Biggest Skin Care Crimes

[user79]

I totally agree, sun damage seems to take the most toll on someone's skin. I used to go tanning a bit one winter, and my skin is quite fair and doesn't tan that well...After going for like one winter season maybe once or twice a week, I noticed a change in the skin on my face. I had sun marks everywhere. I immediately stopped going but I can only imagine how horrible my skin would look if I was still doing this.

I have a friend who goes tanning a lot, and her skin has weathered so much, even though she's still quite young. Just embrace your pale skin, or use those self-tanning lotions if you must, but just don't go tanning. It's horrible for the skin.

And yeah, use sunscreen on your face, even in winter! I bought a moisturizer that has an spf of 15 in it for daily wear.

 

[Kuuipo]

The biggest skin care crimes are ones of comission rathere than omission. Your skin will get over it if you wash your face with dial. Sure, its not luxurious, but 20 minutes later, the acid mantel has returned to its normal state. Sins of comission include doing too much- picking at skin, believeing that one needs an enormous variety of products , using a sunscreen and not reapplying every 2 hours( avobenzene breaks down and brings free readicals below the surface of the skin-causes more damage than no sunscreen), believing in the "halo" effect of sunscreen impregnated foundations (like eating at Subway-where people actually consume more calories because they think they are doing something healthy-SPF foundations give us a false sense of security). Touching th face, even unconsciously, and using dirty brushes or expired products.
At Ala Moana, there are little independant carts that sell skin care, makeup etc, and they prey on women with skin insecurities or women who wear too much makeup. tThese vendors actually aggressively persue women. Its' interesting to watch. I like to position my self behind the Kalo plant or the Koi pond......
Skin is the largest organ in our body, and generally should be easy to take care of-especially in young people. Some of the astringents that the vendors sell are harsh, perfumed, and full of alcohol-a rubefactant (causes redness and irritation). A simple astringent could be witch hazel. Bar soap won't age you. You wash your arms with it, and they are exposed to the sun as well.
Skin care should not victimize a person. If you need makeup remover, so be it, but no one needs a 2 hour routine. Not for their skin anyway.

 

[cdnaddict]

all of you guys have touched on the SINS of skincare... and i have to agree with the major points:

• tanning: i have a roommate who tans her skin to, literally, death... and doesn't wear and spf EVER; i feel like her face is going to look like a leather glove when she's 30!
• over-drying the skin: washing with barsoap, using too many harsh ingredients (this is why i didn't like proactiv), not using moisturizer, etc.
• not wearing DAILY SPF (prevention)

i think those are the majors for me! blech...

 

[Paramnesia]

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Oh and not paying attention to your hands and feet. They deserve extra care because they work so much harder than the rest of you I think.

I'm really bad at ignoring my feet. I hate feet, I'm really disgusted by them lol.

I really think tanning is a horrible horrible sin, too much alcohol and smoking are also big sins.

 

[MAC_Pixie04]

I could go on forever, but here are my favorites.

1. Using retinols, AHAs, peels, chemical lighteners, etc and neglecting to put sunscreen on...you're ASKING for it.
2. People who swear up and down that they're oily, so they skip moisturizer and sunscreen because it makes them feel "greasy"....
3. People who think their makeup is a moisturizer.
4. People who don't wash their makeup off at night, even mineral makeup.
5. "Do you have a concealer for pimples?" "Sure, would you also like to try a spot treatment to get rid of them?" "No." Well you're just asking for it by clogging an already clogged pore with makeup instead of a treatment product.
6. People who use products that aren't meant for the face on their face.
7. People who rub regular moisturizer all over their eye like they're tenderizing meat and wonder why they have fine lines and dark circles and milia.
8. People who would rather put makeup over bad skin than invest in having good skincare.

 

[athena123]

^^^ hear hear MacPixie! I would tell my younger self to invest in skincare first rather than makeup; I didn't switch my focus until I was in my late thirties and now my skin looks better than it did in my twenties. Great skin is the best canvas you can have, it's worth the weight in makeup hands down

 

[Jujubegirl]

Tanning and smoking are the worst, but I agree that all the other things listed are bad too. It's too easy to take our skin for granted! And oddly difficult to get the straight-up on the best ways (including the best products) to care for it.

