Stop Wasting $$$ — Transcript

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1. 0:00I'm a derm PA and I want you to stop
2. 0:01wasting money on these products. If you
3. 0:04are buying peptides or collagen skin
4. 0:06care, but you don't have a retinoid in
5. 0:08your routine, then you're spending your
6. 0:09money in the wrong order. Retinoids are
7. 0:11the most evidence-backed topical
8. 0:13anti-aging ingredient that we have. In
9. 0:15literature, it is all the way up here
10. 0:16compared to other active ingredients you
11. 0:18might use. Vitamin C is a close second
12. 0:20and these two ingredients, retinoids and
13. 0:22vitamin C, are the most evidence-backed
14. 0:24ingredients in over-the-counter skin
15. 0:26care that we have for anti-aging
16. 0:27benefits. Now, peptides do have data
17. 0:29behind it, but again, it's not the
18. 0:31first-line option compared to these two.
19. 0:33But, it's not to say that you can't use
20. 0:34this as an additional or supplemental
21. 0:36ingredient in your routine. Picking out
22. 0:37a retinoid is the foundation and that
23. 0:39includes over-the-counter retinol ending
24. 0:41in OL, retinal ending in AL, and then
25. 0:44prescription strength adapalene 0.1% you
26. 0:46can get over-the-counter. Then, of
27. 0:48course, you have your prescription
28. 0:49topical retinoids like tretinoin,
29. 0:50tazarotene, or any other ones that are
30. 0:52prescribed for you. All of these
31. 0:53products have one particular ingredient
32. 0:55in common that a lot of people tend to
33. 0:57avoid. And that's petrolatum, which
34. 0:59you've probably heard is going to clog
35. 1:00your pores. But, you are actually
36. 1:02cutting out one of the most effective
37. 1:03barrier-repairing ingredients we have in
38. 1:05skin care. The pore-clogging fear around
39. 1:07petrolatum comes from outdated rabbit
40. 1:10ear testing that does not translate to
41. 1:12human skin at all. Now, if you find that
42. 1:14heavier textures or products feel like
43. 1:16too much on your skin, that's totally
44. 1:17okay and that just shows that skin care
45. 1:19is going to be trial and error. Any
46. 1:21product out there has the potential to
47. 1:22clog your pores, so don't be scared to
48. 1:24try petrolatum because of that fear. A
49. 1:26sunscreen, a moisturizer, or another
50. 1:28serum can absolutely clog your pores. If
51. 1:30you apply tretinoin, retinal, retinol,
52. 1:33and you're also using a topical benzoyl
53. 1:35peroxide leave-on product at the same
54. 1:37time, you're wasting both products.
55. 1:40Benzoyl peroxide is an oxidizing agent,
56. 1:42which means it's going to degrade those
57. 1:44retinoids before they even get the
58. 1:45chance to do their job. Adapalene is one
59. 1:47of the exceptions because it's
60. 1:48chemically stable, so it can be layered
61. 1:50with a benzoyl peroxide leave-on product
62. 1:52and that's why you actually see it in
63. 1:53combinations of prescription medications
64. 1:55like Epiduo or Epiduo Forte. But, for
65. 1:57these retinoids in particular, you want
66. 1:59to use benzoyl peroxide in a cleanser
67. 2:01form. You apply your benzoyl peroxide
68. 2:03cleanser, lather it in, let it sit, then
69. 2:05rinse it off, dry your face completely,
70. 2:06and go in with your retinoid. This way
71. 2:08there is no interaction between the two
72. 2:10of them, and you get the benefits of
73. 2:11both. And finally, you don't need to buy
74. 2:13a separate face moisturizer if you
75. 2:15already have a good body moisturizer at
76. 2:18home. The face versus body split is
77. 2:20mostly related to marketing. You can
78. 2:22find these same textures for face
79. 2:23moisturizer in body moisturizer like a
80. 2:25gel moisturizer, a lotion, or a cream.
81. 2:27But body moisturizers overall tend to be
82. 2:29a little bit richer and thicker because
83. 2:31the skin on your body is drier. Your
84. 2:33body's skin has much less sebum compared
85. 2:35to your face, so it's going to need more
86. 2:37occlusion to maintain hydration. So this
87. 2:39would be good if you have more dry skin
88. 2:41or maybe combination skin because your
89. 2:42skin already needs more hydration, so a
90. 2:44cream moisturizer can double up for your
91. 2:46body and for your face. A lot of body
92. 2:48moisturizers have fragrance in them, so
93. 2:49you just want to be careful and check
94. 2:50for that if you do want to use it on
95. 2:52your face because they can be more
96. 2:53irritating on your face. So now you
97. 2:55won't be wasting any more money on these
98. 2:57products.