I’m white(according to Hakim, I am a POC because I’m half Irish, half-Russian lol jk), pasty white. So that means when I’m in the sun, which happens quite a lot since I do manual labor outside, I burn not only quickly but harshly too. A few weeks ago I decided to suntan and used sunspray instead of lotion, the spray was so inconsistent and concentrated only in the center of the spray, so I have large swaths and splotches of sunburn. Worse things have happened but it sucks. It looks like I had a red body that someone spray painted white in a few seconds lol. So that point aside, I’ve been trying to take better care of my skin, and I figured I’d ask y’all since I trust you to not just try selling me expensive skincare products and stuff lol. I currently just use some facial wipes to prevent acne (idk if it makes a difference, I’ve never had acne besides like a few rogue pimples) and Aloe Vera just because I heard it’s good for burns and because it sounds good for skin in general. I obviously shower but I think my soap is not really skincare, just regular soap
At most, you just need a good sunscreen, cleanser and moisturizer. I used to really like Paula’s Choice for my needs, but lord it’s expensive now.
Sunscreen I usually like the non greasy type. The OTC brands are so icky. They have that slime feeling. I like something oil free and thin. Try around and see what’s out there!
Cleanser, I like Burt’s bees :).
Someone told me that when it comes to skincare, you want “artificial ingridients”. Natural ingredients are unpredictable and can have a different reaction each time.
That being said, I have some natural soaps that I do use for my body. Quite nice :)!
I’ve heard Korean sunscreens (TIL it’s sunscreen) are non sticky and non greasy
YES! I used to get this one brand in this little blue bottle, but I ended up settling for one I could pick up from a local store. The transit times were so long for ordering it (it was at the height of the pandemic), and it would sometimes get lost.
Nivea Sun Super Water is the name!