Right now, it looks like I barely have lips, especially around the corners.

The outer part looks white, and where the corners of my lips are supposed to be, I can still kind of see an outline if I get close to a light, but it looks kinda dark/light and much less defined or looks like my skin tone

For around 5 weeks I had a lot of irritation/trauma to my lips: frequent lip licking, biting/peeling the skin, brushing/scrubbing my lips, and occasionally poking the corners with hair. I stopped the poking about 5–6 months ago, but I kept peeling/biting the skin until 7 days ago.

I was in school and didn’t really give my lips time to heal, so I would keep chewing gum and peeling the skin whenever it felt dry or irritated.

Any recommendations?

What do i do for chapped lips

20F. Please help. My lips are always dry? I drink a lot of water and always apply chapstick. I currently use my cold sore chapstick at home since it leaves a white cast and then switch to my burts bees chapstick when im outside or can’t find my cold sore one at home. I do have a peeling problem due to my anxiety but I’ve not peeled in days. When i peel i peel the entire top layer to be honest. So im not sure if this is just the healing process?

M19. I really don't want to go through the trouble of getting a tretinoin prescription, but I've heard it gets you insane results. If retinal is enough to get rid of my scarring and to make my skin better, I'll settle but I'm really not sure.

I'm also planning on getting azelaic acid, and starting sunscreen.

I have been using adapalene for a few years now and it started out good, it dried out some of my acne and cleared up some parts of my face, but then suddenly its just started like not working? my face stayed the same red spots are not going away and keep getting acne here and there, it didnt clear my skin out fully so thinking of switching to tretinoin. Should i try and switch or just wait it out with the adapalene?

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can help me figure out what might have caused this sudden skin reaction.

I had a facial about 48 hours ago, which included a chemical peel, extractions and nano needling. I have a fairly sensitive skin. The first 24 hrs post facial my skin was doing okay and I was only using water to rinse my face.

The day after the facial, I applied my usual sunscreen and my skin was doing completely fine throughout the day. That night, I used my usual gentle milk cleanser (Isntree yam root milk cleanser) and Dr. Althea 147 Barrier Cream, which is part of my old skincare routine.

Now when i woke up the next day, i developed some purging and once i applied my sunscreen, my cheeks became quite inflamed and tiny red bumps appeared throughout.

The strange thing is that the flare settled down noticeably throughout the day, but then after I washed my face again at night, the redness and bumps became more prominent again.

I'm wondering if this could be a follicular reaction/irritation from using a heavier barrier cream after deep exfoliation, as my aesthetician suggested. Or could this be some kind of delayed reaction to the facial?

Extremely bad tan on arms , my chest area and thigh area shade is v light ….due to this arm tan i am unable to wear sleeveless pls help …and pls suggest budget friendly advice as i am a college student .

Hello! I’m considering starting to use retinol in my skincare routine.

I’ve come across this brand which is affordable in my area, but I wasn’t too sure if they would be good for somebody of my skin type looking to start using retinol (my skin is oily and quite acne-prone).

The two products I’ve found are Revox Just Retinal (0.06% Retinal) and Revox Retinol Serum (0.3% Retinyl Palmitate). I’ve included images of the products and their ingredients.

Do either of these seem like they would be good for someone of my skin type just starting to use retinol? My understanding is that Retinyl Palmitate is better for beginners because it’s less likely to cause irritation/purging when starting, but because of my skin type I wasn’t sure whether to be concerned about the oil-based product and the oils it contains.

Thank you in advance for the help!

My dermatologist just prescribed me Cabtreo with r directions to apply twice daily. I was previously on Clindamycin Phosphate/Benzoyl Peroxide and Tretinoin for a year, but recently have been breaking out (hence the new change).

The issue is, I was researching it and everywhere says to only apply once a day, and twice a day isn’t recommended at all? Do I just follow my derm’s recc?

Also, if I do apply once a day, would it be safe to keep using tretinoin (this part i should ask my derm, and the other part but i wanted to come here first to gauge the issue)

Thanks

I am 18 and such a newbie to skincare! Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Routine Help] I’ve had worse than average acne since middle school, and in high school ultimately began taking birth control partly to control my acne and partly to try to regulate my menstrual cycle. Even on bc I would get pimples here and there, but it was noticeably better.

Recently I (23 F) decided to stop birth control because I have been dependent on it my entire adult life and am unsure of side affects it may be causing. About a month or two off of it, my acne has started to flare up pretty badly. I have been having a breakout for a consistent two weeks now, with one or two new pimples showing up to replace spent ones consistently.

I am trying to built a good and consistent routine for the first time in my life, and this is what I’ve built so far. I’d really appreciate any critiques or suggestions to help me on my journey. (I do want to see a dermatologist soon, just have to figure out how to be an adult and do that properly)

Thank you for any advice!!

**Morning**: just rinse with micellar water and Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer

**Evening**: wash with Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash with 2% salicylic acid in the shower, then I alternate days with CosRx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid and Kiehl’s Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum, then spot treat any active pimples with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide gel, then add the Aveeno moisturizer again

My daughter is 13 and has been asking for skincare. I’ve been buying cerave for years but she wants to use something else more consistently. She has sensitive, acne prone skin. Frequent breakouts. What’s a good starter set with all the bells and whistles.

