Starting skincare

[maryamq08]

I’m 30 years old and have always had fine lines  and wrinkles around my eyes however im

noticing them now more than ever. I’ve never had a skincare routine and I’m always breaking out. I’ve got large pores, redness and acne scarring. 
i recently started using cetaphil gentle cleanser and cetaphil moisturizing lotion. Also bought cetaphil spf 30. 
#skincare #theordinary #skincareroutine #acne

I have combo skin with oily ness on my nose. Black heads too. I heard great things about The Ordinary and The Inkey List products. I have a low budget and trying to figure out what products I need and being careful not to mix certain products together. 
I got the basics- cleanser, moisturizer and spf. Trying to add treatments and serums to get clear smooth skin 😞 I also want to reduce the look of wrinkles and fine lines around my eyes. 

what do you recommend?? Any advice is very helpful! 

[losbananos]

Bakuchiol is a gentle alternative to retinol, which targets both acne/texture, and wrinkles/fine lines 🙂

[meou]

@maryamq08 That's a great start if you have nailed down the basic of cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen! From there you can pick out some add-ons to target any concerns you may have. The Ordinary and Inkey list are great options - another one would be Good Molecules. 

For the oilyness and blackheads you'd likely want something salicylic acid and that can come in TONS of forms that you can use a couple times a week 

•  Mask: The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Masque 
• Cleanser: The INKEY List Salicylic Acid Cleanser 
• Serum: Good Molecules Overnight Exfoliating Treatment (this one has AHA and BHA Exfoliation!) 

For the fine lines and wrinkles by your eye, you can invest in a eye cream or serum and again tons of options. I usually use caffeine products which will help with puffiness and plumping  under the eye to get rid of fine lines

• Serum: The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG
• Cream: The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream 
• Gel: Good Molecules Yerba Mate Wake Up Gel  

Alternatively there's also The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream which will help with deeper wrinkles and packs more of a punch in promoting cell turnover. Retinol can just be a little irritating/drying so just something to be aware of. 

Hope that helps!