i use water, bar soap, and moisturizer and thats pretty much it. (and an epilator for hair removal)
it does keep me clean, but my skin is not so smooth. i would enjoy seeing what others around here do, or perhaps resources you find useful as well.
side tangents on nails, hair, etc. are also welcome :)
I typically do bar soap, then for acne areas (face and back) I do a benzoyl peroxide wash. It seems a lot gentler then benzoyl peroxide lotions because it gets washed away immediately, but I’ve also used it in low concentration lotions to avoid causing irritation. Then I follow up with hyaluronic acid moisturizer for the face and alpha hydroxy (50% glycolic 50% lactic) for my back, since that’s a harsher chemical exfoliant that I don’t think is recommend for the face.
Before moisturizer, I also use niacinamide serums and lotions that typically have vitamin c, turmeric, and other ingredients for areas with dark spots, and when I’m not due for laser, I’ll use a dark spot correcting bar soap with retinol as well as other retinol products. Those make your skin sensitive to sunlight, so definitely needs to be paused around laser sessions and taking more care to sunscreen when going outside.