Slugging, ther's a reason why the hashtag slugging has over 290 million views on tiktok.
Everyone is looking for that baby smooth skin.
And its a skincare trend that can be tricky to navigate, because you often have people
telling you how to do it, but forgetting about all that comes with and things you need to
know on how to slug properly and what to watch for, because the benefits are there, and slugging
when its done right, can be amazing and worth a try.
This video will look at how to slug correctly, and 3 dos and donts of slugging to make sure
your skin gets the right slug.
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Now without further ado, lets get straight into it.
Now slugging was made popular by Korean skincare, because they are just years ahead of us when
it comes to healthy, glowing skin.
And the word, “slugging” comes from the idea that after you coat your skin in Vaseline
for example, your face ends up looking shiny and ~slimy~, kinda like a slug, or like gary.
(meow) And, Slugging is most effective when combined with humectants, which are agents
that help us retain moisture, such as hyaluronic acid, glycerin or urea.
But why would you want to slug?
Well a good reason is because your essentially factory resetting your skin Starting from
your skin barrier and working its way down so it can truly get the moisture it needs.
You see the top layer of the skin can get damaged (or wounded) pretty easily by anything
from sun exposure to pollution to using overly harsh skincare products.
Slugging can help repair the damage by creating a moist environment that allows your barrier
to slowly heal and rebuild itself, and when you wake up in the morning, youll find yourself
having that glow everyone talks about, because essentially what your doing is, locking in
hydration and really forcing the moisture back into the cells and sealing that door
shut for good.
And the concept is pretty straightforward and involves 6 easy steps.
And for easy shopping’s sake, I left a link for each product down in the description below,
to save you guys some time as you go through each step.
So definitely check them out in the description below.
Step one: Cleanse your face.
Cant stress that enough.
It’s important to thoroughly cleanse your skin because Petrolatum is a sealant, so you
want to be sure you’re not trapping any leftover makeup, dirt, or other impurities
— otherwise, you’ll really run the risk of breaking out.
Which happens a lot.
So Make sure your skin is super clean first.
And to do that, I use the cetaphil foaming gentle cleanser, since its great for sensitive
skin and really gets the job done for a thorough cleanse.
Step two: Pile on the hydrating products, such as hyaluronic acid or glycerin.
I use the vichy mineral 89 because it has sodium hyaluronate which is a form of hyaluronic
acid, and it also has glycerin as well which is going to really, really boost the moisture,
plus it has 11 ingredients, which is unheard of for a hydrating product, and I know I wont
risk any irritation with it, because its great for sensitive skin.
Now Hyaluronic acid “binds water up to 1000 times its molecular weight, and can “help
other products that are applied on top of the serum to be absorbed into the skin.
So step 2 is all about prepping the skin for more moisture and making a hydration sandwich.
And to do that, try using the vichy mineral 89 for step 2.
Step three: Add a nightly moisturizer, like a lotion, oil or cream.
I would go with the cerave moisturizer cream, because we dont want to forget the ceramides.
Cerave has all 3 essential ceramides, and the reason we need them is because we want
to reinforce the skin barrier and protect it from germs getting in.
Plus it also has dimethicone which will help give you that silky glass skin texture that
youre probably wondering how people get.
Highly recommend that moisturizer.
So for step 3, use the cerave moisturizer cream.
Step four: Load on your occlusive, or the petroleum jelly: Vaseline, CeraVe, Aquaphor
are some of the most popular ones, but I would stick to vaseline as its the cheapest and
its the most easily found and does the job.
Applying a thin layer of the vaseline is just fine, and you dont need to go overboard, like
all the tiktok videos, as more vaseline wont give your more results.
So a little definitely goes a long way.
So for step 4, use some vaseline.
Step five: Its all about waiting here.
Wait a few minutes before getting into bed.
And make sure to have a towel over your pillow, because it can get messy when youre tossing
and turning around during sleep.
Dreaming about slugs.
Leave it on overnight so that your skin marinades and locks everything in.
So step 5, wait a bit, and go to bed.
STEP six: When you wake up, just wash your face thoroughly with a gentle cleanser, that
you used in step 1 and proceed with your normal morning skincare routine.
Now: Some do’s and dont’s of slugging which illl quickly go over.
Lets start with the 3 dos.
The first do: Do slugging if you have dry, irritated, or eczema-prone skin.
Slugging prevents TEWL, or (trans epidermal water loss) so the skin stays hydrated and
protected, especially in those dry winter months.
The second do: Do make sure to have your hair up during sleep as it will get in your hair.
And the third do: is Do make sure to hit that like button for the youtube algorithm.
Now, lets get into the donts: You dont want to slug if you have acne prone skin, or if
you have super oily and even combination skin.
Vaseline is non comedogenic, it wont clog your pores because the molecules are too big
to slide in them, but it can trap oils or other comedogenic ingredients in the skin
and could potentially contribute to breakouts.
So if you have normal or dry skin, youre in the clear.
The second dont is: Use retinol products or acids while slugging, especially true for
differin, do not use that underneath the vaseline, it will lock it in even more, and make the
purge worse.
The third dont is: dont slug over an active breakout or existing acne.
You definitely don't want to lock in the bacteria and oil coming from your pimples
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