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So I use walker ultra hold glue which is clear and when removing it I don't find it necessary to remove the glue completely

As long as the first application layer wasnt too thick there is no need to actually use a solvent and clean the base a 100%, as long as it is sanitized with alcohol. Just a wipe with 99% alcohol to remove the majority of the residue, 70% alcohol to disinfect and from there just put on a new layer and ignore the remaining glue from the previous application

This cuts down the cleaning process by a lot

For the last 10 years I spend every summer inside the house behind curtains

So I have been wearing a hs for 1.5 year but not continuesly. I wear it for a couple months, get lazy, ditch it for a couple months and then get back at it again etc.

The last time I wore one is 4 months ago. Despite the massive benefits it gives me the maintenance feels like I have to climb a mountain even tho it isn't a lot

Did anyone else go through this?

Sunscreen users are like a cult and they will happily tell you how important sunscreen is for fading PIE spots left by acne

But when you search for a study you won't find any that prove SPF improves PIE marks. There are a couple half assed ones with other variables that impact the results (like adding skin brighteners) or they have small sample sizes but not a single well done study which shows significant improvement

Unless you link a study your comment will be ignored

Mix 55% pure glycerin and 45% (distilled) water in a spraybottle. According to ai with this ratio you don't need a preservative, but make a new batch every 3-6 months just to be sure

You can also add drops of mineral oil, shake it before using so it temporarily mixes

Just as moisturizing as store bought conditioners and it is safe for acne prone skin

Why do cleansers cause breakouts even tho they are only on the face for 1 minute and feel gentle?

So we all know that harsh cleansers that are too stripping can cause breakouts because they make the skin vulnerable which is the perfect environment for fungus and bacteria to thrive. I literally get pimples in my mouth or canker sores whatever they are called with toothpaste containing SLS. Generally high ph soaps/cleansers do this, but I have used 5.5 ph cleansers which were very irritating and stripping so its only a factor, I wouldn't focus too much on ph

Because of this people often deviate to gentle cleansers, but the problem with these is that a lot of times they don't clean the face good enough which is a reason for breakouts, but that doesn't have to be the case, there are gentle cleansers succesfully clean the face. The problem is THEY LEAVE A FILM

Despite the clean feeling after washing off your face there are ingredients which stay on the face causing breakouts. You can ask ai to make an educated guess which ingredients don't get rinsed off and see if they might trigger breakouts for you

This is just a theory and I could be wrong, but personally I will experiment and minimize anything that can potentially leave trigger ingredients behind. Here are some options incase you want to experiment too:

- Bioderma miscellar water

- Clays like ghassoul and kaolin (these can be too stripping so adjust the ph with honey)

- Just water and a cloth

I haven't tried these yet:

- Low viscosity oils like squalane to remove sunscreen (leaving on squalane breaks me out but I will follow up with something to remove it)

- I ordered gladskin bodywash to use as a facewash/shampoo. Only has 4 ingredients and it is a dupe of tahnyc bare which is marketed as a 5.5 ph cleanser

- Malezia or taynyc facial cleanser. Both have a smiliar formula

Tldr: overstripping, underwashing or leftover ingredients may cause your breakouts

Why do cleansers cause breakouts even tho there are only on the face for 1 minute and feel gentle?

So we all know that harsh cleansers that are too stripping can cause breakouts because they make the skin vulnerable which is the perfect environment for fungus and bacteria to thrive. I literally get pimples in my mouth or canker sores whatever they are called with toothpaste containing SLS. Generally high ph soaps/cleansers do this, but I have used 5.5 ph cleansers which were very irritating and stripping so its only a factor, I wouldn't focus too much on ph

Because of this people often deviate to gentle cleansers, but the problem with these is that a lot of times they don't clean the face good enough which is a reason for breakouts, but that doesn't have to be the case, there are gentle cleansers succesfully clean the face. The problem is THEY LEAVE A FILM

Despite the clean feeling after washing off your face there are ingredients which stay on the face causing breakouts. You can ask ai to make an educated guess which ingredients don't get rinsed off and see if they might trigger breakouts for you

