Skincare routine for total newbie!

scruffy

Mon, May 29 2023, 11:38 am

Bh I have pretty good skin but I'd like to start taking care of it. I'm young now and I figure that now is the time to start so Iy"H it will age well.

Only immediate concern is lots of redness.

If anyone has recommendations for an easy and budget friendly routine, I'd love to hear!

amother

Dahlia

Mon, May 29 2023, 11:52 am

I rely enjoy trader Joe's skincare. They have have two different dash washes, I enjoy both. I use their rose water spray, and I use the moisterizer from a pump.

Use all 3 night and day. All products are very cheap. I have people bring them to me in Israel.

Im not super into skincare, would love to be more into it but I'm focusing on the basics right now. I think it's really easy and budget friendly starter kit.

scruffy

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:01 pm

amother Dahlia wrote:

Thank you! I'm going to look into these. I don't think that the rose water spray will work for me.. I forgot to mention that my skin is pretty sensitive so I can only use fragrance free products.

amother

Dahlia

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:10 pm

scruffy wrote:

Thank you! I'm going to look into these. I don't think that the rose water spray will work for me.. I forgot to mention that my skin is pretty sensitive so I can only use fragrance free products.

the moisterizer and one of their facial washes is fragrance free. The other facial wash is with tea tree oil and lavender etc but doesn't have added fragrance as an ingredient.

Rose water spray has added fragrance I see in the ingredient list.

Just went and checked for you from the products I have at home.

scruffy

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:13 pm

amother Dahlia wrote:

Thank you!

amother

Khaki

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:15 pm

scruffy wrote:

Thanks. Is there a well priced retinol you would recommend?

I think cerave make a budget friendly retinol
Do your research before you purchase as it's a strong product and your skin will have to adjust to it - know what to expect.
Always use sunscreen when using retinol

amother

Dahlia

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:16 pm

scruffy wrote:

Thank you!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tra.....02315

Trader Joe's Nourish All-in-one-facial Cleanser https://a.co/d/h3P4TSO

Trader Joe's Nourish Oil-Free Antioxidant Facial Moisturizer 6oz https://a.co/d/j3c8iwV

Here's the links for them all. Ignore the prices. They are half or a third of that at trader Joe's stores.

amother

Khaki

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:18 pm

Beauty by joseon do a fabulous sunscreen it's very popular
Doesn't leave a white cast and isn't sticky. I use it as a moisturizer too sometimes

amother

Winterberry

Mon, May 29 2023, 12:20 pm

What are all these things? What do they do? What are they for? Why do you use them?
I'm young and have perfect skin

amother

Khaki

Mon, May 29 2023, 1:10 pm

Retinol increases skin cell production, increases collagen which keeps skin youthful and wrinkle free. It can also prevent and lighten pigmentation from the sun and reduce acne

amother

Lemon

Mon, May 29 2023, 1:16 pm

I don't have good skin so I need a good routine to keep it looking ok (although I doubt I will ever have perfect glowing skin).

My AM routine is hydrating toner, vitamin c serum, moisturizer, spf

I have two PM routines and I alternate nights:

One is double cleanse (balm and gel cleanser), hydrating toner, retinol, hyaluronic acid serum, moisturizer

The other is double cleanse, aha bha toner, aha bha serum, azaleic acid serum, moisturizer.

I use eye serum/cream both am and pm

I use a face mask 1-2 times a week
I exfoliate with dermatologica powder a few times a week

If I had perfect skin the only things I would do is cleanse, moisturize and spf (and thank Hashem for nice skin!!!)

amother

Khaki

Mon, May 29 2023, 1:38 pm

amother Lemon wrote:

Fabulous routine
I personally wouldn't useso many products but every product you mentioned is a great

amother

Emerald

Mon, May 29 2023, 1:55 pm

amother Lemon wrote:

Can you give examples of products you use ?

amother

Lemon

Mon, May 29 2023, 2:02 pm

amother Emerald wrote:

Can you give examples of products you use ?

Sure

Juno skin cleansing balm
Naturium mixed greens cleanser (or the niacinamide one)
Cerave hydrating toner
Naturium retinol serum ( I think I'm ready to try something stronger, though)
Moisturizer -I don't have a specific one, usually something I pick up in the drugstore, now I'm using cos rx snail mucinex cream
Naturium vitamin c serum
La Roche posay tinted spf
Biore watery gel spf (when I don't want a tint)
Some by mi aha bha toner
Some by mi aha bha serum
Naturium azaleic acid serum
Naturium multi peptide eye cream
Innisfree pore clearing mask
Dermalogica microfoliant powder

scruffy

Mon, May 29 2023, 3:19 pm

amother Khaki wrote:

Thank you. It seems a bit scary since my skin is pretty good now...

scruffy

Mon, May 29 2023, 3:20 pm

amother Lemon wrote:

Thanks! I do have a cleanser (I think Cetaphil) in my shower but I guess I should start using it in mornings as well.

What does double cleansing do?

scruffy

Mon, May 29 2023, 3:21 pm

amother Lemon wrote:

Any of these good for redness?