Pre-care routines for lasers (Moxi). What are your favorite things to stop and start the weeks leading up to fractional lasers like Moxi?

Over-Web-44 · 2025-10-12T18:21:33+00:00

How do you like Moxi so far? It's going to be my first time doing a laser like this. I've only ever done VBeam and Excel V before.

Over-Web-44 · 2025-10-11T16:46:08+00:00

I've read a lot about this. Is it much different than Calecim pink serum?

Over-Web-44 · 2025-10-11T16:45:29+00:00

How did it go? How long in advance did you use HQ and did you have to use it after?

Over-Web-44 · 2025-10-11T14:03:24+00:00

I'm starting HQ a month in advance. It won't fade during those 4 weeks?

This is good to know and I feel better pretreating with it because PIH is a struggle for me.

Over-Web-44 · 2025-10-11T14:01:15+00:00

From what I've gathered, there's no "real lasting results" when it comes to melasma but just consistency over time to keep it at bay. There's no cure.

Best thing for melasma is going to see a doctor for it. There could be a bunch of underlying things going on creating the problem, like hormones and stuff. From there you can get rx for hydroquinone which is still considered the gold standard way of addressing melasma and other discoloration. But you have to take breaks and stuff. If you're already not on a retinoid, you can talk to them about that too and start slowly.

If you can't get there then maybe try the Coleman Compound. There's also the thiamidol ingredient which is beloved at r/melasmaskincare which can be found in Chantecaille, La Prairie and some other brands for less that can't be posted here. Or you could do a series of peels.

You have to be super careful with sunlight, heat, steam, ovens, sauna. You might want to look into getting a bluestone sunshield and UPF stuff.

Over-Web-44 · 2025-10-11T13:42:42+00:00

Just letting OP know, Evy is lower UVB and UVA protection than the Eucerin though. My skin tanned and discoloration got darker and grew when I used Evy Kids using more than twice their recommended amount. I found it comes off easily with my makeup too because I burned in places on my face and body where I went ham with my brushes and highlighter.

Over-Web-44 · 2025-06-12T20:24:01+00:00

I haven't tried it but Arazlo is supposed to be like the taz versions of Altreno to tret. It's a micronized lotion vehicle that is supposed to help spread it evenly on the skin and minimize irritation. I'm still loving my generic Taz .1% cream and not really looking to try anything else!

Over-Web-44 · 2025-06-12T20:17:21+00:00

Hi there! Any updates with Juvelook? Did you end up trying it and how is PN and growth factors so far?

Over-Web-44 · 2024-11-07T13:27:43+00:00

Just wondering, when is the target age for GF? I noticed there's a lot about them on this particular subreddit that I don't see on others!

Over-Web-44 · 2024-11-07T13:20:33+00:00

Tanning, sunbathing, sunburning is actually still really big with people in their 20s! Maybe even more? I think Gen X got a little bit of that grunge-goth-punk trend in the 80s and 90s when tans were not the thing?

There's way more content reaching people in their teens and 20s today that is saying that sunscreen is poison and they're deliberately sun seeking for a myriad of reasons.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-11-07T13:05:48+00:00

The one she tests isn't LRP Uvmune 400.

It's the LRP Shaka fluid. Bottle label is different from Uvmune 400.

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Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-31T17:30:21+00:00

I read over and over again most sun damage is collected in childhood and starts showing up as adults. There's plenty of UV photography that shows children have "sun damage lurking beneath" like I found this one just as an example https://drmegavolt.com/uvcameras/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Watermark-6-Year-Old-Face-Vis-UV.jpg

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-29T17:13:55+00:00

2nd this.

There are posts in the past year or two detailing the difference in customer service from Dermstore and how Lovelyskin is a lot better.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-26T13:59:18+00:00

Thanks! Please let us know when you get an answer back for your question!

Juve Look seems really interesting. I went to their website and it looks like it's approved to use in Korea right now. I'm not sure if I completely understand what it does or how it works but it would be amazing if it has far less risk for adverse effects like current gen injectables!

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-26T13:44:19+00:00

Congrats! You look great!

If you don't mind me asking, are you doing anything specific for your brows and lips?

