I wish I'd known that Biore pore packs are not appropriate to use on young skin. When I used them in my early teens on a couple of blackheads I developed blackheads all over my nose and I've not completely recovered since.

I wish I knew that all the money I have used on exfoliators I could get back for the best exfoliator I have used is brown sugar/olive oil/lemon juice scrub and my skin has never looked better the last 6 years that I have been using this homemade beauty product.

using sunscreen everyday

I had heard it but not really heard it.. Sunscreen!

Dont forget to take your make up at night, even after a night on the tiles, not only did i end up with a black smudged pillow i got a big fat greasy zit, gross but i learnt

I only really started a daily skincare routine a little less than a year ago...I went through all of my teens with horrible acne, if only I had taken better care of my skin! Now I use a lot of all natural products and my skin is looking better than ever. One thing I swear by is a skin toner. You don't know clean skin until you've used a toner!

Sunscreen!

the importance of NOT stripping the hell out of my skin with astringents, etc.!

One word: Exfoliate

For me it would be to do a face scrub and mask every other day or so. I've only just discovered how beneficial these are for my oily complexion!

First of all, I wish someone would have told me that harsh cleansing isn't the solution for acné... I almost ruined my skin by using harsh products that didn't work at all. It left my skin red, raw and flaky. I now take care of my skin with softer and less irritating skincare and my skin looks far better :) And I wish someone would have told me earlier about Embryolisse Crème-Lait Concentré. I've only been using it for a short while now but my skin looks and feels so much better!

i wish i knew my cleanser will not always take off all my makeup! i wish i knew about jojoba oil and makeup remover wipes in my teens! would have prevented alot of acne!

I wish I would have listened to the advice of my grammy and drank more water...I still don't drink enough...and when i'm particularly dehydrated my skin looks awful...so make sure to stay out of the sun, wear SPF at all times, good cleansing routine, moisturize and hydrate!!!

I wish I took suncare more seriously earlier! sunspots are not fun

To apply sunscreen! It is soooo important.

PROACTIVE

that moisturizer is really importart!

I wish I knew about makeup remover, washing face at least one a day and SPF everyday! I started with my skincare routine about 3 years ago (at 22) I'm regretting know, thanks God I don't have huge damages! Haha!

I wish I'd started birth control when I was 15! For the incredible skin benefits! I'm in my mid-20s now and for years I've continued taking it even when I don't "need" it because it makes my skin so clear. No break-outs. Ever. It's the single most effective clear-skin solution for me. Other than that, I wish I would've washed my face diligently every night all the way back to when I first started wearing makeup. As a teenager and into my early 20s, I never had really bad skin, but I would be good about my nightly regimen only in spurts. Like I'd do my regimen without fail for several months, then stop. Then start, then stop. Now I'm in a good routine, though. I never skip. In my teens, I wish I'd known better than to just pick the cheapest moisturizer on the shelf. I thought the only purpose moisturizer could serve was to keep my skin from feeling dry. Obviously it can do so much more than that!

The importance of sunscreen.

Sunscreen on hands. Overall beauty tip, don't gain a lot of weight. I gained weight in one spurt, during a depression, and have had a hell of a time trying to lose it.

not to pick at zits to avoid scarring :(

I wish I had known the importance of wearing sunscreen every time you leave the house!

i wish i knew how to get rid of my dark circles completely, how to acheive an even skin tone and how to keep my lips soft and supple..

Washing my face daily, using toner and a good face lotion, and making sure that I don't go to bed with makeup on.

the effectiveness of Kate Somerville's acne line...would have saved me a lot of years of feeling embarrassed about my skin

That not all products will work well for everyone. That the products that work well for me in summer might not work well for me in winter. Its about playing around with products to find the best routine for me. Sometimes my skin is dry (winter) sometimes it is oily (summer.)

I clean my face diligently since my early teenage life, but I wish I do these routine since a long, long time ago: exfoliating & wear sunscreen religiously! I just know the miracle of Alpha Hydroxy Acid & Beta Hydroxy Acid a year ago and I must say that it changed my life!

That's an easy one: don't pop ur pimples, and if you do, take care of it properly and use tea tree oil.....if i had to add another one, it would be have a daily routine of cleaning your face twice a day...i don't know why but my face always get dirty in the morning and night argggg

I wish I knew not to pick/pop pimples now I have scars that I wish weren't there.

Use moisturizer, even if your skin is oily! I thought oh if I dry out the oil that's good. Incorrect, your skin produces excess oil to compensate if you don't moisturize. Results, more breakouts!

Wearing sunscreen, I wish I knew it earlier I started to wear it religiously at only 17, should have started since 3 years old!

I wish would have known before not to sit in the sun and to wear sunscreen every day. I started using sunscreen a little over a year ago on a daily basis. Luckily I've always hated sitting in the sun, so the damage can't be that bad. Right...? I still feel bad about the tan I used to get every summer.

I wish I knew that going to a dermatologist would solve my acne once and for all; I'd have done it years earlier!

Don't forget the neck!!!! This delicate area shows signs of aging since it is often neglected when we do our facial cleansing/moisturizing routine. I know I neglected it. And while I don't have a neck like a turkey, I wish I took care of it like my face from the get go.

I wish that I had known what would happen if I kept rubbing my eyes - can you say crepey lids? Also, I wish that I had embraced eye creams sooner.

To be GENTLE and not to use products that are too agressive for the skin, because it only causes more oiliness and blemish problems...

to not tug on the skin around the eyes when removing makeup :(

not to squeeze some type of spots because of the scarring i have now.

To rub your face cream upWards... Stops wrinkles

The amazingness of the Clarisonic Mia -- it has transformed my skin entirely! The effectiveness of tea tree oil -- can zap away a zit overnight. Not to buy any product with fragrance -- I once spent $75 on a cleanser-exfoliator-toner trio that broke me out horribly because of the fragrance it contained (among other parabens). I now only buy fragrance- and paraben-free products!

the oil pre cleanse. Ii makes your skin so much softer and less aggressed by the foam clanser...

i wish i would've worn sunscreen daily from a younger age -- perhaps since the beginning of my teenage years!

To never pick at acne. I imagine 90% of my acne scarring comes from being handsy with my face

I wished I knew the importance of cleansing my face twice a day. I used to splash water on my face in the morning only, until I was 20 years old. I also wished I knew earlier that I had to remove makeup properly with a makeup remover.

I wish I had known that washing my face and wearing foundation would cause me to develop mild to moderate acne that lasted until.. now. I didn't break out in actual acne until I started washing my face, and only washed my face because I got a few breakouts from tweezing when I was 14 and started wearing makeup.

I lucked out when i was a teenager, I had spotless skin! I mean, no one pimple. But when I tured 22, that went to pot and I started breaking out. So since I never really had a decent skin routine as a teen, I had no idea what to do. I tried everything! Scrubs, masks, different cleansers. Finally after giving in to the hype, I tried proactiv. It worked for a while, then stopped.. But now that they have changed the formula, I tried it again. And I am happy to report that my skin looks so much better! So to sum it up, Having a decent skin routine!!