Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Retinols For Young Adults Part 1 #shorts

19 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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This content was created by Shereene Idriss. This content was uploaded by Shereene Idriss. This is a YouTube short titled "Retinols For Young Adults Part 1 #shorts" (recorded 2024-01-19) featuring a single speaker — a 39-year-old board-certified dermatologist — discussing retinol use. The speaker argues that people under 25 generally do not need retinol for anti-aging and that unnecessary use can inflame the skin barrier, but notes retinols (topical vitamin A) are appropriate for oily teenagers with comedonal acne to help prevent clogged pores.

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Board-certified dermatologist; 39 years old.

2024-01-19.

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Nobody under the age of 25 should be using a retinol. I'm a 39 year old board certified dermatologist and I do not fully agree with her keyword being fully. If you are a fetus that just came out of your mom's vajayjay or you are in your teens trying to prevent the aging process because you've watched one too many episodes of that show. What's that show, Tiff? I don't know. What's the one my daughter put her sparkles? Oh euphoria. Yeah. You do not need a retinol to prevent aging because because it's an inevitable process and all you're doing is going to be inflaming your skin barrier in the process which counterintuitively is going to cause you to age faster. But if you are a teenager that is super oily, you get clogged pores. You have blackheads or whiteheads. Retinols are a type of vitamin A topical cream that you can put on your face to help your skin recycle itself better and more efficiently so that your pores do not clog up in the process. It is a great treatment for comedonal acne.