#need acne help

[tealeahs-blog]

Is messy hair a thing you have the hots for or no??

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[rabidwordjumbles]

I think the thing the system doesn’t get (and why it’s so awful) is that a lot of trans people would rather die of an HRT related heart attack than have to live their whole life as their AGAB.

[hogmilked]

bought like actual skincare products for the first time in years and have some notes.

the whole anti-aging cosmetic industry is really hard to avoid. i was getting stuff at a marshall’s (discount store, carries a lot of overstock from brands) to save money and it took me almost an hour to find a handful of products that weren’t advertising “anti-aging” and “youthfulness” when i just wanted a cleanser, toner, and sunscreen to help with both peeling skin and greasiness

no seriously. i found ONE facial sunscreen that didn’t have retinol or hyaluronic acid or collagen or any of that stuff in it. it was tucked away in the men’s section with beard oil and cologne because apparently facial sunscreen with no added bullshit is only for men, and women (this is borderline a fast fashion store it’s highly gendered) can only protect themselves from skin cancer if it also makes sure they never develop a smile line

so many of those serums and creams and shit are bullshit anyway. hell a lot of people can just do a wash and sunscreen and be all set. at most a basic cleanser, basic moisturizer, and sunscreen are the absolute most you need. i threw in an exfoliating toner to help even out a couple gnarly acne scars and help with how flaky my skin gets sometimes. if your skin needs more than that, you really should probably just go to a dermatologist or look for actual dermatologist’s advice instead of dumping a bunch of random oils and serums and creams n shit you saw on tiktok or instagram on your skin and hoping the benefits listed on the box will be true for you

IN MOST CASES no amount of skincare products can make up for lifestyle change. i decided to put a little more work in because the lifestyle changes i need to make to help be less oily (i literally get so greasy it makes my eyes burn) and flaky aren’t currently feasible, so i’m trying to give my skin a bit of a boost, but literally the best my skin has ever felt was when i was just drinking a shit ton of water and eating super well

other people’s skincare will rarely work the same on anyone else. everyone’s skin needs are different. when i was in high school i had a gnarly abrasion/chemical burn under my eye because i had tried a routine i saw online that was way too rough and overbearing for me. again, you 100% don’t need a 30 step routine

that being said, i used a $4 korean cleanser, a $6 glycolic acid toner (exfoliant), 100% pure african shea butter, and some sunscreen formulated for use on the face. my skin feels great. my acne doesn’t itch as much. the toner was the most expensive part. the beauty industry is a scam

[roughentumble]

this logan kinshift is making me REALLY want a deeper voice tho i am like drooling for T

[br1ghtestlight]

Btw today in public i saw somebody who looked EXACTLY like me except if i was the "opposite gender" like same face same fashion sense etc it was so disorienting it was like looking at a post-transition version of myself. unfortunately i dont particularly like how they looked so now i have to live w/ that

[jaxyscreams]

YO I got argan oil from the festival market for my hair (and skin since the lady recommended doing that too)

bc I bleached and dyed my hair and I wanna Reanimate My Curls

and I put some on my skin as well and ??? Immediately so smooth and nice?? my skin appears to love it omg

[lwieserce]

My sister is urging me to waxx my face because i haven't in 2 months but i don't wannaaaaaaa i have the worst acne after doing that 🥲

[spleen9000]

I think more people need to hear that not everyone needs to wash with soaps and cleansers (besides your hands which come into contact with more pathogens and also touch our eyes/mouths), water and a gentle scrub with your hands or a soft cloth is gonna be just fine most of the time, especially if you have dry or sensitive skin.

I find that when my pits get too stinky for just water and I have to use soap/cleanser on them, I'm more likely to get bo sooner and worse after, and I have to scrub them and use deodorant more between showers until everything resets.

nothing wrong with soap and cleansers but it really feels weird and like a marketing scam that they're treated like using them once or twice a day on your face and body is the default, when just washing with water makes more sense as a default and doesn't have the risk of causing sensitivities or damaging your skin barrier.

[female-eren]

In my experience the only real thing in skincare is the skin barrier. Basically every problem that isn't normal hormonal acne you can't do anything about is about the skin barrier. If you put a lot of shit on your skin, both makeup and skin care products - damaged barrier. If you try to quit cold turkey BEFORE repairing the skin barrier - it will keep being damaged and get dry as fuck. And it doesn't really take a lot to repair it, I have an inexpensive cleanser with no perfume and a bottle of reasonably priced snail mucin and I haven't even used them in like 3 weeks. It took many many years and a lot of money to find these things and that sucks. But not wearing makeup + actually repairing the barrier means that even if I haven't specifically washed my face and not even put on lotion after showering I'm still not breaking out and my skin doesn't even feel dry.

[cryptvokeeper]

So there was this “acne has nothing to do with how clean your skin is it’s just hormones” post on my dash earlier that I didn’t reblogged cuz the whole thing felt sus and upon further research I was in fact right. The reason hormones cause acne is because they can cause your skin to secrete more oil which, when mixed with bacteria on your skin, can cause acne! So like, yeah, hormones DO cause acne but keeping your skin clean can still mitigate the effects!

[treecakes]

skincare is only useful to the extent that it helps manage how bad your acne gets. you don’t need 20 products to slap on your face every night. you might not need any! and probably shouldn’t be using more than like. four. honestly. and probably not all of them everyday… that’s just how it goes! everyone is different but also don’t hurt your skin with a ton of unnecessary products.

[homunculusrex]

saw somebody on tiktok try and say that being sluggish in the morning and having a low libido is a sign of PCOS so buy my vitamins and im like HAVING HIGH T GIVES YOU A LOW LIBIDO?! have u met a trans man.

[nomaishuttle]

my new facial cleanser got here :]] 1. smells sooo nice its coconut vanilla (2 of my favorite scents) 2. my skin feels nice :]]

[vulpinesaint]

look the idea that the same skincare advice is gonna work for everybody is such bullshit cause washing my face daily is the worst fucking thing i could do for my skin (besides doing a full skincare routine). it’s not your fault that your skin doesn’t look like your insane clean girl fave’s. they probably just don’t have skin that’s acne-prone the same way that yours is and also they’re trying to sell you things

[obaewankenope]

My nephews cat has a tick about his eye. I get to play nurse to another sick/injured cat. That's 4 in as many days jfc.

Gonna have to wait tho for tick remover to arrive ugh. Thankfully, it's not a big tic and very recent in terms of when the kitteh got it.

[gardenstateofmind]

a deeply annoying but necessary part of my life is needing to stop taking/using a medication or product to know if it's one, doing anything at all, and if it is, what exactly is it doing and to what extent

i've never intentionally done this with my psych meds or asthma meds, but it's happened when for whatever reason, i didn't have access to them for an extended period of time. so the method of finding out really sucked, but i Am glad that it gave me an opportunity to truly see what my meds do for me, be able to actually measure the efficacy of their intended use and the extent of side effects. now i know exactly what my symptoms are, what the side effects are, and be able to make an active choice to tolerate the side effects bc the benefits far outweigh them

i have intentionally done this with skin care products and foods/supplements, which does also suck as an experience bc i have very particular routines in order to manage stuff like acne and ibs, but it's doesn't actually threaten my health, so it's worth finding out