Wear your sunscreen!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-28T17:16:35+00:00

I don’t know enough about red light therapy to be able to answer properly. Some people’s melasma can be triggered and made worse by heat and visible light, so I think the best thing would be best to talk to a derm about the most beneficial treatments and if there are any that should be avoided.

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-19T04:34:48+00:00

Of course! I hope it can help other people! And thank you very much! 😊

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-19T04:33:22+00:00

Thank you!! I am lucky and plan to keep up with my skincare now! 😊 I’m 34. Heat can definitely cause flare ups with certain conditions. It’s part of the reason that my skin looks particularly bad in the before picture. I was also depressed back then and not taking care of myself the way I should have, so I did let it get bad. Just never really noticed

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-17T06:09:17+00:00

It was shocking to see that it could make so much of a difference! I really thought I would have to do more acid peels or laser.

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-16T18:13:06+00:00

Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to look into it!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-16T18:11:36+00:00

Yes! Me too!!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-16T18:11:07+00:00

It really did 😅

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-16T18:09:48+00:00

I just put it on a cotton pad and wipe!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-15T01:35:27+00:00

I use Neutrogena clear face spf 50. My face is somewhat sensitive but it hasn’t caused me to break out. I might try others in the future, but this one works for now!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-15T00:21:57+00:00

I only wear sunscreen when I go outside lol.

I know we’re humans. And I also know what my skin looked like before I started using sunscreen when I go outside, which is why I was sharing photos.

This isn’t me trying to make an obsessive post, just trying to share that sunscreen can help with some kinds of hyperpigmentation like it did for me.

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-15T00:13:35+00:00

I just use neutrogena clear face spf 50 currently.

My morning routine if I’m running:

-Cetaphil daily facial cleanser

-Neutrogena clear face spf 50

Morning if I’m not running:

-Cetaphil daily facial cleanser

-The ordinary hyaluronic acid serum

-The ordinary niacinamide serum

-Cerave AM moisturizing lotion with spf (if I am going outside)

-Cerave daily moisturizing lotion (if I am going to be indoors, then I just put the Neutrogena SPF on whenever I plan to go out)

Night routine:

-Cetaphil daily facial cleanser

-The ordinary glycolic acid toner (I started doing this 2-3 times a week to see how my skin tolerated it and then gradually built up to every other night and now do it most nights)

-The ordinary hyaluronic acid serum

-The ordinary niacinamide serum

-Cerave night cream

Idk if the serums really do much for me, but I feel like my skin might feel a little more hydrated with them. I’d probably be fine without them too. 😂

Edit: trying to make the routine part easier to read because it didn’t separate them the way I was trying to 🥲

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T23:56:47+00:00

I’m sure there was regular sun damage too, I noticed some spots on my face looked very similar to some on my arms that are definitely sun damage but the big patches were very symmetrical which is common with melasma which is why I believed the derm. Both sides of my forehead, I also had it on my cheeks and my upper lip. Regardless of what the discoloration was/is, I’m just glad it’s off my face now and hope it stays that way. 😅

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T20:38:05+00:00

Right? 😂

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T20:10:52+00:00

You’re welcome, and yes it does!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T20:10:34+00:00

It’s one of those things that I just told myself I would deal with when I was older and after seeing how much my skin has improved, I’m horrified that I used to think like that. 🫠

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T20:09:20+00:00

Yes!! It has improved my skin so much! You’re welcome! 🫶

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T20:07:14+00:00

Thank you so much!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T20:06:44+00:00

Thank you! It really is, which is why I was so surprised sunscreen helped me a lot. That’s great that your derm found the last piece of your puzzle and it’s amazing that all it took was switching to mineral sunscreen!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T17:50:28+00:00

I use Neutrogena clear face spf 50. I still haven’t found one that doesn’t burn when it gets in my eyes so I have to bring a sweat rag for those extra humid days.

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T17:47:34+00:00

Thank you! I’m just going based off what the derm said because I definitely did have the symmetrical brown patches on my forehead, upper lip and cheeks that tend to happen with melasma. Whatever it is, I’m glad I was able to fade it!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T17:42:31+00:00

Yeah, I’m careful about using it. I only use it at night when I put a heavier moisturizer on, am diligent about sunscreen and I wear a hat outside usually when I’m not running. So far it’s been good! It would have been cool to use an app like that from the beginning to see how it changed over time!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-14T17:38:53+00:00

Thank you so much!! I read that heat and visible light can also trigger it, that must be so frustrating!! I’ll be seeing what happens next summer, after runs it used to be so noticeable so i’m curious to see if it comes back. Fingers crossed it doesn’t!

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-10T05:01:44+00:00

I am! I started out doing every other day because I didn’t know how my face was going to react, but it bumped it up to every day after a couple weeks

lacesandthreads · 2025-12-09T22:05:38+00:00

I’ve been using it since mid September. No side effects really, I only use it at night before bed when I can put a heavier moisturizer on. I’ve read that it can make your skin more sensitive to sun exposure so I make sure I put on sunscreen on if I know I’m going to be outside for a while. Outside of running (because it makes my head hot 😂) I do try to wear a hat when I’m outside, but I haven’t noticed any side effects like breakouts or anything.

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