suncream, zits and wrinkles: rolling skincare thread?

i need a new eye gel for the morning. something depuffying/soothing? the clarins stuff was alright but not amazing and not really in the budget right now.

tr, try the hyaluronic eye cream. the seaweed toner is nice. also try going on their site and filling out the little questionnaire about your skin and it will suggest products for you (and usually they'll send you samples).

wish i could help tza but i use the Lab Series for men gel.

musically, my aunt uses this retin-a. i remember something about it tho -- does it dry your skin out or something? also, is it just an acne treatment, or is it like a wrinkle treatment as well?

i used retin-a in middle school. shit was harsh. i remember we had to get a note from my doctor to give the insurance company saying it wasn't bc i wanted to get rid of wrinkles/cosmetic bc otherwise they wouldn't cover it.

it's weird to me that it can be so harsh, yet prevent wrinkles. u know?

It's gotta be like some kind of race. Stay good looking long enough to make someone worthwhile fall in love with and spend the rest of your life with you, and then you can just go ahead wake up with puffy eyes some mornings.

but then they have a midlife crisis and leave you bc you too puffy.

I hope to God I pick better than that.

i think it's usually the boys who do that.

OK.

i got talked into this caudalié exfoliator and it's very nice, but even nicer are the mask and moisturizer samples she gave me! it all smells like lavender and is apparently made from grapes?

in love with this btw
http://www.aveda.com/images/products2/large/av_A3X5_162.jpg

way better than the clarins gel.

I got the green science eye cream and holy shit it burns! I'm thinking of taking it back.

ok so here is a thing:

i am currently living a healthier lifestyle than i have in YEARS, if ever, but my skin looks worse than i can remember since middle school! i am currently a broken out mess, possibly due to some kind of allergic reaction to some unknown thing (it's slightly similar to my bare minerals breakout last summer), and i am not sure that any skin product can help. what do i do? is it hormonal? is it age? gahhhhh!

maybe it's change of climate, but i can't imagine the air here being worse than polluted nyc air!

It takes time to work all the deep-down crap outta your skin. It's gotta be bad to get good.

i feel like it all went south when i got a facial :(
i know it's supposed to act up for a few days after but it's been 1.5 months or so and is getting progressively worse.

what about the water? maybe it's that?

6 weeks is nothing. When we start a patients on an acne treatment, we tell them to expect bad skin for another 12 weeks.

i mean like, 6 weeks since facial. skin has been overall worse for like 5 months but definitely better before the facial. but i don't know if that's anything to do with it. ugh.

what the hell kinda facial was it? Have you been using anything new?

it was at aveda. i bought some aveda lotion. maybe that's it? but i stopped using it just in case like... a week ago... and i'm still kinda breaking out.

i should really just find health insurance so i can go to a dermatologist.

after the facial the girl said 'your skin is so perfect! i had a hard time diagnosing any problems at all!' which i kinda disagreed with but compared to now, it was pretty perfect then.

your diet is pretty diff these days, something you are allergic to maybe

When you get health insurance, come see me!

<3

It definitely took a derm to fix my skin problems. Rx Retin-A plus rx spirinolactone is like magic bullet shit.

I do, however, have sunspots and broken capillaries that kinda bug me (lol thirtysomething with past history of sun abuse). Kate what are your thoughts on IPL? That's what my derm recommends.

hey tza the other i was thinking: you're exercising way more than u used to,r ight? sweat might be causing some of the breakouts too

hmm maybe. but i tend to shower right away afterwards.

The only other thing I can think of is old toxins getting worked through and out? Some byproducts of body processes are expressed on the skin -- they are expressed by pores instead of being handled by, say, the digestive system.

what a disaster for my face.

gah now the lower half of my face (nose, lips, chin, etc) is FLAKING OFF, i think from blowing nose/winter weather? ugh.

why do i feel like my skin is oilier on days when i wear glasses instead of contacts?

the plastic from the glasses rubbing against your skin can create problems!

I've had a zit that won't quit under the left arm of my glasses. At least you can't see it.

fyi british: no treatment for acne on the nhs under cameron. GOODTIMES.

what do ppl feel about biore nose strips?

I thought they made my skin worse, tbh. Maybe I was doing it wrong though.

Has anyone else tried using any stuff with neem in it? I've had good luck with a low-poo neem shampoo and so am trying a neem/aloe lotion. Seems to work great for redness, evening out skin tone, itching, but stinks.

have never heard of it!

It's a tree extract, like tea tree oil only no terpenes (I'm allergic to these), used in ayurvedic medicine for eons apparently. One of those stinky miracle products that does everything - antibacterial, calming, natural insect repellent, etc

If your skin is subject to problems, such as blemishes, oily skin, or dry skin, try this simple solution on your skin. Purchase a bottle of apple cider vinegar diluted to 5%. Further dilute this by adding two parts water to one part vinegar. Keep this solution in a bottle close to where you wash, and each time you wash your face, rinse the soap off thoroughly and rinse the face with this solution. This will neutralize the alkaline residue left by the soap and help restore the natural acid condition of the skin, preventing any bacteria from getting a foothold, and reducing your chances of facial infections or the development of pimples. You will notice that after a week or so of using this solution your face will begin to take on a healthier glow than you have ever seen before. The skin on your face will feel more alive and you will look more radiant. Try it for yourself and see the fantastic results.

I just bought a bottle of this stuff today (89¢ cheap) but haven't tried it yet. it definitely appeals to my penny-pinching nature, seeing as the only skincare product I use right now is a daily dab of 15 spf moisturizer. hope it doesn't leave me smelling too bad.

You must keep us posted on the results!

I love vinegar, partic the cider kind. Put a cup of it in bathwater for the same effect, btw, or put one cup of it in two cups of water to rinse dirty hair before washing normally. Brilliant, soft, feels like it repairs months of damage (what it really does is strip away all product residue and bring scalp back to slight acidity).

For some reason I never thought of it as facewash -- I like it a lot better than commercial toner. Might even steep some dried calendula in it.

ugh i need a dermatologist.

^^^still
my chin is a disaster!

on the positive: i got mario badescu ceramide herbal eye cream instead of the hyaluronic just as an experiment in trying new things. i am excited to see how it compares.

soo, you guys, i need a gel moisturizer. i found a GREAT one from lab series that i might have to get again, even tho it's $$, but do y'all have any other options? like, i just started using my eye gel all over my face cuz it's so much better for my skintone than any moisturizing cream i've tried.

any ideas?

Does it really have to be a gel? You can get CeraVe at the drugstore; it gets raves on the makeupalley boards. I use the CeraVe PM lotion--very light, no breakouts, no stinging.

i used this philosophy microdelivery peel sample my aunt gave me and woah that shit is amazing. so $$ though :( it seriously cleared out my nose pores, though. the ones that drive me crazy because it seems like no matter how much i exfoliate, they fill right back up.

i was also in aveda for this awesome hair product (see hair did thread) and was telling the girl how i felt like my skin had been more oily/congested since i started using the lotion the aveda people told me to get so she said i could bring it back, even though it was months old and almost half used. so i did, and exchanged it for something that so far seems much better :)

t seriously cleared out my nose pores, though.

SO. TEMPTING. Have just realized I may not be able to buy soccer tix AND cosmetics this week, and I am super jittery about doing something to my SKIN but ARGGHGHGHG.

i can only imagine what regular use would do... i can dream. some day i can buy!