Acne Scars vs Acne Marks

❗PIH and PIE are also known as acne marks. Many of us struggle with these after a successful acne treatment or after a pimple has healed. But did you know the difference between hypertrophic and atrophic acne scars❓ ↪️”Atrophic acne scars (ice pick, boxcar- and rolling scar) are caused by an altered wound healing response that leads to reduced collagen production and skin indentations.“ ↪️”Hypertrophic acne scars are caused by an altered wound healing response where too much collagen is produced leading to excess scar tissue and raised scars.“ Sσυrςε: @selfcaresocietycom ση ιηςταgrαm 📷

Facial Oils

Some questions about facial oils because I'm kinda lost 🥲 How do you integrate facial oils into your routine? Do you prefer to use them in the morning or in the evening? Do facial oils affect the stability, effectiveness and coverage of a sunscreen (since sunscreens and their UV filters are often dissolved in oil and oils dissolve in other oils)? In other words: Are facial oils safe to use with another sunscreen in the same routine? I'm still trying to figure out how to use The Potions's Jojoba Oil... 😂😅 I did find that mixing it into my moisturizer is quite nice – but then again I'm scared it will clog my pores and set me back in treating the acne I have. 🥴

Starting my acne treatment

📅 I went to the derm last week because of my persisting acne and these are the products she prescribed me. ⏳ I'll make sure to post updates in a few weeks/months as soon as any progress is visible! ❓ Do or did you use any of these products before? Did you like them? And also, are you currently on an acne treatment as well?

What's your favorite water-resistant sunscreen?

I'm looking for water-resistant SPFs to try out. I feel like most holy grail SPFs are not, unfortunately 🥲 I'd love to hear your recommendations 😊

Applying SPF Over Makeup

Are you having troubles reapply sunscreen over a full face of makeup? Blush, bronzer or contour, eyeshadow and highlighter... But you're afraid reapply might smudge it all? Don't worry, I've got you covered! 🥰 Here are 7 tipps for you to follow when applying SPF over makeup: ↪️𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪 𝓫𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 (𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓾𝓹!) 𝓸𝓯 𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻-𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽, 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓶 𝓢𝓟𝓕 50 𝓸𝓻 𝓱𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓮𝓻🧴 That way, the SPF on your face won’t decrease as quickly as when starting with a lower SPF (30 or less). For example, when someone applies an SPF 70 on their face in the morning, they still might end up with adequate sun protection by midday. ↪️𝓤𝓼𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓾𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓼 𝓢𝓟𝓕 𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓸💄☀️ As you apply the makeup, that base layer of sunscreen is going to get disturbed and disrupted (padding in blush, blending out eye shadow etc.). Replacing what has been removed will give back at least a little bit of sun protection. However, you will not be able to apply the required amount of foundation or tinted moisturizer that you actually need to use to get effective coverage. It will just be way too much. (See picture below) ↪️𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓾𝓹 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓢𝓟𝓕 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼 Please note that this is not the most reliable way of sun protection because a good even layer of sunscreen cannot be achieved with a powder compared to a lotion or cream. ↪️𝓤𝓼𝓮 𝓢𝓟𝓕 𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓼 Again, sprays are not as reliable as creams or lotions. Just make sure that you won’t spray the SPF onto your face when it’s windy outside since the SPF is then more likely to be carried away by the wind. ‼️DO NOT INHALE, SWALLOW OR GET THE SPF SPRAY INTO YOUR EYES.‼️ You may also spray it into your hands, too, and then pat the SPF onto your face. You can also measure how many spray pumps are necessary to achieve adequate sun protection by counting how many times you have to spray it until it fills up a ¼ teaspoon. ↪️𝓤𝓼𝓮 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻/𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓼𝓹𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓪𝓫 𝓪 𝓵𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓟𝓕 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓾𝓹 Cushion applicators are not as thick as makeup blenders so they won’t soak up as much sunscreen which is crucial when trying to apply the right amount. Start with the skin coloured bits of your face in order to avoid smudging the colourful parts of your makeup onto areas where they are not meant to be. You might also want to touch up your makeup afterwards, if for example the concealer got moved. ↪️𝓦𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓪 𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓼 🕶️👒 Sunscreen is not the only sun protection method out there. Physical sun protection is better anyway since it doesn’t have to reapplied. 😉 ↪️𝓢𝓽𝓪𝔂 𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓸𝓸𝓻𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 10𝓪𝓶 𝓪𝓷𝓭 2𝓹𝓶, 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓷 𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓴 Looking at the UV index may help as well since it indicates how intense the UVB rays (and therefore the risk of getting sunburned) are outside. It does NOT provide information about the UVA rays! So please, also wear sunscreen outdoors even if the UV index is low (between 0-2). I really hope these tipps will help you in not ruining your perfect makeup look and being protected from the sun at the same time. 😉 Also, I have some products tagged which you can use to reapply SPF over makeup. Is there a tipp I didn't mention? Comment some of your reapplication tipps down below! 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕤: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ02DhZ52rI Dr Dray “6 tips for applying sunscreen over makeup” [ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?vpamzfQy2pvo Lab Muffin Beauty Science “How to Reapply Sunscreen Over Makeup” [ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTY5LdZM3s James Welsh “THIS Is How To Reapply Sunscreen Over Makeup Ft Robert Welsh MUA” [ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅ]