Building barrier

O'skincare hunters, may I humbly ask, what's the ingredients to look for that is a friend to our skin? Something* that can mend broken barriers. *Read : Ingredients not products.

Skincare isnt working

Hi, has anyone here experienced worsen dullness right after applying skincare? Usually it would be the other way around but recently my sister told me something shocking and even if i try to deny it, its true. She said my skin looked burnt, oily ,lifeless and became more dull every time after I applied my skincare. But when I skipped skincare for a day or two, my skin was not looking burnt. Its not glowy either, it was back to normal. What's wrong with my skincare? They are not expired yet..my skin isnt irritated but becomes more dull. Can somebody possibly explain if you have experi3nced this before too and how to fix it?

Fragrance and its significance.

Well I'm sure most of us love the soothing smell of flowers or fruits or even herbs. And 100% would agree they like smelling nice. [Long post warning] But fragrance itself is quite harmful for babies and there's a study that investigates the effect of prolong exposure to fragrances. I just can't fathom how skincare, even those needed to apply to sensitive places ,and even places further from our smell range needs to be fragranted ( if the word exist). Like why do you need eye cream or even lip products to have fragrance? It just adds a nasty note to the taste(lipbalm) and 99% of the time our nose or anybody else's noses would not be able to detect the smell(eye cream or mositurizer) Besides a possibility to be an irritant to sensitive skin, it is unacceptable for skincare to include these irritants unless they pose great benefits in them. Soothing is a feeling..but having a fragrant skin product just isn't it. Exclusion for products with natural smell due to using natural ingredients like mugwort or orange..but honestly cherry or strawberry doesn't smell that strong..peaches also don't smell that strong. Yes I get that sometimes it is added to even out some foul smelling smell from other ingredients..but is it worth it for the wellbeing of our skin and lungs and liver? What's your take on fragrances? If you enjoy a fragrance free product, tag them too.

Mineral/hybrid sunscreen so good, it beats chemical ones

Here's the thing : not many people will opt for mineral sunscreen because of the whitecast they leave on the skin. But mineral sunscreen is the safest choice when you have sensitive skin. They feel comfortable while providing enough shield. That being said after knowing the mechanicals of how different types of sunscreen works..at the end of the day the idea of chemical filters absorbing heat as a shield against the UV rays makes sense on why,even with sunscreen on,no actives on my skin, it still gets inflamed in some occasions. My country is sunny almost all year round, but this year feels typically sunnier.. So please share some good mineral sunscreen that you have tried which is better or on par with chemical ones. (I have my own list, but I think there must be better ones out there)

Hair care

Picky sort of have been the centre to discuss skincare issues but since the recent giveaway,I've noticed we can also share our haircare routines. So the question is : what kind of oils or serum are you using for your oiling routine/haircare routine? Would you swear by them? Thanks for sharing!!