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about 2 months ago
Looking for K-Beauty recs for dry skin, uneven tone, and dark areas (neck/armpits)! 💛
Hi everyone! I’m still fairly new to K-beauty, having started trying out products earlier this year, and I'm still figuring out what works best for my skin type.
For context, I have dry, non-sensitive skin with an uneven skin tone. Right now, I use TIA'M (like their Vita B3 mist toner and source) in my routine, but I'm looking to expand. My biggest insecurity right now is hyperpigmentation, especially dealing with a dark neck and armpits.
Does anyone have any K-beauty product recommendations, ingredients, or advice that can help target uneven tone and body hyperpigmentation for dry skin? Would love to hear what has worked for you! ✨
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Lucky you having non-sensitive skin—that means you can play with some really powerful active ingredients! ✨ Personally I would start trying one at a time, give it some weeks to see how your skin reacts! I would suggest you Vitamin C (AM Step): Pure L-Ascorbic acid works wonders for overall brightness and inhibiting melanin production. Products like Purito Pure Vitamin C Serum or Cosrx The Vitamin C 23 are great options. (My skin is rosacea-prone so I repurpose pure Vit C on my body, and it works great there!) Other great actives you can try are: - azelaic acid (targets abnormal/excess pigmentation without bleaching normal skin), I have my eyes on the new one from SKIN1004 -Tranexamic Acid & Alpha Arbutin to pair with your TIA'M B3 For Neck & Armpits I would go with a gentle chemical exfoliant (like a Lactic Acid / Glycolic Acid body toner or wash, or a low-dose Urea cream) will help shed the hyperkeratotic layers so your brightening serums can actually penetrate. Just remember to moisturize well after, since friction on dry skin creates more dark spots! Last but not least, Retinal/Retinol (PM Step): Great for accelerating cellular turnover and evening tone over time, but start slow if using it near folds to avoid irritation.
@Mariacasino Thank you so much for breaking all of this down! I love the idea of starting with Vitamin C and a chemical exfoliant for the neck and armpits. I'll definitely try these out! ✨💛
I second the tranexamic acid. It's helped to brighten my neck.
Antiperspirant with aluminum can darken the underarm skin. I'm not sure if you are using antiperspirant with aluminum. If you are, a switch to a deodorant could help. 🤗
Thank you for taking your time on this 💛
Celimax came out with a brightening body clarifying pad that has tranexamic acid and other brightening ingredients to help with skin tone and hyperpigmentation. They are larger than a toner pad size and are designed for larger areas like armpits, elbows, neck, etc. Maybe look into those.
Aahhh yes! I ran out of those & restocking soon - Thank you ! 💛✨
I also have a lot of hyperpigmentation from insect bites and uneven skin tone because of sun exposure. I've been enjoying the Medicube Kojic acid + turmeric body wash. It's the one in the big orange pump bottle. I'm half way through the bottle and I think it's helped even out my skin tone