How do you get super smooth skin (face)?

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Ive got mild rosacea which im sure doesnt help. But my skin texture sucks. Very porey and doesnt look smooth. What can I do? Ive tried lactic acid, doesnt seem to make a blind bit of difference

My pores are absolutely massive 😂

Im the exact same my pores are huge and make up just makes them look worse.
I use Azeliac acid and Soolantra for my Rosacea which seems to help.

TikTok Glass Skin filter is how most people seem to do it. ;)

Retinal

I think once your pores are stretched so they are massive you can’t reverse it. I have them too.

Skin & me has been a game changer for me. 20 months so far on it & my skin (& pore size) is completely unrecognisable.

As a pp said azelaic acid for rosacea. The usual other advice is tretinoin as it seems to fix any and all skin problems!

Inkey lost Retinal and Dr Melaxin sorted mine

Drink lots of water. Know that sounds trite - but does make a noticeable difference to me

@TheEasterBunny3, I'm taking hair and me and it's good. Can I ask what Skin and me has done for your face?

Do you use anything prescribed by your GP for your rosacea, OP?

No i dont! But I have heard of Soolantra and think you can get it online?

This stuff has really helped my pores: https://theordinary.com/en-gb/niacinamide-10-zinc-1-serum-100436.html

I also haven't had a spot since I started using it.

Ive heard of this, Im going to give it a go!

I think the real answer is luck

I’m ready to take a sheet of sandpaper to mine!

What type of skin (did) do you have?

If you are willing to invest a bit, look into a laser facial: it’s something called BBL Moxi (nothing to do with a butt lift). It’s amazing for rosacea. You have 2 or 3 treatments to start, and then top up annually. People compliment me on my skin since I’ve had it done, it’s amazing. If you add exosomes microneedling at the end there is very little downtime too (you just look like you’ve gone for a run / a bit flushed for a day or two)

I would make an appointment to ask the GP about this.

My understanding is that Soolantra can be prescribed but that other products such as Azelaic Acid might be tried first.

It's definitely worth asking the GP, so that you get a professional appraisal of what is happening to your skin.

If lactic acid isn’t helping then it sounds like your skin is dehydrated.

drink more water, use a moisturising toner and an appropriate moisturiser.

Genetics mostly. Things that can help include good hydration (lots of water) take Omega 3 fish oil, vitamin A and Vitamin E and moisturise, SPF.

A combination of Doxycycline (a long-term course of oral antibiotics), Skinoren and Soolantra have improved my rosacea a lot. I previously had a few laser treatment sessions for it, which also cleared up a big, dark blot of rosacea in one session, but was obviously a lot more expensive- and a bit painful! After that, it is Heliocare SPF50 and scent- and lanolin-free moisturiser for me, but I apparently have very sensitive skin. Going for laser treatments and the occasional facial has been quite informative, as they usually know more about my skin than I do!

People also usually advise drinking a lot of water, and I've read that microneedling is supposed to help with hyperpigmentation, but I haven't tried it.

I have rosacea type 1& 2 and acne, I use prescription azeliac acid twice a day and Adapalene last thing at night. Combo has helped the rosacea massively and the Adapalene helps with texture as it promotes collagen and skin turn over. I very cautiously have introduced peptides into my routine and can tolerate them. But you also need to work out if there are any ingredients that are aggravating the rosacea, for me it’s vit c and niacinamide

Just joining the club. Water makes a huge difference as does cutting down sugar and alcohol (nope!). I use retinol and its made a big difference though make sure you use SPF.

Depends your budget.

on a lower budget use the strongest retinol you can get in boots. Start just a little bit mixed into moisturiser and then start increasing. It will make your skin worse before it gets better. Basically it strips the skin and forces it to regenerate faster. That process forces more collagen production which leads to plumper skin which closes up the pores.

If you have more budget, micro needling. Do it every 3 weeks or so for a few months. That will make a huge difference but expensive. Again works by forcing your skin to generate more collagen which will plump skin up. Open pores are caused when your skin loses elasticity and starts to sag basically