THEIR IDEAS AND RESULTS IN REDUCING VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
>> ALL RIGHT, PAULA, A VIRAL
SKINCARE TREND IS TRYING TO TAKE
THE MYSTERY OUT OF ALL THOSE
POTIONS AND LOTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
>> I’VE GOT QUESTIONS. YES. HOW
MUCH IS TOO MUCH? ARE THE
PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE AND ARE YOU
USING THE RIGHT AMOUNT? WELL,
SKIN CYCLING IS A HOT NEW TREND.
AND SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS HAVE
GARNERED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
VIEWS. PRIYA MANN BREAKS DOWN
THE FOUR DAY CYCLE THAT COULD
LEAVE YOUR SKIN JUST GLOWING.
YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD THE SAYING
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN.
>> AND THAT GOES FOR THIS
POPULAR NEW TREND CALLED SKIN
CYCLES. IN A NUTSHELL, ON DAY
ONE, YOU USE YOUR EXFOLIATOR ON
DAY TWO OR YOU USE YOUR RETINOID
AND DAY THREE AND FOUR, YOU LET
YOUR SKIN REST AND BE SURE TO
USE PLENTY OF MOISTURIZER HERE.
>> I’VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF
DOING IT, JUST NOT KNOWING THAT
THERE WAS A NAME TO THE NEW
VERSION OF IT.
>> 58 YEAR OLD RENEE VANDEN
STOCK SAYS THE CONCEPT OF SKIN
CYCLING MAKES SENSE. I JUST GO
BY HOW MUCH REDNESS IS IN MY
SKIN RIGHT NOW.
>> I HAVE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT
MORE, SO I GIVE MYSELF A LITTLE
BIT LONGER REST IN BETWEEN.
>> GIVING YOUR SKIN A BREAK FROM
PRODUCTS IS ESSENTIAL, SAYS
RENOWNED PLASTIC SURGEON DR.
TONY YOON.
>> DOCTORS LIKE MYSELF, WE MAKE
MORE MONEY THE MORE THAT WE DO.
BUT THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY
ALWAYS WHAT’S BEST FOR THE
PATIENT. AND SO THIS IDEA OF
SKIN CYCLING, OF REALLY GIVING
YOUR BODY TIME TO RELAX YOUR
SKIN, TIME TO REJUVENATE ITSELF,
TO RECOVER, IT’S SUCH A GREAT
ONE, WILL SEND A PACKAGE OF
OURSELVES PLUS REPLENISHING
SERUM TO SEE WHETHER IT DOES
JUST THAT. DR. YOON GAINED A
MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM,
FACT CHECKING, NEW FADS AND
TRENDS.
>> HE SAYS WHILE SKIN CYCLING
MAY SEEM COUNTERINTUITIVE IN
THIS CASE, LESS IS MORE.
>> I GET A LOT OF PATIENTS THAT
WILL COME TO SEE ME AND THEY SAY
MY SKIN IS JUST TERRIBLE, LIKE
I’VE GOT BREAKOUTS AND THIS AND
THAT AND I’M USING FIVE PRODUCTS
A DAY OR TEN PRODUCTS A DAY.
WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT SHOULD I
ADD TO MY ROUTINE? AND QUITE
OFTEN I TELL THEM ACTUALLY DO
THE OPPOSITE. GO BACK TO THE
BASICS, STRIP AWAY ALL THESE
THINGS AND JUST CLEANSE,
MOISTURIZE AND USE A SUNSCREEN
FOR A WHILE NOW, BECAUSE
SOMETIMES ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS
AND THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE IN
THEM AND THE PRESERVATIVES AND
THE ADDITIVES CAN ADD UP TO
IRRITATION OF YOUR SKIN. AND SO
GIVING YOUR SKIN A BREAK CAN
ACTUALLY BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR
IT.
>> IS IT SORT OF LIKE WORKING
OUT A BIT THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE
YOUR MUSCLES TIME TO REBUILD?
YEAH THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO
DESCRIBE IT.
>> IT’S JUST LIKE WORKING OUT
WHERE IF YOU WORK OUT AND YOUR
MUSCLES ARE BENEFITING FROM IT,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THOSE REST DAYS
TO GET MAXIMAL BENEFIT. LOOK
INTO IT.
>> RENEE WORKS FOR DOCTOR YOON
AND SAYS A FOUR DAY CYCLE GIVES
HER SKIN TIME TO ADAPT AND
RECOVER.
>> I WANT TO USE ANTI-AGING, BUT
MY SKIN DOESN’T ALWAYS LIKE IT.
IT GETS KIND OF ANGRY WHEN I DO
SOMETHING TOO AGGRESSIVE TO IT,
SO I HAVE TO KIND OF BACK OFF A
LITTLE BIT.
>> SO THE IDEA THAT YOU SHOULD
BE REALLY HARSH AND AGGRESSIVE
WITH YOUR SKIN, USING HARSH
CLEANSERS, HARSH EXFOLIANTS AND
HARSH SCRUBS, THAT IS OVER. AND
THE IDEA NOW IN COSMETIC
DERMATOLOGY AND JUST OVERALL
COSMETIC MEDICINE IS TO PRESERVE
THE SKIN BARRIER AND OVERALL BE
MORE GENTLE WITH YOUR SKIN THAN
HARSH.
>> EXPERTS SAY, WHEN IT COMES TO
YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE,
CONSISTENCY TRUMPS FREQUENCY
PRODUCTS TEND TO BE MORE
EFFECTIVE WHEN USED REGULARLY,
EVEN IF IT’S NOT DAILY.
>> SOME PEOPLE SEE RESULTS WITH
SKIN CYCLING IN AS LITTLE AS 3
TO 4 WEEKS. SOMETIMES IT CAN
TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS BECAUSE YOUR
SKIN DOES TAKE TIME. ONCE AGAIN,
IF YOUR SKIN CYCLING FOR SEVERAL
WEEKS AND YOU’RE JUST NOT SEEING
THE CHANGES IN YOUR SKIN THAT
YOU WANT, MAYBE TAKE ONE OF
THOSE RECOVERY DAYS OUT AND THEN
YOU CAN INCREASE. THEN THE
POTENCY OF THE SKIN CYCLE. THE
BOTTOM LINE, WHEN IT COMES TO
YOUR SKIN CYCLE, YOU’VE GOT TO
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.
>> IF YOU’RE NOT SEEING THE
RESULTS YOU’D LIKE IN A COUPLE
OF WEEKS, CHECK IN WITH YOUR
ESTHETICIAN OR DERMATOLOGIST IN
TROY, I’M PRIYA MANN, LOCAL 4.
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
>> PRIYA. SKIN CYCLING ISN’T
NECESSARILY NEW, BUT IT IS A
RETURN TO THE BASICS. ALL RIGHT,
SO HERE’S THE RECAP FOR YOU.
NIGHT ONE IS FOR EXFOLIATION. ON
NIGHT TWO IS FOR THE RETINOIDS
AND NIGHTS THREE AND FOUR ARE
FOR RECOVER THREE. SO FOCUS ON
HYDRATION AND LETTING YOUR SKIN
BREATHE. SO WE NEED THIS TO BE
IN 5 OR 7 DAYS.
>> I NEED IT TO MATCH UP MORE
WITH IT BECAUSE FOUR DAYS I WILL