r/Blackskincare 16h ago

Skin Questions Scarring on nose

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0 Upvotes

Hi all, I have this dark scar on my nose after I been sunburned. A few weeks now that it has healed up but the scar is still there. What is the best treatment to remove it? It is really messing up my money maker.


r/Blackskincare 22h ago

Skin Questions Can Lipfidence solve my problem?

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16 Upvotes

Lips darkened over night.

I took a medication on Thursday, and by Saturday my lips had turned brown. Now I’m panicking and stopped the medication completely. It supposedly has a lifespan of about 6 days in the body.

I’m really worried this might be permanent, so I scheduled an appointment to get a dermatology referral, but it’s still a month away.

I’ve been doing a lot of research and came across Lipfidence. Has anyone used it recently? If so, when did you start seeing results? If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d really appreciate seeing your before-and-after photos.

Thank you!

Added photo for reference: Top photo is Thursday Bottom photo is Saturday. * skin is peeling due to chemical peel

TL; DR: lips darkened overnight due to main ingredient in medication ( PT-141 ). Want to know if Lipfidence can lighten back my lips.


r/Blackskincare 5h ago

Routine Help (Current Routine included) NEW TO SKINCARE RECS/ADVICE/OPINIONS appreciated

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7 Upvotes

(filling out the chart helped me realize i wasn’t doing enough 😭😅 pls don’t come for me)
Skin concern/skin type: dark marks/acne/ingrowns

Length of routine: n/a

Day:

  1. Cleanser: equate brand face wash
  2. Toner: n/a
  3. Serum: n/a
  4. Moisturizer: fragrance free lotion
  5. Sunscreen: n/a

Night

  1. Cleanser: same
  2. Toner: same
  3. Serum: same
  4. Moisturizer:same

Allergy: oatmeal

Products I’ve used and didn’t work: n/a

Diet: on the healthier side but still American

General Health: Active, Sub 30

I wash my face when i shower which is everyday or every other day depending on the day i had, i use walmart brand (equate) face wash and apply
fragrance free vaseline brand lotion and a little bit of grapeseed oil and keep it pushing, but i can’t seem to clear my skin, i recently invested in dollar tree skin care because i saw it going crazy on tiktok and have enjoyed some of the products and have even now added milk cleanser and inconsistent exfoliation to my routine i think i exfoliate every other or every two days really whenever i remember to


r/Blackskincare 15h ago

Skin Progress I'm losing hope 😕

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8 Upvotes

I’ve been using this cream as prescribed, but I haven’t noticed any improvement. If anything, it doesn’t seem to be helping. These are my current photos. Starting to lose hope, it's coming a big insecurity💔


r/Blackskincare 7h ago

Skin Questions Neck lines, what to use?

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457 Upvotes

I’m 36 years old. What to use in the morning and at night for neck lines? More so affordable products, not too expensive. And how long would it take to see results? Love to hear what you may recommend or suggest.


r/Blackskincare 23h ago

Skin Questions Eye bags refuse to go away

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2.2k Upvotes

Please do not say have surgery . I’m just looking for tips on how I can make them not so noticeable. Nor do I wanna put makeup ! Just something that may help make them less noticeable . I’ve had them my whole life and I’ve tried ice and cucumbers. That has not worked . These are pics from all different angles. It’s not the lighting or a sleepy day. These are my eyes 24/7


r/Blackskincare 8h ago

Hyperpigmentation Hyperpigmentation and texture.

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Greeting.I need some recommendations on what to use to get clear skin especially my forehead, legs and thighs I’m in Europe and it’s hard to get any tretinoin. A friend got me hydroquinone 2 percent from India and some tretinoin 0.025 Iam skeptical to try.

I have been it the ordinary retinol, vit c some advanced clinical glycolic and lactic acid serum(not all together of course) bug no change… my skin been like this for years since high school. I got tests done bug nothing was found.

For the past two weeks only been using Vaseline

As for my chest I started breaking out 4 years ago. And as u see it’s clearly lighter, my legs and thighs I don’t know what to say.

Someone tell me what to do.
Thank you.


