Reddit reviews Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Pore Perfecting Toner, 100% Natural, 16 Fl. Oz.

I'm using about 70% grapeseed oil and 30% castor oil, with about 15 or so drops of tea tree oil (this is about a 6-7 oz. bottle.) I don't wash my face or get it wet before, I just use about a quarter-sized glob of oil and rub it all over my face, working especially on my cheeks and nose where the blackheads are, and on my eyes, to get rid of my eye makeup. I don't have a good supply of hot water, so I don't put the hot washcloth over my face, but I use a warm (wet) one to wipe off the oil/makeup. I've also mixed a bit of the grapeseed oil into my regular moisturizer- about 2 tsp into the jar, and use that after washing. If I need a little extra moisture, I'll just use a dab of the grapeseed oil itself and rub it on my face. Seriously though, it's been a freakin miracle for my skin. I'm still experimenting with the amount of castor oil I'm using though, since it can dry out your skin. I also use witch hazel as my toner, after washing but before moisturizer.

edit: a word.

>I've heard Feather is the sharpest, and my intuition says that sharper is better and safer once you know what you're doing. Less time going over the same area and increasing the chance of cutting yourself.

Actually, no.

You're much better off getting a sampler pack. Everyone likes different blades, and feathers are not the sharpest anyway.

That brush is fine, that soap is fine (just use a lot each time), the razor is a good starter razor on a budget.

The aftershave. I'm not sure about that one. I'd go with this instead, you can get it for ~$4 at a nearby grocery store.


You did see my recommendation thread, right?

Here are a few things that work for me:

Alpha Hydroxy Oil-Free

Aloe gel, straight from the leaf

Oil-free moisturizer with spf. I find spf every morning helps immensely.

Witch Hazel toner

These are all things that help me even my skin tone, clear up blemishes/reduce blackheads, improve elasticity, smooth out my skin, reduce breakouts, etc. All this makes my makeup stay on better and look better on my skin. None of it is very expensive.

Hi there! I also struggle with sensitive skin, and as a result I have problems with dandruff, oily skin (especially on the face), acne, acne scars, and eczema. Sensitive skin runs in my family (I'm Irish). So, I will give you a personal remedy that I developed over the last year that significantly reduced these problems.

I got some good initial information from this thread in /r/malefashionadvice. I use most of the products that he mentions there, my personal favorites being the cetaphil dermacontrol foam wash and the cetaphil dermacontrol moisturizer SPF 30.

For starters, it is important to get in a good skincare routine. I was always busy in high school and told myself that I didn't have time to waste taking care of my face. It wasn't until college that I realized my lack of skincare was really inhibiting my ability to feel confident, so that's when I decided I needed to get into a good routine. I started out by washing my face three times a day, and making sure I drink at least half a gallon of water throughout the day. Skin becomes oily when it is dehydrated, and drinking water is a good initial step to keeping it from being dehydrated.

I didn't really solidify my routine until I stumbled upon the /r/malefashionadvice skincare thread. It all depends on what works for your skin type, but for my oily sensitive skin, this is what I found works best:

• I wash my face three times a day, once in the morning and afternoon each with cetaphil gentle skin cleanser, and before bed with the cetaphil dermacontrol foam wash.
  
  
• Each time after washing my face, I also apply the Dickinson's witch hazel pore perfecting toner. It's a lot harder to find than the cetaphil products (I just picked those up from walgreens), but it is definitely worth it. I've tried two or three other toners and all of them left my skin very oily and irritated. It smells a little off, but it's not really a lingering smell
  
  
• After the toner has set in, I apply cetaphil dermacontrol moisturizer SPF 30. I'll also apply this throughout the day if I'm outside a lot. It helps control the sheen of my skin by keeping it moisturized. Make sure you wash your hands with soap and water before putting this on because you do not want dirt getting into your pores!
  
  
• To get rid of the stubborn blackheads that won't go away, I use pore strips about once a week.
  
  
• I wash my pillowcase once a week and my bedsheets every two weeks. Every night sweat and dirt and dead skin comes off of your face and hair and goes into your pillowcase and bedsheets. Keep them clean so your face has a nice sanitary place to rest for 8 hours every night.
  
  
• I also wash my towels once a week. I have four that I cycle throughout the week (one every two days). Washing your towels is just as important as washing your pillowcase/bedsheets because they are supposed to wipe away the dirt in your face, so if you don't wash them regularly, that dirt just accumulates and goes back into your pores.
  
  After finally getting into a good facial skincare routine, I started having problems with excema and dandruff. I fortunately had a routine physical with my doctor where I asked him what I could do about these problems. This is where you may disagree with me, but he told me that I should not shower more than once a week. As I mentioned earlier, skin becomes oily/irritated when it is dehydrated, and one of the easiest ways to dehydrate your skin is excessive bathing. The doctor told me to shower once a week and more importantly to not use soap on areas besides the face, armpits, and genitals.
  
