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Are skincare routines worth it? (beehaw.org)
submitted 2 years ago by wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org
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Skincare is one of those things I always feel like I should be better at (and that I'm failing as a girl because of it somehow). I'm lucky as my skin is fine really (I drink a lot of water) so I've never really done anything. Selfcare is something I struggle with generally so never found it worth the effort.

I'm thinking as I enter my thirties though I should. Just had a sheetmask and enjoyed it but I have no idea where to start generally in terms of it.

What's your skincare routine? Is it worth the effort/cost?

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[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Just routine use of AHA and that's it. I'm in my mid-40s, spent a lot of my 20s & 30s drinking heavily with tons of sun exposure, and currently people think I'm a decade younger than I am. That's allllll glycolic acid, baby. (I admit I used to need benzoyl peroxide when I was younger for acne, but not anymore finally.)

I think more complicated skin care routines are fine, IF you enjoy the ritual and routine of the whole process. But if it feels like work or if you feel like there are better things you'd like to be doing with your time, then it's not worth it.

I literally wash my face with Dawn dish soap (if it's good enough to wash birds, it's good enough for me!) and slap on a glycolic acid gel and call it a day. Works just fine.