r/AusSkincare

Has anyone been contacted by Oz Hair and Beauty about the latest data breach?

They claim that “We are committed to the protection of our customers’ personal information and will keep them updated with accurate and relevant information as we continue our investigation.” However, I've not been contacted by them.

This is the second data breach I've been caught up in in the last couple of months. I find it disrespectful when I find out about a breach online before the company contacts me directly. Have I missed a post here that discusses this latest breach? Over 2 million accounts affected.

https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/14061-exclusive-oz-hair-and-beauty-confirms-cyber-incident

Finally. The email arrived to inform me what I should’ve been told a lot sooner! It states that it’s relevant to any purchases prior to August 2026.

Incidentally that coincides with the scammy, phishing type texts and emails I’ve started getting, and a couple of strange phone numbers.

Wouldn’t they have been made aware of the breach when it happened? Or very soon after? I’m really mad. I spend a lot of money with them every month.

Has anyone that shops with them noticed texts/calls/emails that don’t seem legitimate?

Left is the real deal I bought a bit over a year ago, and right is the one I received from Amazon. I know that counterfeit products are talked about as a big issue when purchasing from Amazon but I had not personally come across it, until now it seems.

I just don't believe Paula's Choice would print a sticky label that low quality, but maybe I'm wrong? The real one has the label printed directly onto the plastic - not a sticky label.

I haven't poured any out yet to check it further, have requested a refund.

Hi all, I’m nearing 50 and rarely gone to beauty salons. I have a simple skin care routine and everything is fine.

Due to age and active outdoor lifestyle I have lots of sun spots and uneven skin tone. When I google options there’s 101 things on offer I don’t even know where to start.

A couple of years back I did ask a laser clinic. They say my skin tone is too dark for their machines. I’m mixed race with light brown ish skin.

Has anyone of similar skin tones dealt with this successfully? What did you do and where did you go?

Edit to add: I just did a skin check nothing cancerous.

Edit 2: thanks for everyone’s suggestions and help. I think seeing a dermatologist is the way to go, not beauty salons. If anyone has a good one to recommend, I’m inner west side of Melbourne.

Thanks 🙏🏼

A very clueless person

Hi there everyone, I’m wanting to hear from people who used this product before. I’m just wondering how foaming this QV ceramide cleanser is. I know that on the website it says it’s lightly foaming merchandise but I’m wanting to know if it it’s closer to a cream cleanser then a foaming cleanser. I tried to look up reviews and videos on TikTok of people using the product but unfortunately there’s really not that many videos of people actually using this cleanser so I’m having a hard time figuring out how foaming it actually is. I’m asking because my partner doesn’t like cream cleanses, and I’m wanting to buy this cleanser but I’m hoping that it is a good foaming cleanser.

Help !!! Repeating break outs. Similar ones. Red painful ones. And it's leaving marks too. 😪😪 What can I do? Any suggestions or experience?

I work in a restaurant and a carwash. And living in Sydney for past 3 years. Noticing these since the beginning of the year and it's happening every month now.im sticking to usual skincare routine though, and drinks plenty of water.

Remedy Skincare by Dr Shah now ships direct from their website to us! Very reasonably priced and not out the gate shipping especially cause they have bundles and lots of sales

When I run out of Geek and Gorgeous Peptide serum I’m going to pick up their Remedy’s Copper Peptide Serum and dark spot correction serums

Will anyone be shopping?

For the love of all things holy, please, can anyone give me some advice?

I’ve always had “ok” skin: mostly good but occasionally a few lil pimples here and there. I do get pimply rosacea pretty easilywhen I eat foods which trigger various gut issues.

This hell hole of a breakout started about 3.5 weeks ago and I just can’t get it under control. All my usual skincare is just reacting and causing it to get worse. It’s gone through multiple stages of drying and flaking, now It’s so inflamed and painful and is practically oozing. I’m just so confused as to why it’s happening and how to fix it.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Unfortunately I’m not in a financial position to see a derm, so I’m relying on the hive mind for the moment.

It’s genuinely making me so distressed and self conscious. I’m at my breaking point.

Hey guys, Im feeling a little lost and Im tired of wasting so much money. Ive tried microneedling at multiple places and nothing seemed to work. Granted I was only able to do it maybe 3 times but it got too expensive. I also didnt see any improvements. All I got was more breakouts. Ive been to a dermatologist and was told to do tca cross. Others say microneedling is good. I was considering do it and even buying a derminator 2 and do it myself but I dont know if its the right path to take. Please guide me :(

im 24m btw

Hello all! Need some advice and suggestions. Using a gentle cleanser and just a normal moisturiser

Woolworths now have the new cancer council pink tube on their website! Looks like it’ll be hitting stores hopefully within the next few weeks. The packaging is only slightly different looking.

If anyone sees it in the wild I’d love to know where!

NIVEA Sun Breathable UV Face Shine Control SPF50+ Lightweight Matte Finish 40mL:

https://www.priceline.com.au/product/168694/nivea-sun-breathable-uv-face-shine-control-spf50-lightweight-matte-finish-40ml

New Formula: Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 47.5mg/g, Bemotrizinol 40mg/g, Ethylhexyl Triazone 25mg/g, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid 20mg/g, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate 10mg/g. Contains: Phenoxyethanol and 7% v/v Ethanol.

Previous Formula: Homosalate 60mg/g; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane 47.5mg/g; Octyl salicylate 47.5mg/g; Ethylhexyl triazone 35mg/g; Bemotrizinol 35mg/g; Pheylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid 20mg/g; Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate 15mg/g. Contains: Ethanol 5% w/w; Phenoxyethanol; Methylhydroxybenzoate.

NIVEA Sun Breathable UV Face Shine Control SPF50+ Light Tinted Sheer Coverage 40mL:

https://www.priceline.com.au/product/168696/nivea-sun-breathable-uv-face-shine-control-spf50%2B-light-tinted-sheer-coverage-40ml

NIVEA Sun Breathable UV Face Shine Control SPF50+ Medium Tinted Sheer Coverage 40mL:

https://www.priceline.com.au/product/168695/nivea-sun-breathable-uv-face-shine-control-spf50%2B-medium-tinted-sheer-coverage-40ml

NIVEA Sun Breathable UV Face Sensitive SPF50+ 40mL:

https://www.priceline.com.au/product/168693/nivea-sun-breathable-uv-face-sensitive-spf50-40ml

New Formula: Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 47.5mg/g, Bemotrizinol 40mg/g, Ethylhexyl Triazone 25mg/g, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid 20mg/g, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate 10mg/g. Contains: Phenoxyethanol and 7% v/v Ethanol.

Previous Formula: Homosalate 10% w/w, Octocrylene 6% w/w, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 4% w/w, Ethylhexyl Triazone 2% w/w, Methylene Bis-benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol 1.5% w/w, Bemotrizinol 1% w/w. Contains: Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol.

The Cancer Council Future Skin SPF50+ Sunscreen is on sale at Priceline at the moment for half price (now $18.47 for 50mL): Cancer Council Future Skin SPF50+ Sunscreen Lotion 50mL | Skincare | Priceline

The pink bottle is marketed as "anti-ageing" whereas they also have other ones like the blue one which is "hydration boost" (with hyaluronic acid). I love the Cancer Council and the product is really cute but am just wondering whether there is anything in here that is "anti-ageing" other than just the actual SPF? Is this one or any of the other ones worth while?