I found that TO’s niacinamide doesn’t pill/foam when applied on damp skin. Does that in any way dilute its efficacy and can I continue doing that?

The Ordinary Niacinamide pilling

I read that the best solution for PIE marks is laser treatments, but vitamin C and niacinamide can  still help fade them! To people with PIE, do you have any product recommendations?

PIE recos?

Should I be applying their alpha arbutin on damp skin? Since it has hyaluronic acid it’s best applied on damp skin, but I read that alpha arbutin degrades in water, and my google searches have been inconclusive and led me nowhere.

TO Alpha Arbutin + HA

I hate, hate how greasy this is!! It’s like the oil never seeps into my skin, it’s a layer that’s just there, my skin doesn’t absorb it. I also hate how it pills when I rub it into my skin.

This was my first retinol. Overall I love what this product’s done for my skin, it improved my skin’s texture and gave me a brighter complexion. It’s also gentle, I didn’t experience any purging with this. 
What I like about squalane is I don’t need to use moisturizer because I’m oily, so I get to leave retinol last in my routine.

I agree with other reviews that this isn’t the most elegant formula. It foams on dry skin, so it’s better if you use it while your face is still damp from water&#47;last product.

I  love what this product’s done for my face so much, I’ve already used up two bottles. I saw results as early as two weeks in, it faded most of my PIH and all that’s left is stubborn PIE. Now I use it every night, and it pairs well with retinol too; my skin got so smooth.

This oxidized quickly!!!! Yes results were quick but the oxidizing is quicker lmao I didn’t even get halfway through the bottle :( I stored it properly too–dim and cool room.

I was looking for a good vitamin C serum and this did a pretty good job fairly quickly–my skin was noticeably brighter and my acne marks faded a little faster in the time I was using this. And if you’re not sensitive to fragrance, it has a light citrus tea scent that I enjoyed!

For its price it’s too basic because it does nothing else than cleanse. If you don’t like fragrance you won’t like this too, because it’s strongly scented.

It’s a cleanser that does the job, nothing else. I like its scent, smells like iced tea!

because it’s just a facial wash, I underestimated the strength of this product. I used it everyday for a week and then I started purging. Stings by the side of the nose too. So I cut back to once every 2-3 days and the pimples subsided, though the sting is still there. A little drying too, so use a good moisturizer afterwards.

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