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I love threads like these! My routine is pretty basic these days but I love looking up the products people use.
Cetaphil non-foaming face wash is the gentlest I've found so far that is both affordable and comes in massive bottles, and I use it for any shaving I do too.
Vegtable glycerin for toner is unbeatable imo. It's cheap and super hydrating and helps actives penatrate. I buy it in bulk as I make my own eliquid with it too.
Retinol, vitamin c, salycillic acid, and niacinamide are my actives of choice and the only things I splurge on. I'm not picky about what brand and I rotate between them.
Blue tub Nivia is my moisturiser. It shamefully isn't vegan (I am otherwise) but for decades now it's been the only moisturiser that my skin really likes and is also cheap and easy to find.
(I tried so many vegan creams looking for my grail and it gave me so much anxiety at one point that I gave up and just made my peace with blue tub Nivia.)
I very rarely go outside during the day, and wear wide brimmed hats and long sleeves when I do anyway, so I don't tend to need suncream often. I don't think I even own one right now tbh.
This isn't basic if you're using retinol, niacinamide, vit c etc, this is a well curated and targeted skincare routine!
To be honest I'm whittling my lotions and potions down to vit c, tret, maybe peptides maybe not, barrier support serum, acid exfoliant, and moisture either lotion or serum etc
Also Glycerin is highly underrated for moisture, I'm going to diy a rosewater spray with some glycerin in it for on the go refreshment at some point
Unless you're also adding preservatives, only make a few tens of ml at a time as it will go off and get funky otherwise. You could repurpose an empty 30 ml actives bottle for it.
Thanks for the tip, I'll make small quantities, I don't fancy having a slick of ming all over my face