  I told my doctor that I shower everyday because I go to the gym and sweat furiously. He told me to just take a quick rinse after the gym to wipe the sweat off, and to apply lotion daily. I apply Jergen's Ultra Healing lotion once every night before bed.
  
  As for dandruff, this is where you may need to look elsewhere. While I do have dandruff, it's not much of a problem for me simply because it isn't very severe. I wash my hair three or four times a week with Dove Men + Care Sensitive Scalp. Since I don't shower, I usually just do this before bed by getting my hair wet in the shower, scrubbing the shampoo in vigorously with my fingers, then washing it out while also massaging my scalp. If that product doesn't work for you, you can't go wrong with some Head & Shoulders.
  
  I hope this helps you, let me know if you think there's anything I left out!
  
  EDIT: added towel-washing regimen

My skin would react to benzoyl by burning and turning bright red at first. And then a few hours or after waking up in the morning after using it, the area I applied the BP too would be super dried out and cracking almost. And then it would take forever to heal it back up. Witch Hazel is not the brand, it's just an all-natural toner. This is what I use: http://www.amazon.com/Dickinson-Original-Witch-Hazel-Perfecting/dp/B000GCQ04C/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1408473930&sr=8-5&keywords=witch+hazel I first cleanse my face, then swipe the witch hazel all over my face with a cotton round, then follow with whatever treatments I use that time, and then end it all with my moisturizer. Hope that helps. :)

Hello folks! I was hoping for some help on my routine. My skin is okay, but I struggle with hormonal acne, am 28 years old, and generally feel greasy at the end of the day. I don't wear makeup because it makes my acne worse, so I don't have to worry about that. I have combination skin (chin and jawline dry, oily everywhere else).

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Morning:

Cleanser: Trader Joe's All-In-One

Toner: Witch Hazel

Serum: Birch Juice Hydro Essence Skin

Vitamin C Serum

Moisturizer: Trader Joe's Nourish Oil-Free

Sunscreen: Neutrogena Clear Face

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Evening:

Cleanser: Trader Joe's All-In-One

Mask (2x per week): Aztec Secret (used with ACV)

Toner: Witch Hazel

Serum: Birch Juice Hydro Essence Skin

Retinal: The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 5% in Squalane

Sheet mask (2x week when I use a mask): Whatever is hydrating at CVS

Moisturizer: Trader Joe's Nourish Oil-Free

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I have done my absolute best to try to figure out if this is an okay group of products, but skincare is as incomprehensible as finances to me so some help would be appreciated!

I wash with Neutrogena oil free acne wash

Then I use Dickinson's original beotch hazel toner

Then I use Neutrogena oil free acelne moisturizer

And then bio oil latley because I heard it could help with the dark spots.


So yeah I kinda don't what I'm doing.

How I go about it.

lather up on shaving foam you want it to be sensitive aswell.

Shave slightly across the way a bikini would fit on you, Then go from bottom to top, Then go down.

Its long.. its tedious af but its hairless after.

id recommend something like this aswell. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000GCQ04C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2VQDMXGRSN30O&psc=1

It helps if you get serious itching.

I would also put coco butter on after.

I hope this helps!

My skin is a mess right now. I am not particularly acne-prone the majority of the year, but at the beginning of summer every year I get deep cystic acne. Like, one at a time. And I am waking up with little whiteheads almost every morning. I consider my skin to be combination as the upper part of my T zone and my forehead are like a desert, but the rest of my face is oily. With work, and going through a bout of depression, I can hardly invest a heavy amount of time, money, and energy into my skincare routine, but I do care about it. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to give suggestions and chat away here on what I could do.

Right now my skincare basics consist of:

• CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
  
• Mario Badescu Facial Cleanser (1-2 times a week)
  
• Dickinson's Pore Perfecting Toner and before that I used Etude House's Pore Freshner.
  
• Tony Moly Cherry Blossom Brightening Essence (but I stopped using it as I felt like it was breaking me out and I saw no benefits) Before that I used the Missha First Essence.
  
• Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Creme Complexe Hydratante (aka moisturizer) I used to use Etude House's Moistfull Collagen.
  
• CeraVe Facial Moisturizing Lotion w/ SPF
  
• I Dew Care - Let's Get Sheet Faced (sheet masks).
  
  As you can tell, this is very much so suited for skin that is dry. I do live in NY, where it is dry and cold the vast majority of the year, and for that time, it's great. But when summer comes, I am oily AF.
  
  Skin concerns:
  
  
• Aging (I'm 29) - primarily around the eyes
  
• Dark circles
  
• Oily skin - dry forehead/T-zone
  
• Acne prone (during the summer)
  
  Looking for:
  
  
• Serums
  
• Eye cream for hooded lids/aging eyes (so far this has been recommended to me, but... that's kind of pricey).
  
