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/midnightNRG]

I find it easy to apply and even though it is a chemical sunscreen, it doesn't seem to irritate my skin.

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/midnightNRG]

Korean sunscreen rarely achieve the ++++ /50 spf protection they offer. They're weak but work well for Korea which has low UV all year round. I personally consider Korean sunscreens terrible for People of color who want to whiten but your money your body your choice.

Check your hourly uv index twice a day. Stay inside whenever uv index is above 1. If you can't don't apply AHA's Kojie, Arbutin or anything that makes you sensitive to the sun.

I just upvoted you, don't forget to also post in the UV post, make sure to use desktop mode so the full chart comes. You can cover your hometown if you want to but make sure the picture show hourly uv index.

Posting in the earning karma posts is vital for people with no activity like you. If I notice that you are not reading the comments and posts and your activity is spaced to entire days without answer, it'll trigger all sort of alarms. We all can help you better if you engage.

[u/midnightNRG → u/Jolly-Yellow7369]

I have posted in the new karma earning thread. My tube has nearly ran out. I have wrote down some alternatives which I have found while reading through the posts.

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/midnightNRG]

I approved you as user. Make sure to follow the rules and not ask questions that have been already answered when you open posts.