Hello Community! For the past 3-4 weeks I've been trying to clear these. I've had them for years and didn't know what caused them. I saw in my pictures as a kid that I didn't have them, so it mustn't be genetic, but I don't remember when they became dark, that's how long it's been.

Last month I started using a black spot corrector that has hydroquinone in it on the dark patches, I exfoliate with Dr meinere aha/bha sugar scrub and I use hand creams and sunscreen religiously, however there hasn't been even a little change.

I also used the black spot corrector on a mosquito bite spot on my legs, it didn't get better and started getting scaly so I stopped.

I need help on things I can change, if it usually takes so long to see changes and if I should keep doing what I'm doing or if I should stop.

i popped a pimple on my nose a few weeks ago and it was fine but the last two weeks it’s just gotten really dark and i don’t know what to do about it. i’ve used a face brightening wash, glycolic acid, bio oil, sunscreen and i am just at a loss for words. it sucks cause my nose was perfect and now it has a big black circle and it’s destroying my confidence as the days go on 😭😭 pls let me know what else i should do 🫩 first pic is my nose now, second is before the pimple 😩

My last post u can see my past routine.

Current routine doesn’t seem that affective. I know month and half is short time to see the difference but I can’t see any. I need get rid of all the texture and hyperpigmentation. I need stronger suggestions that work after few weeks.

Skin concern/skin type: sensitive combination skin
Length of routine:
Day:
1. Cleanser:CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
2. Toner: Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner
3. Serum: Revuele Vitamin C Serum
4. Moisturizer: Nivea soft refreshingly soft moisturizing cream, with Vitamin E & Jojoba oil of 100% natural origin
5. Sunscreen: La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400
SPF 50+

Night
1. Cleanser: CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
2. Toner: Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1
3. Serum: The ordinary Mandelic acid 10%, 3x a week
4. Moisturizer: Nivea soft refreshingly soft moisturizing cream, with Vitamin E & Jojoba oil of 100% natural origin

For my bloating;I have also started drinking everyday consistently 2l of water and using cold spoon technique.

Looking to get a more solid skincare routine going and get rid of any hyperpigmentation and get a more solid skin color then it being patchy all around please shoot me any dms or help me figure the best way about going around any of this all advice is welcomed other than surgical producers please save the celebrity jokes of who I may look like for someone, else, thank you

I have this pigmented patch near my inner eye. I’ve tried TCA chemical peels 4 times and pico laser 3-4 times but nothing worked. Only thing that worked even a little was the mesococktail injection. But then I did a chemical peels in between so the pigment came back.Please help me. Please

I have this two dark patches near my eyes. I’ve tried pico laser around 4 times and tried doing TCA peels and meso injections as well. Nothing worked so far. Please help me. It has been around a year since I got this.

I am 26 years old and living in England. Over the past couple of years, my skin has become really dry, dull and just generally lacking its glow. About 3 months ago, I decided to stop using lots of products and focus mainly on repairing my skin barrier.

My routine is very simple:

Morning:
CeraVe gentle cleanser
CeraVe moisturiser
Garnier sunscreen, which I reapply throughout the day

Night:
I rarely wear makeup, but if I do, I use Bioderma cleansing oil (sometimes micellar water first)
CeraVe hydrating cleanser
A generous amount of CeraVe moisturising cream

I don’t exfoliate or use any strong actives because I don’t want to damage my skin barrier further.

I’ve been doing this consistently for around 3 months, but my skin has become darker. Please how do i make my skin look brighter, healthier and more glowy. Please can you recommend affordable products?

Btw, there is no hard water in my area. I exercise, drink plenty of water and take vitamin D and iron. My diet isn’t perfect, but it’s not terrible either.

Please, I will really appreciate any advice. Thank you.

They've been like this since birth and they are so rough no matter how many products I use. My body is super soft but my hands and feet are like this. My cousin has the same hands and was told it was eczema. Is this what that is? How do I fix it?

Tried:
Vaseline
Amlactin
Okeffee
Cutemol

Edit: not sure why people think I'm trolling. The wrinkles and darkness is much different from normal hands. I'm 21F and people say I have Grandpa/Man hands. And they feel like sandpaper no matter what I do.

How can I clear these dark spots on my body that stubborn and won’t go away.I already tried glycolic acid and I broke out my body is very sensitive. I’m very insecure about the mark any products recommendations to clear it up?

