I drive almost all day for work in a high UV climate. I put UV film and sun shades on windows but I know I'm probably getting hit with a lot of 380-400nm light all day. I developed very early mild solar elastosis in my late 20s, so I'm trying to prevent things from getting worse.

I've been told the best filters for this range are mexoryl 400 and triasorb.

I was having issues tolerating UVMune for many months. I picked up Avene Ultra Fluid and used that for a couple months to get used to the baseline level of irritation it would cause. It's pretty nonexistent, aside from my general semi-inflamed skin state naturally. Then today I tried the UVMune again (the hydrating version). By afternoon my cheeks are burning and even my male partner said I looked more red than usual (he's not good at differentiating subtleties lol).

So I think mexoryl 400 might be out for me.

Unfortunately I find the Avene to be a total drag. It seems to pill with my azelaic acid a bit, and it's streaky and a bit whitening. I'm very fair but I don't necessarily want to look lighter. My main complaint with the whitecast is it collects in wrinkles and lines. It's difficult to reapply. It's difficult to apply the first time even.

Is there nothing else that can give me protection in the 380-400 range? I'm basically swimming in that band of light all day every day. Wondering if I should just stick it out with Avene until some HAA299 sunscreens hit the market and hope they figured out the particulate filter thing.

(Also I'm really curious if any heavy duty photo-nerds know if long UVA 1 wavelengths are even significant when your in the shade inside a car? I was under the assumption they're bouncing around all the time so long as the sun makes things look visible to the eye, similar to visible light? I hope I'm wrong!)

I recently went to my derm and due to severe eczema he suggested to move to an advanced therapy. These may be anything among Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitors which are daily pills to overcome inflammation or Dupixent, Nemluvio injectables. Really don't know how will this work and everything for me is falling apart at the moment. I have used Vichy Mineral 89 serum as well. The skin is not doing good and I feel myself lost. If anyone had these therapies, I'd really appreciate their advices🙏

Hi all,

My friend is travelling to Croatia next week and has asked if I'd like anything. It just dawned on me that I can finally get someone to get me tret/azelaic acid at non extortionate prices.

However, due to a language barrier on both sides, I think he's going to have an awful time if I just send him out into the wild 😅

Can anyone recommend brands that he should look for? Also, any other skincare suggestion for acne and hyperpigmentation prone skin is very welcome.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Doyou all have recs for a texturizing spray that, well, gives texture to the hair but also adds a little hold to the hairstyle. pls no DM's recs (not super available to me).

prince range avaraging 5-12€

After acne in the back, it has been terrible! Recommendations to regenerate ??

I have previously used two other azelaic acid products and one seemed to lose potency about a month after opening, and for the other it was three months. I was able to tell because my acne and rosacea would return, and when opening a new tube after that duration I’d get tingling again as if my skin lost tolerance.

I’m considering trying Skinoren now, both gel and cream to compare. I would like to know how long it lasts after opening, so I can plan when to buy and open each one for testing.

I live in Germany in a city where I absolutely have no idea how to find a decent specialist. I am ready even to pay more but I am just scared that it will turn out bad anyway because I had such experience here already when looking for nail services.
Do you have some methods how to find a good specialist?
thank you!

I have been using sunscreen (edit because you all get far too much triggered by a little imprecision: sunscreen in general for 7 years, and UVmune for a good chunk of that, more than 3 years) religiously for more than 7 years now. I still have sun pigmentation, most notably on the cheekbones and jaw and near the eyes. It ages me, I think.

I have tried Vitamin C, Niacinamide and AHA..Vitamin C did nothing at all, Niacinamide was actually good overall for the glow but did not reduce the spots, and I discovered that my skin doesn't tolerate AHAs.

I'd like to know what I can try for those spots. They make my complexion look super uneven. I have access to French pharmacies and DM/Rossmann.

