suncream, zits and wrinkles: rolling skincare thread?

omg carl snapchatted a little video of you trying out concealer or something and i made a little squeaking noise when I realized who it was on the screen!

Sunny, POST THE BUMP! I wanna see it.

I snapchatted him pointing at shoes, too.

Jesse was the most interesting thing that happened to me that day.

You did! I think that it took me a second because maybe there was something new about his facial hair since the last picture I saw of him.

Royal Nectar Facelift is good for puffing wrinkles away, and is going to last forever. It also nearly burnt the skin off the outside corners of my eyes. Feels lovely elsewhere on my face. I should post a rave review to counterbalance the shitty ones on Amazon. Camilla P-B uses it, apparently :/

Carl, I invested in Dr Feelgood! First try-out tomorrow!

I have always been a grease monster, but due to hormone imbalances I am now a dry weirdo. Um and this is way worse than being oily. Makeup just looks terrible.

I have been slathering seabuckthorn oil on my face. It comes in a cool russian VIAL.

i started using this eucerin red-correcting moisturizer with spf, and am pretty disappointed. i tried it for a few weeks after my hope-in-a-jar ran out, and it just does not even compare - the sunscreen really sits on the skin and the green color doesn't correct redness at all. also not v moisturizing - the dry flaky patches that had disappeared while using the philosophy stuff def started returning with the eucerin.

now i'm trying some handmade organic hippie stuff that has a REALLY strong - but not unpleasant - smell. it's just ok :/

in other skincare news:
- added pure argan oil to my am/pm routine, just a few drops mixed in with the day cream for am and coconut oil for pm. no idea if it's really doing anything
- started using some raw honey i had lying round as face wash, not as weird or gross as i assumed it would be
- bought some nivea eye cream, has made zero difference to my dark puffy eye area over the last few weeks

Sunny, POST THE BUMP! I wanna see it.

― kate78, Monday, June 24, 2013 1:36 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Kate, you asked for it.

The bump:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4323/b1od.jpg

Where the bump is on my head:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2881/qtcf.jpg

16 years of dealing with that thing in a delightful conspicuous place. Thanks, Summer. You're so awesome.

I have a similar bump! It is colorless, though, and on the side of my head.

Maybe part your hair on the other side?

That bump is not gross! Ya'll crazy.

I usually do part it a different way but it often ends up re-parting itself at some point in the day. Anyway, I'm not that fussed about it but it would be nice if it wasn't there.

OK best moisturizer with a high SPF . . . go.

This time of year, I just use straight sunscreen as my moisturizer. I love Elta MD and they do a line of facial sunscreens and tinted facial sunscreens.

^^^same. I use this:
http://www.laroche-posay.co.uk/product-treatments/Anthelios/Anthelios-Dermo-Pediatrics-SPF-50-Lotion-p774.aspx

Not sure if you can get it in stores in the U.S.--I stock up a duty-frees when flying overseas. You can definitely get it by mail order. Plenty hydrating for me, and doesn't sting my eyes, which has has always been a huge problem for me.

I've been using the stuff horseshoe recommended a long long time ago - http://www.amazon.com/beauty/dp/B000Q8R7KW - and it's so so. I'm finding it really drying and I've been having some problems with redness and irritation, so I ordered this stuff - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003S1IQWM. The name makes me furious ("CREAMMMY" alsdkjfa;lksdjal;ksd) but it sounds like it will be pretty good for very dry skin.

It shipped yesterday so I'll report back when I get it.

I was just looking at the most recent reviews on the Devita stuff and apparently they changed their formula at the end of last year and one of the major complaints is that it's very drying. Good to know it's not just me and my ridiculously dry skin, but based on my experience and the most recent reviews, I don't think I'd recommend it.

I can't do chemical sunscreen well - I was using sanitas solar block, but I got a sunburn through it this weekend from being outside for 15 minutes. I went back to Shisheido. It does have oxicinate in it, but its mostly a physical sun block (zinc oxide).

I am also a grease ball so I am always trying to find sunscreens that are slightly mattifying.

Kiss my Face sunscreen was always good for my skin -- very smooth and non irritating. Apparently they have an SPF moisturizer also that uses non-chemical sunscreen.

I haven't tried the moisturizer tho

i've been using retin-a for about 6 weeks or so and i haven't had any real breakouts from it - i was nervous about crazy skin, so i just used on alternate parts of my face, putting it just on my nose area every 2nd night for a couple weeks, then my chin, etc. now i'm using it on my whole face and in 6 weeks i've only gotten a couple of very minor whiteheads and some dryness.

i've been using this as a day cream, and it's really nice - i had some doubts but i like it a lot, it makes your face look really shiny after you first put it on but it melts in really nicely, would probably recommend for skin on the drier side. it has no spf so i mix it with some neutrogena sunscreen . that eucerin green-correcting stuff totally sucked so i'm using it up on my neck/chest area.

yeah I got some of that eucerin green-correcting stuff, it's not v good at all is it.

1. it doesn't correct shit
2. it's not even v moisturizing
3. the physical sunscreen doesn't melt in AT ALL
4. it's kind of expensive for drug store stuff!!

yeah it's annoying. and weird to me too, because their redness relief lotion etc do work pretty well and are v calming.

Trying this free sample Boscia face mask. Putting on a black face mask is kind of weird.

OMG daily salicylic acid face wash and toner has worked miracles. No more blackheads and no more break-outs for the last couple of months. Plus my skin feels really soft and smooth. Fucking miraculous!

