- Hi, everyone.
Welcome back to Adore Beauty's YouTube channel.
I'm Joanna. And today we're talking
about the top 10 most frequently asked questions.
Now this has been categorised by the questions I get
in my DM's, comments that we get on YouTube videos,
questions that our customers send
in to our customer experience team.
So I'm gonna be covering off those top 10
most frequently asked questions mainly about skincare today.
So if you've ever felt baffled about something
and you want the answer, we might be covering it
in this video, so keep watching,
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Okay, so question one is how do I get rid of blackheads?
I know they're pesky,
I know that they're very persistent
and they're hard to get rid of,
but having a salicylic acid product in your routine
is a game changer. You need to use it consistently.
It needs to be a staple in your routine
if you have very persistent blackheads,
because they'll come back with a vengeance.
So making sure that you are cleansing properly
morning and night, I would recommend either a serum
or a mask a couple of times a week,
like The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Masque.
I would just keep that to the area
where you have the blackheads,
instead of all over your face,
but using a serum like ASAP's Radiance Serum
is a great option and it will treat those blackheads.
Question two,
is it really necessary to have an eye cream in your routine?
Now this is a very contentious topic.
Some dermatologists even say don't bother.
The reason that I recommend a specific eye product
in your skincare routine is so that you avoid
using very active ingredients
and potentially irritating ingredients around the eye.
If you're bringing out products like acids and retinoids
around the eye, you probably will experience some irritation
or eye sensitivity.
So I do recommend an eye product just to make sure
that product is actually designed for use around the eye
and that it's gentle enough for that skin.
That's the thinnest part of the skin on our face,
so we wanna make sure we take very good care of it,
keep it hydrated. And it's also the first place
that we usually see signs of ageing.
So I do recommend having a specific eye cream
in your routine. And also it's just a nice little ritual.
I like putting on my eye cream
so I'm gonna keep it in my routine.
This next one I hear all the time.
How do I shrink my pores?
Now, a very important point to make
is that pores don't have a muscle and they can't shrink.
Yes, you can reduce the appearance of them,
but you can't remove pores.
So people with oilier skins tend to have larger pores,
there's more oil flow running through those pores.
Whereas people with drier skin with less oil flow
are likely to have smaller or less obvious pores,
like myself, I've got normal to dry skin,
I don't really have visible pores,
but if you do have oilier skin,
it should be expected that that's part of your skin type.
So I do really want to drive home that having pores
is a completely normal function,
just because you see Instagram filters
that blur out any kind of imperfection on the skin,
and that's not even to say that pores are an imperfection,
they're necessary to the function of our skin.
And personally, I just don't really see them
as being a flaw of any kind.
You can reduce the appearance of pores
by balancing that oil flow,
so using ingredients like niacinamide
and also salicylic acid as well,
that can just help to refine the appearance of them,
if it does bother you,
but please just remember that they're totally normal
and we all have them,
and they're just part of our functioning healthy skin.
Now I feel like this question comes up less
now that brands like The Ordinary exist,
but it still does come up. And the question is,
is cheaper skincare bad?
The short answer is definitely not.
There are some amazing affordable brands on the market.
As I mentioned,
The Ordinary is in that affordable price bracket,
there's pharmacy brands like La Roche-Posay,
Bioderma, Revolution Skincare, Boost Lab,
they've all got serums as part of their ranges.
And I think all the Boost Lab serums are under $30.
There are some great affordable products on the market,
just because it's more affordable
doesn't mean that it's crap.
Now I personally get this question all the time,
so this one is more a question that comes through my DM's
and my question boxes on Instagram,
and that is how do you get rid of rosacea?
Rosacea is a condition that I have,
and it's where I flush very easily,
my skin goes red very easily,
it does flare up and get quite irritated,
but it does depend on the type of rosacea that you have
and kind of the severity of your rosacea as well.
It is really important to see a dermatologist
to get that formal diagnosis of rosacea
before you can start to treat it.
It's not something you're ever gonna get rid of completely.
It's a condition that you manage throughout your life.
It will be different triggers that cause it to flare up.
Some people are sensitive to spicy foods, alcohol,
I know when I exercise, if I go for a run,
I'm like a beetroot afterwards,
there's nothing I can do about it.
My skin's red for like an hour and a half afterwards.
So I manage mine with very, very good skincare,
a consistent skincare routine.
