(AP) – There is always someone on Tiktok, YouTube or Instagram shows you a routine for multi -step skin care. They may use expensive products such as Mucin Snail or red light treatment masks that are alleged to moisturize your skin or help reduce fine lines.
Is any of them necessary? Does any of them work?
“Social media has a great impact on what we use in our skin and everyone who behaves like his doctor and tries to diagnose his skin type and experience different systems,” said Dr. Kathleen Suzy, a professor of dermatology at the University of Yale. “In fact, the main main thing is that skin care systems have become complicated.”
Some dermatologists say that many viral skin care products are unnecessary, even if they feel satisfied, and although some cause little or non -existent, other treatments can cause more problems than they fit.
Facial skin requires additional protection
The skin on our face is thinner than the skin on our bodies, and requires a gentle touch of other parts of the body.
Everyone also differs: soap or detergents that work with an oily skin may not be satisfied with a person with dry skin.
Dermatologists say that the skin care routine should start with three things – a gentle cleaner, a moisturizing face moisturizing from the sun with SPF 30 at least. It can irritate a lot of sensitive skin products and are excessive, because many products share the same ingredients.
In all cases, protecting your face from the sun is the key.
“The fact of the matter is that nine out of every 10 concerns related to skin care on the face, which people come to see me, are exacerbated by UV rays,” said Dr. Awoya Asmaia, Director of the Skin Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine at the Medical College at Baylor College at Baylor College at Baylor College of Medicine.
She said that many skin problems, such as wrinkles, are dark pigmentation after a rash and a dark scar from acne, which gets worse in the sun.
What to know about retinol products and exfoliation
Wrinkles occur. Your skin can look less full and glowing.
Retinol creams and chemical exfoliators are sold with a promise to maintain aging in the Gulf. Some dermatologists are recommended – but there are also some exceptions.
As we get old, our skin slows its production of collagen, which keeps our skin flexibility and elasticity. This leads to wrinkles. Dermatologists said. But they recommend not to use it until it is 30 years old or older – i.e.previouslyIt can cause more problems, such as skin irritation.
Dark spots and dead skin are also common skin care frustrations.
Peeling – removing dead skin – can help. But dermatologists recommend avoiding products that use beads, salts and sugars that peel off the fragile facial skin by removing them physically. Instead, try chemical peeling with alpha hydroxy acids or beta hydroxy acids-But make sure that you are wearing sunscreenIf you add any of these components to the skin care system.
Approved instructions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saysChemical peeling is safe if certain components levels are announcedOn retail products, but requirements do not apply to the most intense chemical peeling that professionals apply, for example in salons.
What are the skin products that should be avoided
The effects try to make you excited about modern skin care ideas – and they want dermatologists to go.
Dr. Asempa refers to a common example: beef fat – also known as cow fat.
She said, “I want you to leave the fork the beef with cows.”
The masks of light treatment are also common-and also greatly excessive. Dermatologists say they can be useful in some situations, depending on the color you use and the strength of masks.
Dr. Sokuzi said that although research shows that there may be some benefits for red light therapy masks, which may help in producing collagen, it is “not a pivotal” for the skin.
To get any hope, you will need to use them a lot: “These devices should be used several times a week in order to have any benefit, at all.”
The most expensive skin products do not necessarily work better
Red light therapy masks, snail mouse-liquids we describe as moisturizer-other products can be very expensive. Dr. Jordan Lim, professor of dermatology at the Faculty of Medicine at Emory University, said, “Do not let the price be deceived.”
Lim said: “The price is not equal to the event, and is not equal to better results.” “There are a lot of ingredients that you see in a $ 6 cream in a $ 20 cream, and also in the $ 300 cream that celebrities see.”