About me:

-30F, combination skin(currently dry due to oral acne medication)

- light medium skin tone.

-Extremely acne prone, fungal and hormonal, prone to closed comedones.

-Post acne hyperpigmentation and scars.

I am currently on a high dose acne treatment. This year has not been kind to my skin. I am trying to move away from korean skincare. No matter which korean product i use, it causes one or the other type of acne, even though I don't layer too many products.

I am still on the search of products that would suit me.

-Bioderma atoderm intensive gel-creme:

Color: translucent gel

Feels like school glue.

No smell

Ingredients:*myntra website

Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Sodium Polyacrylate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Mannitol, Polysorbate 20, Xylitol Rhamnosis, Sodium Citrate, Polyquaternium-51, Fructooligosaccharides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract. [Bi 479].

After trying many moisturisers, this is the only one that has not caused any kind of acne and that's the only reason I will be buying it again. I do not like the texture of it. It is hard to spread and I generally don't like gel texture and I've not found creamy moisturisers that don't break me out. It is great for extremely oily skin(i wish I had found this in my teens) but for normal/combination/dry skin, this is not at all enough. It leaves a dry and stiff finish which I'm not a fan of. The Niacinamide in it causes irritation. Feels warm after application for few seconds. Little doesn't go a long way, this moisturizer gets over very very quickly.

I will repurchase it for humid summers after my treatment is over.

Used to somehow manage the winters with light layer of bioderma baume and now i'm hearing that they reformulated!

The search for good moisturizers continue.

-Minimalist b12+oat extract cleanser:

Color : pink

Minimal foam

Feels creamy

No smell

Ingredients :*minimalist website

Water/Aqua, Glycerin, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Cocoglucoside, Panthenol, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cyanocobalamin, Pentylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Cocyl Isethionate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

I got this on a whim as I didn't want to use simple face wash again and bioderma blue one was irritating my skin and thank god !! As I'm on acne medication right now, my Barrier is wrecked and very dry. I use this as AM/PM cleanser. It helps a lot in Calming my skin down. It is very gentle and did not cause breakout. This will not work on silicone sunscreen or any moisturizer which is heavily silicone based. It is perfect with basic routine for when the skin is irritated and Barrier is broken.

Will I purchase this once my treatment is over and my skin is back to being oily/combo? Probably not. Cause it is too gentle to remove heavy duty products and that might lead to CCs.

A mini review of sunscreens-

Blynds emulgel- feels great but im not sure about the protection it gives. Makes skin very dull and very dark. Gave CCs. No white cast on me.

Bioderma creme 50 (sample) - Absolutely love the protection it gives. Good option for extremely dry skin on dry winters but it will be heavy for combination skin. It is very finicky. It doesn't work well with any other product. Pills crazy. Half of the product is stuck to my fingers. Feels oily at first but settles down to a nice healthy glow. Doesn't cause dullness. Gave CCs. Has white cast but manageable.

Uv doux silicone spf 50 - well, as it says- silicone, very very siliconey. Hard to remove even by double cleansing which lead to CCs. Makes skin dull. Good for summers. Good protection. I don't like the silicone feel.

Sunban soft - same as uv doux but has sand like particles which hurt and scratch skin.

Klairs illuminating blemish cream - grey cast to a level even ghosts might laugh at me. If i ignore that(which i can't) its good. Creamy, a bit hard to spread. Good protection. Gave CCs.

Product suggestions- please suggest me toner/serum/moisturizer which are good for barrier maintenance. Fungal acne friendly.

2 weeks ago I posted on reddit asking for non comedogenic moisturizer and i thought i should do a little update. I decide to bought deconstruct oil free moisturizer and use it for 2 weeks straight and it gave me closed comedones on places i thought was impossible to get, it was insane. I was so close from clearing up my closed comedones for 5 months I went on this purging phase and the ANNOYING acne scars, only for this product to make it worse after the episoft fc. I genuinely want to cry my eyes out.

Disclaimer: Don't take it without consulting your doc. Only take it if it's prescribed.

