Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Benefits Of Skincare Toners #shorts

3 May 2023 · 1 min

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A short monologue by Shereene Idriss (YouTube Short) in which the speaker first criticizes the casual use of the word "tasty," then pivots to skincare vocabulary—arguing that the term "toner" has evolved since the 1970s–80s and urging speakers to be more specific because toners, serums, and moisturizers represent different categories and are not all equivalent.

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There are a few words in my limited English vocabulary that bother me, and one word that bothers me is tasty. Because everything has a taste. In my life, I've eaten shit. I've never actually physically eaten, but I bet you shit is tasty to a certain degree because it has a taste like a flower can be tasty. Ask him chocolate. Ask can a good rotisserie chicken. Tasty is just such a unelegant word. It gets under my skin. Another word that gets under my skin is toner. Because toner is like saying, what are the benefits of serum? Serums are not all created equal. Moisturizers are a different category because they are inherently moist and moisturizing your skin, but they're also not all created equal. The definition of toner has evolved a lot since like the 70s or 80s. And I think when we're talking about toners, we have to start getting more specific about the type of toner that you're talking about.