Yeah.
Hi, I'm Dr.
Rajani.
One thing doesn't make a lot of sense to me, and that is people spend a lot
of time, effort and money on skincare, but they're not sure how to layer it.
So I want to clear all that confusion up today.
I put my products in front of me, what I use.
From serums, hyaluronic acids, retinols to growth factors, and just tell you
exactly what I do in my clinic for my patients and how I advise them to use it.
So it's kind of my program, but it applies to whatever you might have at home.
The principles of layering are the same.
They're very.
I know there's a lot of confusion and we're going through it today.
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One of the most common misconceptions is the pH and people are wondering
about if I put an acid on something that's a little more.
Will that negate it more of a worry would be mixing products.
A lot of people say, well, my retinols too strong.
I'm going to mix it with a moisturizer and I'm going to go
through some of those issues today.
So you don't fall into those traps to reduce the need for Botox, fillers,
college and stimulators injections.
Skincare is amazing.
But you have to be on the right stuff.
So let's start with cleansing.
A lot of people don't want to spend a lot of money on a cleanser.
Great.
I have no problem with that.
Find one that works.
I use the entourage cleanser because it, it has, uh, anti-inflammatories
it has moisturizing lipids.
It protects the external barrier of the skin removes me.
Now I hear a lot about double cleansing.
It means different things, but how I hear about it, my practice is people
say, Hey, I have actinium double cleansing that refers to cleansing
with their cleanser, letting the skin dry, and then maybe using a medicated
cleanser, uh, such as the Salah.
And I do like salycilic cleansers using doing that.
If you have a problem skin, great.
If you have acne great for most people, they don't need a double.
Or use toners.
We can get into that in a deeper video when we move along, however cleansing
and removing pollutants twice a day is key because your ingredients are useless.
If they don't get to where they're going, absorbs is the number one issue
that we're sorting out in skincare.
Okay.
So your skin is now wet after cleansing.
What wants water?
What wants moisture?
And this is your first tip.
You don't need a double cleanser tone, but when you still have water on a
hyaluronic acid, if for those who like hyaluronic acids and patients love
them, patients in my clinic love them.
They get great benefit out of them.
I know a lot of people there's controversy over them.
I think small and large part.
Containing hyaluronic acids with because they're antioxidants as well.
Patients love that, but you need moisture severe in a dry
environment and poses a problem.
But when the face is moist, you apply your serums first and
hyaluronic acid serum was one.
So you can leave it moist in that case, uh, if one was to
make, uh, or want their retina.
To be more potent or they, they could take more, maybe they're on a retinol, but they
could not get a retinol Vic acid for one reason or another apply the retinol when
the skin is moist to the first layer.
So whatever you want to have the most absorption of whatever you want
to accentuate, the action of will be your first layer on moist skin.
And exception will be a barrier.
We'll get into that.
So that's tip number one.
Apply serums as the first step to the moist skin, hyaluronic acid.
Another option would be a vitamin C.
Okay.
I love vitamin C serums, fresh Ella sorbic acid.
Mine is more of, um, a thicker consistency than a true serum.
Like a hyaluronic acid serum.
Nonetheless, it's very light and that would be applied.
In the morning cleanse, leave moist hyaluronic acid and or vitamin C.
And if you use both, it's great, one will not negate the other.
And here's the third step that can get tricky for some people.
And it's my second.
Tip is that everyone needs to be on an AAJ, an alpha hydroxy acid, alpha hydroxy
acids work on the outside of the skin.
Help exfoliate the scream of cells get stuck down.
It creates a barrier for the absorption of everything else you're using.
So AJS help exfoliate.
Um, they give brightness because they get rid of those dead cells.
They provide a nice canvas for everything else to work, and they've been shown to
help build college and, and facilitate.
So they do so many things when you put these on they'll tingle right away.
So it's better to be a second or third layer.
And those that can't take it every day.
Don't have to use it every day.
They can be used more.
Or night.
So you're still in the morning time.
Now your next step will be your sunscreen and the sunscreen
is always the last product.
So that's my next tip is that the last product you place on your
face is your barrier product.
So if you're using Aqua for which.
