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Hi everyone! (TLDR at the bottom)

I was looking for some help as a newbie who has recently started using Korean skincare after having no skincare routine for all my life (I was just using dove bar soap and cetaphil moisturiser + sunscreen).

I have combination dry/oily skin and have have never been very acne prone or had sensitive skin till recently. I turned 22 and all of a sudden my skin has become very dull and I have random breakouts of either groups of tiny little pimples or singular big painful under the skin pimples. My hyperpigmentation has also gone off the rails and has gotten worse. I am also of south asian background, not sure if that makes a difference in the things I use. I also have very sunken in and dull/dark under eyes, these are most likely genetic so I have never bothered to try and fix them but I want to try now.

I purchased a few different skincare products to see if they would help in any way.

- Torriden DIVE IN Soothing Cream (the blue one)

- Torriden BALANCEFUL Cream (the green one)

- Torriden DIVE IN Serum (Hyaluronic Acid)

- Torriden BALANCEFUL Toner Pad (the green ones) (Have not yet used)

- Mixsoon Glacier Water Hyaluronic Acid Serum

- Cetaphil Moisturising Cream, Rich Face & Body Moisturiser for Dry Skin, with Sweet Almond Oil, Niacinamide & Pro-Vitamin B5 (always been using)

- La Roche-Posay Anthelios Sunscreen (only sunscreen available around me that meets the required UV index where I live as skin cancer is a huge risk here and doesn't leave a white cast)

- Dr. Dennis Gross Vitamin C + Lactic Creamy Cleansing Oil (used previously and really liked but used before skin became bad)

Here is how is use all the products:

Wash face with dove bar soap (original beauty bar), once in morning, twice at night. Usually wash in the shower
while face still damp pat on layer of mixsoon hyaluronic serum, 30seconds later pat on layer of torriden hyaluronic serum
while face still damp from hyaluronic serum, pat on torriden dive in cream (mornings) or balanceful cream (night). Sometimes I mix the two of them
after torriden cream sinks in a bit, pat on pea size of the thick cetaphil cream
in the mornings I also use sunscreen after all the creams sinks in

I have been doing this routine for a month now

I have yet to use the Torriden Balanceful toner pads as I am unsure on how to use them within my routine. Do I use them after cleansing and then immediately use hyaluronic serum? Do I need to dampen my skin again or rinse it?

I also previously used the Dr. Dennis Gross Vitamin C + Lactic Creamy Cleansing Oil as an oil cleanser and then would use dove soap after as a water based cleanser and followed it up with a normal cetaphil moisturiser but this was a year ago before my skin went bad. I quite liked the cleanser and would want to use it again but I am also happy for alternatives that do the same thing are possibly better and maybe cheaper.

I am also wanting to add in an eyecream or eye patches to help with my dull/dark hollow undereyes. I have always struggled with this but it never was a huge noticeable issue as the rest of my skin was still glowy and plump but now with everything being dull I always look tired.

Any help would be significantly appreciated. Sorry for how long this is and thank you in advance!!!

TLDR :
I’m 22 and just got into skincare. Recently my skin’s gotten dull, I’m breaking out (both tiny bumps and painful pimples), and my hyperpigmentation is worse. I have got combo skin and also struggle with dark, sunken undereyes. I am south asian so darker skin tone.

I bought some hydrating Korean skincare and have been using them for a month now but still using Dove soap and LaRoche Posay sunscreen.

I’m mainly wondering:

Is my routine helping or making things worse?
How do I use the toner pads properly?
Should I start using an oil cleanser again (and any good/affordable ones)?
What can help with acne, pigmentation, and my undereyes?

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