suncream, zits and wrinkles: rolling skincare thread?

Erm, stress?

i definitely experienced a hormonal change in the past year or two (late 20s) that made my skin more congested (and also my hips wider) but i don't know much about this happening in men!

its like adult acne central...its really nuts. but yes, i think zora nailed it.

its not ridiculous, but i wake up with a new pimple every other day.

I'm in the same boat.

Get back to us when your own sweat makes your skin break out.

that happens in the summer time to me laurel.

Also I think I accidentally got hairspray on my neck while spraying my 'do on Saturday, and sure enough -- Sunday I had a whole new problem right in that spot.

xp oh well then. Welcome to the club!

Me too, sorry! Also allergic to sunlight.

usually right under the brim of my hat is where i get them the worst.

i also get them right at my hairline, i suspect that Brylcreem may be the culprit.

Semi-famous internet memes notwithstanding, you may want to actually wash that hat.

ha!

om a skincare related tip - I think I may have found my holy grail eye cream - Clinique All About Eyes Rich. I've been looking for a heavy cream - not a gel, not a lotion, a cream that targets circles and lack of sleep-induced puffiness and two days in this baby seems to be working a treat.

need that
i am so sleep deprived and look like death

its a new hat! its the brylcreem

Yeah, probably. I have to change my pillowcase frequently because hair oils transfer to it and then get on my skin, and I know I'm not the only one who freaks out slightly about linens.

thats probably why im getting the acne on my face! Fucking brylcreem. I change my sheets once/twice a week....i also have night sweats...im a fucking nightmare.

That's pretty frequent, tbh. More than twice a week seems like an ungodly amount of work. Do you, or would you consider, showering at night? Or sleep in a cap of some kind just to wrap up the 'do.

i've heard that a cool shower before bed helps. i've also started to wear pajama bottoms and a t-shirt to sleep and before i was strictly an underpants kind of guy and it seems to help. I think i would get too cold and then overheat. I've also found that they sell moisture wicking pajamas at $75 a pop.

yeah, nix the bryllcreem. i almost never use product in my hair bc it causes me to breakout. some aveda stuff is okay, but i don't know, hair products are full of oils and alcohols and silicones and all of them clog my pores it wld seem... i use aveda 'brilliant' shampoo & conditioner and that has made hair far less dry, so less need for product anyway.

my skin has actually been really good since using aquafolia cleanser and moisturizer, but then i ate chocolate on the wkend and also had wine, both of which cause hive-like pimples, and i know that! and yet. i had a kindof self-destructive wkend in general, so thanks for the reminder to not be so crazy, skin. getting a facial on thursday as it is :)

i just spent insane amounts of money on the Anthony product line for men, cleansers, atringent and moisturizer. Used to use these products with good results before.

bf uses that for his shaving (head/face) and lovves it, although i think he's run out and not repurchased because of $.

I used the anthony shaving products...not as good as the Kiehls though.

tell your bf to try proraso (great for a great price) or taylor of old bond street.

i just scared the hell out of myself when i looked at my leg and saw what i thought was a bunch of varicose veins. it was just some lint. *phew!!*

ooh i've been using the Aveda Enbrightenment cleanser and it is really great! i was srsly surprised and figured i'd have to take it back after a week or two. but i'm really liking it!

but i think the best thing i've been doing for my skin is not eating sugar

I have a serious varicose vein problem (cosmetically speaking, not medically speaking) and have basically stopped wearing skirts.

guys i bought a microdermabrasion (sp?) treatment on groupon . also hair extensions. i assume i tip the hairdresser but the skin lady? i dont know. internet points to no but im not sure. anyone have a clue?

yeah i think anything that is 'clinical' you wouldn't tip for? i don't know though!!

I've got an inch-and-a-half long crack in my heel that's been there several months and won't go away. I've gotten rid of the callous around it, I'm rubbing crack healing ointment on it every day and painting it with liquid bandage at night, but all I've been able to do is heal it enough to where I can walk around without pain. Got any ideas to help, or should I see a doctor on this one? (I'm not diabetic.)

i got nothing.

can we talk about sunscreen? i hear you are not supposed to use oxybenzone-containing sunscreens now. every.single.sunscreen has it. i have so far found ONE - an alba one at whole foods - that didn't.

Christine, you might try O'Keeffe's - either Healthy Feet or Working Hands. The Working Hands might be easier for you to find locally; hardware stores carry it as well as some drug stores.

Christine, I am not positive, but I think a crack that won't heel could possibly have a fungal component to it. I would probably see a doctor but if that's not feasible or easy, maybe try some Lamictal cream or something similar and see if that helps.

Hahaha won't heal, I mean. Sheesh.

Thanks, I'll look into that for my heel that won't heal.

Can anyone recommend a 50+ suncream that isn't completely gloopy and guaranteed to stain any clothes it comes into contact with?

Bullfrog makes a spray-on version, I haven't tried it (because Duane Reade stopped carrying Bullfrog and I couldn't find any this season), but it's probably not "gloopy". Dunno about the staining, but suggest putting sunblock on the parts that touch clothing BEFORE you put the clothes on, and let skin dry, and THEN get dressed.

Basically the same thing ladies are instructed to always do w/r/t lotion, make-up, perfume. All that stuff is bad for clothes.

That makes sense...I've never gone beyond basic Ambre Solaire products I pick up at Boots and was curious whether pricier creams might feel "nicer".

Oh. Then the answer is "yes."

the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch sunscreens are good and not oily and haven't harmed my clothes that i've noticed

Confession: I gave up on daily sunscreen. I'm in direct sunlight approx 10 minutes every day, if that. It just seemed pointless.

Went to a dermatologist (1st time ever) last week to have some scary bumps checked out (benign) - she advised it was better to wear clothing+hat than sunscreen, which is easier here than other places since it is generally not terribly hot.

Haha I've been in the sun almost daily for a week and purposefully got as much tan as possible (for me) in that time. Yay summer!!

I avoid the sun like a goth. I don't mind oblique sunlight, such as sitting in the shade, wearing sunglasses and looking out at sunlit things, but for the most part, direct sunlight makes me decidedly unhappy.

Well, I've been on a boat/at the beach. I only like to be in the sunlight in close proximity to water.

I got at least 5-10 second degree sunburns in one summer when I was 11 or 12, and I wonder when the skin cancer is going to show up.

ugh i remember getting sunburned so bad when i was kid that i had huge blisters on my face. i don't think sunscreen made an appearance in our house till i was 8 or so.

I had so many blisters on my face and had them so often that my mother thought I'd end up with scars.

in june 1997 i went to the first Tibetan freedom concert out on Randalls Island. Not being a native NYer I had no idea downing stadium was a sea on white concrete. My head got so burnt that day that i was peeling layers of skin off my head that i had to then drag through my hair. id end up with a piece of skin with a hundred tiny holes. So gross and painful. AND I developed a bright red dot about the size of a round pinhead an inch back from my hair line that i still have today. I could get it removed but they'd have to shave my head there and right behind the bangs is kind of a hard place to cover up.

oh i guess it was the second TFC. The first one was in SF the year before

I am getting a facial today. Hoping for some sort of skin-rejuvenation miracle. Will no doubt end up disappointed.