Cassandra Bankson walked so we could run. Thank you for being vocal and using your platform to be the voice of reason in this highly photoshopped world of social media. You always tell us the truth when others just want to sell us products for their self-gain. Since day 1 that you have been on RU-vid, you have stayed true to your message of self-love and acceptance. You are a rare gem!🦋💜
Even as a male I felt myself crumbling when my acne was bad, making excuses to not meet friends and staying in, I even lost friends due to my low self esteem! You're such a blessing to everyone through your informative videos, I always appreciate!
Cass, you are our older sister and we are so proud of you. You are so strong and beautiful. We love you deeply and we are grateful for you and how much you have helped us love skincare not because we hate our skin but because we love it and we want it to have its best and gentle care for its own needs. Keep up with the amazing work. I hope that this hard time for you ends soon and I hope that you can heal gently. I love you big sister. Thanks for always keeping it real
I remember stumbling across your videos when I was in high school, were just so helpful to me as an emotional teenager dealing with acne. Now nearly 30 and still having some acne, can still say that your videos help me with my confidence being in my skin.
You are the greatest, Cassandra! So glad to have had you by my side throughout my acne journey. I didn’t get hit with bad acne until my 20s and it sucked the life out of me. I still have breakouts but your videos have helped me manage them and come to terms with my skin. Keep doing what you do ❤
My hormonal cystic acne was sooooo bad. It started when I was 20 years old and I wasn’t able to achieve the skin I have now until this year at age 33. I have one pimple of my entire face and it showed up two days ago and is already healing and getting smaller and I did nothing to it but left it alone. My skin is clear and my tone is even. I have a very simple skincare routine with one active ingredient: tretinoin. I look into the mirror and I don’t even recognize the person staring back at me. The depression and the anxiety I experienced throughout my 20’s because of my acne was devastating but I’m ready to start a new chapter in my life.
You nailed it as always! I hope anyone needing accurate guidance finds this video.💕 All of these were effective strategies in dealing with my persistent, widespread breakout caused by a prescription steroid 😑 I had to stand face to face with my fragile ego and realized I couldn’t wait for clear skin before going out to live my life!
You are a beautiful person, inside and out. Tell yourself that every single day. As for me, I now have wrinkles AND skin that breaks out. I'm 69! I watch your channel all the time because I trust what you say, as do all your viewers .❤
The best thing I did was to put the drug store products down and see a dermatologist. I wish I had done Accutane years earlier. Antibiotics made me vomit also. Once Accutane got rid of the cysts and calmed it all down, birth control pills, tretinoin, and benzoyl peroxide kept everything under control. Keep all the good work going! 😊
I have the new Purple Protector. I ordered it the second I finished your video and I am super happy!! It is very close finish to the hyla watery sun gel. That coupon code made it easy to make the jump 🥰 As you talk about retinol, I remembered that you gave me the confidence to start using the dermalogica clearing oil nightly prior to seeing a derm for the first time in a long time next month.
I'm happy I found your channel I've been trying products you recommend since I bumped into your jeffree star review video, then went down the rabbit hole of your Acne prone skin journey I almost started crying with your intro... there is hope for my skin! Thank you
I'm 21 and I'm completely re-vamping my skincare routine because my depression and ADHD is getting much better (I have a new doctor who got me onto new meds that actually work and are covered by my insurance, thank goodness! If you're in Orlando Florida Dr.Kahn is THE BEST!!!), so I now can actually keep up with a skincare routine and stay consistent. Which is something I have not felt mentally capable of for years because after work my brain was just FRIED and couldn't deal with anything else. So I'm watching all of your videos about ingredients and looking for the science (my mom went to school for engineering and I read psychology studies for fun so whenever you say to follow the science I get excited and so insanely happy) and creating a new routine. I just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos, and even though my acne is minimal it's still something outwardly that I can do that shows my inner journey with self-care and mental health, which means so much more than I can put into words. Sorry, that was definitely a run-on sentence but I don't feel like going back and fixing it. Lmao. Anyways, if anyone is reading this: you are not alone, and things will get better. I'm only now realizing because I am doing all of my daily routines that I haven't been washing my face every night for years now - it's been at most every other night because my brain quite literally couldn't be present enough for me to have a proper routine. The goal in life is always progress not perfection, and even if all you did today was the necessities to stay alive, you're doing amazing. Keep it up, and remember that you are enough and the only person you have to appease is yourself. You are a friend - be kind to them (yourself), give them grace and acceptance, and in the words of Dory "just keep swimming". You got this!
