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Skin Cycling: Yay or Nay? #shorts

10 Feb 2023 · 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 "Skin Cycling: Yay or Nay? #shorts" (created 2023-02-10) featuring Dr. Shereen Idris, a board-certified dermatologist, who explains the four-day "skin cycling" routine (day 1: exfoliate; day 2: retinol; days 3–4: repair). The clip advises that skin cycling is not for everyone, recommends limiting retinol to once or twice weekly for beginners and sensitive skin (and avoiding retinol on exfoliation nights), and notes higher frequency is acceptable only if an individual’s skin tolerates it.

Questions this video answers

A four-day cycle: day 1 — exfoliate; day 2 — retinol; days 3–4 — repair.

Limit retinol to once or twice a week.

No — do not use retinol on exfoliation nights.

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Skin cycling Yay or nay? I am Dr. Shereen Idris, a board certified dermatologist and what exactly is skin cycling? It's a four day cycle in which you exfoliate on day one, use a retinol on day two and day three and four are basically geared towards repairing your skin. Is this for everyone? And the answer is no. Why? Because your skin is not a trend and only you know your skin pretty well. So who exactly is skin cycling for beginners to retinol and people with sensitive skin? Because on average you want to limit how often you use a retinol to once or twice a week and you do not want to use them on the night that you exfoliate. But if you are somebody who has built a tolerance to retinol and you can completely tolerate it fine without any issues, then go knock yourself out and use it up to four, five, six times, even seven times a week. Only if your skin can tolerate it.