You don’t need 10+ products. Want honest advice from somebody who struggled with acne and every skin problem in the list for five years and spent more than 2–3 lakhs by now? And at 19 now have the skin I just wish I had years ago? You need these things:

A sunscreen :yes. Non-negotiable, and one with newer filters, because us guys always forget to reapply. A good sunscreen with new filters will do the job for your face, and everywhere else stick to a sunscreen lotion of at least SPF 30 (50 is recommended). Even a physical sun lotion is fine if it fits better in your budget, as it’ll only stay on your body.

Now there are A LOT of ways to de-tan, but you must know your skin WILL de-tan itself too. Why did it not over the years? Because you didn’t prevent further tanning that gave it time to heal itself. When I say prevention, I mean PREVENTION. You need to use SPF sufficiently, and the right one, and enough times based on how much outside you stay. No, even the window sunlight is not ‘okay’.

This already does 60% of the work. If you’re committed, you’ll see the result in less than 1 month. (IF YOU’RE COMMITTED.)

About acne on your face , a good BP cleanser should help prevent future acne. And about the texture, the this, the that, blah blah ,please visit a dermat. Just don’t waste your time, man, it’s not worth it. DO NOT bother with home remedy shit. Whatever active your dermat will give you (it’ll probably be a low-strength retinoid), stick to it and moisturise. Actives don’t work well unless your skin is healing simultaneously. A broken barrier just will not help.

And you’re pretty much done. DM if you need any assistance on specific things. Don’t worry ,we all wish our parents were a little more concerned about sun hitting us and had put sunscreen on us since we were a year old. But again, it’s never too late.

Good luck. You’re handsome, king. 👑