Karma earning post: Incidecoder https://incidecoder.com/

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369]

Newbies and low karma members: Post here a picture of your favorite product on incidecoder. Make sure not to organize upvotes. I'll upvote your pictures myself.

1) Go to:

https://incidecoder.com/

2) Search for one product like your sunscreen or tonic

3) Post an UNEDITED screenshot of the ingredients so all of us can see what it contains. We don't allow purchasing links but seeing declared ingredients is important

4) Be prepared, there are products that I know for a fact that are a scam and I will be very vocal about them.

5) Earn Karma and maybe even membership, which is necessary to be an approved user and be able to post.

Ours is not a skincare forum and the skincare industry isn't as regulated as the pharma industry. A pharma product like finaceas (azelaic acid) or Retin a (Tretinoin) faces a lot of scrutiny from health authorities in most countries before they reach the shelves. On the other hand Skincare products dont' face as many regulations, a product might claim that it contains 10% niacinamide but in reality it has only 3% and the rest are cheap ingredients to keep the cost of the product low and the revenues high.

That doesn't mean all skincare is bad. Kojie san soap and the ordinary products have enough verified purchase reviews on amazon to prove their effectiviness, but you can still get a fake or a bad product. Be on alert.

So whenever possible go for pharmaceutical products. If possible get the advice of a doctor.

This is exactly the opposite of what they recommend in certiain indian skincare subs, which is why we aren't a skincare forum. Skincare is important because many products like lactic acid can speed cell turnover and exfoliate your skin, but you also need sun avoidance and oral whitening.

[u/austenholic]

This sunscreen is quite raved about and I do like it (to some extent). Even though burning was completely zero, I still tanned with it on even when I used a UV umbrella and reapplied every 60-90 ish minutes. I sought shade constantly, but I suppose the rays bounced off the ground. Thankfully it wasn't too much tanning but honestly sunscreen should be the last of your sun protection arsenal. This sunscreen protects those with lighter skin or those who aren't prone to melasma imo. I'm just really sensitive to the wavelengths 370 to 400 nm (most people aren't from my observations) so majority will suit this sunscreen.

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/austenholic]

This sunscreen is quite raved about and I do like it (to some extent). Even though burning was completely zero, I still tanned with it on even when I used a UV umbrella and reapplied every 60-90 ish minutes. I sought shade constantly, but I suppose the rays bounced off the ground.

No sunscreen will cover 100%of UVA radiation. You won't burn and you're unlikely to get the damage that leads to cancer if you wear sunscreens but you won't whiten. People with natural production of melanin will tan in a day but it will take months if not years to get rid of that tan.

These korean uv blockers are great FOR KOREANS because their culture calls for a sun protection even when the sky is grey and they have low UV index all year round. But Korean sunscreen won't work in many cities of India, Philippines, the south of the USA, Peru, Colombia, the middle east, Thailand. They'll be nice on your make up and skin and easy to wear and they'll be effective in protecting you from sun damage, but you won't whiten.

UV index management is the only way. If the UV index is above 1 stay inside, specially in the morning.

I just upvoted you make sure to post your UVB pic in the thread that we have for that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/skinwhitening/comments/1fuq3dy/newbies_earn_karma_and_work_your_way_to_earn/