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

[imgettingolder]

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!

From AI : "While Simple products are designed to be hypoallergenic and fragrance-free, it is still possible to develop an allergic reaction (allergic contact dermatitis) or skin irritation. Reactions are typically triggered by preservatives or the specific surfactants used in the formula. 1, 2, 3]" you could ve allergic to Simple soap.

@imgettingolder no, that is not normal and I think you have accepted the AI bot explanation and are burrowing your face in the sand to avoid tackling the problem. Be careful with open sores, they can become infected with the tiniest grit of dirt (coming from me ending up in A&E for 4 nights with something very similar!). Look after yourself, it’s rather silly to try to suggest to others that open sores are normal.

Honey, many here are twice your age.

Your skin is markedly inflamed over a vast portion of your face, and you need to actually be examined by a dermatologist, not just pluck bits off the net.

Hi OP

I was plagued with skin problems from a very young age into my early 30s. One thing I do know is the GPs are not qualified to diagnose skin problems that might be more complex.

For example I have lumps under my skin since about age 11 and it was only when I was referred to a dermatologist in my 20s that I got a proper diagnosis of a skin condition. The GP just said it was ‘boils’ which it wasn’t. I also had acne but cystic acne. Again, GP was useless. And antibiotics didn’t help.

Thing stay helped:
using jojoba oil on my skin - the oils is really key
switching to decaf coffee
reducing soya based products- can mess with hormones
ciciaplast moisturiser -keep skin moisturised
try not to touch the skin

However, you need to see a dermatologist to get a diagnosis so that you can get proper treatment and also research what helps. Skin shouldn’t bleed or sting when rubbed.in my opinion you have acne- it looks a bit cystic but please get it checked

But why won't you try replacing all your polyester for cotton? That is the most basic skincare tip there is.

There could also be something in your water causing the problem? Could you try only using filtered water?

It really isn’t normal. It may be your normal but it isn’t what skin should look like. At any age.

I honestly think you have just been fobbed off, and you’ve accepted it.

If you don’t mind it fine. But don’t try and tell others that it’s normal as you age. It isn’t.

Hallelujah, what a great piece of advice. Probably be disregarded though

Wasn’t going to bite, but my skin is like that, at its worst, and I also used Simple soap for years.

I got some natural olive oil soap recently and was shocked by the difference. I don’t know of Simple soap has changed recently or if it’s always been like that, but it is so drying!

I won’t be using it again. Ffs don’t trust AI, where’s it got its information from and who is controlling it. Learn to think.

If it were normal, we'd be seeing loads of women with skin like that out and about, but you do you, boo.

In some of your posts you say its come.on very recently due to 'ageing', in others you say its been going on for years 🤔

I call bs

Noone can be this ignorant and deluded.

Your skin isnt normal!

If no cause, youre terribly unlucky with your skin. But there would be a cause. If this was real.

You arent 40+ either.

Why the heck am I engaging with this?

Too much Internet for me, off to sleep

There is nothing normal about your skin. It looks very red and inflamed.. You need to see a dermatologist.

You've lost the plot OP. It’s not just your skin you need help with

You keep saying it’s just normal aging skin, it might be normal for you, but it is really not normal for others. Just like someone with a birthmark or a turn in their eye would find something normal, but it’s not necessarily normal for everyone.

it is absolutely NOT normal for ones skin to sting, tingle and feel uncomfortable without a reason otherwise we’d all be feeling it.

im 50 and my skin looks nothing like yours and it’s absolutely not good genetics, if anything mine is despite my very very poor aging genetics.

If your as happy as you say then I’m not sure what your hoping to achieve by posting here. Personally I’d start looking at ways to at least sooth any irritation even if I was happy with the look of my skin. I’d stop using soap and I’m someone who used soap probably up until I was 30yo. I’d look at gentle cleansers and moisturisers at least. Get rid of the polyester pillows and invest in decent satin pillow cases I’d only wash in plain water.

At 50 I still get regular breakouts, mainly due to HRT these days and my go to all time fix everything on my body and face cream is and will always be sudocrem. If my skin looked like yours and was feeling anything like yours I’d be slavering sudocrem in it every night.

If that's normal aging skin, everyone older than you would have it, we don't.

I'm almost 70 and have clear skin. The ONLY time my face looked like that was when I was first diagnosed with Rosacea, at the age of 32. Have you seen a Dermatologist? Or are you going by what a GP has said?

Have you tried cutting out different things other than dairy? If dairy was not the issue, there could still be other components of your diet that is / are causing this.

This might be ‘normal’ for you, as you’ve lived with it for a few years. But this is not normal 30s skin. It looks like there is active inflammation going on, not chronic.

Polyester is not very breathable as a material.

it almost feels like there’s going to be some reveal at the end of this thread, the way that you’re trying to defend your point that this happens with very early ageing skin. 30s is not even really the ageing bracket for skincare products!

Are you trying to raise awareness that people can coexist with their long term undiagnosed skin issues?

Who has done all the tests you have mentioned, the GP?
My skin is bad (but not as bad as yours) and I have finally got a referral to a dermatologist as the GP has tried lots of things (various creams, antibiotics) and agreed that a dermatologist could offer more intensive treatment than they are allowed to prescribe.

My skin has never looked like this, and I’m in my 50s, lifelong resident of SoCal, where I spent my teenage years (foolishly) sunbathing at Malibu. Sorry, but this is not normal skin.

AI is being ridiculous as it so often is. Of course that isn't normal for a 30 year old, many of whom have very smooth clear skin. Perhaps some product is irritating your face, or it's something else is going on, but you need to see a doctor who hopefully can help you calm it down.

I'm sorry that nothing has helped with this stinging and irritation, and perhaps seeing another doctor won't help either, but truly that is not normal ageing. AI is talking nonsense but if the medics have given up on you they probably mean 'we've tried everything, please go away now' rather than 'this is normal ageing'.
Some people have an allergy to sunlight, I wonder if they have considered that.

It’s really not normal. I’m in my 40s and don’t know anyone with skin like that. Please go back to the doctor, you shouldn’t have to put up with that.

I'm 38 and extremely pale too. Your skin is not normal, it's clearly inflamed and it is absolutely not normal for skin to feel tight, sore or painful at the end of the day.

If you are genuinely fine with it, so be it as it's not affecting anyone other than you but don't spout nonsense on the internet that made dissuade someone else from seeking medical advice.

I'm 50 and I have clear skin. It never really changed as I aged aside from a few very light age spots which don't bother me.

I'm really sorry you're dealing with this and its good of you to try to embrace it if you can't change it, but I think this is something that can surely be changed so you are more comfortable.

I've worked in beauty for 45 years and your skin is inflamed.
You're allergic to something or it is a symptom of medication.
I am double your age and my slight pink tinge is from age and the lightness of my skin.Please go back to your GP.

This is my skin without makeup at 60.
( And please I'm not asking for comments about any perceived wrinkles, I'm just trying to help the OP)