u/StrangeAd8298

Hi!

I'm 32F, medium skin, living in Singapore, and had a really bad breakout which is thankfully more or less under control now. I've got soo much dark spots though and I'm looking to clear it and to incorporate it into my routine.

I can't use anything with fragrance.

Any recommendations?

I have dehydrated oily clogged pore prone skin.

Current routine:

AM:

1. Cetaphil cleanser

2. Torriden dive in toner

3. Skin1004 Centella Ampoule

4. Skin1004 10% Azelaic Acid

5. Torriden Balanceful cream

6. Skin1004 blue cap spf50

PM:

1. Torriden Milk Cleanser

2. Cetaphil cleanser

3. Torriden dive in toner

4. Retinal 2 X a week (seoul 1988) / 1 X Salicylic Acid / recover nights (hydration + hylauronic acidmask)

5. Centella Ampoule

6. Torriden balanceful cream

Thank you in advance ❤️

Wanted to know anyone's experience using azelaic acid / skinoren 20% if you have medium tanned skin or just generally had the same reaction as me?

I generally have a closed comodones and some pimples here and there.

I wanted to use it with my seoul 1988 retinal to clear some PIH on alternate nights (with 2-3 rest days in the week).

I started using it on bone dry skin after double cleansing at night followed by barrier serums and moisturizer.

When i started using it i stopped my retinal (as i was only a week into incorporating it into my routine).

Every time i use it at night, the next day, my skin is okay in the morning and by mid day/evening time i have a few new pimples forming.

I use spf 50 every morning and reapply mid day after my wudhu.

Some people say skinoren doesn't purge but a lot of others comment saying that it does.

At this point idk whether to push through, start sandwiching it, stop it or just stick to my retinal.

I was using it to combat PIH but the new pimples that are coming and going are leaving more PIH than before i started lol

I don't get any tingling or itchiness when i use it at all. My skin does get a little dry but I'm combi skin so it doesn't really give me DRY sahara skin.

Wanted to ask anyone's experience with this.