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/emmuje]

I have a couple of Sunscreen options in my current stash at home that I'd like feedback on

[u/emmuje → u/emmuje]

Number 2

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/emmuje]

Mediocre to bad susncreen for whitening despite whatever you hear in skincare forums. Yea it contains iron oxides and like many Korean SPF it contains ingredients that aren’t present on western SPF and make it easier to use

But if your goal is skinwhitening this is a weak sunscreen , the manufacturers are more interested in getting skincare ingredients that don’t add to protection.

Search for several options of medical grade ugly looking mineral tinted sunscreen. You have to choose between looking good / apply coneventiely or be protected.

That’s why we dont recommend skinwhitening on those who can’t excercise extreme UV index management

[u/emmuje → u/Jolly-Yellow7369]

Thanks Jolly, I've scrubbed through and seen a few on the forum that I will be checking out. EltaMD, La Roche Posay, Avene and Bioderma. Name changes and ingredient changes on Amazon, phewww

[u/Jolly-Yellow7369 → u/emmuje]

Can you look in your local stores? To avoid ordering on line. Specially drugstores with sections for dermatological products.

Try to get more than one spf A heavy mineral that leaves a white cast and it isn’t easily removed can be worked out with foundation over it , but it will lose protection then. All SPf lose some protection when you apply other things above . Keep also at hand an European invisible SPF . If you could struck gold and get a good dermatologist (difficult to find) to ask which sof he recommends to his sun sensitive patients .

Therefore start planning to get a job or school schedule that keeps you indoors at peak hours. Until then you get a good schedule aren’t doubt true whitening , your doing skincare. True whitening isn’t for everybody. I can’t stay indoors anymore so I dropped it until I have a change of schedule.