- Now I've got it all over my hands
- (laughs)
- I'll put some on my elbows here
- (laughs)
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- Hey, I'm Bianca
For me, my main concerns are, like
uneven skin tone, and then, like hyperpigmentation.
Also hormonal breakouts, which are so annoying.
- When I was in high school
I had really bad bumps on my forehead
ever since then I've been trying to incorporate
more mindful skin care routines.
- When I get oily, it causes small breakouts
I just want to be able to control that
so that my pores are tiny and cute,
not like the gaping black holes that
I feel like they are.
- Here's the thing.
I don't really know if I'm doing it correctly.
I'm using a lot of Google,
a lot of Blogger,
a lot of YouTube things.
- I just want to make sure
that my skin is, like, in good condition
and that I'm not messing it up.
- Hi, I'm Dr. Jessica Wu
I'm a board certified dermatologist,
author, skin care formulator,
and skin care fanatic.
Today I'll be reviewing some of
the skin care routines of a few ladies
here in the Buzzfeed offices, and
we'll see what they're using that's good
and what needs to be tossed in the trash.
So let's see what these ladies are using.
- Here's my bag of stuff.
In the morning, I cleanse with this
Burt's Bees cleansing oil
and I'll tone with Witch Hazel.
I use this Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum,
Sunscreen,
and then at night,
if I like have on makeup or anything,
I'll use this to get it off.
And I use this, which is like
a gentle cleanser.
On Sundays I use this,
it's a AHA Peeling Solution.
Curious to see what the dermatologist
thinks about this.
Then I use rose hip oil after this.
Got your clay mask
I've got another clay mask over here
with salicylic acid.
This is so confusing, I'm confused.
For a spot treatment, this solution
from The Ordinary
so I just kind of dot it on
if I have like a hormonal pimple or something.
Last but not least,
a retinoid.
To be honest, this is pretty light.
- Let's talk about skin care.
- Okay.
- So let's try to pick through what you're using
I'll tell you what's good and maybe
what we should toss.
- Okay.
- What I like is that you use this oil cleanser
in the morning
- Mm hmm
- Because, from what you're saying your skin is sensitive
- Mm hmm
- So it's good that you're not using something
in the morning that's stripping your skin.
One active ingredient I really like for you
is the retinol.
And I really like the combination of retinol
and squalane.
- Oh great, okay.
- Squalane is really good for people
who have acne prone skin.
It does two things,
- it helps with breakouts
- Okay.
- and also helps with discoloration.
Only using it a couple nights a week.
- Okay
- How many nights a week are you using it?
- Just two.
- When do you use the vitamin c product?
- So I use the vitamin c every day.
- Okay, every morning?
- Every morning, yes.
- Okay. Vitamin C lightens, brightens, and tightens.
- Heyyy. Oof, all great things.
- Love that you're using sunscreen.
Try to look for sunscreens that are SPF 30 and above.
- Okay. 30, uh huh, okay.
- You talked about hormonal breakouts as well.
- Mm hmm. And I'll get 'em like here,
and I'm like "UGH!"
- Common area is lower face.
Hormonal breakouts come from hormone fluctuations
that happen through our cycle.
The three acne devils are dairy, sugar, and carbs.
- I love all of those things. - So all of those wonderf-
- This is a spot treatment.
- Salicylic acid is really wonderful
especially if you have those hormonal breakouts.
- Okay.
- If you have a breakout that's starting to scab
look for sulfur
- Okay
- instead of salicylic acid.
One thing that I would like to add to your routine
maybe in the morning,
is something called niacinamide.
It's anti-inflammatory
so it helps to calm down any leftover blemishes
and also I like that it helps with pigmentation.
So sunscreen, I think, niacinamide,
and try to stay away from heat.
Protect your face please
- Okay
- And your neck.
Anything you use on your face,
you should use on your neck.
Your moisturizer, your antioxidant,
your sunscreen.
- I'm glad to know I'm like doing something right.
- Thank you so much.
- You're welcome. So nice to talk to you.
- And like I'm looking at your skin
and I'm like, ugh, you have goals skin, like goals.
- Thank you.
Just stick with me, I'll tell you what's good.
- This is my big box of stuff.
I'm a morning showerer,
so I will wash my face in the shower
with Skin Laundry extra deep gel face wash,
Rose elixir toner,
Skin Laundry daily moisturizer
which you can see is almost gone.
And that's just the morning.
At night when I get home from work
I'm super oily at this point,
my makeup is all over the place,
this Farmacy Green Clean
meltaway cleansing balm
to get all of my makeup off,
and then I'll follow it with this
gel face wash.
If I'm having a really bad skin week
I'll throw in one of these
acne clearing pads,
and then I'll spritz
the rose elixir on again.
Luna Night Oil from Sunday Riley
it's a retinol and I really like it.
I'll wake up with bright skin.
I'll put this Good Genes on to follow it up.
Finally, if I'm feeling really dry,
I will do this
Glow Recipe Watermelon Jelly sleep mask.
And that's it.
It's a lot of stuff.
- You're young and you have really pretty skin.
So, let's try to keep it that way.
I see a lot that's really good,
a gel cleanser is great for people who have
more oily skin because gels help to break up oil
and they rinse off more clean.
But sometimes a gel cleanser might be
a little too much.
I tell my patients,
when you get out of the shower,
you shouldn't feel stripped tight.
So that may be one thing we can adjust
is to switch from a gel cleanser
to a more milky cleanser.
The other thing that you're doing which,
um, I really really like is the retinol product.
I think retinol is your friend to
help keep the pores unclogged.
The other thing that I really like
is you're doing the double cleanse.
- I just get nervous that
it's not getting everything off.
- At night time this is a wonderful combination.
You want to remove not just the makeup,
but also think of all the germs that get on your skin
and pollution also settles on your skin
so you want to make sure you do
a deep cleansing at night.
One thing that I see is missing,
cause you mentioned that
sometimes your makeup slides off
- Yes
- One way to avoid that is to look for a primer
that's mattifying that contains zinc oxide.
- Rose elixir is a little too much, or?
- This rose elixir is wonderful.
Concentrate the rose elixir on the dry areas,
avoid your oilier T zone.
- Should I be getting regular facials?
I know people who swear by them.
- Facials are good if you have a lot of blackheads.
One thing to know about, when you do get a facial,
if you have little broken capillaries on your face,
ask the facialist to turn down
the temperature of the steam.
He is not your friend when it comes to skin.
- I always just kind of grinned and beared it.
It's really hot, but I thought, you know,
they know what they're doing.
- Oh my god, I'm so excited.
So what I use in the morning is this
water based cleanser.
Mario Badescu Skin Care witch hazel
and rose water toner. Oh my god, I love this one.
This the Real Ferment Micro Essence
This Super Goop everyday sunscreen.
I really hope that the dermatologist
can, like, help me pronounce this
but it's called a mad-e-cass madecassoside cream.
At night I'll still stick with the cleanser,
and the toner,
but before the water based cleanser,
I will use this oil based cleanser, Klavuu,
but also I can get lazy
so then I'll just sometimes use
makeup remover wipes.
I use this Fresh Umbrian Clay
purifying face exfoliant.
Every Sunday, I will go in with a sheet mask.
This one is a gold lifting mask,
so I'll do that after toning,
but only at night and on Sundays.
And then, I'll go in with my night moisturizer.
This is the Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors
plus HA surface hydration formula.
Lastly I'll use
the Laneige lip sleeping mask,
and oh my good this feels so good.
I just remembered,
I also will sometimes use this
retinol cream.
Oh! And then I also have these pimple patches.
Oh my god, these are freaking amazing.
That's basically the whole routine. (laughs)
- Let's start with your morning routine.
- This moisturizer.
- Okay.
- So how do you pronounce it?
- Madecassoside.
- Madecassoside cream strengthens your skin barrier
and it also helps to keep your skin cells plump.
I also like that you're using
a water based cleanser.
I would use the toner only in the areas
that feel a little oily.
But I like that you use sunscreen
in the morning.
- This one is 50.
- That one's SPF 50.
Now when you to go to SPFs over 50
that means it's got a higher concentration
of ingredients, but then it can also
be more likely to irritate.
Tell me about your nighttime routine.
- I will try to use this oil based cleanser.
It also smells really good
which is why like I try to use it.
- Can I smell it?
- Yes. It smells like vanilla.
- I really like that you're using
the double cleanse method,
especially if you like to wear makeup,
or if you're wearing the
now I've got it all over my hands
- (laughs)
- Put some on my elbows here.
- (laughs)
- Twice a week I will exfoliate.
- Two to three times a week is
a good rule of thumb if you have normal skin.
But, you don't want to cross that line,
you do too much, then it irritates and gets flaky.
Exfoliation is really good to help
remove dead skin cells.
If there's dead skin cells on the surface
the skin isn't reflecting light.
- And then next, I'll go in with the mask.
Yeah, and then there's like a card here
that has all of the ingredients.
- This gold one has got antioxidants
which is good.
Antioxidants help to fight pollution
car exhaust, that break down collagen,
so that's good to use.
- Yeah I live in L.A. so I'm exposed to that
every single day.
- The other ingredients, there's one here
that has calendula, it comes from the flower,
it's anti-inflammatory so all of these are good masks.
- More recently I've been using this moisturizer.
I don't know what HA is.
- HA stands for hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic acid is naturally found in your skin,
it's what gives you plumpness.
- Definitely going to keep using that.
I've been using this retinol cream.
- Mm hmm.
- Is it good to use in the morning?
- Retinoids can make your skin
a little more sun sensitive,
so put it on at night
- Okay - Like before you go to bed
and also it does help acne
because it helps to unclog pores.
It pushes the dead skin cells off.
It does more than an exfoliator,
and I just wouldn't use the retinol product
on the same day as your exfoliator.
- And then, if I have any like really bad pimples,
I will use this acne pimple master patch.
- Huge fan of acne patches.
Say you run out of those patches,
you can go to the drug store
and get waterproof bandages
and cut your own patches.
- Wow! Great hack.
I use a lip sleeping mask at night.
- Now a lip mask is wonderful at night
or if you don't have a nice lip mask,
using an ointment around your lips
will help your lips
be more supple and look plumper
in the morning.
- That's basically it. (laughs)
Thank you so much, I learned so much.
This is really insightful.
- Thank you for sharing,
you're off to a great start.
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