Do you have a skincare routine and if so, please describe it?

[DreamCrescent]

i wash my face and moisturize twice a day. i exfoliate once a week. i have a personal microdermabrasion device i use every 6 weeks or so, and a high frequency that i should be using more often than i do. there’s also a red light mask and a microcurrent device. those really actually work but I’m bad at persisting with the habit. what about you?

i have a complicated skincare regimen

my skincare routine is casual; i wash my face and apply sunscreen, that’s it

i don’t take care of my skin

i’ll tell you in the comments

[DJB72]

Just water on my face, no suncream anywhere.

My dad had melanoma. You've never seen a man more covered on the beach. Vest, t-shirt, light top and a tracksuit jacket on top and swimming trunks, shorts and tracksuit pants on the bottom.

He used factor 40 lotion under all that. Highest available at the time.

Has anyone else noticed that the appearance of skin cancer was immediately PRECEDED by the increase in artificial, chemical sunscreen products and has INCREASED as they've got more popular?

I use shaving gel because my beard is too dense to shave with nothing.

Right now I'm busy developing a tallow skin cream for my wife. All natural.

[DreamCrescent]

you’re quite right. i read a research article that raised that question; there has been a spike in skin cancers since sunscreen became popular so is it actually responsible as a potential cause?

i don’t really know, but the alternative is UVA and UVB, so it’s bad either way

[DJB72]

I'm fair skinned and have a bit of red in my hair. I don't burn though. Last time I burned was when - at my wife's insisting - I used suncream

[Truthatanycost]

A flannel with hot water on my face, dry off and then I spray cold colloidal silver on after and massage it in.

[DreamCrescent]

what does that do?

[Truthatanycost]

I started using it after noticing that it left my skin really soft. But you can see articles that talk about its benefits with skin problems. It is expensive but I make it myself so no issues:

www.nanominerals.co.uk/.../how-to-clear-improve-skin-with-colloidal-silver

[Paris13]

Since The Age of 8, I have been washing with a Skin care Product and Moisturizing. It has Gotten Even More Regimented and even Better, As I Grew Older. I Do a Dr. Teal Scrub Once a Week in the Shower as well. Turmeric every Few Days for Under my Eyes to Avoid Bags and Circles. Syat out of the Sun as a Worshipper and Drink Lots of Water. Do a Daily Vitamin and Eat Healthy. You could in The Future Have a Problem with those Devices, Be Careful. xxoo

[DreamCrescent]

you’re right. but the alternative is mature-looking skin and i don’t want that 😥

[Paris13]

Thanks So Much, Dear. xxoo

[electromagnetic]

Day: Water to rinse night skincare. Then just toner and sunscreen and Im out the door.
Night: double cleansing, toner, serum, moisturizer.
On Wednesday night, I usually do some sort of overnight treatment. My most recent go to has been DERMA:E overnight peel.

On Sunday, I do a whole skin care session including cold eye patches and a face mask. But that’s simply because I want to be extra. I don’t really see much of a benefit.

[DreamCrescent]

same here. i try to do soo much. and then go months just washing my face and moisturizing moisturizing morning and evening and it’s just the same 😆

[Sonorous]

I don't have a crazy routine. I just start by putting warm water on my face & then I add soap & rub around. Then I'll get the soap off with warm water & sometimes do an ice plunge to close my pores. But most times I just end it with cold water on a cloth. Then I put some cerave moisturizer on my face & call it a day.

I notice that my gut health is highly correlated to my skin health. So as long as I keep good gut health, my skin will look somewhat decent if I'm washing it at least 2 times a day. Sometimes more if I've been sweating or if I ate something I know will produce more oil on my skin. I have naturally oily skin.

[PrettyCrumblBb]

What does cera v help with?

[Sonorous]

@PrettyCrumblBb I use it to help trap moisture in my face. Not sure what else. I only use it because my sister left it here & isn't coming back for it 🤣

[PrettyCrumblBb]

Lol I heard it's good. I think I might buy a little jar.

[sheikalana]

In the morning I clean my skin with warm water. Apply serum, eye cream, moisturizer and SPF.
In the evening if I wore makeup during the day I remove my makeup and then cleanse my skin with a facial cleanser. If I didn't wear makeup I just clean my skin with warm water. Apply night serum, eye cream and night cream. Once a week I like to do a cleansing and hydrating mask.

