Do you have any skin care regrets? Because we do!
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Should I just go for mine?
So, back when I knew nothing about my skin, I would get so mad at my skin when a pimple came
I just wanted to fight my skin.
And then, I would take a q-tip, stick it in the toner,
You know, the Neutrogena or like, the strong ones?
Yeah.
And just,
*bloop on pimple*
right there.
If it stung, I knew it was working.
If it's stinging that means it's more powerful, it's really going to clean it out.
Yeah.
That's what I did.
But the pimple went away, to be honest.
Because I think I killed some, cells in there.
Speechless.
Later on,
when I learned about skin care but didn't know enough about it.
Acne-focused type of ingredients that were all way too strong:
Benzoyl Peroxide, Salicylic Acid, I put that on.
I'm like, "Just get everything"
and it ended up making my skin so sensitized, anything would hurt it.
It did the opposite of what it was supposed to do.
I mean, I did not necessarily, nearly that extreme to clear my skin.
Definitely DON'T follow any of these.
But, I had a lot of acne on my forehead specifically.
And, I had run out of my facial cleanser, and I was like,
"All right, let me just use SHAMPOO, to wash my face"
I did that for like, a week and my skin really cleared up.
And, I was like, "Hmmmmm."
Don't use that for your skin.
Don't do it!
Also, at the time, I didn't know anything about skincare
So I was using this really intense cleanser.
And then I was not putting anything on afterwards
No moisturizer, no toners, no anything like that.
Which, in a sense, almost made my skin worse, stripping it of everything
I was not putting anything back
I also didn't believe in moisturizers.
I NEVER
WORE
MOISTURIZERS
Like, my skin is oily enough. Why do I need to moisturize it?
So, I would use the really drying stuff.
I'm like, "Good! It's getting everything out!"
But it only produces more oil!
Because, my skin is like, "I need more"
So, yeah. I never wore moisturizer.
Yeah, don't do that.
And, I'm not gonna lie I never really wore sunscreen.
You?!
I mean, I would stay out of the sun I'm embarrassed of this one.
In my generation,
*THAT GENERATION GAP THOUGH*
There wasn't as much focus on skincare, It was more like makeup.
And so, for me, my family loves to go to the beach and tan.
I didn't because I would usually hide under my umbrella,
because the sun was trying to kill me.
I got "sun poisoning", it was awful.
Yeah, my whole face got swollen.
So, after that, I was terrified of the sun, and I would never go in direct sunlight.
I didn't really wear sunscreen, not until I came to Korea,
did I realize that I should probably wear it also on my face, and every day.
But then, finding the right sunscreen was another issue I had to go through.
It was difficult but, it obviously was the most important thing
I wish I started earlier.
Growing up in an Asian household, sunscreen was very important.
Not to expose my mom.
We're calling up your mom right now.
She has very sensitive skin on her face, and so she got into skincare
Through that, she was like,
"You need to take care of your skin" "I don't care if you're 15 years old".
And, I didn't listen to her because I was 15 years old.
I'm kidding. Don't do that.
Listen to your parents.
Wear your sunscreen.
I definitely wore sunscreen from a younger age but I think I didn't really start
taking care of my skin until maybe, high school.
Mine was probably college.
A little too late, but then again,
At that time, people were not into skincare.
And, it was almost weird, having 6 different products in one night.
That was, "You crazy?"
Even now, I would say, I'm a lazy person.
So I try and simplify my routine, as much as possible.
If I can, I'll do like, 3.
I mean, it's kind of like the essentials. It's all you really need.
You can keep it simple.
PPictures from my past, and now, I look younger now than I did
when I wasn't using skincare
I see pictures of myself, from junior year of high school
That was Braille.
Actually, I also had that on my cheeks. A bunch of little white dots, everywhere.
You couldn't see it, but you could feel it.
You could just be like, "WOMEN'S RESTROOM"
"USE IN EMERGENCY"
And then,
Shampoo.
Awful!
So we asked some of our team if they had any skincare regrets
And, they sent us some messages, and we're going to read them.
I'm not going to say who this is.
So one of the Picky member used apple cider vinegar as toner.
That sounds like it smells,
AWFUL.
Your face must stink I'm so sorry.
She's gonna watch this, and she's gonna be like,
"DUDE"
You mean, THEY'RE gonna watch this
They had another one too.
They used body wash as face wash.
Okay, it's not just me!
But like, body wash is super scented.
So it's going to be really scented on your face, you know?
Used micellar water as toner.
I understand the confusion, because they look quite similar
That's fair
And, I remember a couple years ago, there was definitely this one brand,
that was like, "Micellar water"
"You can use it as a cleanser," "and you don't even have to rinse it off".
"Because it'll just absorb into your skin"
She used too much exfoliants. Too many AHAs and BHAs together.
I feel that,
because I probably did the same thing not realizing it.
I did use those pore strips, and they never took anything out.
It just ripped my skin!
It hurt!
Another mistake I definitely made was the way I put it on.
Yeah, yeah.
I go savage on it, because I was trying to get deep in my face.
So I would scrub up so hard, so that it would get in there.
So, I definitely did that.
But now, I learned to be gentle
There's a brand..
I definitely know a lot of friends from college they use it.
STILL.
At least in my opinion, it just messes up the skin.
Having that much exfoliation, I feel like that would make your skin so sensitive
Oh! This person used lemon, to lighten up their skin.
I mean I understand Vitamin C, but putting the direct source on your face?
No.
Also, imagine if you had, even the slightest cut on your face.
I would just kiss my life away.
A little bit goes in your eye.
Do you want to read it?
NO!
Applying mayonnaise as a face mask.
Ewww.
That can like, first off, clog the pores.
What benefit would that have, though?
Does it have any emollients, humectants?
Like, what ingredient does mayonnaise have, that's good for your skin?
If you really want to taste good, but why would you?
Sounds disgusting.
Yep! That's about it.
So I think using just the bare
ingredient from your kitchen, I don't think it's a good idea.
Skincare brands and the products, they put in the research,
they have the science behind what formula they're making,
why they're putting in a certain amount of ingredients
How they work together to affect your skin.
If you're just putting in a kitchen product, that's supposed to be put in a cookie,
you shouldn't put that on your face.
This is just my opinion.
There is one more.
But this one, I think a lot of people did, which is picking your pimples.
I think that's a common mistake because when it's on your face,
You just wanna,
I don't know,
get it off?
In my mind, well, especially with the bumps,
I would use my nails to do this.
*MOTION
And, I would scratch it.
Don't do that.
That's some of our skincare regrets from Team Picky.
Very ashamed of most of them
So, let us know what skincare regrets you might have,
What are some really,
regrettable choices you've made in your skincare journey.
Make me feel better about mine.
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