Just commenting to show love for you and your channel! I first started watching you in 2014 when my acne was the worst. To quote my dermatologist- my face was “horrendous”. The emotional/physical pain it caused me was detrimental in almost every aspect of my life. I’ve always suffered from acne, but I didn’t think I’d still be suffering at 30! Granted it’s not as bad as it was, but hearing you talk about your journey always makes me get a lump in my throat, and I’m holding back tears because I know what you mean about being thankful for pimples.. and the scars! It causes us to look outside ourselves at what really matters, and it’s the impact we make in the world when we don’t let our textured skin hold us back. Thank you for your positivity and clean skin tips!
Oh my, I'd have loved to have been your friend back then - and now too. It's so upsetting to hear you felt that way and I'm so pleased to hear you have your confidence back.
You said you wished somebody had explained to you retinoids and for me that person was you!! So thank you! i discovered your channel 2 years ago and had acne for three at the time but now most of it is gone (i get the occasional break out now and then but nothing too bad) !! i bought your sunscreen and can't wait to try it (i am also a big purple fan) again thank you and keep on the good work!
Thank you. Right now I’m dealing with a mixture of fungal acne and regular acne. Your videos have been helping me out so much thank you. Ps would have no idea that I had fungal acne without your video!
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I have been suffering from acne for more than 15yrs too and already tried numerous products. Thanks to you and other reputable skinfluencers like James Welsh and Michelle from Lab Muffin Beauty, I now know the best products for my skin and I am able to kinda control my acne. Still breaks out but not too much. ❤
I hear there's a new sunscreen from Isentree👀💜 Edit to add: It feels really shitty that you aren't getting paid for the sunscreen you worked on. The fact that they're ok with using your image for all their advertising, and benefitting from your work as well as your popularity, and NOT PAYING YOU????? Like, girl, why??? You are worth more than that!!!
I suspect Cassandra was paid for her modeling and advertisements for Isentree, even though, as she stated, she doesn't get a percentage from the sales.
I'm using adapalene with benzoyl peroxide it's actually life changing I'll be switching to tretenoin soon... I'm in love with it my skin is getting better it'll be irritating at first it'll exfoliate the skin but it'll get better over the time
I developed cystic acne in my teens and struggled with breakouts until I found the right bc which ultimately regulated my hormones at 35. Rosacea entered the picture at 46 and Soolantra eradicated my pustules.
I’ve just discovered your videos and this is the first video of yours I have ever watched and oh my gosh I love you. You are so refreshing, so practical, but also utterly funny. And I have a friend that you remind me of. I’m going to need to send her your video to say watch this. She’s just like you.❤
Hello beautiful, you must be very proud of yourself, the mental pain that acne causes is horrible, that you show it and make the reality known, you have surely helped so much, it is good that on the other hand, you also know that normal skin has imperfections. and little spots although after your advice there will be nothing left hahaha thanks a hug congratulations
I am pretty sure that there's several professional chemicals and of course the treatments/procedures for acne scarring had a huge impact on your skin. CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 👏 Although I can't afford those types of professional treatments,I am using certain products mentioned.
I’m 60 and had acne on and off through high school and into my 30’s when a dermatologist put me on Accutane. Truthfully, the side effects and the mental fall out from that was possibly worse than the acne. Looking back, and knowing what I know now, I wasn’t given any guidelines to avoid the irritation and dryness. The Accutane did clear up my skin but I wish I would have been offered a topical like tretinoin and been given the proper way to apply it to avoid the irritation as much as possible.
Back in the day the only thing that made my acne better was tanning. I was always taught that picking at pimples causes it and I used to try to be careful. Having a tan used to make my pores look smaller but long term it damages pores.
No Proactiv? No Accutane? No lasers or tetracyclines?? These things have been on the market for about 40 years or so! You're too young to remember that far, right??
You are beautiful on the inside and on the outside. People need to cut others some slack. The ones that made you feel bad were not very nice. You are great 👍 I have your sunscreen and it's great 👍. Water I found was a big impact. Beautiful Butterfly
That was a lovely video. I actually finally JUST discovered how to treat my skin. My issue was dead skin build-up that wouldn't get off my face. Making my face all rough if I wasn't REALLY on top of cleansing a shitload and lightly exfoliating daily, chemically and physically. Then I discovered from a small section of a Dr Dray video I watched the other day about double cleansing, that oil cleansers just MELTS that dead skin away! the glue bonds holding the dead skin together, just instantly gone. Incredible. Cut down on so much of my routine. I had never gone across this method before, because there's no videos directly on what I had, which isn't some condition that requires other treatment. Still curious about this whole retinol thing. I'll just see how my skin goes with this oil-cleanse change.
