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Anon06/25/26, 20:20No.18728369
I ran out of cleanser and moisturizer and just started washing my face with plain hot water. My skin is better than it's been in my entire adult life.
What the hell, guys.
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Anon06/26/26, 23:52No.18728973
>ask AI how to do physical exfoliation with shit I got home
>she recommends sugar + onions oil
>I do it for more than a month
>decide to ask if there is something better
>AI tells me I'm going to die by exfoliating my face with sugar + onions oil
What should I do now? I was enjoying the results (maybe it's placebo, tho).

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Anon06/28/26, 12:31No.18729597
Do you guys have any suggestions for uneven pigmentation?The current routine is
>moisturiser
>ice roller
>vit c serum
>low% hyaluronic face cream
>8hrs of sleepI mean, the skin around my nose is reddish, around the eyes darkish and the rest of my face has random "brithmark like" brown spots all over.
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Anon06/28/26, 14:44No.18729671
Any gentler than salicylic acid face cleanser but still can pull out the stubborn black head gunk and normal oily shit? Seems like my pores just get refilled by oil right after washing but yeah, the skin is cleansed. I cant really try those giga ingredients korean stuff since I have seb derm/psoriasis on my facial area, niacinimide especially they just irritate and any scratching gonna get me reddish pigmentation which takes too long to disappear or they just turned into a patch of skin darker or whiter than its surrounding.
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Anon06/30/26, 07:14No.18730694
Can anyone suggest mineral sunscreens? Skin can't tolerate the chemical ones
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Anon07/01/26, 13:24No.18731477
qrd on azelaic acid
is 20% too much
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Anon07/02/26, 22:53No.18732427
I've been using skincare since 14 now I'm almost 20 and my skin never really got better, there were periods it was terribile but it never became decent, I think I've been switching products too much or using too much, I've been thinking about stopping using everything and only washing with water and using sunscreen in the morning and lotion in the evening, and if it doesn't get better going to see a derm, is there anything else I could try or should I just do this?

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Anon07/03/26, 00:02No.18732469
I'm demented. Please summarize.
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Anon07/03/26, 00:07No.18732471
Please, I want sexy, clear skin. There's no magic, but what can slow down aging? I'm 22 years old and already middle-aged, I don't want to look bad. Help me, damn it, help me!
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Anon07/03/26, 15:25No.18732735
day
>cerave hydrating cream-to-foam cleanser
> Melano CC Brightening Essence
>cerave pm moisturizing facial lotion
>haruharu wonder black rice airyfit sunscreen spf 50night
>cerave hydrating cream-to-foam cleanser
>cerave eye repair cream
>petroleum jelly (mouth & nose barrier)
>cerave resurfacing retinol serum
>cerave pm moisturizing facial lotionwhat's your shit /fa/ggots?

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Anon07/06/26, 15:06No.18734371
any body sunscreen recs? preferably bigger size than face sunscreens
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Anon07/07/26, 04:46No.18734757
I've had pretty constant breakouts around my mouth for the past two years. Sometimes they look one or two stray pimples that vary in size and noticeability but sometimes appear as a cluster of two or three. Sometimes they're really big and sometimes they're small. Late last year I went to a GP and it was diagnosed as folliculitis. I was prescribed an antibiotic but I didn't take it after a few days because the side affects seemed too much. My lips started to burn and my stomach felt weird. I've recently had a really bad breakout, a massive one right under my mouth. It's been five days and it hasn't disappeared and now another smaller cluster has appeared underneath the original massive one. I'm starting to reach my wits end. It's really affecting my confidence and im dreading going to work since I'm in a customer facing role. At the moment Im starting to think it may be HSPV-1 because one time I was fucking a prostitute and she decided to kiss me. Only thing that makes me doubt this is that the breakout themselves don't really fit the description of the blisters with puss that people get with herpes.Any of you niggas deal with folliculitis? This shit is killing me.
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Anon07/07/26, 13:37No.18734951
Anything an early 20 year old troon can do to prevent aging aside from the obvious?
>Timeless C+E Ferulic
>Tretinoin 0.025%
>Asian sunscreens
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Anon07/11/26, 08:24No.18737338
anyone tried their sunscreen? i think it came out this year

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Anon07/13/26, 14:03No.18738751
Does taking collagen actually do anything for you?
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Anon07/13/26, 23:25No.18739239
I've decided to start taking skincare seriously. Currently just using a Cerave SPF 50 moisturiser, and a different water based moisturiser overnight. Vitamin C suspension at night. Wash my face AM/PM with dove cream bar. Just ordered salicylic acid 2% and azelaic acid 10% from the ordinary (former for blackheads on nose, latter for post-acne erythema on cheeks). Not going to start tretinoin for now, will see how this goes first.
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Anon07/14/26, 14:42No.18739608
done with my 10th retinol bitches!

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Anon07/14/26, 23:53No.18739949
I'm 35m
Very chopped skin quality. Noticeable smile lines from sagging cheeks, tons of box/rolling scars from past acne, a few fine lines on forehead, undereye thin skin, closed comedones.I have my basic routine that works alright but if I wanted to genuinely look like I'm 25 again instead of nearing 40, what do I need to do? Clinic interventions, surgical or not, etc.What are the 3 biggest bang for my buck procedures I could do?
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Anon07/15/26, 14:13No.18740253
Rate it:
> ROUND LAB 1025 Dokdo Cleanser
> COSRX Propolis Synergy Toner
> NINELESS A-Control 10% Azelaic Acid Serum
> Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen Spf50+
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Anon07/20/26, 12:53No.18742702
Does having better skin just mean looking wet all the time? All I want is to look healthy and stay young for longer. I am not a frog.

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Anon07/20/26, 16:14No.18742768
Should I switch out Cerave Retinol for GHKcu peptide serum?
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Anon07/21/26, 01:33No.18742955
Twenty-something who's never worried about my skin before
I've always taken absolutely positively scalding hot baths but somewhat lukewarm showers. How will this affect my skin in the long term? Also, should I be worried about starting a skin care routine now, or should I only really concern myself with it as I approach my thirties?
