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Spring Skincare Solutions: Dark Circles, Dark Spots, Congestion | Dr. Idriss on The Today Show

9 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In a Today Show segment, board‑certified dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss outlines three common skin problems that emerge as winter ends and offers targeted spring skincare solutions. First, she explains that seasonal allergies cause eye puffiness, redness, inflammation, and dark circles, recommending a gentle retinol eye cream (Beauty of Joshaun) and caffeine‑infused Summer Fridays eye patches applied over a brightening serum. Second, she addresses post‑winter brown and sun spots that surface due to reduced sunscreen use, promoting her own Major Fade Hyper Serum—formulated with licorice root, kojic acid, and arbutin—and stresses the necessity of daily sunscreen. Third, she notes that skin congestion often appears during the seasonal transition and advises regular use of exfoliating acids to keep pores clear. Throughout, she emphasizes consistent sunscreen application and invites viewers to a deeper weekend deep‑dive on the topics.

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The biggest skincare mistakes that people make when winter ends. I'm a board-certified dermatologist and I'm at the Today Show to dive in, so let's go. Allergies, trees, pollen, you name it, it's gonna cause your eyes to get puffy. With that comes redness, comes inflammation, comes discoloration, and it's going to make the lines around your eyes look worse. Very gentle retinol eye cream like this one by the Beauty of Joshaun is a perfect way to start. But I also love these eye patches by Summer Fridays because they're caffeine impregnated, and therefore they're going to help to depuff while holding on to moisture. They work best when you layer them on top of a brightening serum, which leads me to problem number 2: brown spots, sunspots. Over the course of winter, as the UV index is low, we probably didn't wear sunscreen as much, but that damage is lying underneath the surface of your skin. So once you sit out underneath the sun, it wakes up, and you want to get that no-makeup confidence with a brightening serum. The one by Dr. Idriss, yours truly, Major Fade Hyper Serum, is a great way to start because of the licorice root, the kojic acid, the arbutin, plus it's hydrating, so you can use it underneath your eyes. Every day we must wear the damn sunscreen. The third problem that happens as you transition congestion. Utilizing an exfoliating acid more regularly is the way to go. Spring skincare. Got more questions? We'll be doing a deep dive this weekend.