I'm still using the Retin a regularly and I think I am starting to see results? I'm not really sure though. Def a little peeling but nothing maj. Still purging and breaking out a little which really sucks but I'm still determined to wait this phase out this time. It just better get better soon.

DO NOT BUY the Cetaphil moisturizer with SPF. I did and it was really bad. The sunscreen just sits on your face and stays white and ugh I am angry at it.

Sunscreen is like the hardest thing. It is harder than foundation, I have decided.

i made a derm appt for next week because i can't stand my gross bumpy face anymore
can someone tell me what the purpose of retin-a is? should i ask my doc for it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/fashion/30skin.html?pagewanted=all&loadDynamically=false&commentsPosition=middle&_r=0

Prescription Retin-A first became popular more than 20 years ago as an acne treatment. But doctors and patients soon noticed another benefit, one with enormous impact on those who were looking for a way to keep skin vibrant and smooth.

Retin-A users reported improvements in skin texture, including diminished wrinkles and brown spots. Early studies soon confirmed its anti-aging effects. In 1988, Dr. Voorhees and his colleagues at Michigan published the first double-blind study of Retin-A’s effect on photodamaged skin and found that all 30 patients who completed the 16-week study showed statistically significant improvement.

that sounds promising

That article is pretty good. Basically it combats acne and the other things mentioned BUT something to mention is that your skin MAY get worse before it gets better as it adjusts to it.

http://jezebel.com/277896/perfect-skin-in-365-grueling-days-the-wonders-of-retin+a-micro

Yeah basically it causes a cell signalling cascade that causes cells to die off and replenish at a faster rate, in addition to being directly anti-acnegenic. You really really really have to be careful with the sun while using it, like no joke.

I have used retin-A micro .04% (on the mild end of the spectrum); any of the stronger concentrations or other retinoids like tazorac are intolerable with the redness, stinging, peeling.

But that is just me and I am a sensitive flower.

Oh! E, I'm glad you said something. You'd mentioned Retin-A before and I was wondering how it was going. I have a dermatologist appointment next week to get a spot looked at and I was going to ask about Retin-A, retinoids, etc. I tried Retin-A in the late 90s but I gave up at the first sign of trouble.

Like that NYT article mentioned, besides the benefits in appearance, it apparently repairs pre-cancerous skin cells? Sounds good to me.

i would read that jezebel article but it is so full of jokes that i can't find the relevant facts -- i think i might try retin-a/oids even if things get worse before they get better. it's better than being stuck with spotty bumpy face skin. i guess i'll see what the doc says.

I'm going to the dermatologist for "age spots" I guess they're called. WTF are those? They're on my face. Probably sun damage? Until this year I'd worn sunscreen on my face exactly never.

LL it def could help just know it might get bumpier for a couple months. I'm definitely breaking out more than I normally do but I'm not giving up dammit!!!!!

One thing I've read that helps with the dryness and peeling is to wait 1/2 an hour after washing yr face before applying it thereby making sure your face is totally dry before it touches it. IDK why but supposedly this makes a difference and I think it's helped for me.

Jesse - I think it can help with age spots because of the rapid cell turnover etc.

I will keep updating! I think I've been using it regularly for about 5-6 weeks now.

letting my face dry before moisturizing or applying makeup has helped me a lot with my rosacea. i think it's something about the dampness idk?

I want to try a chemical exfoliant, which is supposedly better for your skin than a scrub - that is something that might help with face bumpiness, LL.

I got a mad chin break out right after posting above that the retin-A hadn't been shitting up my skin. But I actually think it might be the fault of the sunscreen I started using.

I haven't experienced the initial breakout/purging thing with Retin-A. I get bumpy on my forehead the week before my period, which is perfectly in synch with when the DREADED CHIN HAIR (just one, but a pesky bastard) makes its appearance.

I have a pact with a girlfriend of mine that we will each make sure to pluck the DREADED CHIN HAIR for each other should either of us happen to fall into a coma.

I've had the worst chin breakout in years but i think it's low-level stress :(

Salicylic acid is a chemical exfoliant. I got on the SA wagon after reading an Ask Me Anything Reddit thread by a skin care chemist who just wouldn't shut up about it. She recommended Selsun Blue Naturals as face wash b/c it contains SA.

I bought 30% SA from Amazon and did some home chemical skin peels but I didn't follow through for very long b/c the peeling is kind of a pain in the ass. And for me there was about a day of hyperpigmentation before I peeled and it made me feel like hiding from society.

Testing products for breakouts is the biggest pain. I change a product, and then sometime later I get a breakout. Is it a) because of the product, b) because I'm premenstrual that week anyway, c) because I accidentally got hairspray on my skin while styling, c) because I need to change my pillowcase or sheets, d) because I wore a bike bag with a strap across my sternum and got it sweaty and now my neck is a Robin Cook novel. Seriously how am I ever supposed to know if it was the product?!??

I did try chemical exfoliants for a while but the bumps and spots are not limited to pms times anymore, they're just there ALL THE TIME. I feel like I'm being a little vain about this but then I see people without bumps and feel like I deserve to not have bumps too.

idk, psychological peace of mind is not the same thing as vanity. sometimes skin stuff, especially on yr face, can just kind a make you feel a bit paranoid and/or set apart. seeking answers is fine!

c) because I need to change my pillowcase or sheets

Frequently changing pillowcases is one of the most surprisingly valuable skin-care tips ever and I learned it from one of your posts.