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Damn, I just got mine delivered today. :(
Just a note that they run this every November, which they call "Slowvember", as a counter-cultural movement to the urgency and strict time-limited offers you often see around Black Friday deals.
Only mention it to help you snag 23% off next year.
As a male who wants to start getting into better face/skin care, any tips on where to start? Or just go to a dermatologist?
Resistance training is better for your skin than any cream
If youre interested heres an article dump:
Getting to the gym is worth putting into your skincare routine, writes Gretchen Reynolds.Many people slather on serums and lotions in the hope of achieving fresher, younger skin. But for surprisingly effective results, try lifting weights.
A new study published in Scientific Reports found that both aerobic exercise and weight training altered gene expression and improved the underlying health of facial skin cells and tissue. However, resistance workouts produced benefits beyond those of the endurance exercise.
The findings ‘‘add to the evidence supporting that exercise’’ of any kind ‘‘is beneficial to skin health,’’ says Mark Tarnopolsky, a professor, physician and director of the Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Clinic at McMaster University in Canada. He has studied exercise and skin but was not involved with the new research.
People’s skin grew ‘‘more youthful at a cellular level’’ after they began exercising, says Satoshi Fujita, an exercise scientist at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, who oversaw the new study. The most pronounced effects occurred when people lifted weights.
The study involved middle-aged Japanese women but has potential relevance for any of us with skin and a normal measure of vanity, or at least a healthy regard for our skin’s well-being.
ENDURANCE EXERCISE CAN HELP YOUR SKIN
Skin is not an obvious beneficiary of exercise. We can see or feel how physical activity reshapes our muscles, heart, lungs and other organs. It’s also quite beneficial for our liver. But our skin? Some people might even expect the reverse – that exercise, especially bouncy activities such as running, would stretch and harm skin’s structure and appearance.
But Fujita suspected otherwise, even though little past research had examined exercise and skin.
WHAT WEIGHT TRAINING ADDS
Fujita, who lifts weights in addition to frequent aerobic training, wondered whether resistance workouts might have impacts on the inner health of skin.
So, he and his colleagues gathered 56 sedentary, middleaged women and assessed the elasticity, thickness and structure of the dermal layers in their facial skin, using ultrasound and other measures. They also drew blood, checking it for a variety of substances and adding drops of it to isolated facial skin cells in Petri dishes.
Then they assigned half of the women to start cycling for 30 minutes, twice a week. The rest began lifting weights, also for about 30 minutes, twice a week.
After 16 weeks, the researchers repeated all of the tests.
The women generally were fitter if they had cycled and stronger if they had lifted, indicating the exercise had changed them.
Their facial skin differed now, too. It had improved elasticity, meaning it was slightly less saggy and snapped back into shape better when stretched. Its extracellular matrix, or the biological scaffolding that provides structure to skin tissue, was also denser, while genes involved in the creation of skin collagen were busier.
These are all hallmarks of skin rejuvenation and occurred however the women exercised.
But only resistance training bumped up the thickness of the dermal layer, apparently by increasing the activity of several specialised genes that pump out proteins designed to build and strengthen connective tissue.
A NEW REASON TO START LIFTING
They would also seem to be telling us that it’s time to start lifting weights, if we’re not. ‘‘It is possible to expect an additive effect of skin improvement when both resistance and aerobic exercise are combined,’’ he says.
The study’s limitations are many, however. It was small, short-term and included no one who wasn’t middle-aged, Japanese, sedentary and female. It also had no control group.
The findings ‘‘seem reasonable’’. But ‘‘I don’t think they mean anything definitive,’’ says David Sawcer, a clinical associate professor of dermatology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
More and larger experiments are needed, as per usual in science
Niacinamide in the morning, retinol at night. But it also depends on your specific skin needs
Depends if you use vitamin C. Vit C + sunscreen
Best not to use both in the same routine
You could start with the best sellers.
Best thing would be good cleanser, moisturiser and sun protection.
Then its just what works best for your skin.
Doesn't have to be expensive at all.Start basic :
Use sunscreen
A good cleanser
Ceravee moisturiserAnything more is just a bonus or if your skin needs targeted help
Hyaluronic acid for moisture
Niacinamide all round for pore refinement and vitamin b
Retinol for over 30s
Vitamin C enhances sunscreen effectiveness, brightens skin, antioxidant
Vitamin C enhances sunscreen effectiveness, brightens skin, antioxidant
Doesn't this contradict what you said above?
Vit C + sunscreen
Best not to use both in the same routineWhen is it good to use vit c? At night along with retinol?
Use vitamin C with sunscreen. It protects the skin from UV because it is an antioxidant.
I use the ordinary and I recommend keeping it simple. Try the squalene cleanser and Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA for morning and night. See how you feel for 30 days and then you can add more stuff later on if you need. Right now I also use the glycolic acid toner and salicylic acid. My skin is no means perfect and struggle with oil, acne and dryness.
It's all for nothing if you forget the main things:
1. Sleep
2. Stress
3. Diet
4. SunscreenEnjoy :)
It depends on your needs.
Here are some guidelines:
- Niacinamide: brighter skin in general
- Vitamin C: dark spot
- Retinol: Fine line
- Glycolic acid: exfoliate
- Salycic acid: acne blemishes and reduced pore sizeThe steps of your skincare routine also matter. Always start with the lightest materials and work your way up to the heaviest. So, water-based products should be followed by oil-based products and cream-based products.
Mine usually starts with cleansing - vitamin C serum/retinol - eye cream - night cream - moisturiser.
Everyone else has said it but just start off with a facial cleanser, wash that off (I put it on just before shower so it comes off in there), then a facial moisturiser after. The Ordinary stuff is great
fyi, priceline also has the ordinary and cashrewards occasionally have 20% cashback. Works out to be much better if you're not in MEL
Thank you so much PeeDeeDee :)
The whole month, 😲.