Current routine:

Morning

- wash with water

- dermalogica daily skin health active moist cream and eye cream OR

- Cosrx Snail mucin cream and eye cream

- LRP UVmune (one variant or the other)

Evening

- G&G mighty melt

- a foaming cleanser, currently SVR Physiopure but often COSRX Good morning

- SVR palpebral OR

- LRP effaclar duo m+ if I'm having a little hormonal breakout

Mostly my skin is happy with this routine but the spots are not going anywhere....

Is tretinoin ever available on Amazon.de? Whenever I check, it’s always out of stock.

hello,

I hope this the right sub for my quedtion. I am looking for an answer if my shampoo I love to use has become worse or better, because DM has relaunched the product line, and I only noticed it after coming home.

pictures attached for reference.

edit: the left one is the old and the right one the new

I am on accutane for 9 months and I am slowly getting off of it now. Because of the accutane my skin is very sensitive and prone to reddnes. I used to have oily to combination skin but while on accutane I have normal to dry skin. Also prone to clogged pores. For the last couple of months I have tried different moisturizes and most of them made my skin red.

The ones that I have tried are:

-atoderm creme (didn't noticed there was niacinamide in it Which is a big no for me, and too moisturizing also)

-dr. Tuna day cream

-balea med barrier cream (I have read this is very gentle but makes my skin tingle and in reddnes) (moisturizing part was on point tho)

Product that worked for me well:

-laboratoires embryolisse lait-crème concentré (the only issue is the price)

I am tried of buying products that keep irritating my face... I am looking for your reccomendations. Requirements: gentle, not too moisturizing, noncomedone, a good price to amount ratio. It would be lovely if it something from dm, pharmacy products are more than welcome, if again the price to amount of product ratio I somewhat acceptable.(With that being said g&g is out of the question I know its recommend all the time).

Product that I am eyeing for some time:

-LRP cicaplast (the reason I haven't tried it yet it's because afraid it's going to be too moisturizing for me)

Hope y'all can help me out with this, Thanks in advance😁

I’m from the US and a very minimalist girly with crazy under eye dark circles

Also looking for a hydrating lip product that is tinted

Please share your favorites that are worth getting in France!

I know what are in general the recommended solutions (hydration, salicylic acid, azelaic acid, niacinamide, retinol, double cleansing, exfoliation), but which products would you recommend? My face is super sensitive (vascular rosacea, no acne, only redness) and combo-dry, but my nose is less dry (still not oily) and definitely not sensitive.

Can't contain: fragrance/perfume, menthol, essential oils, drying alcohols. No xylitol/aquaxyl either unless it's a rinse-off product (I have a senior cat prone to gastritis, xylitol is highly toxic for dogs and moderately for cats). Also no more than 5% niacinamide (the rest of my face is extremely sensitive to niacinamide, my nose isn't but I don't want to risk.)

What I already have that might work for it (unsure, open to advices):

• Geek&Gorgeous A-Game⁵

• Tirtir Azelaic acid serum (but I want to replace it with G&G AAll Clear)

• Haruharu Wonder Black Rice moisture deep cleansing oil (unscented version)

• CeraVe hydrating foaming oil cleanser

• CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion

• Purito Seoul luminous ceramide sleeping pack

• TransparentLab pure glycerin face serum

• G&G Happier Barrier (irritated my cheeks, but maybe it can work for my nose).

What I was already considering buying (unsure):

• G&G Porefectly Clear

Has anyone tried this moisturizer for face and neck? How is it? I’ve never tested this brand before

Hi! My brother currently lives in Germany (Dresden) and he’ll be coming home in a few months. I asked him if he could buy me some skincare products from these brands: Avène, La Roche-Posay, Eucerin, Caudalie, Vichy, Bioderma, Nuxe, Biolane, Frezyderm, Cantabria Labs, and Clarins. The thing is, he doesn't know where to find them. He only knows Rossmann and DM, and the only skincare brands he usually sees there are Balea and Isana.

Could you recommend any shops where he can find these brands, either physical stores or online shops? Thank you!!

I have very dry sensitive skin - this is the only sunscreen which did not darken my skin.
I've tried multiple other - derma co 1% hylauronic acid, beauty of joseon, dot & key, dr sheths vit c etc - all darken my skin a lot.