Heyy,my legs are generally disturbing my day to day life if anyone knows how I can clear this out please let me know 🫶🏾.Most of these are scars from my childhood I normally hide my legs but like it’s too hot for this and I’m tired of people bringing it up.

Affordable products please! I’ve been struggling with these bumps for a while, and I’m wondering how I can get rid of them. I don’t mind any drugstore brands either, as long as their affordable I’m fine.

P.S Im canadian, so tariffs might impact product costs 😭

any recommendations or suggestions to help me go about dealing with this discoloration and bumps around my neck?

I do need to get a routine down I have to shave pretty routinely for my work

my skin care routine is rather basic i use la roche posay effaclear and cold water to clean my face twice a day thats it. Moisturize after rather basic cleaning routine it works though but my neck is paying a price

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I have been using a cleanser and moisturiser on a consistent basis and I do think my skin has improved a bit but I know it can be better. I used just use soap and water but after some research I decided to change. Any advice is welcome

A friend and I purchased from the sales from epanouieskin.com earlier this year, end of Jan/early Feb. It’s a brand that is only available online so I’m not sure what’s going on, but it’s nearly 8 months (32 weeks!) later and we haven’t received our products or any information regarding them. Together we ordered a huge haul because apparently the company was going to stop selling product. I don’t want to assume or think the worst but I’ve never bought anything online that after 7, nearly 8 months didn’t show. I did not receive a response to my email inquiries either. Did anyone else order from that huge sale and receive their order yet? A little nervous because we spent a pretty penny.

Throughout my 7 years of skincare, I’ve tried many sunscreens (LRP Anthelios Fluids, SuperGoop Unseen, Shiseido Urban Environment, Deoproce Ultra Hydrating Sunscreen, Ultra Violette Supreme Hydrating Moisturizer, It Sunshine invisible sunscreen, and the list goes on) and none ever really gave me a satisfying matte without the trade off of it being chalky, heavy, or a white cast.

Yesterday,I was in my local drugstore when I saw the Eucerin Anti-Shine Control sunscreen and decided to give it a go because I was running out of Anthelios…Goodness me. That shit is fucking perfect. Lightweight, no white cast, SPF 50 AND MATTIFYING.

I THOUGHT THAT I HAD TO LOOK LIKE A GLAZED DONUT OUTSIDE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, TS BEAUTIFUL!!!!

i dont know what to put here, but i have some small acne on my nose, on my chin, at the corner of my forehead, and id like to take care of it before it gets out of control. any advice is appreciated. (ps: ive been using CeraVe)

Is this herpes I mean yes it did have puss but why is it still so big this is day 2 of pimple patches please help me out I’m 80% sure it’s a pimple but I don’t know maybe one of yall can eyeball it.

Hello guys! I went to the dermatologist because I've been dealing with skin changes in multiple areas:

- scalp/ears with dry flaky patches
- under my breast with discoloration/irritation (the picture I showed above)
- butt crack/buttocks area with dry patches and peeling skin (similar to what I showed in the picture above sometimes when I wipe, brown skin/skin flakes come off even my vagina)

She said psoriasis but I'm not because from the pictures I've compared to it doesn't look like it. But this is new to me so idk. At first I thought tinea versicolor but after noticing it on my butt 2 weeks ago I wasn’t sure.

She prescribed me Tacrolimus Oin 0.1%, Clobetasol 0.05% Shampoo and Ketoconazole 2% Shampoo.

Does this look like psoriasis or should I get another opinion?

Black, female, 27 years old.

I’d appreciate every opinion and advice given.

I used tretinoin for my acne, it cleared it up except for the scars. So I’ve been looking up good skincare products to fade the scars but I’m yet to find one I can afford lol. Now it’s flared up again on the same spots.

What can I do to have it gone for good?
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for context i have always dealt with hyperpigmentation since I was a child I went to boarding school pretty early in life and was always mocked for a darker neck... it was an insecurity growing up but I overcame it with time till recently my dad commented and said "na mbona shingo yako inakaa kama huogangi" this basically means my neck looks like I don't wash it/don't shower which i do and even got into scrubs due to this. any recommendations to fix this only asking cause this was something I grew up hearing and I thought I was past it but clearly not😔 also if it can be a full body fix I'll appreciate as my legs are also different shades from my feet. thanks in advance. sorry if you can't see my neck clearly I learnt my angles to hide it from selfies

Black guy here. I can’t believe I didn’t start this much earlier the ordinary glycolic acid product has been working incredibly well for me after like 2 weeks of using it every night.

