suncream, zits and wrinkles: rolling skincare thread?

What is your secret

retin-a, suncreen.

i will rep for retin-a and western medicine on acne as well, fwiw

I've knew a derm who did rep for them if only because they made people clean their faces really well. Who knows.

Yeah my secret is never forgetting to put C1indoxil and faux retin-a on my face tbh. I thank the pharma industry for this, I do.

And when I don't eat sugar or carb-heavy anything, my skin gets more 'refined' looking or whatevs. But chocolate...

x-post - I mean that it made people do it more often and for a good length of time or whatever. It's $30 and I haven't gotten a pimple since I started using it every night so I figure it can't be hurting any.

any opinions on BB cream?

Yeah sort of how the toothbrush works too - you just end up cleaning more thoroughly - it's not magic but it helps
xp

Yes, exctly.

Dayo - we've talked about bb cream in here before iirc.

I think most BB talk is on the cosmetics thread? Can't remember

Oh! Yeah, you're probably right.

haha okay. also - thinking of starting to use cetaphil face moisturizer with the SPF 50, since I seem to be getting a few new facial moles every year. but have never used sunscreen before. worried!

Cetaphil is generally a really good brand. I think I even have that exact one (it's either Cetaphil or Cerave) and I like it a lot.

what are you worried about?

idk! all my life I've had relatively good skin on my face (like the only part of my body, for real) and that's without washing, using facial cleansers, etc. so I have a general vague ~worry~ anytime I try out something new on my face

*knocks on wood*

People usually grow new moles (nevi) until about the age of thirty or so. Remember your ABCDs

I got two moles checked out a few months ago! I have a big 'fried egg' mole in my scalp

I canceled my followup because the derm said that she was just going to see if they had grown any bigger within 2 months and I was like, I can just do that at home!

kate78, et al, what is your opinion on this http://www.amazon.com/PMD-B005NQRPFO-Personal-Microderm/dp/B005NQRPFO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I'm having an extra-scrupulous day. I should have cleaned house but I was too lazy to start, so instead I tweezed and plucked and extracted and face-masked and manicured and I guess I had to deal with that stuff sooner or later, judging from the amount of gross that was in my skin, but it felt kind of compulsive. Urrrrgh.

dayo everyone should wear sunscreen

BTW I might be an estee lauder convert. I am loving my time zone night cream and night renewal serum. It seems like something fauncy my mother might use, too. Even though it's not very fauncy at all.

just1n3: I've never seen that before, but it looks like fun?

Guys I've never has rosacea but since I read about the mite poos I've been washing my face with antibacterial soap. I know this will most likely result in a world of other problems from dry wrinkly skin to excellerated mite evolution but I can't help myself!!!!

I think about mite poop every time I wash my face

is sandblasting a thing?

has anyone had broken capillaries on their face treated with lasers? i keep acquiring more of these, related to rosacea. also what is this mite talk? i'm pretty sure my rosacea is not caused by mites since i always have outbreaks in tandem with migraines.

I had some broken capillaries treated with IPL, but tbh new ones just keep coming so I give up and "treat" them with concealer.

whoever recommended aveeno handcream upthread, otm

bought some today, v nice!

working on being more *attentive* to my skin in general

got some amylactin so I can try to finally work on my bumpy arms. also switching up my face-washing to use the cetaphil cleansing bar for a while (still with cerave moisturizer, bc the soap is a touch too drying for me to go without completely). in general my face has calmed down a fair bit, I have worn makeup a few times lately without any real bad after effects, but I'm interested to see what a change will do.

oh and I know this probably for the nail thread but I found this cool tub of nail & cuticle cream that's for horses hooves? but for people? lol

Love Aveeno for body (not for face), glad it's working for you!

I can't believe I am saying this but coconut oil really helped with my husband's bumpy arms! Cheap, too (at least if you get it at an international store and not Whole Foods).

Horse stuff has a long following with humans--Mane and Tail shampoo, etc.

Trader Joe's has super cheap coconut oil (I'm a huge fan of it as a moisturizer).

hmm I just bought some coconut oil to cook with, maybe I'll nick some and try it

somewhere on ilx there is a discussion of keratosis pelaris, from which I first heard the coconut oil thing. I was a total skeptic, but tried it on dude's arms, and arms got better! Hardly a randomized controlled trial, but for two bucks it is certainly worth a shot. At worst, you'll have bumpy arms in otherwise silky smooth skin!

and I will smell like the ladies tanning beside our local pool in 1985

The one from TJ's smells like macaroons

I have two deluxe samples of the new Corrective Lift line from Chanel.... ARGH I AM IN LOVE WITH IT, AND IT'S SOOOOOO EXPENSIVE.

keratosis pelaris: vaseline and saran wrap.

well today is my first day of smelling like a giant coconut macaroon
so far, so good
do y'all put this stuff on your face or just bod?

I put it on my face at night. It's too greasy for daytime. I use it as cuticle oil, too, but don't use it on the rest of my bod because I think it would make things I touch/sit on oily and I know it would attract cat hair.

I've been meaning to try it as a hair treatment but haven't had a day where I felt like hanging out with a grocery bag on my head for a few hours.

I am covered in the stuff and I don't feel greasy or covered in animal hair. I was glossy for a few min in my robe this AM but it sunk in and now I just smell like a cookie.
Will consider it for hair! Never thought of that. Kinda scared to put it on my face though.

I read Lechera's comment before carl's and wondered why coconut oil would cause anyone to be covered in animal hair. Think I have it all straightened out now.

yeah I used it on my hands the other day was v impressed by how soft they felt

I got some lotion prescribed by my US dermatologist and it has cleared my skin up really well - no longer get spots around my chin. HOWEVER I asked my UK doctor for a prescription and she's never heard of it. How can I get hold of it? It's just a generic. I am not likely to live in the US again :(

What is it? Is there an active ingredient listed?

give me names from the lotion label and we will help you!

yeah way to be mysterious!! :P

It's nothing glamorous! :)
Sulfacetamide sodium topical suspension USP 10%

I wish I knew whether the bags under my eyes are puffiness that I could fix with more sleep/water/ridiculous creams, or just the inexorable downward progress of the fat that supports my eyes. No point in trying to do anything if it's the latter.

I think I have a sty. I have never had one before.