- Your moisturizer is part of the Holy Trinity
of your cleanser, moisturizer, and SPF.
So you just don't wanna leave it out of your routine.
It belongs in there, okay?
Don't forget about her, she's important.
Hi, everyone, and welcome back
to another episode of "Skincare Nerds."
Can you believe it?
We are back in the office filming.
It's a miracle we're not in my house anymore.
In case you haven't watched "Skincare Nerds" before,
I'm Joanna, and today we're gonna be talking
about how to moisturize your face properly.
Now I know that seems like very basic information,
but trust me, we're gonna cover a few interesting things
in today's episode.
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and keep watching if you're interested.
- [Maddy] Joanna, you're a one take wonder.
- I didn't write that down, it just-
- [Maddy] It just came to you naturally.
- It just came to me naturally.
I'm a star, what can I say?
Moisturizer, as I mentioned in my beginners skincare video,
which you can watch here,
forms part of a well-rounded skincare routine
to support the functions of the skin.
And in the case of moisturizer,
it helps to lock everything in,
it supports the skin's barrier,
and it also prevents transepidermal water loss,
which can lead to things like dehydration
which we don't wanna experience.
So your moisturizer is actually very important.
Now there is some debate
about whether moisturizers are actually necessary.
Some people say they're not.
I, personally, could probably get away without one.
If I had all of my hydrating serums,
I could probably get by, but I wouldn't want to,
because moisturizer for me is amazing for my skin.
I've got normal to dry skin,
and I feel like I really need a moisturizer.
And I find it does actually have an impact
on my skin when I do use one.
So that's why we're gonna talk about
why you need one for all skin types.
I'm talking to you oily skins,
go and watch that beginner skincare video
if you haven't watched it already.
Now choosing a moisturizer, I think,
is the most complex part about moisturizing,
because I feel like a lot of people
don't quite know which moisturizer
to use for their skin type.
So the important thing is to identify your skin type first,
and then you can choose a moisturizer texture
once you figure that out.
So we cover that in the beginner skincare video,
which I think I've now mentioned three times.
So if you haven't gone and watched it,
you need to watch that before you watch this.
But if you have oily skin,
I wouldn't recommend something like an ultra rich cream.
It's gonna feel super heavy and occlusive on the skin.
I'd recommend something like a lightweight water gel,
for example, Murad have a great moisturizer for oily skins.
So moisturizer can be suitable for everybody.
You just gotta find the right texture for your skin.
So I can't go through every single moisturizer
that we range in Adore,
but some of our most popular moisturizers
include The Ordinary's Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA,
which is, I would say suitable for most skin types.
I haven't come across anybody that hates it.
So I'm assuming that it is suitable for most people.
And then we've got Skinstitut
Moisture Defense for normal skin,
which I think is pretty self-explanatory.
That could probably be suitable
for anyone with normal to combo, to a little bit dry skin.
So anywhere in that kind of spectrum.
Then we've got SkinCeuticals' A.G.E. Interrupter.
Now she is expensive,
but she is best for more mature skin types.
And then lastly, I can't do a video on moisturizers
without mentioning my personal favorite,
Aspect's Phytostat 9,
which I would say is suitable
also for most skin types.
Again, probably in that slightly dry
to combination spectrum.
So that is a good one to try it as well.
How many people do I think I've converted?
Probably, I'd say 1,000.
I reckon I'm confident to say 1,000.
Now I know that's probably not really helpful
for me to mention the best-selling moisturizers
without going into any further detail,
but that is why our customer service team are amazing,
because they're actually on call to answer
any of your questions about moisturizers.
And moisturizers are actually set up
in a category on our website,
so that you can search by skin type and concerns.
So that makes it a lot easier
to filter it down a little bit more,
find out which ones are actually suitable for you,
and search it that way.
So, hopefully, that makes it a little bit simpler
to search for moisturizers.