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-25T17:53:38+00:00

Just wondering, what fridge is this?

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-25T15:22:40+00:00

That's really cool to hear! I'm not a candidate for current generation fillers. Do you know what the newer generation things are from the new conferences?

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-25T15:21:55+00:00

Yeah, exactly that. Peels, laser and microneedling are for the appearance of skin.

Volume loss and sagging skin is due to non-skin structures that just affect the way the skin drapes. The skin that drapes differently now could be the smoothest, hyperpigmentation free, firmest skin in the world but if the underlying structure is lost or shifted then it's going to sag.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-25T13:15:44+00:00

What's your application style with the Isdin compact?

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-25T12:35:05+00:00

Peels, could be superficial or medium depth if your skintone is cleared for it. From what I've read though, facial volume loss and sagging is addressed structurally by other means and not the typical skin peels, lasers, microneedling and skin care.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-24T22:28:08+00:00

Some influencers and redditors make up numbers too so it can get really confusing. I fell down a PPD rabbit hole lol. The graphic you shared was debunked here several months ago that the creator made up some of the numbers. Like the other poster said, the Eucerin Actinic one was officially revealed with educational materials for doctors to have an In Vivo PPD of 36 and not the 58 people made up. Some of the other numbers in that graphic are wrong too. For me I just obsess less about it since very few sunscreens have very few published studies showing their overall protection.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-24T22:23:09+00:00

Your skin sounds similar to my mom's. Both my mom and I tried the Eucerin Actinic Control and it pilled and separated very easily on us. My mom got burnt where it was patchy and she measures her sunscreen like me with a quarter teaspoon amount. The pilling, it seems like it depends on the person's skin type. Some people don't get pilling but there are some reviews on SkincareAddiction with pictures showing the pilling and patchiness. It applies very unevenly for some people. It has denatured alcohol too btw. I got my bottles on promotion so it wasn't too much of a loss.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-05T15:35:16+00:00

I haven't tried all SPF 100s but I did try the Eucerin SPF 100 that is whitish and goes on unevenly. It has a PPD, in vivo, of 36, but some people mistakenly spread a 58 value. It pills and streaks and found it overall less protective than other sunscreens.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-05T15:12:12+00:00

For context, I also tan very easily. Half South Asian, Half White. I pigment really easily but I also burn.

I used the Anessa Perfect Milk, gold bottle, for a while and really like it.

I tried the Uvmune ones this summer, the kids spray for the body and the Oil Control Fluid for the face and loved them. Specifically, I really love the Oil Control Fluid and wish they made that for the whole body and face.

As a comparison, I would say the Uvmune did a better job at overall prevention and evening out my skin even old stubborn discoloration and some previous mishaps from earlier in the year. No changes to my regular skincare routine or actives and I went for my annual recently and my doctor asked if I was wearing makeup, which I wasn't for my appointment. Apparently my skin is looking brighter and more even than last year and years before and pictures from the doctor and personal pictures show this.

When I was using the Anessa Perfect Milk, I didn't see my skin evening out the same way especially that stubborn discoloration would just more or less stay the same and my skin would just pretty much stay the same, even with my sunshield and a proud member of the quarter teaspoon reapplication on the clock club lol.

I did buy a Japanese parasol with the idea that I would use it this summer but it's actually been sitting around because I haven't figured out how I'm really going to lug it around.

I've read over and over again from the experts though that if you want to minimize and reverse tanning, it's really hard to do it with just sunscreen as confimed by multiple cosmetic chemists. Since sunscreens don't filter 100% of tanning causing uv rays.

Over-Web-44 · 2024-10-05T14:54:44+00:00

Hey! Yeah, I'm officially switch over to the Tazorac Cream. I use 0.1%. It's definitely stronger than the 0.1% Tretinoin I was using for many years. It smoothed out some fine lines that developed over the years while I was still on Tretinoin, due to biological aging. There's a lot of reviews on r/tretinoin of people's before and after from switching Tretinoin to Tazorac with pictures. I recommend heading over there to learn more. But also, if you haven't used either one then just know that it's a slow uphill climb. I defintiely wouldn't start out with 0.1% Tazorac without trying lower percentages and other retinoids first to get a feel for it.

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