[garykingg]

I don't think any man gives a crap about your skin or your skin care routine lolz

[sheikalana]

@garykingg no one is talking about men here. I'm just answering the question.

[garykingg]

Why do you do it?

[sheikalana]

@garykingg because I love taking care and pampering myself and looking good is important to me. Your skin is the longest organ in your body it deserves as much care as your hair or nails. I also have atopic skin so it's important for me to give that extra love to my skin.

[DreamCrescent]

self care. it’s not about men. the category isn’t about relationships, remember

[sheikalana]

@DreamCrescent exactly. No one here is talking about men I don't know how he came up with that.

[Pinay_ako]

mornings: warm water, kojic soap, rinse. Vitamin c, caffeine eye serum, black snail serum. Vitamin c primer.

night: gentle cleanser, glycolic toner, retinol, eye roller, black snail serum, lip balm, gua sha and hand cream

sundays: exfoliate, retinol face mask, eye patch, nose strip, black snail serum

[DreamCrescent]

i feel like retinol is harsh and drying for me.

what’s the eye roller?

[Pinay_ako]

Retinol if done right is good for you. The eye roller? It’s to help minimize eye puffiness as we get older it gets more prominent.

[DreamCrescent]

where do you get one? it’s just like the rose quartz or jade rollers for the face?

[Pinay_ako]

Yes 🙌. Sephora or any beauty stores now

[Kulotz]

I have karma skin dry near the cheeks and not so but little oily on T part of the face. I stopped washing my face in the mornings. I only wash my eyes and brush my teeth. It really helps my dry skin. And during winter after shower I put vaseline (Petroleum Jelly) on my cheeks because they get so dry and it hurts. that's it. beauty products makes my skin itchy and red.

[DreamCrescent]

what is karma skin?

[Kulotz]

oily in some parts dry in some parts

[garykingg]

Why are women so obsessed with their skin care routine? Just wash your face with water lolz, don't overcomplicate simple stuff.

[DreamCrescent]

i wouldn’t say “obsessed”. same reason people go to the gym. same reason people take vacations. same reason people stretch, exercise, walk, eat healthy. it’s called self-care. there’s nothing negative about it

[OtterMan68]

I only use hot water when shaving.
Wash with daily facial scrub. Rinse in cold water.
Use daily alcohol free moisturizer.
Splash cold water on my face when I get home.
Before bed, swab my face down with witch hazel.
Sunscreen if I'll be outdoors in the sun.

[jshm2]

Soap and water.

Yet, still have better skin than some women who buy all the crap!

The secret to good skin, is good diet. Buying all that skin care stuff is just papering over your problems.

[JoahZ10nT]

I wash my face two times with a regular face soap and oil soap! After that toner, after that eye cream, and the moisturizer and if it’s day sunscreen lotion

[HawkPerception]

Shower and exfoliate using a bar of soap covered by a rag, then dry my face out of the shower and lightly apply olive oil to moisturize my face. Look up the benefits of olive oil for the skin. It works beautifully for me.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Only thing I do is wash my face when I shower and then moisturize it with Aveeno. Anything else and it's using baby oil when I shave my legs and then after I wash them, I use baby lotion on them.

[rosemilk]

nope, no need. water, regular soap, and lotion has never wronged me. i don't get pimples either. the more complex a skin care routine is, the more likely you'll break out. just what i've found. obviously it isn't the same for everybody.

[katiesmuff]

Mine is pretty simple basically just keeping my face clean and using sunscreen!

[NathanDavis]

don't really need a routine, just basic care

[Berweic]

No, I don't do skin care. I apply acne medication to my face before going to bed at night, and when I wash it in the morning, I wake up with skin like a baby's butt. It's inexpensive and I say goodbye to acne and blackheads.

[LavLavLuv]

I use: Face wash, toner, gel moisturizer, serums (niacinamide, retinol, exfoliating, vitamin C), matte sunscreen, eye cream

[Babygirl_S]

I like to keep it simple so that I actually do it every day.

[normalice]

Soap, water, lotion. Every night.

[exitseven]

I wash my face in the shower

[strateguy632]

3rd,