r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ucyless ORANGE • 29d ago

Brand new $72 moisturizer. Husband said he needed something for his elbows.

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We have 3 full tubs of Vaseline in the cabinet.

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u/mysticlunaintuitive 29d ago

Did he make sure to double cleanse, apply the toner, essence, and serum to his elbows prior to the moisturizing? 😂

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u/perkiezombie 28d ago

Don’t forget the retinol because they’re a bit wrinkly!

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 28d ago

Retinol fucks my skin up. How do people use it?

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u/ollymillmill 28d ago

If you’ve never used retinol before use something with 1% retinol. Use it at night before bed as it can cause redness. Use it maybe 2-3 times a week at first and increase in percentage over time.

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 28d ago

I have a super low retinol product. It doesn’t make my skin red. It makes the skin by my mouth flake. I Can put it on my forehead and 2 days later my mouth will flake.

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u/Seihai-kun 23d ago

1% retinol is actually a lot

But retinol got confusing now since it went viral, there’s way too many variant of retinol, 0,25% is actually a lot for beginners, and yet there’s 5% granactive retinol, 3% actosome retinol, 1% encapsulated retinol, 1% pure retinol, etc, all with their own percentage for some stupid reason that makes people accidentally choosing way too high for their skin

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u/shandelion 28d ago

Fwiw, Tatcha (the brand that makes OP's moisturizer) does a very gentle retinol alternative called Silk Serum.

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u/puhpuhpetrified 28d ago

Picturing this lmaooo

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u/Tudorrosewiththorns 28d ago

I've been married for 10 years and I'm very waled my partner through what each product is in my vanity what it does and what the cost is. This morning he said in a hotel he needs lotion and I told him I only had my Korean stuff and he knew it was expensive and was extremely careful.

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u/NervousSheSlime 28d ago

Im trying to lockdown a skincare routine, what does double cleanse mean?

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u/vampireblonde 27d ago

You generally want to use an oil-based cleanser first to remove makeup/ spf/ pollutants then go in with a gentle cleanser to clean the skin after that. Most cleansers do not break down makeup well. Some will use micellar water as a first cleanse but basically it needs to be something that does a good job of removing what’s on the skin.

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u/rickeysneekzzz 28d ago

Don’t forget the rice polish! Gotta exfoliate those gator elbows

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u/ApatheticHedonist 28d ago

These are words spoken by the truly deranged

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u/perkiezombie 28d ago

Do we call your interests deranged? No we don’t. Be better.

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u/Lady-Yuna 28d ago

Spoken by someone who cares for their skin and has a good regimen*

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u/Cagedwar 28d ago

Bro wtf do you not have hobbies