I never moisturise or use a skin care regime

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Am i weird? I only take my make up off with wipes too 🫣

@mushroomushroom 'If your skin needs it' is the important phrase to me. I don't think women should be told they 'ought' to be using moisturiser whether they need it or not - even advised in some cases that if they have oily skin they should use products to remove the oil, then another set of products to add it back! Just common sense really.

I've not worn make up for 20 years, and my regime consists of collapsing into a hot bath at around 10pm every night and washing my face in hot bathwater. I'm happy if the mud all comes off and the bits of grass and any random spiders get rinsed out of my hair when I dunk it under the water.

Is there actually any evidence that long-term moisturiser use affects not just how the skin looks at the time but how it looks over decades? Scientific evidence I mean, not just 'my friend doesn't use it and she looks crap and my skin's great'. I'm sceptical.

If the skin is an organ like any other, we make an effort to look after each organ, eg you might consume probiotics for your stomach, exercise for your heart, not drink alcohol for your liver... Why would skin be different?

even advised in some cases that if they have oily skin they should use products to remove the oil, then another set of products to add it back! Just common sense really.

'oil' is different to 'moisture'

@bryceQ The skin equivalent of ‘not drinking alcohol for your liver’ would be ‘avoiding sunburn and suntan’. I think that a lot of the products that are marketed at women claiming to improve skin health are actually the equivalent of ‘detox drinks’ for the liver - no real benefit.

@OMGitsnotgood moisturiser is a more complex formulation but essentially it’s designed to do the same job as the natural oils produced by your skin - to protect skin and to stop too much water being lost from the outer layer.

I would definitely wear suncream though. Skin cancer is on the rise.

But if you wear sunscreen, don't you need to remove it otherwise your skin looks crap. And then you're cleansing. Then if my face gets wet and I don't Moisturise it becomes really tight and uncomfortable and dry. So then you have a three step routine. That's a basic skincare routine.

My skin is low maintainence. Wash with water. A basic moisturiser on the occasions it feels taut. Suncream spring- autumn if I'm outside and the UV is moderate to high (not the same as hot or sunny). Wear hats a lot. I very rarely wear make-up. Eat a sensible diet and exercise. It's regularly deep cleansed by sweating then a shower!

In my 40s. People tend to think I'm roughly 10 years younger than I am. Haven't had alcohol confiscated at the till since my late 30s though. I often assume people are older than me then get a surprise that they're 5+ years younger.
My family seem to have decent genes and an age friendly face structure so that's a good start.

Some skin needs more attention than others. Having struggled with eczema in youth, meant I've always tried to avoid irritants.

interesting, that's not what the dermatologist (friend's dad) said when he was encouraging his daughter and me to moisturise (we were in our teens and both had oily skin).
We'll never know if a particular person's skin would have been better with moisturiser or worse without so there's no argument to win or lose here.

Lots of people saying they are in their 40s on this thread - 20 years til you get to my age is a long time. I'd suggest people do some research beyond this thread before deciding to stop/start/change skincare routines.

If you wear makeup or spf you need to be washing that off in the evening, you wouldn't wash your body with wipes and consider yourself clean would you? Even if not using any products on your face, you sweat, skin produces oil ( more than other areas of your skin) exposed to pollutants in your environment and that should be cleansed off. After washing I would apply a moisturiser, doesn't need to be fancy or expensive but just helps to protect your skin barrier and feels nice imo. I personally love skin care and use a myriad of products depending on the day and my skin's condition but you don't HAVE to. Cleanse, moisturise and spf50 during the day at a minimum.

Shit you're told you need from the billion-dollar beauty industry to drain women's time, money and confidence.

Eat a diet heavy in vegetables and drink lots of water. There's the secret.

No I have no routine but don't wear makeup either. I guess I'd expect people who wear makeup to moisturise but don't kniw.

I used to have a skincare routine but I don't anymore. My skin doesn't look any worse

I remove my makeup with an oil cleanser in the shower, and follow up with a face wash. At most, I will follow up with hado labo lotion at night/morning/post spin class/pre makeup. But often I don't bother and just go straight to primer and foundation. My primer has spf but i also use sunscreen in the summer.

My skin would feel tight if I didn’t slap on some moisturiser. I’ve done the whole skin care regime since I was 12, it takes less than a minute.

I've always suspected that those who only use water or a bit of soap in the mornings have good skin. If they had very dry skin or eczema or acne then they would have tried skincare products. I do have good skin. It was very dry when I was very young (but I washed in Sainsburys vegetable soap which didn't help my eczema) but know my face wouldn't look terrible if I didn't use the products I do. I do get very bad hormonal spots, very deep painful ones on my chin and jaw which I have been able to greatly improve over the last couple of years by finding the right products.

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I've had a skin care routine since I was 14, I'm 54 now and regularly get asked if my mummy knows I'm out by myself.

Wipes are dreadful for the environment, massive no from me anywhere in the house or on your person

I have eczema so no moisturiser = pain. By if you have a healthy skin barrier I don't think it's mandatory