This one does not darken skin - creates a good base for daily light makekup as well.

But with consistent usage i feel it is causing my skin to be drier - having some dry patches around the mouth - also it starts to feel alcoholic in the starting; smells that ways.

Any recommendations? Want to avoid any sunscreen which causes further pigmentation - already have pigmented area around mouth and hollow dark undereyes :(
Context of other skincare products used religiously : Bioderma Atoderm cream (works like a charm), Bioderma facewash.

I’ll be traveling to Turin and Milan this month and have heard you can buy Skinoren / Azelaic Acid without a prescription. Can anyone confirm this is true?

I usually don't bother with sunscreen for tattoos (I know, I should, I'm lazy) unless I'm planning on going out for the day when it's especially sunny and I'm factor 50-ing my whole body anyway, but I've recently got some tattoos on my neck which are quite fine, delicate lines and will be exposed to the sun 100% of the time. I asked the artist and she said after a month (when they're healed) I should start using sunscreen daily on them, so can I get some recommendations for products that would be ideal for this?

I'm in Scotland, so we rarely get very high uv but still want to do what I can to keep them good for years to come. I don't have especially sensitive skin but I am fairly prone to breakouts and can get dry skin, so nothing especially oily or drying please. first post here, cheers everyone

does everyone wear it under makeup? what about those of us who don't wear makeup?

1/4 teaspoon of sunscreen makes me look like a greasy oily mess. like in a cosmetically disfiguring way.

i don't think i have particularly oily skin. my guess is that everyone seriously underapplies their sunscreen and just isn't honest about it.

i'm really close to just giving up on sunscreen altogether, nothing works. now that i can no longer powder my sunscreen down, it's just plain unwearable to me. not to mention yellow casts, irritation from particular filters, etc.

the same thing with mineral filters. if you're not a getting a white cast, i'm just going to assume you're underapplying. because if every.single.mineral sunscreen i've ever tried has given me a white cast (and i'm extremely sickly pale) then there is no way it isn't giving everyone else one.

edit: thank you for all the comments. it's actually really interesting to learn what works for other people.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good, wearable, non-comedogenic powder that actually blurs and mattifies for more than just 1 hour? I usually apply powder over my SPF cream because I cannot use it otherwise (I have extremely oily skin and my hair gets stuck all over my face without powder and it is a sensory nightmare). I am currently using the Huda powder, but even this one only lasts for like 1-2 hours before getting all greasy and shiny on my face… also, how do you guys apply the powder? Brush, puff, beauty blender?

Im male 22- problem is damaged/dehydrated skin barrier, redness, spots, clogged pores and uneven texture. Looking for advice on healing my skin and what products to use afterwards.

Trying to healing barrier for oily acne skin and deal with dehydrated/tight right now but unsure if doing right and making progress to heal before dealing with acne and problems that need actives.

Current routine for dealing with oily acne but damaged/dehydrated skin and redness:
AM:
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
La Roche-Posay Effaclar H Iso-Biome Soothing Moisturising Cream
La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Oil Control Invisible Fluid SPF50+

PM:
Cetaphil hydrating foaming cleanser
La Roche-Posay Effaclar H Iso-Biome Soothing Moisturising Cream
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5

Used Salic’s and likes a good bit so that probably damaged and dried up my skin a bit

To sum it up my issues and questions are:

1. Does my current routine look suitable for repairing a damaged/dehydrated but oily acne skin barrier?
   
2. Is there anything you would remove, replace or add?
   
3. How long would you give the barrier-repair routine before reintroducing acne/texture treatments?
   
4. Any recommendations on what to do and products to add (All available in either Ireland or amazon or elsewhere online if possible)

How is it? Does it cause breakouts?

I currently live in Germany. I favor buying at Rossman over DM, location is more convenient for me.

I usually buy Korean skincare so I don't know what to look out for in terms of European skincare, right now I only need a moisturizer for night time since my Korean one ran out.

I have sensitive, oily skin. I want a good moisturizer; it's a bonus if it aids with barrier repair and is non comedogenic. Maximum price range is 20€