• Products without alcohol in them
  
• SPF
  
• Exfoliant (I theorize the whiteheads might be because I need to exfoliate more).
  
• Anything else anyone recommends.

As the title suggests, my brother (25) has struggled with acne for as long as I can remember. We both have oily, acne-prone skin.


In his teens he was put on Accutane, which helped slightly, but experienced severe depression while on it. His acne eventually returned a year or so after. 


Today he has no clue how to take care of his oily skin. I've given him so many suggestions, sent him links to products, and he never ended up buying them. I'm sure it all felt overwhelming. 


So I decided to give him a kit containing some of my favorite products to help him get started on his skin care journey. I wanted to make every item relatively affordable (besides the Aveda - I used to work there and had extra product that I no longer used). Here are the products listed:

• Aveda Botanical Kinetics Gel Cleanser, $21,. I've used this cleanser for about 5+ years. It's light, gentle and has a nice lather. Great for removing excess oil and impurities from the day.
  
  
  
• Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Toner, $6. I recently began incorporating this toner into my routine and have noticed amazing results - from taming breakouts to shrinking pores. I may buy him another toner to use on his retinol nights since this one is a little drying. There is also some controversy on the fact that this toner contains alcohol. However, I've read into wheat-derived alcohol and it is not harmful to the skin. This can be used in conjunction with another toner as more of a spot treatment as well.
  
  
• Yeouth Retinol 2.5% Serum, $20. This is a great retinol to get started with. It contains hylaronic acid, vitamin e and aloe vera for additional moisture. I've noticed tremendous results since incorporating this into my routine.
  
  
  
• Aveda Bontanical Kinetics Hydrating Lotion, $35. This lotion has a very thin texture, but it feels super calming and hydrating on the skin. Great for all skin types.
  
  
• The Ordinary Peeling Solution, $8. I've had this mask since Christmas and am still going through my first bottle. It's truly done wonders for controlling my breakouts. I had given him the Aztec Healing Clay but think it may have been too much effort to mix the mask. Hoping this one will be an easy commitment for him.
  
  
  
• Osmotics Blue Copper 5 Instant Exfoliating Facial, $45, not pictured. Ironically, he works at a warehouse that distributes Osmotics. This was the only thing he's been using on his skin.
  
  
  My logic behind the routine was to ease his skin into adjusting to the retinol for 2 weeks before moving on to a regular routine. I recently watched a video on a [dermatologitst's skincare routine] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ABIXhhvRA), and she says it's not good to wash away your skin's natural oils in the morning with a cleanser. I've been following this advice recently and am noticing that my skin is producing less oil throughout the day when I don't strip it with a cleanser. 
  
  
  Anyway, hope this helps (him and you)! Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

I can't guarantee that any of these won't cause breakouts since I don't know your specific acne triggers, but here are some recs mostly pulled from the oily skin HG threads

Hydrating toners:

• Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
  
  
• Paula's Choice Enriched Calming Toner
  
  
• Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Lotion
  
  
• Klairs Supple Preparation Toner
  
  
• Kiku-Masamune High Moist Lotion
  
  
• Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner
  
  
• Holika Holika Skin & Good Cera Ceramide Ultra Toner
  
  Astringent toners:
  
  
• Thayer’s Witch Hazel Toner (Alcohol-Free)
  
  
• Kiehl’s Astringent Toner - denat. alcohol
  
  
• La Roche-Posay Astringent Toner - denat. Alcohol
  
  
• Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Toner - alcohol
  
  
  Light lotions:
  
  
• Trader Joe’s Oil Free Moisturizer
  
  
• CosRx Oil-Free Ultra Moisturizing Lotion with Birch Sap
  
  
• Dr. Jart Ceramidin Liquid)
  
  
• Innisfree Green Tea Seed Essence-In-Lotion
  
  
• Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion
  
  Gels & gel-cream moisturizers:
  
  
• Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
  
  
• Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream
  
  
• Rosette Ceramide Gel
  
  
• Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream
  
  
• Nature Republic Super Aqua Max Moisture Watery Cream
  
  
• Dr Jart+ Water Drop Hydrating Moisturizer
  
  
• CosRx Advanced Snail 92 All-In-One Cream
  
  Moisturizers:
  
  
• Murad Oil Control Mattifier
  
  
• CeraVe Baby Lotion
  
  
  

For a drugstore toner I would recommend Dickinson or Thayer's Witch Hazel. I personally really like the rose petal witch hazel, but if fragrance bothers you then just use plain witch hazel.

I think they might be whiteheads. I get them sometimes too. It's not really an allergic reaction, just a kind of acne.

To help get rid of them, exfoliate and use a really good facial toner/astringent. I stopped getting them when I started using Witch Hazel as an astringent.

eHow has a guide on how to get rid of them too.

I'm not an expert or anything, I just got them a LOT in the past. Good luck!