I also have Laser Genesis sessions as well
that helps to treat the redness
that's associated with rosacea,
and just using really anti-inflammatory products
that I find helps for me.
If you have a really severe case of rosacea,
that may be something where you need a dermatologist
to intervene and provide their care,
even seeing a dermal clinician for their advice as well
for your individual circumstances,
because what suits me isn't gonna suit everyone else.
This is a super common one that comes from all angles.
And it's how many times a week should I exfoliate?
This depends on your skin type and concerns
and what products you're using.
So I think it's just about finding the right balance
in your skincare routine. Everyone's gonna be different.
I probably exfoliate three or four times a week,
depending what else I'm doing in my routine
and how my skin's feeling.
I prefer to use a chemical exfoliant
over a physical exfoliant,
because as I mentioned the previous question,
I've got rosacea, so using a physical exfoliant
isn't suitable for my skin type.
I don't generally recommend that anyone exfoliates
every night, but that's just my personal opinion.
I'd say probably three times a week is the ideal balance,
but just finding that right balance for you
'cause maybe one night a week exfoliating is enough
for your skin if you're more sensitive
or five nights a week might be better for you
if you tend to get a lot of congestion
or you're wanting to remove texture.
This is another one that comes through my question boxes
on Instagram, and it's always people saying,
"Is 23 too young start retinol?
Is 19 too young start retinol?"
There's no age bracket for retinol or vitamin A,
there's various skin conditions and concerns
that retinoids treat.
You could have a 17 year old on a topical retinoid
to treat acne, you could have a 50 year old on a retinoid
to treat pigmentation, so there's just no age bracket,
you can start a retinol whenever you want to.
I would say, when you feel like you're in a really good,
consistent skincare routine
then it would be time to introduce that,
you need to be wearing SPF daily,
you need to be cleansing properly,
all of those basics, I would get those down pat first,
before you start introducing actives like a topical retinol.
I know this is a very frustrating topic for a lot of people.
The question is how do I treat hormonal acne?
This can be very, very challenging
on people who experience it.
Hormonal acne is very hard to control
because there's that hormonal component there
that's driving the acne and that's very hard
to treat topically or completely resolve topically.
You can reduce the occurrence of scarring
with your topical products,
you can help to calm the severity of those breakouts
with topical products, you know,
using ingredients like niacinamide and salicylic acid,
AHAs, your retinols, making sure that you are seeking advice
from an expert like a dermal therapist,
having regular treatments to help curve
that chance of scarring
and the severity of the breakouts again,
but completely preventing them
without removing that hormonal element
that's driving the acne, it's very, very hard.
I know that's probably not what people wanna hear
that are experiencing hormonal acne,
they just want a solution to it,
but I would suggest if hormonal acne
is really getting you down, it's bothering you,
you don't know what to do about it,
book an appointment with a dermal therapist,
even just a virtual consultation with a dermal therapist
to talk about what your options might be.
Next question is how to treat dark circles.
Dark circles can be hereditary,
they can be caused by lifestyle factors,
they can be caused by things skiing around the eye area.
Dark circles are very, very hard to treat.
The only product that I've personally noticed a difference
from using was the Murad Dark Circle Corrector,
I really noticed a difference from that eye cream
with my dark circles,
so I would recommend giving that one a crack
if you've tried everything else under the sun.
But I would say if they're really bothering you,
again, seek the advice of a dermal therapist,
dermal clinician, a dermatologist even
to see what your cosmetic treatment options might be
and professional treatment options that you might look at.
And last question of the video
is what products should I use during pregnancy?
We've done a few podcasts episodes on this specific topic
because it's something that we get asked all the time.
Fair enough, you wanna make sure
you're using the right skincare when you're pregnant.
Gonna put a link in the description
to a Dermal Diaries episode on our podcast platform,
Bite-Sized Beauty.
Now, this podcast was done by James Vivian and Yads Cauchi,
you might've seen on our other platforms,
they're both dermal therapists,
so they basically break down what you can
and can't use when you're pregnant
and myths around pregnancy skincare as well.
So I would recommend checking out
that episode of the podcast,
it's super helpful if you are expecting.
In a nutshell, basically avoid your BHAs,
like your salicylic acid and your retinoids.
Everything else is fine.
Thanks so much for joining me today.
Hopefully I've answered a few questions
that you had had in the back of your mind.
If you have any other questions that you'd like us to answer
in future videos, pop them in the comments below
and we'll get back to them. Bye.