I wasn’t trying to be sustainable. I just wanted my skin to stop screaming every time I washed it.
The first thing I cut was my foaming cleanser. Replaced it with this powder thing that felt silly at first — until I noticed my skin wasn’t tight afterwards. Not dry, not squeaky, just… quiet.
Next came the balm stick. Then a solid serum. Before I realized it, my routine had almost no water in it. And my barrier? Better than it had been in months.
It wasn’t just the lack of preservatives or fragrance. It was the concentration. Every product did something. Nothing was just filler.
I didn’t expect waterless skincare to make a difference.
But now I can’t go back to bottles that feel like diluted compromise.
Not when I’ve seen what full-ingredient routines can do with half the steps.
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Influencer4 days agoI’m curious how your skin handled actives in waterless form. Were they gentler or just more efficient? I've been eyeing a few solid serums and want to make the switch.
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Influencer4 days agoTbh once you start paying attention to how diluted most products are... it's hard to u see.
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Influencer4 days agoWanted my skin to stop getting annoyed. Literally same. I thought the tight feeling after cleansing meant it was working 😩 but turns out it just meant my barrier hates me.
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Influencer4 days agoYhe moment you said every product did something, I felt that. Switching to solid serum sticks and balm cleansers was the quietest my skin’s ever been.
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Influencer4 days agoWould you mind me asking which powdered cleanser you've been using??