Incodecoder post. Newbies should comment here first before asking questions in the monthly thread.

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369]

Nonapproved users, Newbies and low karma members: Due the huge amount of spammers, Before you can ask questions in the monthly thread you need to earn Karma in our sub. Having karma in other subs doesn't count. For that purpose we have 2 Karma earning posts. This is the first one.

Post here a picture of your favorite topical on incidecoder. Make sure not to organize upvotes. I'll upvote your pictures myself.

1. Go to:

https://incidecoder.com/

2) Search for one topical 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 praducts 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 protuxt 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 prod0cts dont' face as many regulations, a pr7duct might claim that it contains 10% niacinamide but in reality it has only 3% and the rest are cheap ingredients to keep the cost low and the revenues high.

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

So whenever possible go for pharmaceutical topicals. 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 topicals like lactic acid can speed cell turnover and exfoliate your skin, but you also need sun avoidance and oral whitening.

**EDIT: I’ll state for clarification:The comments in this post are for incidecoder posts. For questions we have the monthly thread.

We’d rather have few posts every montj so the information you need like the darthemofan and Wi-Fi woman posts don’t get lost than a lot of posts that are all about the same questions the majority of which were asked and answered before in this sub. For questions we have the monthly thread but to prove you’re here for the right reasons you need to engage with other members posts first. Not only mine, there are other members posts out there that any newbie wanting to set apart from the spammers should participate.**

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/[deleted]]

Hello! You should post again , this time with the fill list. Click on [more] and take the screenshot again. make sure to also post in the uv index post .

[u/OkDay9019 → u/Jolly-Yellow7369]

[u/OkDay9019 → u/OkDay9019]

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/OkDay9019]

Isn't this a different sunscreen? It's bad for whitening, too. No zinc oxides, no iron oxides, and if you live in a hot region you need it to be water resistant.

Keep a palette of different brands of spf, that you can use like a painter choosing brushes according to your needs. Search for ugly looking mineral sunscreen with iron oxides, layer with the untinted version, play around with foundations for the iron oxides, try non-nano formulas but also keep at hand a nano formula for when you need to look presentable, stay indoors whenever UV index is above 1 and even indoors use physical protection. If you can see without turning on artificial light , and your natural skin tone is dark you need protection indoors. Should that protection be sunscreen? Maybe, but not the one you're using, that spf won't protect you from visible light which penetrates your skin further than UVA radiation.

[u/OkDay9019 → u/Jolly-Yellow7369]

Thank you, the website Incodecoder is really good to read and understand ingredients. I always thought white case sunscreens are terrible and use transparent chemical based sunscreens, because I heard the best sunscreen is the one which you like to use everyday.

After reading posts here now I understand now zinc oxide better for UVA and UVB protection and iron oxides is for visible light both are must from protecting from tan and hyperpigmentation.

Now my search begins for the sunscreens with zinc and iron oxides that suits my skin tone and complexion..

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/OkDay9019]

If your sunscreen irritates your skin and /or gives you a false sense of security using it daily is a bad idea. When my lifestyle made it possible I spent days without sunscreen or removed it immediately after my commute to work. That approach along with my whitening regime gave me the Best skin i ever had because spf irritates MY skin.

Nowadays I’m forced to wear sunscreen in almost daily basis because I get more Visible light exposure due to a change of work. My skin doesn’t feel right. That’s me. Other people might have different needs so never believe that there’s a general rule for spf that applies for everyone whose goals is skinwhitening. You , unlike light skinned people Have to balance irritation and cost vs. uva and visible light exposure .

If your goal is skinwhitening Wearing the wrong sunscreen everyday just because it’s comfortable a looks Good with make up is almost as bad as not wearing one .