Great resource! Saving. Helpful that you recommended websites where you can learn about different ingredients just by how the site is categorized. Like making cosmetics, lotion crafter etc.
Thanks for video! It’s timely again for summer to fall season. I liked hearing about your facial oil massage mix of grape seed oil, rose hip oil and jojoba oil. Do you have any rough percentage recommendations for these three oils? Would it be ok to add the ordinary’s resveratrol and ferulic acid product? It has propandiel as the third and primary ingredient.
Hello, when it comes to skincare, is trans resveratrol typically the same as resveratrol products? Is the ordinary resveratrol and ferulic acid a trans resveratrol product that can help with anti acne?
Can you review Biodance collagen mask and its ingredients? Its the viral mask that everyone is leaving on overnight that turns transparent and leaves the skin looking poreless, but is it safe?
Hi! I’d like to know about skin cycling while combining with a routine that includes doing a 30% AHA 2% BHA (The Ordinary peeling solution) each week for hyper pigmentation reducing purposes
That’s a good tip about starting an active at a time… If I’m on retinol (hypothetically) but want to start a 15% vitamin c product, should I be stopping the retinol product so I can isolate the effects of vitamin c?
I have been using adapalene (retinoid) and do feel like my skin is drier than normal. Maybe it would have been better to follow your advice about starting off slow, month by month.
Wow thank you for taking the time to put together this routine! That’s very thoughtful to consider the onboarding process for new retinol users There’s been a few changes since this video though: The Ordinary has discontinued 8% Ascorbic Acid + 2% Alpha Arbutin. They still sell the 2% Alpha Arbutin + HA in the aqueous solution though. I don’t know if the 15% ethylated ascorbic acid is new or old but it’s out of stock online. They have released two new cleansers and two new moisturizers when they only had one in each category before. Now there’s an additional one targeting oily and dry skin. Additionally they will be releasing a fourth lotion for body (soft release last month). Just last month they have released a new 5% niacinamide product in a lightweight lotion marketed for face and body. They have also made the glycolic acid cheaper in a new two pack (full and travel size for only $15)! Hooray! The rumor is the azelaic acid product is a bit upgraded with better texture (unannounced) since the start of this year (2024). And there’s a new 0.2% retinal product. Do you have any new suggestions given these changes?
Softwear by Experiment Beauty is top notch $16 but it seriously is so effective with hydrating and occlusive properties which often lip products are lacking on the hydrating aspect and just provide occlusion.
Interesting! I haven’t heard of azelaic acid as the top recommendation for hyperpigmentation. Do you like it in particular because it also has anti redness properties? I did buy the ordinary azelaic acid as I heard it had an unannounced formula upgrade this year to make its texture less gritty. I think the texture is nice. But I remain confused about what the product is for or how to use it so your recommendation gives me some encouragement.
Some people find it really useful for managing mild acne, rosacea and hyperpigmentation. For me it definitely helps with all three so it is a one stop shop vs using individual products/ ingredients to address each concern which sometimes can end up irritating the skin and making any one of those issues worse.
@@KennaWhitnell I’ve gone over to your The Ordinary hyperpigmentation routine video and found your explanations about azelaic acid helpful there, thank you! At 10% azelaic acid, would you consider it essential to apply it both morning and night, no matter which benefit is hoped for (hyperpigmentation, acne, redness)? If not, is there a preference between applying azelaic acid either morning or night time? Does azelaic acid have any kind of antioxidant properties for instance which would be a nice booster for daytime use?
The main ingredient that gives this cleanser is Ethylhexyl Palmitate so if you look at cleansers that have this as first or second ingredient it could be a close match I personally haven't tried these but may be worth a shot: Beauty Pie Japanfusion Pure Transforming Cleanser, Algenist Genius Ultimate Anti-Aging Melting Cleanser, BONAJOUR Mellow Milk Cleanser, Bionike Defence Cleansing Milk, Marcelle Comforting Cleansing Milk
@@KennaWhitnellhi! thanks for video and links. Wondering if the La Roche Posay Dermo Cleanser (video) is the same as the La Roche Posay Gently Hydrating Cleanser (link)? Or is it a mostly similar product?
@@KennaWhitnell ok I see thanks for clarifying By the way is the Dermo cleanser one where you can choose whether or not to wash it off? I have the Gentle cleanser and that one I believe is just a standard rinse off cleanser
Thanks for tip on using oil cleanser. Do you apply the oil cleanser for 2-3 minutes for the “gritting”? Where little grits form? Or is it to really break down the sunscreen?
I did not know that actually product manufacturers have to pay big retailers like Target for shelf space. That’s something I’d be interested in hearing about There is a new brand at Target called Prequel that I think went pretty quickly to shelves. It was doing well online, but for a relatively short amount of time (a few months? A year? Not sure). So I wondered how that happened.
This is an interesting video to watch from a consumer’s perspective. Such as how the recommended first steps to creating a new skincare product is to think about the marketing story and target audience rather than formulation. Could it be that there might not really be that much innovation in skincare if it’s all about repackaging something that probably already exists?
