Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Face Basting: Hack for Dry Skin #shorts

12 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip (board-certified dermatologist, ~40s) introducing a skincare hack she dubs “face basting”: applying a thick, zinc-oxide–containing cream or ointment to very dry or damaged facial skin to soothe inflammation and repair the barrier. The speaker contrasts this with slugging, names product examples (CicaPlast B5; Triple Paste/Butt Paste) and links a longer face-basting video.

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Oof. Her face looks like a magnolia cupcake. And I am into it. I'm a 40 year old board certified dermatologist and let me tell you something, I am into this. But I call this technique. Get ready for it. Get your pens and papers face basting. And no, it is not slugging. It is when you use a thick, rich, creamy cream or ointment or whatever it is on your face with zinc. She's using the Sika Plast B5 by La Pos. But let me tell you, I used to love that one and occasionally I still do on my lighter nights. But if it's dry and you're dry and you've really effed up your skin barrier, let me bring you into my world of Butt Paste Cream Triple paste. Why is it amazing? Because it has zinc oxide in it and the zinc oxide is known to help minimize inflammation and irritation. If it's good enough for your baby's butt, it sure as hell is good enough for your face. I've tagged my face basting video below.