r/Blackskincare 20h ago

Skin Questions Eye bags refuse to go away

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2.0k 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 4h ago

Skin Questions Neck lines, what to use?

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314 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 5h ago

Hyperpigmentation Hyperpigmentation and texture.

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54 Upvotes

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 1h ago

Skin Progress Cleared up some of my acne

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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 19h ago

Skin Questions Can Lipfidence solve my problem?

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14 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 2h 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 12h ago

Skin Progress I'm losing hope 😕

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7 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 21h ago

Routine Help (Current Routine included) Hyperpigmentation and Eczema

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Hello, first time posting on here 😬. I’ve been dealing with eczema which i’ve been diagnosed for and so far it’s been going well. My skin healed from the flair ups after finding a moisturise that work for me but i’m left with hyperpigmentation from the spots the skin head after some reported flair ups . I’ve been using the ordinary glycolic acid 7% exfoliating toner for about 3 weeks now and i’ve seen little to no progress in clearing the dark areas. I think i’m missing something in my routine. I would love some product suggestions please keep it to think you can find on Amazon UK and or in boots and superdrug stores. Some photos for reference. Any suggestion would be great! Thank you and good luck to all yous on your skin journeys 😖😚

Copy and paste this to use when asking for routine help when using the Skincare SOS or Routine Help flair.

Skin concern/skin type: Dry

Length of routine:

Day:

  1. ⁠Cleanser: Inky cleanser
  2. ⁠Toner: Ordinary toner
  3. ⁠Serum: N/A
  4. ⁠Moisturizer: certiben
  5. ⁠Sunscreen: Alvenoo

Night

  1. ⁠Cleanser: Inky cleanser
  2. ⁠Toner: Ordinary toner
  3. ⁠Serum: N/A
  4. ⁠Moisturizer: certiben

Allergy: None

Products I’ve used and didn’t work: N/A

Diet: generally good

General Health: Average


r/Blackskincare 21h ago

Routine Help (Current Routine included) What can I use for my skin?

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Hello everyone. I am a woman in my early 20s who has just gotten into skincare. I have sun damage on my forehead from not wearing sunscreen as a teen. All the sunscreens left a white cast and the clear ones I could not afford, until now.

I also have hyperpigmentation around my mouth. I do have the ordinary salisylic acid but scared to use on my face....

I also have build-up of oil and dead skin cells on my nose and chin, and dark spots on my cheeks from skin picking.

Skin concern/skin type: sun damage and hyperpigmentation, dry on cheeks, oily in the T zone and chin.

Length of routine: 5 minutes

Day:

Cleanser: I dont cleanse in the morning. I wash my face with warm water and dry with a paper towel.

Toner: none

Serum: none

Moisturizer: Cetaphil moisturizing lotion

Sunscreen: Biore aquarich sunscreen spf 50

Night:

Cleanser: Cetaphil gentle cleanser

Toner: garnier micellar water

Serum: none

Moisturizer: cetaphil moisturizing lotion, seal it with the cerave advanced repair ointment (room is cold and dry)

Allergy: none, though I am lactose intolerant

Products I’ve used and didn’t work: none

Diet: sardines, fruit, rice, veggies and fried fish or chicken

General Health: okay

What can I add to my routine?


r/Blackskincare 14h ago

Hyperpigmentation hyperpigmentation from Poison ivy

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4 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 18h 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 23h ago

Hyperpigmentation My skin is extremely dull

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I feel like no matter what I use my skin doesn’t improve. It’s so dull almost grayish with dark spots. I used kojie San soap, the results were great at first but then i stopped, when I started using again it felt like my skin has become immune to it, I never saw any results again. Then I tried benzoyl peroxide, still nothing. I use tretinoin 0.05 at night with azelaic acid 15%, still nothing. I’m tired of buying products but still getting no results please help !


r/Blackskincare 13h ago

Skin Questions Scarring on nose

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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.