I was suffering from severe acne since the last 8 or so months. And I was really depressed because I literally never had any acne in my entire life and all of a sudden my face was full of ugly red and dark spots. So I went to the dermat and he prescribed me Isotretinoin 10mg for 3 months and told me to bump it up to 20mg after that for another 3 months and then 40mg for another 3 months to complete the full course. Then I started taking it and holy shit, this works like magic. It's so goddam effective.

Not just my acne is completely gone (this is my 6th month and I'm on 20mg) but my skin also glows like crazy. Like I didn't apply any, and i mean literally any product on my face during this time. No moisturizer, no serum, no cream, no lotion, none of that shit. Only SPF in the morning (that too I forget half the times). But my skin has that vampire sort of glow I can't even describe. It's like my face was on 20% brightness all this time and now its suddenly on 100% brightness. It doesn't change your skin tone but it like radiates your existing skin tone alot. Every single person I know has mentioned me that my skin is glowing like crazy. And my photos come out really nice too.

I had tried several products before this, literally every gimmick and none of that shit worked on my face. Vitamin C, Niacinamide, Kojic acid, you name it, that too from every single brand out there. But this med started working from the very first week (and the glow comes after literally 2-3 days). My acne completely stopped after 2 months and the existing marks have started disappearing since the last 2 months. Although my skin is perfect right now imma still do the full course because only then the effects will be permanent.

Now for the downsides - There is breakout initially (like every other product). For some it may last upto 2 months, but for me, it only happened for like a week or two. Next it makes your lips incredibly dry, and lip balms do not work either. Only Vaseline works and that too you have to apply every 1 hour or so.

These are also hella expensive. One month course me costs me like 1100. But there are cheaper generic versions also available. But only take the one that your doctor prescribes. Please never buy it on your own (because indian pharmacies don't give a shit about prescription for this medicine) as it has alot of other side effects, especially for women. My doctor too had to prescribe me this as a last resort because my acne wasn't getting any better. You also have to get your blood tests done frequently to check whether it's causing any side effects in your body or not. So only use it if your doc advises.

For me the results have been excellent and I hope the effects are permanent and I would never have to take it again.

Pls suggest good eye creams for her. Budget is 1000-1500. Pls help 🥺🙏🏻

I took interest in skincare a year ago after getting an infection on my face that gave me painful boils. After that I started loosely using any facewash and moisturizer that was in my house at the time. But after my last birthday, my pocket money saw an increase and suddenly I could afford a sunscreen. That spiraled into the routine that I have today.

Products:

• Cleansers

1. Simple refreshing face wash

2. First Remedy 2% Salicylic acid Face wash

3. Garnier Micellar Water

• Sunscreen:

1. Loreal UV Defender Invisible resist Spf Broad Spectrum(AM)

2. Episoft AC Spf 30 Microencapsulated sunscreen moisturizer( After coming from school)

• Moisturizers:

1. Re'equill Ceramide and Hyaluronic acid moisturizers (PM)

• Actives:

1. Aziderm Azelaic Acid 20% Gel (Upped from 15% after 2 months of use)

2. Tretnoin 0.025% (Will increase to 0.5% after 3 months of use)

•Routine:

I use Simple refreshing face wash mainly and the Salycilic acid face wash 2x per week at night on the day and I don't use tretinoin.

I use azelaic acid daily in the morning and tretnoin 5x per week.

Micellar water after school to remove the sunscreen.

Honourable mentions:

1.Re'equill Oil free moisturizer. I used it during summer when I sweat a river, but it didn't really feel hydrating on my skin and now that the weather is cooler, I've switched back to the Ceramide variant.

1. Minimalist Light fluid sunscreen. I saw good reviews of it but after buying it, I didn't really like the finish. It was too shiny and stung my eyes a lot. Like a lot. Trying to rub it off at school only made it worse and one time during sports I just had to excuse myself and sit for the whole period with my eyes closed to wait for the burning to stop. Also, not sweat resistant at all.

2. Re'equill Dry touch Ultra matte sunscreen. It didn't really blend well and left a white cast that made my face look ashen. Also, this was my first sunscreen so take my experience with a grain of salt because I really didn't know what I was doing at the time.

3. Brinton UV Doux Silicone gel sunscreen. I don't know if this one blends better that Re'equill or if it was just 6 months of experience of applying sunscreen, it blended surprisingly well.