 

[laneyyy]

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Originally Posted by Kuuipo It grosses me out when people do not shower before bed......and they lie in all that filth from the day....a bed should be a clean place!

NO DOUBT! I always have had a thing for taking a bath before bed, I mean hell, I wouldn't be suprised if most breakouts come from wollering in dirty sheets and pillowcases. Ick...

 

[Paramnesia]

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Originally Posted by athena123 ^^^ hear hear MacPixie! I would tell my younger self to invest in skincare first rather than makeup; I didn't switch my focus until I was in my late thirties and now my skin looks better than it did in my twenties. Great skin is the best canvas you can have, it's worth the weight in makeup hands down

I agree skin care is just as important as MU, even more. Though I spend more money on MU than I do skin care.

 

[fafinette21]

Definitely tanning/not using SPF and smoking are among the worst. Also, not washing your makeup brushes is huuuuge.
Not using the right products for your skin type. You should really find out what skin type you are if you don't know, then you can tailor a routine specifically for you!

 

[Almond_Eyed]

I have a bad habit of rubbing my eyes, especially when I wear contacts.

 

[Lady Gray]

Clinique clarifying Lotion. Vile stuff. I can use it strip fake tan which says it all really.

 

[Kragey]

I have quite a few, like most, but these are the ones that KILL ME:

1. Going to sleep with your make-up on. NO NO NO! I had a friend who always went to bed with her make-up on, and when I told her she should wash her face, she got really mad and said she "never got breakouts." Um, but she DID...that's why she wore ridiculous amounts of foundation in the first place!

2. People who ask me how to cover pimples with make-up for day-to-day use. It's...really not possible, at least not with anything more than mild acne. The texture and the roughness just sticks out too much. I can block zits out for photos, but that's because I can do stuff to people's faces that I would never do for actual "wearing out" make-up. XD Really, the best thing to do for zits and just to leave them out in the open, not cover them with makeup, hide them with your hair, or pick at them (UGH!).

3. People who put toothpaste on their faces. It's disgusting and it doesn't work.

4. People who exfoliate their face every day. Look, you're over-doing it. You need to exfoliate maybe once a week, twice if your skin is REALLY out there. And that's straight for the dermatologist's mouth!

5. People who refuse to pay attention to their OWN skin needs. My skin is very different from other people's skin, and visa versa. And it's especially annoying when I say a certain product didn't work for me, and die-hard fans of that product get all mad and say, "WELL, IT WORKED FOR ME!" Don't get huffy, your skin is just different!

6. Excessive tanning, or, more specifically, the idea that everybody has to be bright orange to be attractive. Look, if you want to look like your skin is made out of leather in 20 years, that's fine by me, but I'm fine with my skin the way it is. You would never tell a girl who was dark-skinned, "Ugh, your skin is soooo gross and dark, you need to BLEACH!" (and I hate skin bleaching, too, BTW), so don't say to me, "Ugh, you're white as a ghost, you NEED to get a tan!" Bitch, I don't NEED to get anything, especially not skin cancer...and quit acting like I look "weird" when you're the one with a blatantly fake tan and obnoxiously blonde hair. That color combination isn't exactly natural.

7. Using a ridiculous amount of products, when in fact, two or three will do the same thing if used correctly. Even my brother with a severe case of acne only uses 2 products to keep it in check!

 

[greengoesmoo]

Nail biting and spot picking! Ewww!! Oh, and not pushing cuticles back so they get skin tags!! YEUCH!

 

[shatteredshards]

Use of products with petroleum in them. Petroleum, mineral oil, et al is seriously a bad thing for your skin, and it baffles me how many people are completely miseducated on it.

- It does not moisturize. At all. Because your body cannot absorb it in any way (even by digestion).
- Because it does not absorb, that means it sits ontop of your skin, forming a layer that actually keeps moisture out and doesn't allow your skin to breathe.
- It is not hypo-allergenic, no matter what the industry claims - many people have allergic reactions to it, including myself.
- It's being linked to cancer.
- It was an accidental discovery; petroleum is buildup on the machinery in crude oil production, in the form of a dirty black wax. To this day it is simply a byproduct of the oil industry.
- The process of purifying petroleum jelly was patented in 1872. Medical practices at the time still included bloodletting, mercury for syphilis, and profuse sweating (often associated with shock).