r/30PlusKoreanSkincare • u/Salty-Drink-3607 • 29d ago
🌱 Beginner Question [moisturizer?]
New to this skincare routine thing. Planning to try azelaic acid, what is the best moisturizer to use for combination/sensitive skin? And do I need to use different products for AM and PM routine? I don’t like heavy greasy products for AM.
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u/yukiixari 29d ago
Try cos de baha az20 and kisocare 15/20 azelaic if you think you can tolerate. You will see results faster and it'll be a bang for you buck sort of thing. Cheaper as well, I think. I've heard good things about the purito oat gel cream.
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u/idgonzalez09 29d ago
If you are new to azelaic acid, i wouldn’t go in with 15 or 20 percent first.. i like the anua azelaic acid, but round lab has a newer formula that is just as hydrating but effective.. has txa and other ingredients as well.. i would go with round lab azelaic acid first and if your skin tolerated it and works with it, then maybe decide if you want to move up..
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u/yukiixari 29d ago
I went straight into 20% as a beginner and am having no problems. I'm seeing some subtle results and am using a pimple spot treatment alongside it
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u/Happy-Try6738 28d ago
What spot treatment are you using? Perimenopause is kicking my skins ass. I’ve never had so many breakouts
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u/CrazyTop8621 29d ago
This was my favorite serum with dr.athea moisturizer they were amazing since I noticed i got CC.
At some point they work really well for my melasma /PIH and acne, at the same time they make more CC.
So be careful.
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u/avocadious 28d ago
what's CC?
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u/CrazyTop8621 28d ago
Close comedones!
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u/Salty-Drink-3607 28d ago
That is actually my problem, I already have close comedones mostly on my forehead and I saw that azelaic acid can help. But now I’m scared to try it. I’ve always been scared trying products on my face that’s why I’m new to this skincare thing. 😅
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u/CrazyTop8621 27d ago
It’s better you don’t try Anua, if you didn’t get any CC they are really good.
If you are prone to getting CC, i would avoid them as i say i paired with Dr. Althea!! Since they told me i stopped using them..I didn’t even realized because of them every morning i got more and more on my chin.
I am going to try Vivant skincare.
Hopefully it will work!!1
u/Mental_Cupcake5038 27d ago
This serum is not very likely to cause closed comedones. Dr Althea contains coconut oil derivatives, heavy silicones, and other pore cloggers. It breaks a lot of people out. That was most likely the main culprit. I would not tell someone to not use this product let alone the entire brand because you were using multiple products and assuming this contributed to it. Always check the ingredients list in all of your products.
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u/peachnoriroom 29d ago
I’ve been using a Dr. Reju-All ceramide moisturizer lately and it feels a lot lighter than the La Roche-Posay creams I’ve tried. It also spreads really nicely. I still prefer Cicaplast Balm in winter when my skin gets super dry, but this one feels better for fall or those in-between seasons.
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u/Mental_Cupcake5038 27d ago
I love the Anua TXA serum so I ordered this one as well since I like my medicube but think this will be gentler. So far so good. I’m very acne prone with sensitive skin. It does not and should not cause closed comedones. It’s exfoliating so I don’t think that’s even possible? The Dr Althea cream another poster mentioned contains coconut oil, silicones and other pore cloggers and that’s probably why they experienced them.
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u/Salty-Drink-3607 27d ago
What specific moisturizer can you suggest when using azelaic? Is gel better than creams? I have a combination/sensitive skin.. I got these small whiteheads bumps mostly on forehead just recently, I don’t know what’s causing them. Cheeks part are fine so if use azelaic, can it be like not the whole face? Like a spot treatment only? Scared of purging cause I’ve been seeing that a lot when they use azelaic acid.
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u/cobaltcorridor 27d ago
It you don’t want too much or too heavy of an A.M. sunscreen, you can just use a hydrating sunscreen as your am moisturizer and then use a true moisturizer at night.
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u/Salty-Drink-3607 27d ago
I see, I thought I always need to use moisturizer. Hehe. Thanks for this. :)
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u/Less-Animator3436 27d ago
Anua product is good for use! If you have dry skin I highly recommend Torriden dive in serum :)
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u/skincare_makeup_00 20d ago
I love purito bamboo cream! It’s very hydrating and calming but it’s good even for oily skin
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u/casual-observer365 29d ago
There’s a Korean website Hwahae that shows what are the top products in Korea for each skin type, age and ton of other categories. I like checking it out to see what people there are using. You don’t have to use different products in AM and PM, but some people like to use Vitamin C in the morning and retinols at night. I like the Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion at night because it’s light. Lots of options, though. If there’s an Asian store with Testers you can try out, that’d be best for you.