- Hi everyone, and welcome back to Skin Care Nerds.
Today, we're gonna be talking about five things
I will never do as a dermal therapist.
I've seen this trend going around on TikTok,
so I thought we could do it for YouTube.
I've got a few things on my list,
so strap yourself in.
Now, I have done some skincare mistakes videos before,
so you may hear a few double ups in here.
You can go and watch those videos here if you want.
But the first thing on my list is
I'll never sleep in my makeup.
I've not done this for about a decade,
regardless of how many cocktails I've had,
I will still get out my oil cleanser or my balm cleanser.
It's usually the Pai Oil Cleanser
or the Alpha-H Melting Moments Cleansing Balm,
I absolutely love that product.
And I will just quickly remove my makeup with that,
jump in the shower,
use my gel cleanser,
so I'm still double cleansing,
regardless of how inebriated I am.
But I'll never sleep in my makeup
and the reason for that is that
our skin goes through a reparative process overnight.
Our skin works off a circadian rhythm,
so it's very important that we remove our makeup
so that it can go through that process
without having all these free radicals on our skin
that build up throughout the day.
So, definitely remove your makeup before you go to bed.
A makeup wipe doesn't count
but to be honest, it probably is better
than not removing your makeup at all.
But a really good way around that
is to have a bottle of Bioderma Micellar Water right there
with a cotton pad next to your bed when you get home.
Quickly put that over your skin,
I mean, that's halfway there.
You're not double cleansing,
you're not getting in the shower,
but still, it's better than leaving your makeup
on all night.
- [Producer] Who wants a grotty pillow?
- Yeah, also, I don't want that on my silk pillow case.
- [Producer] Yeah.
- Then you've just gotta wash your pillow the next day.
My second thing is I will never use a pore vacuum.
I get people asking this all the time,
even with microdermabrasion devices,
I'm just not a fan because of the suction action.
So, a pore vacuum is a device that,
essentially, it almost looks like the Vush.
It looks like a Vush.
It's like a little device
and it's got a little suction cap on the end
and you're meant to run that over your skin.
People think it's meant to suck out things
from their skin that shouldn't be in there.
There is absolutely no reason
you would need to have a pore vacuum at home.
If you do have things that need to be extracted
from your skin,
you should go in and see a dermal therapist
or a dermal clinician who can do that for you
and not damage the skin.
I'm gonna send Maddy a photo of what can happen
if you use a pore vacuum that she's gonna put here.
That should scare you enough not to bother,
but essentially, pore vacuums with that suction
can really cause a lot of damage
and can bruise your skin
and cause damage to your capillaries.
So, that can take a long time to heal
and I do not recommend.
Number three is a triple whammy.
You're gonna expect this from me as a dermal therapist.
I'll never skip SPF, I'll never sunbake,
and I'll never use tanning oils.
I've done all of those things before, but never again.
As a teenager, I used to go to the solarium, like bad.
I'm outing myself.
- [Producer] Shameful.
- I know, it's embarrassing.
But I would never skip the SPF,
not only because of the skin cancer side of things,
but because the sun really contributes quite greatly
to accelerated ageing,
just something I would like to avoid in general.
Number four, I will never try DIY products at home.
Nothing that's in my fridge or pantry
should be going on my face
as any kind of mask or treatment.
Step away from the lemon juice,
it is not good for your skin.
It will alter the pH of your skin,
it can potentially impair your barrier, cause irritation.
It is not worth it.
And mixing that, especially with something like baking soda,
I feel like that's a popular at-home DIY thing.
Do not do that, please.
There is nothing that's in your fridge or pantry
that should be used as a mask.
I know some people will be like,
"What about coconut oil?"
There are skincare products that especially formulated
to use on your face, just use those.
Buy a mask, doesn't need to be expensive.
There's lots of affordable brands
that offer great mask options
that you can use if you're having a sleepover or something
and you wanna use a mask.
And number five, given that social media
is such a popular place to seek skincare advice,
particularly TikTok, I'm looking at you.
Don't buy things that you hear about on TikTok
just because someone that is 20 something
told you that it worked amazingly for their skin.
Research it first.
What ingredients are in there,
what is it meant to do for your skin,
what skin types is it suitable for,
and then maybe you wanna buy it
if it's suitable and it matches all of those things for you
and it's gonna work for your skin.
Otherwise, you're gonna waste a lot of cash
over your lifetime.
Make sure you're only buying products
that are right for your skin type
and that are gonna treat your concerns.
So, that's five things I wouldn't do as a dermal therapist.
If you have any that you think I've missed,
leave them in the comments below,
otherwise I will see you next time.