Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Derm Tip For Great Skin #shorts

2 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short, first-person skincare monologue by a 39-year-old board-certified dermatologist advising viewers to rethink routines on a weekly timescale. The speaker recommends simplifying daily care to a cleanser, a targeted serum (one or two concerns), a moisturizer, and ideally an antioxidant that can double as sunscreen, while emphasizing consistency and avoiding overloading ingredients to prevent barrier inflammation.

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I'm gonna give you the best fucking skin of your life. I'm a 39 year old board certified dermatologist and what you've been lacking is spontaneity. Most people think of their skincare routine as a daily thing, but the main characteristic of a routine is regularity. Without being regular and consistent. On a weekly view, you're doing your skin the biggest disservice of your life. Most of my patients who come into my practice try to get every single ingredient and every single step, every single day, twice a day on their skin. And their skin barriers are inflamed, they look dull and they're not looking their best, nor are they living their most spontaneous life. So how do you address your skin? When looking at your skin on a weekly view, pare it back to every single day. The basics that you need on a daily basis are a cleanser, a serum targeting one or two of your biggest problems, a moisturizer, and if you're lucky, one with an antioxidant that can actually double as both and last as sunscreen. That is the biggest non negotiable.