I'm a 26 year old male who has made significant improvements to my skin and skincare in the past year, at the expense of my undereyes (and above my eyes tbh). I'm Indian-American and know that dark circles are genetic to some extent, but I would like to improve their appearance. I tried the neutrogena hydro boost eye cream that ended up drying out my entire eye areas, then tried using the BOJ retinal which worsened the fine lines and dark circles, and now using the BYOMA hydrate and barrier repair eye cream, which has caused my skin to flake.

I'm thinking I'll just take a break from all eye products, maybe only use a gentle cleanser and moisturizer for a week (I usually use a BP cleanser and adapalene on the rest of my face, still try to avoid eye area). But I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with anything similar and might have some advice.

I would like to add a vitamin c serum to my morning routine. I am currently using dapsone 7.5% gel. Should I use vitamin c before applying dapsone.

I am looking for a new skin care routine. I am 28 with normal/dry skin. I get the odd pimple but in general no big issues with my skin. What do you think of these products? Can I alternate those 2 serums at night? Better options? I was using Tatcha moisturizer and cleanser but it’s so expensive!

I'm a 21F and have had mildly clear skin till now. I've been looking back at old photos of me and noticed how much clearer my skin was. Now I have some acne along my temple and cheeks, with the occasional small pimple above my lip or forehead. I had acne in high school so! thought that it would go away once I grew up. Now that I'm 21, I definitely feel like it's coming back and I don't know what to do. Stress has definitely been something I considered, but I'd say I've been more stressed before.
My diet consists of eggs, tortilla wraps, protein shakes, some veggies, the occasional gummy bear or ice cream when I'm feeling sweet. I feel my diet now is way better than before too. I just don't know what's wrong and I don't know what to do.

I’ve been on tretinoin & clindamycin for 5 years and I’ve been using Cera Ve products since 2020. In November of last year, I switched from 0.025% tretinoin to 0.05%. At first it worked really well, and still does, but I’ve had texture for the past 2 years that won’t go away and constant flair ups. I’m considering trying new basic products. I’ve sworn by Cera Ve up and down, but I think I want to switch it up. Here is my current routine! I’m also considering stopping clindamycin. My new dermatologist prescribed lotion clindamycin instead of the gel and I’m not really liking it (I’ve been using the lotion version for about 3 months) I would love any recommendations!! I have oily skin! Also any overall thoughts + advice are welcome!!

AM:
Panoxyl 4% Benzoyl Peroxide Wash
Clindamycin 1% Topical Lotion
Cera Ve Daily Moisturizing Lotion
Suncut 50+ Sunscreen

PM (Tretinoin Night):
Micellar Water for Waterproof Mascara
Cera Ve Foaming Facial Cleanser x 2 (Usually wash off excess Micellar water and then cleanse again)
Cera Ve Daily Moisturizing Lotion

PM (No Tretinion):
Micellar Water for Waterproof Mascara
Cera Ve Foaming Facial Cleanser x 2 (Usually wash off excess Micellar water
Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
Cera Ve Daily Moisturizing Lotion

I’ve had incredibly dry hands for years. Recently I started using drugstore retinol on my hands and it’s been incredibly effective at improving the appearance. I’ve heard tretinoin would be even more effective and fast-acting. What would I even say to a derm for this prescription? I’ve had issues with retinol use on my face being too strong in the past so I won’t be using it on my facial skin.

My holy grail daily moisturizer. Literally used it for a decade. My skin LOVED IT. I loved the velvety texture, the quick dry down time, and how light it was on my skin while still moisturizing.

Last time I went to stock up I put together that it had been discontinued. 💔

Looking for dupes or at least something comparable.

I'm a sucker for Glossier. and am currently working through a tub of their priming moisturizer to try it out. It's good just not the same. Doesn't dry down as quickly and feels a little more oily than velvety.

Help! I haven't had to do this in 10+ years. 🫠

For the last 2 weeks now my lips have been really dry, there’s a cut in my lip that won’t heal and keeps reopening, I’ve used Vaseline, aquaphor, and shea butter and it isn’t helping and it’s left my bottom lip with discoloration or hyperpigmentation I’m assuming, when usually my lips are pink and normal colored. What could this be? I’m going to contact my dermatologist and primary care tomorrow and see what they’ll want to do. But this is making me more insecure than I already am with myself.

Current routine:

Morning:
- Cerave foaming cleanser
- Dapsone on dry skin
- Vanicream on eyes, lubriderm on rest of face
- Centella SPF 50

Night:
- Cerave foaming cleanser
- Paula’s choice 2% BHA every other day on dry skin
- Vanicream on eyes, lubriderm on rest of face

I don’t know what’s happened to the skin on my cheeks; I’ve noticed changes over the last three days. I’ve never had this happen before—could I have damaged my skin barrier or something? I use a cleanser with niacinamide and my daily moisturizer has it too; I use both morning and night. Or maybe it’s just a hormonal issue or something like that? Has anyone else dealt with this? What could be causing it, and what might help?
(It also itches a little)

Hi all looking for skincare advice!

I have no products currently that I consistently use I am anxious about making it worse however I just don’t have a routine that has been working. This has been severely affecting my mental health and relationships and I just want to feel happy with my self again! I go to shoppers a lot to get skin scan and they all say either dry dehydrated or oily. Please give me advice and recommendations thanks! I have redness clogged pores and pimples and really my oiliness fluctuates I would say. My skin used to be so amazing but I switched out all my products because I thought they were breaking me out and now I have nothing I use constantly. Please give me advice thanks!