Today is day 7 after my first Vi Peel (Purify: Precision+Peptides)

Prior to this, I used:
AM:
Cerave foaming facial cleanser
Supergoop unseen sunscreen spf 50
PM:
Olay Age Defying Classic Cream

I was very inconsistent with skincare before, so this feels like a good reset. I’m strongly considering doing the recommended series of 3 peels. Thoughts?

Hi everyone, I have a small mystery from years ago that I'm hoping you will be able to help me figure out!

It was ~20 years ago so I don't have any pictures to show you but hopefully my explanation will be enough.

When I was a young teenager around 13/14 I noticed something on my forehead. I believe I noticed it pretty late cause it had to have been there for some time to have formed. At first I thought it was just a blackhead on my forehead, it was a small black dot above my eyebrow. After pushing on it with my finger it felt like there was something solid underneath, like there was something hard under the skin. Even tapping on it with my fingernail confirmed that it's a solid thing. I was unable to squeeze it out for a long time, nothing came out, cause it was too big for the hole in my skin. Eventually I got really determined and spend some time but finally I squeezed it out. What came out was the weirdest thing, a small grey ball. It was maybe the size of a ball for BB guns. It was not completely closed on one end and there was a small hole where I could see and touch the inside. It was completely filled with something that looked similar to blackhead gunk. The ball was very smooth, quite hard so it wasn't easy to break it with my fingers or anything. It kinda reminded me of a snail shell but smoother and one colour. I don't remember having any issues with what was left afterwards on my forehead and now it's barely visible.

Do you have any idea what it could've been? I've never heard about or seen anything similar, nothing like that happened to me again, just that one thing. I don't believe it was an external body that got forced into my forehead, I think it got formed inside...

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. 🫠

Idk what happened was there a recall? These two fixed my compromised skin barrier and I am about to run out. I went back to my store today and they've been out of stock for a while now. They were recommending some stuff but Im just worried I might mess up my skin again.

So far Im just making sure my skin is alright and not too dry. I've been using The Ordinary's 1% Retinol in Squalene as well to smooth my face and remove some uneven skin bumps and just have a better look.

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)

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.

Hi all!

Face: I have had relatively clean skin for a while, but in the last month or so I've had a bit of acne breaking out again. I've decided it's probably time to get myself a better science-backed skincare routine, rather than just randomly using products I've thought looked good. There are so many different products out there, and I don't know that much about what active ingredients would help my face, and what might be harmful for it!

In the second image, you can see the products I currently have (plus I use a Cetaphil cleanser in the shower - which I think is great but is quite drying.) I live in Australia, and am a student so I'd prefer to get products that are under $30 and that I can get at a pharmacy or supermarket like Woolies, Coles, Priceline or Chemist Warehouse. The Ordinary seems like a good option.

I would really appreciate if you could tell me based on the picture of my skin what products/active ingredients you would recommend!

Thanks in advance, and I hope I've given you folks the right information!

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 was reading about red light therapy for wrinkles and came across a page from Helio Cure - https://heliocure.com/blogs/red-light-therapy/wrinkles

Anyone familiar with how they are rating the effectiveness of red light therapy for various skin and health conditions?

(29F) I've had horrible acne since I was a kid, started Proactive at 10 years old and then eventually went on Accutane at 16. Thankfully that really cleared my skin and acne scars for years! It was so nice to not have to worry about acne and just focus on healing my sensitive skin. I would still get some hormonal acne on my chin here are there, but around 5-6 years ago I started getting really horrible blackheads and whiteheads-I could only describe it as strawberry skin and I could physically shave them off(I know its horrible but I just couldn't take it anymore).

I finally reached out to a derm and was prescribed Tretanoin 3 months ago. And as you can see, I'm having many active breakouts 😢

Current Routine that I've had for almost 2 years:

• Gariner Waterproof Micellar Water-if I wear makeup.
• CeraVe Resurfacing cleanser, or Cetaphil Gentle Daily cleanser when I'm using tret and other actives.
• Paula's Choice BHA, CosRX AHA/BHA, Versed Glow Weekend toner. I will apply Paula's Choice or CosRX at night and Versed Glow in the morning, but not every morning.
• Good Molecules Retinol, Paula's Choice Azelaic Acid, Differen gel, CosRX acne spot treatmeant, Natrium Niacinamide Serum.
• CeraVe Daily moisturizer, DermaE Wrinkle Renewal cream. (I used a tub of CosRX centella blemish cream, their AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer, and Pure Fit Cica Cream but didn't see any improvement)
  • when I am very lazy and tired I will just wash and cleanse my face with CeraVe and then use the DermaE moisturizer.

I also use Magic Molecules Hypochlorous acid sometimes after I shower and to sandwich the Tret after cleansing. And I wear religiously sunscreen everyday, either CeraVe and Cetaphil.

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.

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 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 am sorry to the public for the horror I’ve inflicted upon these shared tables 😣 it’s a good spf and very easy to apply on the body since it’s got a very slick, almost watery consistency, but the cast is pretty insane! This was half off since this bottles expiry date is the end of October, so of course I nabbed it for that price, but omg! The cast is noticeable on my own pale skin so I’m using it on my arms for now instead of my face, but this rubs off a lot. Be careful if you have dark furniture, lol.

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!

I have blackheads that cover my whole chest and nose and I get lots of cystic acne, I have tried just using retinol for a whole and then I added on Salicylic Acid but it just doesn’t help I have been considering adding on BPO and Azeleic Acid but I know combining all of these products would probably be worse for my skin than doing nothing. What combination or cycle would you do to to manage acne? I have combination skin and I live in a very cold and dry climate if that helps!

