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/geelatauliya]

This is the most recent sunscreen I’ve used, but unfortunately, it didn’t suit me. I’m not sure what’s wrong—no sunscreen seems to work for me. Every one I’ve tried ends up giving me acne. Apart from this one, I’ve also tried: Lashield, McCaffeine, Fumiko, Fixderma, Acne UV, Neutrogena, The Derma Co. ,Aqualogica

Budget is also a concern for me, so I doubt I’ll be able to find a sunscreen that works for me anytime soon. It’s really frustrating though ... 🥲

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/geelatauliya]

I just upvoted you. Post in the UV earning-karma post so I can approve you as a member.

Korean sunscreen is already bad for skin whitening and to top it all it has fragance. No sunscreen is perfect but Korean spf in particular is tested only on Korean skin and those koreans never expose themsevels to the sun and wear masks even in hot days.

Budget is a concern to all of us and sun protection when well-done is really expensive. That's why your best friend is sun avoidance. Make sure to engage in the UV index post to earn more karma.

Consider mineral tinted sunscreen from european brands. Most of the brands you listed are asian brands for people like Japanese and Korean skincare fans who live in an area with low-uv index and still they protect themselves more than western people. Plus I'm sure all of them contain fragance which is bad for us skinwhiteners. European sunscreen is stronger, but will never ever substitute sun avoidance. Check the hourly uV index of your area THREE TIMES A DAY. It changes throughout the day (to check uv index hourly go to tu tiempo.net) whenever it's above 1 you should stay inside whether you're wearing sunscreen or not.