Skin Actives

Skin Actives

Lizzy282018-11-26T14:14:00.000Z
Stop using all other actives when starting to use retinoids. Only if your skin has become adjusted +
completely you can add other actives like AHA, BHA, Vitamin C and such. But don't use AHA and Retinoids the same time because AHA increases the penetr
Lizzy282018-11-25T15:29:00.000Z
You might have developed an allergy to one or more ingredients in any of your products, including ro
Retinol. Retinoid irritation often sneaks up on you and comes out of the blue. It might also have to do with colder weather; dry air and central heati
robinquivers2018-11-25T13:59:00.000Z
All of a sudden I can't even tolerate SkinMedica's .25 retinol. My face is ++
red and burning. Same thing happened after a few weeks of using The Ordinary's MAP. Should I just accept that I can't use any kind of actives? I use
Lizzy282018-11-25T13:57:00.000Z
You can learn the most here;-) But also Skinacea, Kind of Stephen, Paula's Choice, Leslie Baumann.+
The basics are a gentle (oil) cleanser PM to remove makeup and ss (if you have dry skin you may not need to cleanse your face AM); a gentle moisturize
iamVERYpopular2018-11-24T16:57:00.000Z
I will be starting accutane in a week or so for hormone related cystic acne
I’m in my early 50s, once had oily skin but it’s now dry. I’ve never taken accutane before, based on my research I know to expect severe drying. Any
niftypineapple9142018-11-24T14:52:00.000Z
For me no. I am very reactive. I figured out the actives my skin likes, the products my skin likes,
and save money and time. I’ll do my own Tca peels like many others here, for example.
chelles932018-11-21T08:01:00.000Z
I've done it with shaving and a scalpel. Literally no difference IMO. I grease up my face +
with an oil and shave 2x a month now, with a single blade razor. It makes my skin look clearer and my makeup go on nicer, but that's only because t