About r/30PlusSkinCare
In its own words:
Skin care is a pretty big deal, and we love subs like /r/SkinCareAddiction, however we felt there needed to be a sub that deals specifically with skin that's over 30. Share your questions, frustrations and triumphs!
The community was created on Mar 3, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,424 subscribers (+0.10%). Among the 16 communities on our skincare list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/30PlusSkinCare apart
r/30PlusSkinCare is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 51% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 22.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 91% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.34% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 88% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 3.8× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/30PlusSkinCare went up from 2,447,245 to 2,455,569 subscribers (+8.3K, +0.34%). That is about 208 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/30PlusSkinCare talks about
We read the titles of 346 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “help”, “skin”, “skincare”, “routine” and “acne”. Other frequent themes are acid, products, treatment, azelaic, facial and advice. Recurring phrases include “azelaic acid”, “skin care”, “skincare products” and “dark circles”. By format, 51% are text posts, 26% are galleries and 23% are images.
Popular post flairs: Skin Concern (102), Routine Help (68), Recommendation (48), Skin Treatments (48), Product Question (35), Wrinkles (9).
Activity and best time to post
r/30PlusSkinCare gets about 54 new posts a day. The public archive holds 151,225 posts and 2,568,777 comments in total, about 17.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (75 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (46). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/30PlusSkinCare
The moderators of r/30PlusSkinCare list 6 rules. In short:
- Poster is under 30
- Asking for medical advice
- Spam, referral links, surveys or self promotion
- Be nicer, do better, we're too old for this shit.
- MLM shilling
- Selfies on Sunday only
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/30PlusSkinCare and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/30PlusSkinCare have?
r/30PlusSkinCare has 2,455,569 subscribers, which makes it the #452 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,324 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/30PlusSkinCare?
r/30PlusSkinCare was created on Mar 3, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
How active is r/30PlusSkinCare?
Very active: r/30PlusSkinCare gets about 54 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 151,225 posts and 2,568,777 comments. In a sample of 346 recent posts we counted 306 different authors.
When is r/30PlusSkinCare most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/30PlusSkinCare about?
The community describes itself as: “Skin care is a pretty big deal, and we love subs like /r/SkinCareAddiction, however we felt there needed to be a sub that deals specifically with skin that's over 30. Share your questions, frustrations and triumphs!” Recent post titles often mention help, skin, skincare, routine and acne. Most posts are text posts (51%).
Is r/30PlusSkinCare safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/30PlusSkinCare as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/30PlusSkinCare?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/30PlusSkinCare accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Poster is under 30”; “Asking for medical advice”; “Spam, referral links, surveys or self promotion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/30PlusSkinCare?
Communities with similar topics include r/gardening (9M), r/grilling (2.6M), r/travel (14.5M), r/Fitness (12.6M) and r/dataisbeautiful (21.8M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/30PlusSkinCare.