This is just a theory and I could be wrong, but personally I will experiment and minimize anything that can potentially leave trigger ingredients behind. Here are some options incase you want to experiment too:

- Bioderma miscellar water

- Clays like ghassoul and kaolin (these can be too stripping so adjust the ph with honey)

- Just water and a cloth

I haven't tried these yet:

- Low viscosity oils like squalane to remove sunscreen (leaving on squalane breaks me out but I will follow up with something to remove it)

- I ordered gladskin bodywash to use as a facewash/shampoo. Only has 4 ingredients and it is a dupe of tahnyc bare which is marketed as a 5.5 ph cleanser

- Malezia or taynyc facial cleanser. Both have a smiliar formula

Tldr: overstripping, underwashing or leftover ingredients may cause your breakouts

I took 20mg for 4 months a year ago. It did help, but 2 weeks ago I started 5mg everyday and I already made more progress in 2 weeks vs 4 months on 20mg

Some changes I made and my guess why it is working better rn:
- I took 20mg in the morning with a bunch of other supplements like vitamin d3, k2, astaxhantin, lycopene which all require fat to be absorbed so they indirectly compete with accutane. Now I take accutane seperatly only with loratadine (claritin) and not other supplements for atleast 3 hours before or after

- My skincare is a lot different. Skin ph friendly and no fungal acne triggering ingredients. Rinse with water in the morning. Bioderma miscellar water and ordinary mandelic acid in the evening thats it. At this dose I don't need a moisturizer. Also instead of using spf I just avoid peak uv hours (I am going to test a sunscreen tho but incase it breaks me out I will just do what I do now)

Take everyhting with a grain of salt cuz it's only been 2 weeks but I wanted to share observation

This is what I use as a male so might not work for women with longer hair

10% white vinegar 3% xanthan gum 5% glycerin and 82% distilled water

Shake it in a bottle and leave it on for a couple minutes and rinse off. 10% vinegar might be too much for you (I use it for dandruff) but at lower % (lets say 3-5%) the low ph seals the hair cuticle and feels really nice

There will be clumps of xanthan gum, ignore that, the reason I use in the first place is to avoid vinegar running in my eye so it is crucial for safety imo

Also no preservative cuz most of them are problematic for my skin. Takes like 30 seconds to mix everything so no need to

After that I use 5% glycerin in a spraybottle with 95% distilled water as leave in conditioner

Sunscreen always gives me pimples both mineral and chemical. I have tried atleast 50 different ones in the last 8 years. If I wouldn't use spf all the time my skin would be clear by now

Avoiding peak uv hours and using blocking film on windows which blocks 99% of uv is much better

Sunscreen always gives me pimples both mineral and chemical. I have tried atleast 50 different ones in the last 8 years. If I wouldn't use spf all the time my skin would be clear by now

Avoiding peak uv hours and using blocking film on windows which blocks 99% of uv is much better

Sunscreen always gives me pimples both mineral and chemical. I have tried atleast 50 different ones in the last 8 years. If I wouldn't use spf all the time my skin would be clear by now

Avoiding peak uv hours and using blocking film on windows which blocks 99% of uv is much better

One of the things accutane does is basically reducing your sebum which causes pimples

But what I see people do is putting on heavy moisturizers with pore clogging fungal acne feeding ingredients basically replacing that sebum. This counteracts the effect of accutane which makes 0 sense. And then they wonder why they are still "purging" after 6 months

You still benefit from the cell turnover and pore shrinking effect so overall accutane still helps despite what you eat and put on your face but do not underestimate skincare. Bad ingredients can still cause acne

Lots of people taking milk thistle to protect their liver from accutane damage, but the evidence for it is very weak. Majority of them do not show improvement in liver enzymes, some studies do but all this means is that the evidence it no decisive

Most of the studies don't even go over the potential long term side effects of milk thistle intake! They only focus on whether it lower liver enzymes

