Ruby's Resource

Most stuff about diet and skin is absolute BS, but one thing food absolutely can do is royally fuck up the skin barrier on your lips.

Signed, someone who ate a bunch of pineapple yesterday.

29.01.2025 08:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Intense Repair Hand Cream Fragrance Free 56g. A white tube with a black band along the top.

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream 50ml. A white tube with a blue rectangle on the top. In the middle of the tube is a blue circle with a white hand inside. Mains is French for hands, and is pronounced kinda like ma but with a short nasal A sound.

I genuinely think Aveeno has the more hydrating formula, but here's 2 other products in the same category.

Neutrogena Hand Cream is an older, cheaper (in Australia), formula by the same parent company.

LRP Cicaplast Mains is nice if you want the benefits of niacinamide in a glycerin balm format.

27.11.2024 12:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

These kinda glycerin-forward balms are such versatile products.

Great for super dry lips with a little petroleum jelly on top.
Great for dry eyelids. Instantly softens hard, rough, or flaky skin.

I wish we could get giant tubs of Aveeno balm in Australia but alas we only get these 75g tubes.

27.11.2024 12:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

me to other people: hot water is bad for your skin, you should have lukewarm showers 🤓

me in the shower: 🔥🔥🔥🧖🏼‍♀️🔥🔥🔥

22.10.2023 13:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A photo of a light skinned hand holding a baby blue tube of sunscreen. The label reads: Banana Boat Dry Balance sunscreen lotion SPF 50+ UVA/UVB broad spectrum very high protein. Skin feels fresh & dry. Lightweight with soft matte finish. 4 hour water resistant. Reapply every 2 hours. Made in Australia. 200g NET. AUST L 387331

Sunscreen O'Clock!

This Australian one has a mild tropical masking fragrance, and a satin finish when fully dry. Make sure you don't get it in your eyes though!

This is definitely one I'd recommend if you see it on sale.

Any similar products in EU/US will have a different formula.

13.10.2023 02:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Welcome!

13.10.2023 02:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Had a dream about finding packaged foods made with allulose in Australian stores and being so excited about it.

A clear sign of my special interest in cosmetic formulation evolving into a special interest in food formulation.

02.10.2023 05:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some hand sanitisers seem to have way more denaturant than others.

Surely they don't need that much Bitrex in the alcohol for it to be legally denatured?

I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and had to go use mouthwash to get the bitter taste off my inner lip!

That seems excessive.

28.09.2023 08:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0