What is your skincare routine?

I use a skin wash, q10 serum, moisturizer, and sunscreen.

I used to use facemasks, which I love because they make skin very soft, but I haven't been using them that often nowadays.

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Yeah I used to do facemasks once a week, but once I ended up having a huge reaction on my face.. apparently the packet was opened on the side due to some defect (couldnt see it by naked eye) and the serum in it oxidized ..

oohh that sounds rough

The face masks I use come in bottles/tubes. You just apply the the cream/liquid to your face and wait for a few minutes, and I haven't had issues with them yet.

Morning:

Cleanser

Moisturizer

Sunscreen

Lip Balm

Evening:

Cleanser

Clay Mask (once a week)

Toner

Moisturizer

Treatment (every other day)

Eye Cream

Lip Balm

it used to be so nice, now it's cleanser and vaseline/aquaphor

Accutane handles the rest

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First I use this under my eyes:

Than I use this when I have visible pimples (that are not scratched or bloody) on all the pimples:

Than I use a face cream (against blackheads and pimples) :

And this creme under my eyes:

every time I shower (2 times a week, 3 in the summer) I put a peeling on my face that I wash off in the shower:

Ocasionaly I also use a toner after cleaning my makeup off before putting creams on:

In summer I often only use the face cream at night and a sunscream in the summer. I bought a travle size of it since you never use that much cream on your face in 1 year to entirly use it since it is said you should trow suncream away all 2 years cause it can become nasty after that time:

I also use this 2 times a week to get rid of pimples and blackheads etc:

I sometimes also do eyepatches and facemasks but not that much. Maybe only 1 or 2 times a month

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How does this work with pimples? does it help to settle them down quickly?

some people say it works very well within 1 day since it contains teatree oil as one ingrdedient but for me it only works when I use it at least 2 days, but it also plays a role in how big the pimple is. Is it a big one it might only helps a little bit

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that sounds great actually, mine was more like those korean facemasks you see

Yeah. If you're looking good recommendations on that type of facemasks. I'd highly recommend this video. He's a really good skincare YouTuber.

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some people say it works very will within 1 day since it contains teatree oil as one ingrdedient but for me it only works when I use it at least 2 days, but it also plays a role in how big the pimple is. Is it a big one it might only helps a little bit

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How does this work with pimples? does it help to settle them down quickly?

i almost went into dermatology before i realized i had no physical stamina for it lol. tea tree oil (most likely the oil in this pen is diluted because on its own it can cause burns) is antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory, meaning it can reduce the size of the pimple whilst making sure than no new bacteria gets in the area and infects it.

Atm I am epitome of this meme

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it used to be so nice, now it's cleanser and vaseline/aquaphor

Accutane handles the rest

I was too scared to use accutane (but that turned out great for me because I solved my skin problems). I know some people who did and it really did help them a lot.

Anyways I just wanted to say that La Roche and Avene were brands that helped me the most. I regularly use them and bace masks.

BTW for facemasks as I said earlier I mainly use these:

I only use the pink colored eyepatches for my eyes when I use them.

as masks I use these:

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Funfact: German people are obessed with Korean beauty and if it's in store some people pay extrem amounts of money just to get things that are in Korea like 1-3€ but in Germany 5-10€ if you get what I mean, but from a German Youtuber I watch who lives in Korea she said she noticed the exact oposite. Aparently Korea imports the brand "Balea" and sells t for 5-10€ in the stores in Korea wich is crazy cause all facemasks, showergels, facial creams etc of Balea are just 0.50€ to 2€ in Germany only ... She showed as example a showergel in a store that costs 0.55€ in Germany and Korea wants 6.000 Won for it wich are about 5€ ... that is crazy dude

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I was too scared to use accutane (but that turned out great for me because I solved my skin problems). I know some people who did and it really did help them a lot.

i'm on round three of this bullshit but it's working again! i took it in 2018 and my skin cleared up, and then again in 2020 but i forgot to take it with fat so literally nothing happened, and then again rn!

more people should take the leap tbh!

school is stressful so i have the craziest dark circles. on top of that, i never had to deal with acne during my teenage years but the moment i hit 20 my skin decides that it wants revenge for all the times i neglected it

i did invest in some skin care products a while back but i got lazy and forgot all about it just a week in it’s a miracle i even remember to put on moisturizer

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BTW for facemasks as I said earlier I mainly use these:

I only use the pink colored eyepatches for my eyes when I use them.

as masks I use these:

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Funfact: German people are obessed with Korean beauty and if it's in store some people pay extrem amounts of money just to get things that are in Korea like 1-3€ but in Germany 5-10€ if you get what I mean, but from a German Youtuber I watch who lives in Korea she said she noticed the exact oposite. Aparently Korea imports the brand "Balea" and sells t for 5-10€ in the stores in Korea wich is crazy cause all facemasks, showergels, facial creams etc of Balea are just 0.50€ to 2€ in Germany only ... She showed as example a showergel in a store that costs 0.55€ in Germany and Korea wants 6.000 Won for it wich are about 5€ ... that is crazy dude

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to be fair this Balea brand has caught my eye aesthetic wise and their anti acne face cream has piqued my interest!

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i'm on round three of this bullshit but it's working again! i took it in 2018 and my skin cleared up, and then again in 2020 but i forgot to take it with fat so literally nothing happened, and then again rn!

more people should take the leap tbh!

Having skin problems is so hard especially when you can't get rid of it.

I had skin problems for years and I did some face treatments too.

I am sending you my moral support

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to be fair this Balea brand has caught my eye aesthetic wise and their anti acne face cream has piqued my interest!

IDK why you find that so cool, but well I heard a lot from some people that drugstores in their countries would look shit compared to Germany xD

BTW this is a typical German drugstore:

Here is another one:

and another store that comes to my mind:

Morning:

Micellar water to cleanse my face

Nivea cream

Lip balm

Evening:

Same as above

I feel like less is more and my grandmother used the same cream by nivea all her life. She barely had any wrinkles even at 80.

Morning Routine:

• Vitamin C Serum (Currently using the Physician's Formula Skin Booster Vitamin Shot; on the lookout for a better one.)
• Moisturizer (Currently using the Pond's Rejuveness Anti-Wrinkle Facial Cream)
• Eye Cream (Currently using the Kiss Red E Anti-Aging Eye Cream)
• Sunscreen (Currently using the Kose Cosmeport San Cut Sunscreen Gel)

Nighttime Routine:

• Makeup remover (Currently using the Garnier Skin Active Micellar Rose Water)
• Cleanser (Currently using the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Face Cleanser)
• Once a week, I exfoliate with the Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant and the rest of the week I use a retinol serum I got a Dollar Tree because I was on a time crunch and budget (not my best decision, I know.)
• Moisturizer (Same as the morning one)
• Eye cream (Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye)

Occasionally, I'll do a sheet mask. I'm still missing a toner and ampoule/serums from my routine but it works well regardless and while my skin is not perfect, it looks just fine and glowy on most days.

Daily cleanse and exfoliate twice a week, that's all I need. I'm lucky, I have good skin.

Morning: cleanser, toner, essence, serum, moisturizer, and sunscreen.

I repeat those at night except for sunscreen.