[MEGATHREAD] Skincare Routine

Skin type: Dry, Sensitive

Skin goals: Keeping skin hydrated and moisturized; under eye lines and darkness; improving skin barrier to tackle more frequent tret usage; preventing irritation by sticking with fragrance- and dye-free products with low to no scent

Season & climate: Hot, humid, and the only season is summer (and maybe one week of fall every now and then)

AM:

• Cleanser: Usually just hot water and a face towel or Curel Foaming Daily Face Wash
• Prep Toner/Mist: Curel Deep Moisturizing Spray
• Hydrating Toners: Mix of Hada Labo Gokujyn Hyaluronic Acid Lotion Regular and Premium
• Actives (sometimes I skip this step): Melano CC Vit C or Holy Snails Whale Shark
• Emulsion: Mix of Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Hyaluronic Milk and Curel Moisture Facial Milk (Intensive Moisture Care)
• Eye Cream: CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream
• Moisturizer: Mix of Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream with Hyaluronic Acid for Extra-Dry Skin (old formulation) and Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream
• SPF: Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Gel Gold SPF50+ PA++++

PM:

• Oil Cleanser: Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil
• 2nd Cleanser: Curel Foaming Daily Face Wash or La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Facial Cleanser
• Prep Toner/Mist: Same as AM
• Hydrating Toners: Same as AM
• Emulsion: Same as AM
• Eye Cream: Curel Moisture Repair Eye Cream or Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Eye Cream
• Actives (sometimes I also skip this step): Prescription Altreno (at most, once a week) or The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA or same as AM
• Moisturizer: Same as AM or Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream
• Occlusive (when not using tret): Vanicream Moisturizing Ointment

Other:

• Quick Cleanser: Albolene Micellar Milk Face Cleanser
• Moisturizer I'm trying out: Aveeno Calm+Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer

General thoughts: For the most part I've been using the same products for years now and I'm mostly content with my routine.

I don't care for foaming cleansers in general so I'm probably not going to repurchase my Curel one after I finish it up. LRP works fine, but I wouldn't mind trying out other cleansers (I've been eyeing the new CeraVe Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser).

The one product I am still struggling to find is a good fragrance/dye-free/low-no scent moisturizer for dry skin that doesn't come in a jar (I hate jars so much 😭). I usually either decant jar products or use a spatula which is a nuisance but my brain won't let me dip my fingers into a jar lol. The moisturizers I'm using so far are fine, but a little too light-weight or obnoxiously shiny (looking at you Aestura). So, if any of you know of any good moisturizers for dry skin that don't come in a jar, please let me know!