Personally I believe that it is better to take a lower dose accutane to protect your liver which shows just as much benefits instead of doing a high dose and taking milk thistle

Apparently mixing cromollient sce (sebderm safe emulsifier) with mct c8 makes it easy to rinse off but I don't even know if its going to work

Payed $70 for it + $80 shipping and $30 import costs so a total of $170 fucking dollars. Sebderm is making me broke

Please explain your reasoning

Please be constructive and explain your reasoning

A year ago I did at home microneedling 0.8mm JUST ONCE and it caused orange peel texture. Luckily it wen't away after after 6-8 months. I made every mistake there is, so I am sharing them so you can avoid regret

- Eat and sleep well before and after the treatment. Microneedling causes controlled trauma and if you aren't healthy enough your skin won't be able to recover properly which results in actual trauma. MOST PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THIS PART BUT THERE IS NO POINT IN FUCKING AROUND WITH SERUMS WHILE YOU OPERATE ON 3 HOURS OF SLEEP

- Make sure the needles are high quality and don't have dull tips, this is CRUCIAL otherwise the needles will smash into the skin instead of penetrating it smoothly.

- DO NOT re-use cartridges or dermastamp heads. The main reason for this is not hygiene, it is tips become dull which will wreck your face

- DO NOT go over the same spot too many times. I know you want you scars/spots to fade but going over them too many times turns the spot into pure inflammation. LESS IS MORE

- Do NOT use cartridges with the standard needle diameter. The needle needs to be much thinner so the small punctures can heal easily

- WAIT. Most people actually need to do it in 2 month intervals because after 1 month the skin is still repairing itself. Causing inflammation while repair is going on is a no go

- DO NOT go deeper than 0.5mm, collagen already rebuilds itself at this depth so no need to go deeper

- DO NOT use a cartridge with too many needles, you are more likely to overdo it

- DO NOT do it on compromised skin. Harsh cleansers, UV exposure and exfoliants all result in compromised skin. Doing microneedling over this is a recipe for disaster. If your skin gets red, irritated from basic skincare or feels dry and sensitive avoid microneedling alltogether

- DO NOT use it while you are on accutane. No, not even on a low dosage, there are studies which state that it is okay to do but my anecdotal experience says otherwise. Ultimately it is your choice

A year ago I did at home microneedling 0.8mm JUST ONCE and it caused orange peel texture. Luckily it wen't away after after 6-8 months. I made every mistake there is, so I am sharing them so you can avoid regret

- Eat and sleep well before and after the treatment. Microneedling causes controlled trauma and if you aren't healthy enough your skin won't be able to recover properly which results in actual trauma. MOST PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THIS PART BUT THERE IS NO POINT IN FUCKING AROUND WITH SERUMS WHILE YOU OPERATE ON 3 HOURS OF SLEEP

- Make sure the needles are high quality and don't have dull tips, this is CRUCIAL otherwise the needles will smash into the skin instead of penetrating it smoothly.

- DO NOT re-use cartridges or dermastamp heads. The main reason for this is not hygiene, it is tips become dull which will wreck your face

- DO NOT go over the same spot too many times. I know you want you scars/spots to fade but going over them too many times turns the spot into pure inflammation. LESS IS MORE

- Do NOT use cartridges with the standard needle diameter. The needle needs to be much thinner so the small punctures can heal easily

- WAIT. Most people actually need to do it in 2 month intervals because after 1 month the skin is still repairing itself. Causing inflammation while repair is going on is a no go

- DO NOT go deeper than 0.5mm, collagen already rebuilds itself at this depth so no need to go deeper

- DO NOT use a cartridge with too many needles, you are more likely to overdo it

- DO NOT do it on compromised skin. Harsh cleansers, UV exposure and exfoliants all result in compromised skin. Doing microneedling over this is a recipe for disaster. If your skin gets red, irritated from basic skincare or feels dry and sensitive avoid microneedling alltogether

- DO NOT use it while you are on accutane. No, not even on a low dosage, there are studies which state that it is okay to do but my anecdotal experience says otherwise. Ultimately it is your choice