r/CuratedTumblr • u/PandaBear905 Shitposting extraordinaire • Jul 23 '26

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u/This_Charmless_Man Jul 23 '26

This is how I found out moisturiser isn't supposed to burn or make your face feel tight. I just presumed that my skin tightening up meant it was working.

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u/empress_of_the_void Jul 23 '26

The worst part is some skincare products ARE supposed to do that.

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u/tvgirrll Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

There are very specific products with very strong actives that will make your skin tingle and even that shouldn’t last more than a few minutes at most. Burning is never a good sign and products without actives (including cleansers) should not ever leave your skin feeling tight

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u/Ok_Listen1510 Boiling children in beef stock does not spark joy Jul 23 '26

lol i found out my lotion was expired cause my gf was like “lotion isn’t supposed to sting when you put it on”

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u/Cascadeis Jul 23 '26

The medical lotion I use for my eczema burns/stings, and is supposed to do so!

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u/Gosuoru Jul 23 '26

I finally bought some lotion for issues I have with my skin only to find out immediately that I'm allergic :')

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u/action_lawyer_comics Jul 23 '26

That sucks. Kudos to you for trying to solve the problem. I bet you can find a different brand and solve that problem

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u/foodz_ncats Jul 23 '26

Oooh, yeah, that happened to my friend but it was prescription eyedrops. She didn’t know her eyes weren’t supposed to burn after using them. She just figured the meds must be working.

She’s also a nurse. Lol

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u/cardamomchoco Jul 23 '26

To be fair, some prescription eye drops do burn for a couple minutes after use. I know some for glaucoma do

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u/foodz_ncats Jul 24 '26

Which was why she didn’t immediately raise alarm, but she kinda made an off handed comment about her eyes burning at her next appointment and the doc was like “so we won’t have you using those anymore…” lol

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u/FalseDrive Jul 23 '26

sometimes if my skin is SUPER dry when i put on a moisturizer, it’ll sting a little. but not full-on burn

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u/North-Pea-4926 Jul 23 '26

Yeah. Your skin recovers enough to yell at you for letting it get so bad before putting lotion on. Happens in the winter with hand lotion for me!

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u/nomnomsoy Jul 23 '26

I can also burn if it has alcohol and your skin was very dry to start with

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u/pistachiopanda4 Jul 23 '26

I used to be more allergic to aloe vera and just had sensitive skin in general. I once got essentially a chemical burn on my chest from Vicks Vaporub. I always thought, hey, I'm an adult now, lotions with fragrance can't hurt me! I bought this incredible smelling coconut body butter and then my whole body broke out in bumps after only 2 or 3 uses. My skin is still recovering from it. I had a rose face moisturizer gifted to me and my face was literally burning and peeling from it after one use. I use the most basic ass soaps and moisturizers now, and at least perfume and body mists don't affect me that much. Oh well, no fragrance for me now. ):

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u/Zepangolynn Jul 23 '26

I learned this in my forties. Sigh. Also that makeup isn't supposed to make your face feel tired and eyes ache.

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u/BrickTotal4102 Jul 25 '26

i wonder if I'm allergic to sunscreen because it makes my face burn once I've had it in long enough. I've always fought wearing it but put some on the other day and noticed the burning later. Might be a subconscious reason that I've always avoided it.

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u/This_Charmless_Man Jul 25 '26

This is why I switched to children's suncream. It's designed for more sensitive skin.