Um, for one of many reasons, especially if you've had a recent procedure, if
you're using sunscreen, which you should, whenever you're, uh, exposed to the light,
if you're using a petrolatum autumn of any sort, that's your last layer, because
other things will not absorb through that.
So that's, that would be a morning routine for my patient.
The sunscreens can be very moisturizing if it isn't or someone's not
wearing sunscreen for one reason.
Or another, an ultra moisture type of product is absolutely
key for many reasons.
One is it moisturizes?
So product like this, there's your whole big oil sunflower
seed oil, grape seed oil.
It's packed with antioxidants.
It's not an active, so it's soothing.
And because it emollients, it gets rid of fine lines and wrinkles.
People look great right after applying it, it's kind of like
the ultimate glass skin product.
So that is a product that you can use multiple times a day.
You can use it morning and evening, but it would be considered
a barrier product as well.
So it will be among the last.
Before the sunscreen or instead of the sunscreen that there's no sun exposure.
Now, if we go to the evening time, again, important to cleanse
makeup, everything off, there's a couple choices here for people.
If people are using their AHJs in the nighttime, they have oils.
Go to the aha.
Uh, there's BHA in here to beta hydroxy acid because, uh, people with pores
like salycilic cause salycilic school into the pores, they hunt down the sea
when they open and unclogged the poor.
Um, so AJS can be used at night, but many people do use the retinols at night.
So I talked about the Ave, the retinol, the retina Alto.
And in this form, those who are my patients will have access
to this, which is plasma tight.
That's a 1% retinol WIC acid.
Which many of you at home or on nice cinema is in here
and there's hyaluronic acid.
So it's a combination, but that's an intense product.
I can only use that three times a week.
Um, so when you're thinking of a nighttime routine, you might alternate retinol.
Meaning instead of using your AJS in the morning, your
retinol might be used at night.
Now I want to summarize those tips for you so that you get your routine down.
Number one, wet face will improve the absorption of whatever you're putting on
and your serums should be your first step.
Number two, use your AHJ regularly.
It sets up the skin for absorption for everything else.
Number three.
Is the double cleanse or the toner isn't necessarily needed by everyone,
but it can be your first step.
If you're adding a salycilic number four, do not mix products.
So let's say you had a retinol to hide or retinol, and you're going
to mix it with your moisturizer.
So instead of mixing these two together and trying to get the right
consistency, you're better off applying.
In this case, it would be your retinol first apply it, allow it to
dry, then apply your moisturizer.
So mixing products together is not advised because it's not guaranteed.
You're going to get them uniform.
When you mix them, you might end up with a little more retinol.
Part of your, your container versus another.
So you're better off layering those, in my opinion, finally, the last tip
is your barriers, like your sunscreen, your Petrel items, um, your Aqua fours
are going to be last because really not much is going to absorb through.
Now, how do we fit the all important growth factors in here?
This is the growth factors that I talked about.
Remember, there's a serum, one's a serum, when's it accelerator.
You wait about one minute before applying the accelerator, the serum,
as you would expect is first morning or night, they can be applied.
And I use these.
I recommend to my patients three to four times a week.
You don't need them every single day.
If people aren't using retinols, which many people come off of retinols when
they find the power growth factors, then certainly use them every day.
But if you're still a retinol, retinol acid lover, you can
alternate and they do not interact.
So if you're really into it, you want to use them both and
your skin could handle it.
They won't negate the use of each other, but serums first, meaning I have my
patients apply the growth factors for.
And then the retinol or retinoic acid after that.
I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about home Derma rolling, rolling.
Or how do you incorporate that?
I recommend that to my patients in the evening.
Now there's two ways use that if you're using an anti-IgE system, which is
the one that I talked about a little bit, that all my patients are on.
Um, that's only 0.2, five.
The reason that you're rolling it in is there's a light serum in there
and you're looking for absorption.
I like people doing that a half hour before bed, after
cleansing apply, roll, apply.
The serum is a roll or a light serum.
And then go on with your regular routine.
Three times a week for the roller is enough.
Many people get away with one to, to see what your skin likes.
If you're pretty steady by using the topical creams once
or twice a week with a roll.
Is really what fits into most people like people's lifestyle and is enough.
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