[Misc] I’m so sick of my mom telling me that my skincare routine is CAUSING my skin issues, not helping them. She’s never had an interest in skincare and yet she thinks she knows better than me, a skincare junkie!

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Is anybody else struggling with having a family member/partner/friend who just isn’t interested in skincare keep lecturing you about why you shouldn’t use skincare?I love skincare a lot, and it’s genuinely a form of therapy to me. I look forward to doing it everyday and I have to really stop myself from going overboard.I developed a more simplistic routine after contracting dermatitis due to the Ole Henriksen Truth Serum almost a year ago (wayyy too much fragrance, I think).Now I just cleanse (once in the morning, twice at night), use a serum and use a moisturizer. Every few days, I’ll add a treatment like an acid for exfoliation, or a clay mask, or a drop of Rosehip oil in the morning.The simplistic, fragrance-free skincare routine really helped with my dermatitis, along with a prescription cream, and my skin looks very pretty now!However, my dermatitis sometimes pops up out of nowhere and lately it’s been all up in my hairline - a place where I obviously never apply skincare. It’s more likely to be my shampoo or something.But every couple of weeks for about a YEAR now, my mom will say“PLEASE stop using these chemicals on your face, they will cause your issues. All I did was wash my face with warm water and sometimes apply cream for 60 years and I have good skin’ (and she does, albeit with sunspots due to damage).I don’t think she realises how much I cherish my routine and honestly, her telling me every few months that everything I’ve learned about online, from articles by dermatologists etc is “not true” and all the chemicals are “causing my skin issues” is driving me nuts!I have pretty good skin, with not many pimples typically and it is plump. My mom seems to insist my skin is this way despite the products I use, not because of them, and thinks I’m being silly when I say my skin feels dry and pimply when I miss out on my routine (because of being ill etc).I’m no expert but, I love looking up and learning about skincare. And I also love and cherish my mom, who is a very smart woman and whom I agree with about almost everything. So hearing her constantly say“The first thing a dermatologist will tell you is to stop using all that crap on your face”is kind of infuriating! She thinks I’m defensive because I just want to be rude to her but in reality, I can’t imagine my life without a skincare routine now and I feel so dismissed when she tells me these things!is driving me insane!! Who can relate?
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