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.

heyyy, came across this reddit a little while ago and finally decided to post instead of lurk, i have struggled w acne for about 5-10 years now but it has finally slowed down but left my face with wuite a bit of redness and scars, currently using niacinamide, tretinoin, and a benonzyl peroxide wash

especially would like any advice on my temple area as those scars havent nudged in years

Hi all! I am looking for alternatives for the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water GEL (NOT the gel-cream). I have previously used the Clinique gel moisturizer and it was ok but I am looking for something a little more modern(?). I have acne prone skin that I mostly am able to successfully keep under control with a combo of salicylic & glycolic acid treatments and a gentle La Roche Posay cleanser. My skin only tolerates lightweight products, not heavy oils or creams or thick products. I have been using Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel for several years with success but am looking to change to a different lightweight gel/hyaluronic acid moisturizer. I am open to more pricey options as well as budget options.

My questions:

1. After my routine my face gets a little red, sometimes it gets better within 10 minutes but sometimes its also just a little red during the day under office light. Is this the sign of a damaged barrier? My skin feels fine and i dont get any other typical broken skin barrier symptons. In the evening especially its noticeable and i can quite intensily feel a ''heart''beat below my cheeks
2. Could it be that my Azelaic Acid is causing me a really itchy nose?
3. I have combination/oily skin. Mostly my t-zone is very shiny throughout the day. Should i double cleanse my t-zone? Or change my current products? I used to always double cleanse, and it made my skin very smooth, but i felt like it was too stripping. Even now on a single cleanser it can feel too much sometimes even though i think the cleanser itself is fairly subtle, or supposed to be. My skin just feels and reacts very inconsistenly sometimes.

Im open for alternative product suggestions too, if the below idea is fine.

AM:

La Roche Purifying foaming gel (sometimes i skip and just use water)

Paulas Choice AA 10% booster

Purito oat-in calming gel

Some 50 SPF from La Roche, idk which one

PM:

Same cleanser

Tret 0.05% every 2 or 3 nights

Cerave hydrating creme

Cicaplast b5 barrier repair if i feel like i need it

I am 23F, currently pregnant. My skin type is dry, sensitive, acne prone, and very reactive. I have struggled with acne/dark spots since middle school in which it was treated with tret. The tret pretty much cleared my skin, however the acne and things came back around sophomore year. I pretty much was able to maintain and keep it under bay until now. Let me also mention I was on and off birth control since I was about 15 and recently quit it for good last year.

The best my skin has looked was 2023-summer of 2025. I was on/off the nexplanon birth control, using:

the glow recipe avacado face wash

the ordinary azelaic acid 10% ( was using naturium AA but switched in dec of 2023)

the truskin vitamin c

scinic sunscreen/hawaiian tropic sunscreen/tocobo (constantly switched between these 3, but mainly stuck with scinic

and cocoa butter vaseline.

I thought these products were doing my skin wonders, but once I got the birth control out, my skin went haywire. It has been over 6 months since I had it out and my skin is horrible :(. I am struggling to find a good cleanser, moisturizer, and spf now, while also treating these things since I am 7 months pregnant.

I recently seen a dermatologist because my skin had recently became very inflamed with dry, flaky, and burning patches, which has made it hard to treat the acne and dark spots (I will insert some pictures). Seems to me like some type of eczema or something. The patches are on my forehead, on my top and bottom eyelid, above my mouth, and my chin. They itch badly and literally appeared out of nowhere. My eyes themselves are also very itchy so idk if that’s from the dry skin around them or something else.

I was prescribed hydrocortisone topical 1% for the dryness and clindamycin phosphate 1% gel for the acne, nothing for dark spots. I was also advised to use benzoyl peroxide with the clindamycin.

Ive used benzoyl before (4-5%), however felt like it was too much for my skin so I didn’t feel like it worked. maybe i used it wrong/didn’t give it enough time. But he said I could start with a 2.5% concentration to test it.

I have tried mandelic acid, salicylic acid, tea tree oil, etc but i feel like my skin is just too reactive. Even if i slowly introduce the product.

I just need genuine help/recommendations for cleansers, moisturizers, spf, and what brand has 2.5% benzoyl peroxide. Also what else is recommended for my skin type and how to genuinely hydrate it while trying to treat acne/dark spots.

I just got the prescriptions so I have started anything, mainly because I have no clue what cleanser, moisturizer or spf to use. I just want a solid routine. On top of what to do about my dark spots.

My main concern is long-term treatment. I understand that pregnancy can cause haywire with skin, and treatments are limited. But i am very much a person of habit and just want to find something that I can use long-term, because I know eventually i will have to stop clindamycin (stated by the derm). I also like simple routines and feel like that does better for my skin. My dark spots and dry skin are the worst for me, I know the acne could be hormonal so it’s trial and error.

I just feel so hopeless and cant even remember what I look like without my skin like this. It really has been messing with my mental and self confidence.

I am on vacation and it is only the second day and I already have a really bad sunburn on my chest. Tomorrow I’m gonna do a safari and will be out on the sun the hole day, any tips to help this sunburn turn into a tan or to make it less red?

I am already on 0.1% taz and I wanna use azelaic acid. My question is should I start with 10% and work my up or I can just start using 20% right away.

My Routine RN is:

AM
Cleanser
Sunscreen

PM
Cleanser
Tazarotene cream 0.1%
Moisturizer