Skincare Thread

[HenrySwanson]

Finally about to order a red light mask and see what the hype is all about. Looking forward to looking like a burglar 30 minutes before bed every night. Might come in handy for Halloween too actually.

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So that's what these things are.

My sister has a white one but I never asked what it was for.

It's more that increased exposure to certain frequencies of light sounds antithetical to other areas of skin care. Why protect against 200nm light, but increase exposure to 780nm?

This seems a good introduction:

LED light therapy for skin is trendy—but does it work?

Dermatologists explain the science behind the wildly popular treatment, which is now available at home—for a steep price.

www.nationalgeographic.com

(BTW, nm are a unit of measurement for wavelength).

Interesting stuff!

 

[MatskiMonk]

(BTW, nm are a unit of measurement for wavelength).

I am well aware. Since they're effectively proportional via a constant I would consider wavelength and frequency to be interchangeable in an explanation. As people tend to talk about the visible portion of the EM spectrum in wavelengths, but the rest of it as frequencies I assume this is well understood. Perhaps I shouldn't assume.

 

[HenrySwanson]

Perhaps I shouldn't assume.

That's the safest thing I've found.

For instance, as you know they are inversely proportional to each other in this context but someone might see an increasing wavelength as the same as an increasing frequency.

Just ends up potentially adding to the confusion.

 

[Hollow]

You know there are plenty of fish tanks across the land that will happily let the fish chew off your old skin and rejuvenate your new skin.

They do that for the face? I thought fish were only used for pedicures.

Speaking of fish, Polynucleotide injections (Salmon sperm DNA) are a thing, supposedly very effective for the under eye area to improve dark circles and wrinkles. It was popular in Korea and Japan initially but has been gaining traction around the world. The salmon DNA extract is in a gel form and is injected directly under the facial skin.

Something to pond-er about.

 

[Omnis]

They do that for the face? I thought fish were only used for pedicures.

Speaking of fish, Polynucleotide injections (Salmon sperm DNA) are a thing, supposedly very effective for the under eye area to improve dark circles and wrinkles. It was popular in Korea and Japan initially but has been gaining traction around the world. The salmon DNA extract is in a gel form and is injected directly under the facial skin.

Something to pond-er about.

Leave it to the Japanese to spawn that idea...

 

[Blitz24]

They do that for the face? I thought fish were only used for pedicures.

Speaking of fish, Polynucleotide injections (Salmon sperm DNA) are a thing, supposedly very effective for the under eye area to improve dark circles and wrinkles. It was popular in Korea and Japan initially but has been gaining traction around the world. The salmon DNA extract is in a gel form and is injected directly under the facial skin.

Something to pond-er about.

All I've heard about are the doctor fish who do remove dead skin (I believe they are in Turkey) from feet. It's possible someone was brave enough to try them on their face and not risk ingesting/inhaling them or getting their eyes gouged.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Bought a can of a deodorant to chuck in my travel bag...

**** me does it burn! Thought I'd pepper sprayed myself for a moment.

 

[W3H5]

Bought a can of a deodorant to chuck in my travel bag...

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**** me does it burn! Thought I'd pepper sprayed myself for a moment.

I use IPA on my pits as a deo. Not fun when there’s any broken skin.

 

[Hollow]

Bought a can of a deodorant to chuck in my travel bag...

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**** me does it burn! Thought I'd pepper sprayed myself for a moment.

That doesn’t sound pleasant. Stinging similar to pepper spray may indicate that you are allergic to this deodorant, or it contains some ingredient that is highly irritating. Do you have dry or broken skin?

 

[Omnis]

Bought a can of a deodorant to chuck in my travel bag...

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**** me does it burn! Thought I'd pepper sprayed myself for a moment.

That's not antiperspirant and is basically 90% alcohol. If your skin is raw or chafed, post-shave, etc, it's gonna burn.