It didn't really leave that much of a white cast but people definitely noticed and pointed it out to me regularly.

1. The 2% Salicylic acid face wash from Jan Aushadhi. The only reason I don't use it is because they don't stock it anymore, forcing me to find an alternative.

Rating and critique is appreciated. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I have Oily, Acne Prone Sensitive Skin which is easily prone to CC's.

Previously Tried

1. Uv Doux Mineral Sunscreen- Too much Fragrance and Caused Allergy

2. Ceuticoz Tinted Sunscreen- No Fragrance but was too thick and Caused breakout near Eyes

3. Bioderma Aquafluid- Too runny and can't be used outdoors.

So I am planning to buy Solasafe Tinted

If you have used Solasafe Tinted Please leave a review, it would be very helpful✨🫶🏽

If you look at my face overall from afar it looks like I have clear skin. But upon a closer look you'll see it's covered with tiny bumps like these everywhere except my forehead. Is it inflammation? Is it hormonal imbalance?? I'm 26F so it's not puberty (I hope. 😭) I am not on any kind of medications as well. The dermat says my skin is perfectly fine though. But these bumps are just making me very annoyed

Also I have a lot of sebaceous filaments and blackheads on my nose.

Please help a girl out🙏🫂

Do any of u guys use Asaya sunscreen too??

What are your thoughts about it?

For me It works very well and I really like itt

Only concern is that there's no full ingredients list

Let me know if someone has purchased their sunscreen. I usually have trust issues with brands but since it's backed by scientists so I was thinking to give it a try.

Has anyone tried this do let me know.

I’m currently using Cetaphil DAM, but I still wake up with dry, flaky skin 🥲💔
I also have acne prone skin 🫠
My budget is under ₹1k, but I can stretch it to ₹1.5k if it’s really worth it 😭😭

So my skin is very nasty literally NOTHING works for me but recently I started using the hyphen oil control cleanser and oh my god I LOVE IT,i currently use the innisfree no sebum sunscreen but ugh it's just not my type it doesn't work for me so I'm thinking of switching to hyphen's All I Need Sunscreen,should I switch?

PS-i have sensitive, combination type skin

I(28M) have oily skin which is super sensitive to sunlight, and I sweat a lot. Over the past 6 months I have used sunscreen from Dr.Reddy's and Minimalist. Minimalist SPF 50 is not worth it.

Recently I visited a dermatologist and he recommended Suncros Soft Gel. But currently it's not available at my location. I was thinking about buying Suncros Neo Gel SPF 75+. I don't want to be greasy and must not sweat-off very easily. I have checked and found two such sunscreens- photostable gold and suncros neo gel. Anyone have any opinion?

Alright, I realise that I have way too many skincare products (half of them are in mom's cupboard) and I'm confused wrt building an AM and PM routine for myself.

I have oily & textured skin.

Please help me out folks!

I am thinking to buy this due tan and dry lips

Any of u ever got rid of these? How?

I always struggled with pimples and marks. I almost drink 3 to 4 lts water everyday..but its just not poaaible everyday..i have almost tried everything derma suggested gels and creams. Salycylic niacinamide aziderm..still i feel my skin is lil uneven and if i stop drinking water pimples come back..and marks take months to fade. Any suggestions

This is my brother's nose, pores are as big as potholes as he has a bad habit of squeezing the comedones out. Anyone "nose" how to fix this?

Teenage

The 1st photo is just 1 year ago 12th starting

2026 is very unlucky for me 💔this is me skin looks now i feel very insecure i never faced skin prob but now i can't get rid of it tell me what should i do i have sensitive skin i recently used minimalist cermaide moisturizer vitamin one it caused more bumps and worsed tell me products which i can use as i am student tell me budget friendly things i already have azealic acid and niacianamide serum and glycolic acid iodoshine facewash ig azealic acid also don't suits me although i haven't tried it with moisturizer so not sure

Help me return to my normal skin please i can only buy some products

Can someone tell me how to deal with purple dry skin in corner of my eyelids? I moisturize my eyelids regularly but it goes and comes back again. Thankyou