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What’s the best skincare advice you’ve ever received that really made a difference?
Main Post: What’s the best skincare advice you’ve ever received that really made a difference?
Top Comment: To start double cleansing, and it made such a difference. At first, I thought it was too much, but once I tried it, my skin felt so much cleaner. The first cleanse gets rid of makeup, sunscreen, and dirt, while the second really deep cleans your skin. It helped with breakouts and my made my pores less noticeable.
What skincare products completely changed your skin?
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What skin issues were you struggling with and what product completely fixed it. If you don't have a specific product that helped then you can share your complete skincare routine. Please follow the format below. Questions asking for advice are welcome but please write REQUEST before your question so that the comment section doesn't get confusing.
Format 1:
- Skin Concern:
- Skin Type:
- Product/Routine:
- Usage:
- How long did you use it until you saw results?
Format 2:
REQUEST
- Concern:
- Skin Type:
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how to have a radiant and glowing skin?
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i usually don't have issues with acne, but one thing I notice is that my face looks dull and pale even tho it is clear. any tips on how to brighten my complexion?
edit: thank u so much for all ur suggestions! 🥰
Top Comment: Working out tremendously helps.
A Simple Guide : How To Identify Your Skin Type
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There are 5 main varieties of skin types, & 4 skin type adjacent common skin conditions.
🔹 SKIN TYPES 🔹
🛢 Oily Skin :- Does your face not feel clean if you wash it with just water? Do you always have to use soap no matter if you're indoors or outdoors? When you wash your face with just water - after a few hours if you touch your face do you see oily/sticky/slightly greasy fingers? If you pat a tissue paper on skin after 2-4 hours & see it turn translucent with a lot of oil on it, your skin is oily. Especially if your cheeks get sticky & your phone screen gets dirty from it, you have oily skin.
🏜 Dry Skin :- If after washing your face with soap your skin feels tight & slightly rough to touch it's dry.
After applying your moisturizer, make long P & Q sounds. If you feel a tug or stretch in your skin, like your facial muscles aren't moving easily, then your face skin type is dry.
If your skin sheds patches like a snake, you're dry.
For body - make long scratches with your nails or a comb on your body. If you see white lines that means your skin is dry & needs Moisturizer. Dry white lines don't show up on sufficiently moisturized skin.
If your skin looks like famine struck ground - your skin is dehydrated & dry both.
👌 Normal Skin :-
If after washing your face & applying moisturizer your skin feels fine, neither too oily/shiny nor too dry feeling, it's normal. If you don't have any problems like pimples or rough skin texture along with no dryness or oiliness, Congrats, you basically won the lottery! You're a unicorn 🦄.
🤝Combination Skin :-
If you see oiliness on your forehead & nose (T-Zone) & dryness, white patches on your skin, then you have combination skin.
If your spectacles slide down your nose due to oil but the rest of your skin seems normal, neither oily nor dry, you have combination skin type.
😮 Sensitive Skin Type :-
If your skin gets red or itchy due to environmental factors or natural ingredients or cosmetic products, it's sensitive. If you experience stinging or burning or rashes when you go out under the sun, face harsh wind or pollution or change of tap water, you have sensitive skin.
If your skin hurts easily when rubbed or pinched, if it feels thin & scrapes easily you likely have sensitive skin.
If you get pimples or bumps when you apply natural DIY ingredients - your skin is sensitive. If ubtans & face packs make your skin hurt & feel slightly uncomfortable to touch, you have sensitive skin.
If your skin reacts very quickly to makeup or lotion, with pimples or itching or stinging ; you have sensitive skin.
If you can't apply perfumes on skin without experiencing some stinging, you have sensitive skin.
Similarly if your nose runs/itches if eyes water due to perfume or fragranced cosmetic products, you're sensitive to fragrance. This could be due to being on the asthmatic spectrum, but also because your skin is sensitive. So patch test for trial before you apply anything on a large area.
If your skin feels more hot or tight than average even if you use moisturizer, you have sensitive skin.
🔹SKIN CONDITIONS🔹
🥵Dehydrated Skin :-
If your skin feels a bit uncomfortable even after applying moisturizer but splashing water on it makes your face look plump & relieves the uncomfortable feeling - your skin is dehydrated.
🧫Congestion :-
If you see a lot of little bumps on your skin, but nothing too bad that others would point out, it's congested. If you feel something under your skin, soft or hard like how it feels to touch crocodile hide 🐊, you have congested skin.
👹Acneic skin :-
If you always have a raised reddish bump on skin that isn't a mosquito bite, nor a boil but itches & slightly pains - Its a pimple. If you always have a pimple or two on skin & no neem, moong dal, calamine dries them out, then your skin is acneic.
If you see bumps, black dots/white dots & red pimples then your skin is acne prone. If you see small boils the next day after eating oily or junk food, it's acne prone.
🌨 Fungal Acne :-
If you have small little bumps on your forehead & think you have acne & your skin doesn't respond to anti acne ingredients like salicylic acid or willow bark, chances are it might be fungal acne.
Especially if you have normal skin, no seemingly congestion issues but have problem of dandruff or itchy flaky scalp, there are high chances your acne isn't normal & is a skin condition called Malasezzia, called fungal acne in layman terms. It's not really a fungus but it's itchy & a pain in the ass to manage, that's why it's been named thus colloquially to differentiate it from regular acne.
An easy test to see if you have acne or fungal acne - use a head & shoulders shampoo or any anti dandruff shampoo on your face. If the itchiness stops & the size or number of the bumps reduces, you have fungal acne.
For a more detailed overview, check out This Post by mod u/Aayu07, which is also linked in ISCA's wiki/sidebar.
Top Comment: Another good post Op♥️ I think this can go as a part of wiki as well for ppl joining in or new to skincar Ps- for anyone looking for dry vs dehydration, pls chk demo on YouTube to conduct a gentle pinch test to get a preliminary visual idea
How to begin finding the right products for your skin?
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Hi! I'm curious on how people even begin to find the right products for their skincare routine. In the past, I've asked friends, done research, and look on social media but find it really overwhelming. Curious if other people are struggling with the same.
Top Comment: A lot of trial and error. Mini sizes and samples are good for testing products out. Start with cleanser, moisturizer, and SPF. Then add specific active ingredients based on your skin concerns (e.g. retinols for wrinkles, BHA for acne, etc.) I've found that the consistency of a product matters a lot for me. I have oily/combination skin so I prefer to have really liquid-y serums, lightweight gel moisturizer, etc. vs thicker creams.