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Tried a "skin diet"? Cutting your routine: better or worse?
The skin diet, or minimal routine, keeps coming back as a topic: instead of ten steps, just cleanse, moisturise and sunscreen. Community reactions are pretty split. "It got better" stories Irritation from layering overla
0 0Skincare trends estheticians would happily retire
Estheticians on r/Esthetics were asked which skincare trend they'd happily see disappear. The original poster opened with 20-step routines promoted by unqualified influencers, noting that clients often arrive having over
0 0Quick poll: how many steps is your morning routine, honestly?
Night routines get all the attention, but mornings are where most people cut corners. Some swear by a full layering routine before work; others splash water, apply sunscreen and go. Both camps usually agree on one thing:
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How many steps is your morning routine?
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0 0The ingredient-lover's trap: is a higher percentage always better?
Many shoppers go straight for the 'X% of ingredient Y' number, and the bigger it is, the more tempting. But that logic is hotly debated. Points that come up a lot Many ingredients have a sensible concentration range; goi
0 0Is flaky makeup a dryness problem, or too many skincare layers?
On theqoo's beauty board, someone posted photos of cushion foundation lifting and flaking two days in a row and asked whether the cause was dryness or piling on too much skincare. They had used six layers: toner, serum,
0 0Brown, acne-prone skin and a peel in Seoul: what did travellers suggest?
A traveller with brown, acne-prone skin asked on the Tripadvisor Seoul forum: they'd be in Seoul in spring and wanted a face peel. Could anyone point to a reliable clinic? What the replies said The most useful answer sug
0 1Damaged skin barrier: what should you switch your cleanser to?
A question on the beauty board of theqoo, a big Korean online community: the poster usually wears a mineral sunscreen plus cushion, removes it with micellar water and then washes with a slightly alkaline foam cleanser. L
0 1First skin treatment in Seoul, no Korean: how do you avoid the big upsell?
Someone on the Tripadvisor Seoul forum was flying in for a wedding and wanted a "glass facial" for the first time. They don't speak Korean and had found very mixed Google reviews for med spas, so they asked who had actua
0 1From humid Thailand to a cold, dry country: why the sudden breakouts?
On Pantip, a Thai student living in Scotland said her skin broke out almost daily there, leaving marks, yet cleared within a week every time she flew home to Thailand. She later updated with what she thinks was the cause
0 0"Moisturise while skin is still damp": why everyone says it
One tip that shows up in every dry-season thread is "put moisturiser on right after washing, while skin is still damp." Some quote a specific number of minutes, but the point is simply to seal skin before it dries out. H
0 0Heating on, face tight? Check your room before your routine
From late October, once the heating goes on, posts saying "I switched creams and I'm still dry" pile up. The common advice is to look at your environment before buying another product. Environment checks people mention H
0 0The VAT refund on cosmetic procedures for tourists has ended (for now)
If you're planning a skin treatment in Korea, here's a change to know. The special rule that refunded VAT to foreign tourists on cosmetic and dermatology procedures has ended, and a bill to bring it back until 31 Decembe
0 0Tiny white bumps that will not budge: how do people deal with milia?
A Mumsnet user asked about getting milia removed. Clinics near her were quoting £85 and up, and she wondered whether salons still deal with them during a facial, as they did twenty years ago. There were 18 replies, with
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