The ingredients you should look for in moisturizers
include antioxidants, like vitamin C and E,
hyaluronic acid, urea,
panthenol, ceramides, glycerin, sodium PCA,
AHAs, like glycolic and lactic acid,
shea butter, jojoba oil and fatty acids.
Now to application.
Now I'm sure that most of you know
how to put a moisturizer on your face,
but your moisturizer will sit
towards the end of your skincare routine,
depending on whether you use a facial oil
or whether it's daytime
and you're gonna be applying an SPF.
So there is a little bit of debate
around where to apply a facial oil
when you're also using a moisturizer.
Some brands still say you should apply it before,
and a lot of brands are now saying
it should come after your moisturizer.
I, personally, mix my facial oil with my moisturizer
so that I don't get that feel of oil on my skin.
It all just melts together and then I lather it on.
So that's how I do it.
If you're applying your moisturizer during the day,
that needs to come before your SPF.
So when you're applying sunscreen,
that is always your last skincare step
before you go into any makeup step.
So moisturizer before sunscreen.
You don't wanna be putting that over the top.
So make sure it's the moisturizer, then your sunscreen,
and then anything you wanna put on your face after that.
And if you find you don't like the feel
of moisturizer underneath your SPF,
you could try a hydrating sunscreen,
like Ultra Violette Supreme Screen.
So Maddy just asked for any basic (beep) out there,
why do we apply our moisturizer last?
One, because of the consistency.
So you wouldn't be able to apply your serums
over the top of a moisturizer,
because it just wouldn't,
like it's just not the way science works.
And the second reason is because a thicker,
cream-based product laid over your serums
will help to lock all of that goodness in,
make sure none of it leaves the skin,
and it also keeps
all of that beautiful moisture in the skin,
so it reduces transepidermal water loss,
which we mentioned a little bit earlier.
You're welcome, Maddy.
It totally depends
on the individual moisturizer's formulation,
but as a general rule,
you probably shouldn't need any more
than a five cent piece of a moisturizer.
Some of them, like Aspect's Phytostat 9,
actually have like a measured pump.
So you should only need one pump of that.
I did give one to my brother,
and he was using three pumps a day
and he went through it in three weeks.
So don't do that,
but you shouldn't need any more than a five cent piece
to apply it onto your face and neck.
Now I prefer to rub my moisturizer in.
That's just the way I do it.
But if someone that experiences peeling,
especially if you've tried a few different combinations
of products underneath
and you can't seem to get it not to peel,
try pressing it into the skin instead like this,
instead of rubbing it,
and that might help with the peeling.
Also, just to touch on day and night moisturizers,
because, again, Maddy had a little query.
The reason that there are day and night moisturizers,
generally your night moisturizers
will be richer in consistency,
they might even have more active ingredients in them,
and they form kind of like a barrier over the skin.
Not all night moisturizers will be like that,
but a lot of them will be richer than a daytime moisturizer.
And then a lot of the time
you'll find SPFs in day moisturizers.
Again, not always, but sometimes.
Just a side note,
the SPF in your moisturizer is probably not gonna be enough,
so you need a dedicated SPF.
Please don't rely on that SPF in the moisturizer,
'cause if you're only applying a five cent piece,
like we mentioned,
that's not enough to cover your face and neck
and get the full SPF protection out of that product.
That's a very brief explanation
of day and night moisturizers.
One's a little bit thicker and richer,
and one is a little bit lighter and may have SPF in it.
Honestly, I don't even know
if that covered everything about moisturizers,
but I'm hoping that that was relatively helpful.
So if you have any more questions,
you can send them through in the comments below
and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
But until next time,
make sure you subscribe,
hit the bell button and I'll see you soon.
And also in that video you'll find
some of my recommendations by skin type
of my favorite moisturizers.
The Murad one, I think Aspects in there.
I think I mentioned La Roche-Posay, as well.
- Think so? - Yeah (laughs).
Anyway, go and watch it.
I don't know how many more times I need to say it.
That's the last time I'm gonna say it.