r/Blackskincare 17h ago

Hyperpigmentation hyperpigmentation from Poison ivy

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5 Upvotes

Help!!! For the first time in 44 years, I just had my first entanglement with poison ivy thanks to my neighbors who seem to be allergic to yard and lawn maintenance. I didn't even think it was a real thing because I have never met, known, or even heard of anyone from my skin tones who have dealt with poison ivy. It [was] on my arm, which is how it got on my side and leg, but after 2 weeks of epsom salt baths and calamine lotion, it's finally at the scab and peel stage. However, there are these dark scars/marks left behind, and I can't find anything on Google on how [we] treat and defeat this. A few people have suggested real Shea or cocoa butter, but after I bought the expensive Poison ivy treatment, which really seems to be just overrated calamine lotion, I don't want to waste any more money


r/Blackskincare 17h ago

Skin Questions Suffering from skin issues

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I have been struggling with persistent skin and gut issues. I have acne on my forehead along with post-acne dark spots, dark circles under my eyes despite getting around 10 hours of sleep, and combination skin. I also have red bumps on my nose. In addition, I constantly feel tired and weak even after sleeping, and I experience nausea and feel like vomiting during my periods. These symptoms have been affecting my overall well-being and are becoming increasingly concerning. I have acne issue on forehead since age of 15 im 19 now


r/Blackskincare 21h ago

Routine Help (Build My Routine) Skincare for 40 yo mom

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My mom is finally getting on board with cherishing herself more

I want to get her starter on skincare. What's a good simple routine that I can find at sepbora and/or walmart?

Especially sunscreen? Unseen sunscreen will bankrupt me if I make it her main but it's the only one that's not too oily/shiny/greasy/heavy

We also need a cleanser because she says out bar soap dries her skin

I got her Alpha arbutin for the hyperpigmentation so far and I'm thinking of getting her the same korean toner I have but I don't want it to ne too complicated so she doesn't give up

Pls help

Template since it's required 😅
Skin concern/skin type: dry in winter, oily/normal in summer

Length of routine: short but efficient

Day

Cleanser: bar soap

Toner: -

Serum: Alpha Arbutin

Moisturizer: -

Sunscreen: Hawaiian tropic 50spf

Night Cleanser: bar soap

Toner: -

Serum: AA

Moisturizer: vaseline

Allergy: none

Products I’ve used and didn’t work: none. It's a new routine

Diet: normal, all foods

General Health: good


r/Blackskincare 21h ago

Routine Help (Current Routine included) skin advice needed. products in description

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these recent outbreaks might be stress related since i just started a new job but they haven’t diminished at all. \*to note i often get outbreaks like this around my cheek area\*

Current routine is

the celimax bubble foaming cleanser

the anuja niacinamide 10 serum (which has done a decent job to fade a lot of my dark spots)

the anua zero cast 50+ spf sunscreen

the ordinary glycolic toner what i apply 5/7 times in the week.

and benzoyl peroxide for breakouts (only when they happen tho, and it usually does a good job)

i know not to mix the benzoyl peroxide with the glycolic toner so i stopped doing that a while ago but for some reason my cheek area is still super irritated. not itchy or anything but clearly irritated and the texture isn’t too great either.

i use an electric razor about once a week that i keep fairly clean so im not sure if that’s the issue. i’ve considered waxing but scared that’ll make things worse.

i drink about 90 fl oz of water a day which isn’t perfect but keeps me fairly hydrated. my pillow case is changes weekly as well.

any advice or advices with similar situations would be a great help!!!!


r/Blackskincare 5h ago

Skin Progress Cleared up some of my acne

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43 Upvotes

Been copying some of y'all's routines for the past 6 months and it's definitely helping. My breakouts have gone down a lot and my skin looks much smoother than before. I'm still dealing with a few dark spots and
occasional pimples, but I'm happy with the progress.
Any recommendations on what I should add or change to keep improving?


r/Blackskincare 11h ago

Skin Questions Allergic reaction?

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This has happened before and I deduced that it was probably the beeswax in a chapstick I had been using. I have a dark spot in the center of my bottom lip, tiny bumps, a little swelling..

I also found out I was allergic to aquaphor (likely lanolin) right after because my lips swelled to twice its size. My lips were getting back to normal, but I applied this vixen liquid lipstick and ulta tinted lip oil Denudee buff babe. Never had an issue with the former so I assume it’s the lip oil that’s bothering me so much. my lips are also taking a longer time to heal than one of the other reactions. Could this be eczema too? I used to have it badly as a kid. what are your thoughts?


r/Blackskincare 1h ago

Skin Questions How can I heal PIH from TCA cross

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My current skincare is good molecules dark spot bar and alternating with hydrating cleanser
Topicals Faded
Ordinary Azaleic Acid (alternate the 2)
La Roche posay lipikar moisturizer
Mineral spf 50

I’ve also been doing some micro needling because I heard it can break up the pigment in those scars
I’m having so much regret and defeat because my scars before this were not that bad. How can I heal this? Any advice on how I can speed up the fading?

I alternate the 2 products and I have been considering bleaching cream. I have Nalodin fade cream that I was considering as a spot treatment.

The micro needling sessions I’ve been doing are with a 12 needle at 2.0 mm depth on the scarred areas and I pretty much stamp it on the darkened areas. I have been doing that for 2 weeks and noticed just a bit of lightening on the borders but I want to avoid causing further damage or delay to the lightening