Redpill meRetinol makes you 2-5x more prone to sun damage so unless you’re perfectly putting on 3 coats of sunscreen everyday it could make your skin worse. After 6 months of consistent usage, I saw no improvement at best/natural slight aging at worstThoughts on bakuchiol?
You need prescription Tretinoin>Vit C serum/Sunscreen AM. Tretinoin PMThats the gold standard
>>77243694you're supposed to put it on at night when you are about to go to bed lmao
>>77243710Why?>>77243717I do
>>77243694Just use SPF 50 moisturizer in the morning
What about centella?
>>77243710this is correcttalk to a derm op
>>77243694skill issue
>>77243694Bakuchiol is a retinol eqyivalent that doesnt degrade with sunlight but you still should use it at night to make use of the skin regen cycle while you sleep. Im the schizo OP from the other thread. Retinol dries my skin so i use the bakuchiol cream to moisturize while i sleep, plus using both retinol and bakuchiol adds up and makes a better improvement. Just use sunscreen every day, i wash my face and i apply it before going outside every morning and thats it, i dont get sunburnt or reddish skin from the sun (granted that i work in an office environment). The sunscreen also adds up to the moisturising factor. Ive been thinking about upgrading the sunscreen with a vit C serum but i dont think it would make much difference. Can any anon tell me the benefits of the vit C serum? Gemini says it basically blocks more sun radiation and it kinda acts like a deoxidant but im not sure if its worth it. Gemini also warned me that vit c and retinol can fuck you up at first but im way past the conditioning time so i guess nothing bad would happen
Redpill me on a troon spamming a fitness board instead of staying in his skin care gen on /fa/ with the other literal troons
>>77244147>/fa/About clothes>/fit/Health and fitness.>skincare/skin health????????
>>77244102Dont use vit c and retinoids together.Use a vit c serum in morning skincare routine, and retinoid at night after cleansing (obviously dont use retinoid every night). If you are super schizo for skin, add tomato paste to diet (potent natural UV protection) + get blackout film.Vit c does many things. For me, it got rid of my redness and made my skin bright. The difference is night and day, so worth it for me.
Retinol is fine every night. Vit C supposedly also increases the efficacy of sunscreen (I believe it's also a mild tyrosinase inhibitor) .Morning:Cerave cleanserVit C serumNiacinamide serumEucerin Radiant Tone SerumSunscreen 50 SPFNight:In the shower I use a Kojic acid soap on my faceCerave CleanerCerave RetinolEucerin Radiant Tone Night CreamMoisturizerOnce or twice a week I will replace Retinol at night with Dr Dennis Gross acid peel or DDG Retinol pad.Niacinamide, and for a bit I was using salicylic acid cleanser, greatly reduced pore size. Eucerin products also Thamidol which inhibits tyrosinase which is the enzyme that causes dark sun spots, Niacinamide also inhibits the movement of the building blocks of sun spots.My face was terrible before I started using my stack, oily skin with constant acne, now my face is bright with rare break outs.
>>77244499Mine is similar but I don't use a cleanser in the morning instead use Eye serum w/ caffineSPF50 + moisturizerBody moisturizer all over arms, stomach, and neck and back of neck and ears.Mid day I put on retinol Nighttime Cerve cleanserCerve moisturizerNavia moisturizer all over body.Feet soaks in magnesium salt+ Rub feet with lava stone+ Olive oil rubbed into feet+ Cotton socks on over night to keep oil on feet.
>>77243867>I doyou clearly dont if it affects your skin during the day time. Have you tried washing your face in the morning too?
>>77244463Im on 3 months on retinol, my skin is already used to it. Yeah, ive read anons and random articles about vit c being a morning routine and retinol at nights. I didnt want to start vit c at the same time as retinol to not fuck my shit up but i think now is the time. I already bought it, i got a non harsh one, ill try it tomorrow, ill wash my face, apply the vit c and a little bit after the sunscreen. Thanks anon. Skinmig them all.
>>77243694>Retinol makes you 2-5x more prone to sun damageIncorrectYou are more prone to sun damage when you START a retinoid because your skins moisture barrier is compromised from the over-exfoliation.Once you've skin is accustomed to the retinoid and the skin moisture barrier has recovered you'll actually be more resistant to the suns damage.Your skin quite literally is better, stronger and more resilient to damage after using retinoids for a long enough period of time; that's the whole point.The "retinoids make you more sensitive to the sun" mostly comes from the fact that tretinoin breaks down in sunlight so you must do apply it at night and people miss interrupt that into "my skin is weaker to the sun because of retinoids".You only really need to be careful in the beginning because your skin will be sore and sensitive from the over-exfoliation before it has time to adjust.
>>77243710>>77244463>>77244499reccs on a vitamin C serum?there's a gorrillion of them out thereAlso, i've read taking vit C suplement is better becusee the skin doesnt really absorb much
>>77245558Absorption is fine through the skin from what I read in the past. I use Natrium at the moment, I was using Educated Mess but it's like twice as expensive. The problem with Vit C serums is they arent stable and break down if they are exposed to the air, that's why a lot of them have gold flakes in them to keep them stable.
>>77244029So I just go to a dermatologist and tell him to give me a Tretinoin prescription?
>>77245657yeah, remember to emphasize that you're a fag that needs to have a smooth face on a more serious answer, you can find an online dermatologist. basically you just send face pics and a doctor will prescribe you some retinol
Is tretinoin really that much better than normal retinol/retinoid?
>>77244499Patrick Bateman tier yall fucking gay
>>77245343I don’t see anything that supports this
>morningsalicylic acid cleanser in the showervitamin c serumhydrating creamspf 50 blocker>nighthyaluronic acid non-foaming clenserretinol b3 serumgentle hydrating cream
>>77245679Yes it's like comparing creatine and anavar. And tazarotene is trenBut I'm on taz and I don't notice shit for now
