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On Accutane or dealing with dry skin? 💊💧
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items Starting Accutane? Here are my tried-and-tested product recs for dry lips, dry skin & all the little Accutane struggles — from someone who’s been through treatment 3 (!!) times. 🤝✨ Consider this your unofficial Accutane survival kit. 💗
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Moisturizer Heroes 🧴💧
SPFs ☀️🛡️
Lip Balms 💋🫶🏻
Moisturizer Heroes 🧴💧
My go-to moisturizers for keeping dry, sensitive, acne-prone skin hydrated on Accutane without triggering breakouts. 🥹💧 My skin is ridiculously reactive, so these have earned their place in my routine. 🌵✨
Dry, irritated skin? 🥲 This one has saved my skin more times than I can count. 🙇♀️ Perfect as a rich overnight layer when your skin needs some serious TLC. She’s an icon.
La Roche-Posay | Cicaplast Balm B5 Soothing Therapeutic Multi Purpose Cream
Need long-lasting hydration without a heavy, greasy feel? 🧴 This keeps my skin soft and moisturized for HOURS & is perfect when Accutane has your skin feeling permanently thirsty. 💧
CeraVe | Daily Moisturizing Face and Body Lotion
Waking up with tight, dehydrated skin? This is your girl. 🤍 A dreamy PM moisturizer that leaves my skin soft, plump and ridiculously smooth by morning.
make p:rem | Hydrate me. Tension Cream for Hydration & Plump Glow
Me & this essence have been partners in crime for 8+ years and she STILL doesn’t disappoint. 🐌🧴 My go-to for adding that extra layer of hydration and bounce when my skin needs it most.
COSRX | Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
When your skin barrier is screaming for help, bring in the queen. 🙂↕️👐🏻 This one has me in a chokehold lately — a seriously comforting barrier cream that makes my dry, stressed skin feel SO much calmer.
Common Clouds | Cloud Barrier
SPFs ☀️🛡️
Don’t skip the SPF! 🛡️ Accutane can leave skin extra sensitive, so these are the SPFs my acne-prone skin has loved without the breakouts, heaviness, or dreaded white cast. ✨
I LOVE a sunscreen that doesn’t feel like sunscreen. 🌤️ This mousse is lightweight, leaves no annoying white cast and sits beautifully under makeup AND doubles as a primer?! She’s working overtime. 🕶️
EVY | Sunscreen mousse SPF 50
White cast? We don’t know her. ☀️ I’ve been loving this one lately because it feels light, hydrating & so comfortable on my skin — plus that soft, dewy finish? YES please. ✨
Beauty of Joseon | Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF50+
One of my go-tos when I want high SPF without the annoying thick, sticky feeling. ☀️🙌🏻 I love that I can slap it on both my face AND body and just get on with my day. Especially handy when Accutane has made me extra serious about sun protection. 🛡...
La Roche-Posay | Anthelios Melt-In Milk Body & Face Sunscreen, SPF 60
Lip Balms 💋🫶🏻
If you know, you KNOW. 😂 These are my everyday lip-care essentials for dry, chapped lips — especially during Accutane and the colder months. I keep coming back to these even when my lips aren’t being dramatic. ❤️
Dry lips that somehow manage to feel dry AGAIN five minutes after applying balm? 🥲 This one means business. It leaves my lips deeply moisturized for hours, and I can still feel the softness when I wake up the next morning. 💋✨
Decubal | Restoring Lips & Dry Spots Balm
When your lips are so sensitive, you keep it simple. 🙂↕️ This fragrance-free classic helps seal in moisture and protect dry, cracked lips — especially when Accutane has them fighting for their life.
Vaseline | Unscented Healing Petroleum Jelly
Dry lips but still wanna look like you made an effort? You'll love this one. 🫦 A nourishing everyday balm with a subtle pomegranate tint that is perfect for keeping lips soft while adding just a little something. ❤️✨
Burt's Bees | Lip Balm, Pomegranate
When your lips have entered the “okay, regular lip balm isn’t cutting it” era… 👀 Aquaphor to the rescue. This one gives my dry, chapped lips that nice rich, comforting moisture they’re begging for! A perfect Accutane bedside essential. 🫶🏻✨
Aquaphor | Immediate Relief Lip Repair Balm
Dry, crusty lips but wanna make your lip-care routine feel ✨fancy✨? 🙂↕️ Korean skincare understand the assignment. 🇰🇷 This rich overnight mask leaves my lips SO soft, smooth & moisturized by morning, and the different scents/flavors make it f...
LANEIGE | Lip Sleeping Mask