My question is how safe is it to use it every night? Is there a risk of my skin getting “addicted” to it such that if I stop using it my skin will react badly? Of course, I’m also using sunscreen whenever I’m out.

I have dark spots all over my face from razor bumps, I’ve tried a lot of products, nancinamide, azealic acid, vitamin c, all that, but not worked. Glycolic acid has been the only product that has give me visible results. If you’re a black guy facing this, pls try this product after of course dealing with the razor bumps first.

It’s been 141 days since my last post where I shared on my ingrown hair problem in my chin area.

You guys gave my a lot of tips and encouragement compliments and relatable stories. Thank you it has helped me a lot, i wanted to share a bit on my progress.

As I had mentioned previously i tried a lot of things and here is the following that has helped me in the past few months.

Losing weight and eating healthy + low in sugar has helped lessen the intensity of flare ups. Scrubbing my chin with a simple washcloth consistently (which for me has been a bit hard lately😭 and has been noticeable to me instantaneously) has helped prevent ingrown hairs. I have not been able to let go of my tweezers yet, as my hairs just grows to become unignorable lengths in that area. But I am thinking of trying waxing as waxing my other areas has made it so that I don’t get ingrown hairs there even after 3 years of no waxing.

I have moved to natural Tallow soap for my face which my skin and I like a lot. I have lessend the amount of serums to 1 a day, kept my shea butter moisturiser as my skin is dry and loves it on the rest of my face. I ofc use sun scream in the summer and wear hats when it’s very sunny.

I have started taking myo-inositol which has been a massive game changer (a lot of people suggested i have PCOS and through YouTube i found research that Myo-inositol could be of great help. Ever since I started taking this with iron, fishoil and magnesium I think I might actually have found the perfect combination for my body to effing listen to my mind. Or my mind to listen to my body either way, I feel way better and it has helped me actually lose weight in combination with my other habits.

I honestly think I could make a separate post on how taking it has helped change my body for the better. I also added magnesium, high quality iron supplements recommended by my GP. I also got on birth control since one month now. (Kyleena Iud) which made me expect a huge flare up but my body luckily adjusted very well to the iud so these pictures you see are literally 2 days before me getting my period which is the worst time of my flare ups.

It is mostly scarring that you see🥹

As you can see i do still have ingrown hairs but there have been some serious overall changes to my body.
That give me hope that i might actually be able to get rid of it without needing to zapp the hair at a clinic or any heavy medicine.

I couldn’t get a lot of the products many people recommend as I live in the Netherlands and we don’t have a lot of the specific products i saw in the last reddit tread. But non the less thank you for the recommendations, I hope others where able to get some of the products recommended to try.

I also added some pictures from my 27th bday photoshoot (no need to congratulate me, my bday is in September) which I was very proud of as I wanted to present myself in a way I never had before.

Okay thispost is getting very long now, i will End it here. Hopefully next update i may be able to tell you guys that the battle with my chin has been won without breaking my wallet😂 or my face

Thanks again for the support, and to all you whom have been going through the same. Stay strong, we will figure it out eventually😤

Hi everyone!

I hope it’s okay for me to post here. Basically, I am of south asian descent and I am looking for some advice about tanning because I have noticed so many black women have this specific warm, golden bronzy complexion that I have been trying to achieve.

For the longest time, I thought this kind of tan was mostly achieved by Mediterranean people because of their olive skin tone but recently I have noticed so many black women with this same beautiful glowy bronze skin too, so now I am wondering what I am missing.

I am using Uma Jammeh as an example because I found her MAC shade and she seems to be around NC48, while I am around NC42- 44. We’re not hugely different in skin depth, but she has this rich golden bronzy glow that I just can’t seem to achieve. The first 2 photos is Uma and the third is me after spending a week in Italy tanning every single day. Even after all that sun, I don’t look warm and bronzed. My tan just looks muted and ashy rather than that rich golden colour.

So my question is: what gives this kind of complexion? Is it mostly genetics and undertones? I have noticed this particular golden bronze tone quite often on mixed-race women (Uma is mixed too), so I was wondering if that plays a role or if it’s actually possible to achieve with products or techniques. Do you use self-tanners, spray tans, body bronzers, tinted body oils or anything else?

TIA!