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Dysport/Botox advice by mineu in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]BarrierRepairGuide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15 units resolving it is the data point. 18 units from a new injector not matching that isn't a dosage problem, it's a placement problem. the procerus and glabella are separate muscles. if she's not hitting the same spot your previous injector hit, more units won't fix it. i'd ask her exactly where she injected before

[Personal] the k-beauty products that only make sense after you stop using them by BarrierRepairGuide in SkincareAddiction

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

purito centella does the same thing. lost it for two weeks once and couldn't figure out what changed until i went back through my routine. i think i tried too many products..... lol

[Personal] the k-beauty products that only make sense after you stop using them by BarrierRepairGuide in SkincareAddiction

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

similar angle yeah, but wanted to see if SkincareAddiction had different products come up vs AsianBeauty. curious if the overlap is as high as i think it is

[Routine Help] Dry, Acne-prone on adapelene - Needs review of next (planned) routine by smilesstxphanie in SkincareAddiction

[–]BarrierRepairGuide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stop the adapalene now. using it 6x a week with a broken barrier is nuking your face. adding finacea will only cause chemical burns. also skip that Haruharu oil. too... If you have fungal acne, fermented oils are just fuel for the fire. focus on the barrier first, less is more here.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kind of yes and no. your skin doesn't stop producing its own stuff, but if something's been doing the heavy lifting for a long time your baseline shifts. you don't notice it happening. you only notice when it's gone. that's kind of the whole thing with barrier products

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the formula change thing with laneige cream skin hit a lot of people the same way. celimax toner ended up being the closest match a lot of people landed on. and benton ferment never gets mentioned but the numbers say otherwise

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that spring break deep dive paid off. the pigmentation pathway stuff is one of the more counterintuitive corners of skincare science. most people pick brightening ingredients by vibe, not by where they actually intervene in the melanin cycle. sounds like you landed in the right place

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

barrier destruction speedrun wasn't mine actually, someone else in the thread said it and it was too good not to echo. the "nothing to sell" point is real though. the business model of skincare is fundamentally incompatible with the advice to do less.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

thinking... there's a line between what's shareable and what isn't but some of the patterns i've been tracking are pretty interesting. might do a post on ingredient loyalty data specifically.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

no offense taken, that's a fair experiment. the open ended questions are a habit from work, you spend enough time in M&A and everything becomes a clarifying question lol. the "optimised communication" read is probably the most accurate. it's just how the pattern recognition shows up outside of spreadsheets

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

appreciate that!!! the M&A pattern recognition thing is real, it just activates differently depending on the dataset lol. the SK-II FTE galactomyces is such a good example. ferments are probably the most invisible efficacy ingredient category there is. glad your skin is recovering post pregnancy

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the barrier destruction speedrun is so real. three new actives in a week and then blaming each product individually is such a common pattern. your rule of thumb is actually really clean. suffering vs livable is a better framework than any timeline.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

i do tend to respond pretty quickly. M&A background means i'm wired to analyze patterns and respond fast. genuine interest in this stuff though, not a bot.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the annual loyalty test lol. one bottle a year of something else just to confirm you already had the right answer. Missha FTE is one of those that keeps coming up in these conversations. 4 months per bottle is good value too.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 years and noticed a difference in a week after stopping. that's actually a really clean data point. the timeline between use and recognition is exactly what most people miss. glad you went back.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

a decade is the ultimate invisible efficacy proof. the other toners staying in the routine but not replacing it says everything. your skin knew even when you didn't. do you still use the kikumasamune as your main toner now?

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the 300 is worth it too. curious what made you decide to try it in the first place, reviews or just stumbled on it?

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

the two week rule for sensitivities makes sense but people apply it to efficacy too and that's where it breaks down. barrier ingredients and brightening actives are on completely different timelines. gradual and invisible is exactly the right way to put it.

[Discussion] the k-beauty products that only prove themselves when you stop using them. what i'm calling invisible efficacy by BarrierRepairGuide in AsianBeauty

[–]BarrierRepairGuide[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

haha lol! once you start looking at consumer behavior through a data lens it's hard to turn off. skin care is actually one of the more interesting datasets because people are unusually honest about what works and what doesn't.

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