How important is skincare really?

I share your opinion! I developed bad acne when I was around 15 or so and had it bad for a couple of years. I tried everything including loads of different face washes, scrubs, home remedies, toners, moisturisers, different medication from the doctors and nothing worked. One day, I stumbled across the caveman regime which is basically doing nothing to your face, and since doing that, my skin has completely cleared up and I'm just left with a few ice pick scars on my cheeks. I now have no skincare routine except from using a raw honey face mask twice a week and I'm finally happy with my skin


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What's the caveman routine? I get lots of pustules despite the fforts of using an exfoliating face wash, toning and moisturising

I ahavent got severe acne but it's definitely not mild because I must have at least 50 pustule scars from popping...

What kind of acne did you suffer and can you explain the caveman routine or is it as simple as not washing your face?

I hate the look and feel of foundation. It also takes ages to put on. So I invest in skincare instead. Not just lux brands but professional brands from dermatologists that actually work.

I use a fruit acid based cleanser, prescription strength hyroquinone and tretinoin twice a day.I use Bioderma micellar water toner half way through the day to refresh and spf when I leave the house. It's not about have a hundred things in your skincare routine, its about using 2 or 3 products that actually work.

I only wear eye make up, lipstick and blush/ highlighter- it saves times and feels better.

I was partly inspired to ditch foundation by these two beauty guru's on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bWhi36NCEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ehT4BBTZQ

What is the difference between skincare products and foundation ?
Hydroquinone ,are you bleaching ?One of my friends used it in some cream to bleach.

Foundation is that skin colored stuff people slap over their face to hide skin imperfections.

Yeah its prescribed , not bleaching its for even skin tone.

I get them occasionally, maybe once or twice a year and on the days that I do I don't put any makeup on them, it seems stupid to me to cover an area that's already breaking out with a loud of stuff, seems kinda gross actually

A tip that my mum gave me actually, that works amazingly, I wonder if anyone else has ever done it haha, I only use it if I need to go out somewhere or for some occasion and I suddenly have a spot or something I sort it out and then apply a tiny bit of toothpaste to it and leave it for about 10 minutes, then I wash it off and it's pretty much gone...I don't know why or how it works but it does! She just said never to put loads on or leave it for a really really long time as it'll dry the skin area that it's on but that's one amazing trick I have haha

You got it prescribed ?
It might be used to even skin tone,but it is well known as a skin bleacher
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-87530/hydroquinone-skin-bleaching-topical/details
https://www.drugs.com/cdi/hydroquinone-cream.html
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/cosmetic-treatments-guide/Pages/skin-lightening.aspx
or is that what you mean by even skin tone ?
I am clueless on fashion and beauty vocabulary .

erm, I had a problem of picking off my skin until it bled when I got anxious so was prescribed it to bleach scars.
Skin is clear now so I use it to maintain an even skin tone.

What is the difference between skincare products and foundation ?
Hydroquinone ,are you bleaching ?One of my friends used it in some cream to bleach.

Alright.
Wait,you can pick skin ?How strong are you ?I am pinching my skin and I have no idea how I would do it ?
Why does your edit say 18:41,is it not 19:41?Has time been moved an hour backward ?
I am so confused right now.

lol skincare is like moisturisers, face masks, exfoliators
Basically to make your skin healthy and pretty

foundation is used to cover your imperfections. personally I prefer the former.

hydroquinone is only bleaching if it is in high doses. 2% is only what the doctors usually prescribes to get rid of hyperpigmemtation

.... its a disorder

So in anxiety disorder ,you can even overcome what would usually prevent you not doing something like this because you were that anxious ?
Sorry for asking,I just find it fascinating.

Alright,thanks.
This makes more sense now.
So you have to use hydroquinone in high doses to bleach .

well your fascination is unfortunately kinda triggering me
its called dermatillomania

I am sorry,I did not mean to make you angry .