u/AdLast3548

What actually moves the needle

I have a feeling a lot of skincare stuff is really just consumerism masked as self-care. And to be honest I'm not so interested in skincare as a hobby and trying out 100 different brands of the latest thing on the block and I wanted to compile a list of products/ compounds that actually move the needle.

So far from what I can gather this is stuff that will make a difference for someone without some sort of condition like cystic acne or other;

\- basic cleanser

\- tret/retinol

\-sunscreen

\-basic moisturiser

Is that really all ? Nothing else exists ? Vitamin c ? Exfoliants maybe ? Pdrn ?

I wanted to just ask what really actually works and moves the needle on skin quality ? Is there nothing else ?