This is what normal skin of a 30+ woman looks like without makeup!

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I thought this was a rash for so long (doctors ruled out eczema, acne, and rosacea, had treatments for all 3, none worked!) but I asked an AI if this is normal skin for someone 30+ and it told me it's very normal for women 30+ to get red, stinging and bumpy skin like this! When I was 18 my skin was the same colour as my philtrum and that white area just under my bottom lip.I got the big pores and leathery skin in certain lights in the areas that are redder. I miss having my teenage skin back when my skin tone was even LOL

Posting this here since I know these days it's so easy to be misled what normal skin looks like because of filters, heavy makeup, and whatnot. This is untouched, unfiltered, natural, NORMAL skin for a 30+ woman with fair skin and I am proud of it!

You've accepted it as normal for you because you've been suffering it for so long. Please - for your own sake - go and speak to your GP again.

Dr. Rossi is a dermatologist and says that inflammageing can indeed show up as redness on the skin!

I forgot my other favourite , skin barrier is healthy and intact...but bleeds regularly. OP, there is no barrier there. A barrier would provide protection.

I am 60 here and haven't ever met anyone with such angry sore skin.

You are in spectacular denial.

This looks so sore.

I have known a few friends to have a touch of redness like roscea, but nothing as angry as this.

I would hope a dermatologist could help you.

The tingling sounds like a histamine issue possible.

I heard a dermatologist recommend that those with acne should wash their face once a week with an anti dandruff shampoo for fungal reasons.

My daughter loves the aldi anti dandruff shampoo and she has super sensitive skin and scalp.

No need! Besides, I'll have to wait ages to see someone. I'm tired of that now and have done that enough. Imperfections can be beautiful!

So be it.

You seem to have an answer for all the posts on here. All I know is that “inflammaging” is - inflammageing usually begin to show between age 40 to 50, the main thing to know is that it’s always advisable to take action earlier. These include more reactive skin such as redness, pigmentation and especially loss of elasticity around the eyes.

yes you have red patches of skin but no pigmentation or loss of elasticity. Just go and see a consultant dermatologist instead of posting on here then dissing everyone for their suggestions

absolutely not normal. This is my fair skin cheek v close up at the end of four very sweaty hot days. Dry skin, unusually a bit of spottiness due to greasy hot weather, plenty of freckles. No redness or tingling or pain or tightness. I am in my late 50s and never wear makeup.

I am pale/fair skinned, and decades older than 30. You need a better doctor.

My cousins skin was like that pic you posted. She took predisone for an arthritic condition and it cleared her skin up.

Try using frangrance free Aveeno shower gel for sensitive skin. It may help with the discomfort.

Hi!

My skin barrier is thinner than it was when I was 18, but is intact and healthy! A damaged skin barrier repairs in a few weeks. My skin's been like this for years and I'm not putting barrier-damaging products on it and I use Simple soap, no harsh soaps. If my barrier was damaged it would've changed quickly.

Sorry but that skin ain’t beautiful

Time to stop feeding the troll, people

Then it looks like you've been conditioned to believe that skin must look like that of a porcelain doll, which is unrealistic.

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Unless you did nothing about the underlying cause of the damage.

This is just how the skin normally is, and inflammageing explains why it started around 30 and is gradually getting a bit rougher with time.

I'm twice your age and my skin has never looked like that and still doesn't. In fact, it never will, I'm getting more wrinkles and it just won't bounce back like it used to but unless something drastic happens it will never have pustules that might bleed if I rub too hard or cause me daily irritation. Yet I don't even have particularly good skin for my age.

And you're still going on with the 30+ long, happy years spiel. You're barely one-third of the way into life - with your current mindset what do you think your skin will look like in another 10 or 20 years?

@imgettingolder why won't you try cotton pillowcases and sheets?

What else are you touching your skin with (clothes, towels, face cloths) - are they polyester too?

I think you are just playing with us now.

What you have is not caused by ageing, and is not normal.

You are so right

No-one wants you to feel bad about yourself. It just looks so uncomfortable and that must be horrible to live with. I'd also be concerned that there is something more systemic going on that is causing wider havoc in your body.

At this point, I'd consult a doctor who combines naturopathic treatment with conventional medicine. I'd consult a well qualified beauty therapist who might have some ideas. I'd go for a second and third dermatologist opinion. I'd swap everything out for natural fibres in your bedding (especially since you suffer more at night, though you might just notice it more then because you're still).

Do you have pets? What is your diet like? How are your stress levels? All those things can contribute.

There's no underlying causes of damage. I'm not putting anything on my skin that could be damaging the barrier. The only soap I use is "Simple" brand soap. I wash once a day at night.

Dr Rossi flogs sells creams to help with redness and inflammation...seems like you trust him so maybe give those a try? https://rossiderm.com/pages/how-to-use

https://rossiderm.com/blogs/dr-rossi-friends/the-science-of-sensitivity-why-your-skin-reacts-differently-after-40

I don't rub my face dry with towels anymore, I just let it dry on its own.

I've had blood tests and hormone tests and everything's all normal!