I'm currently facing acne as a guy in my late teens, not sure how much longer this will keep going (even if it lingers around, I'll at least have my acne big sister here!) it's getting better, of course, there are ups and downs but I bounce back up again in a week if my skin does decide to freak out. I'm planning on starting on a retinol serum from the brand "SVR", any advice? Love you and I'm happy you got here in the end! ❤
I love that you're a man who understands that skincare doesn't have a gender, and looking after yourself is not a female only domain - welcome! I wish you luck in your journey, and I hope you get your dream skin!!
@cheekyb71 Thank you, I hope so too! I find it strange that skincare seems to be seen as a feminine thing to do when all you're doing is simply taking care of yourself. I find it relaxing at times, I'm in my last year of school and stress is going to be present, especially when exams start to creep around the corner, so doing these little massages and whatnot is rather calming and helpful in more ways than one!
I came here to ask that Cassandra show more men in her videos. I'm 55 and have struggled with acne off and on since I was 12, but my adult son does, too. He's a modern man and, outwardly, says he isn't bothered by content that shows mostly girls, but I'm sure he'd feel better about channels that include people like him.
@PrairieDawnC I would also love it if men were included in these videos! Acne truly doesn't discriminate when it comes to who gets it, but chances are, guys tend to have it worse, I'm not a derm or anything but I feel like some recommendations that work for women's skin might not do as well on men...
@PrairieDawnC Either way, the core issue of where acne comes from, what possibly worsens it or gets rid of seems to be more or less the same, it varies from person to person, which is so annoying but that's the beauty of being unique. I hope your son also finds a way to clear up his skin too!
Very dry skin here after taking Accutane at 19. So I'm an acne (much) older cyster. Give me those thick, goopy sunscreens! I wish we'd had better topical treatments when I had acne. The use of benzoyl peroxide was in its infancy, and we didn't have salicylic acid or retinoids.
acne is often a lifelong concern, especially cycstic, due to how hard it is to treat (and scars so easily). i have hope, but that hope doesn't lie in hardcore treatments that can harm/damage your liver or kidneys. figuring out what works best is always a challenge, and whether it's a long term solution is always a concern. i'm stil working that angle, as well as treatment for scars that aren't melasmic, but pale/white. i cannot use benzoyl peroxide due to it burning my skin (pain), so i have a sulfacetamide wash i was prescribed for night use. that works well and is an option if someone is sensitive/reactive to benzoyl peroxide.
I have dry skin and I honestly hated the zitsticka sunscreen! I thought it felt so heavy and greasy on my skin! I tried to use it up but there’s still an almost empty bottle sitting in my cabinet and I can’t bring myself to finish it especially since I have so many others that I prefer.
Hi Cassandra, why don't you speak about the retinal serum by Geek and Gorgeous A-Game 5 and 10. I think it's a great product and an affordable one. Please please make a review of these serums. Thanks 💜
I struggle with acne but my skin is too sensitive for acne creams like tretinoin and I end up ruining my skin barrier, Could we have a detailed video on the frequency of these products used? When to get a chemical peel, how often you are using the actives on your face? I have cut everything out for now and my skin is feeling better but I still have acne and acne scars but I don't know how to get rid of them without making my skin worse x
I struggle w acne when I was in middle school to after college . I think at least 15 years myself . Even though it not noticeable but when peoples see it they just straight up how gross they 😅 to pull down my self esteem but everything come w karma they all end up suffering w acne n end up w bad scaring n aging pretty bad 😅 I learn never make fun of anyone natural beauty .. anyway makeup back then was terrible n easily to clog pores . Nowadays it way better n skin cares
I have psoriesis right on my chin and jawline! it is so flaky and gross, and I do get comments sometimes. or sometimes I will point it out myself just to pretend it doesn't matter. it sucks!
Cassandra I have been trying so hard to get my skin better and I work with children and they are so fucking brutal sometimes. They don't mean to me, they're only curious but I wish I could wave a magic wand and have clear skin. I want it so badly. It was just I was in a place before where my skin was doing okay, I could go out without makeup but ever since starting working with children it has gotten so much worse. I think it is a combination of stress, germs from being with children and hormones. I've tried so many things at this point I just want to rip my skin off sometimes. I feel like I was doing so well before I started this job. I wish parents taught their children not to be fucking brutal sometimes.
At this point in my life I am absolutely terrified to use a retinoid. I’ve tried it before and it’s always the same result. For months and months I get acne and it gets worse and worse. Last time it was the Inkey list retinol. While I loved my skin immediately after and the morning after the acne was just unbearable and it was for much longer time to be considered purging and it was cystic. I used it right. I started it once a week for 2 weeks, then twice, then every other day and it was very bad every time I switched to a more frequent use. It did not dry me out and I did not have redness but that acne just got worse and worse. At this point my skin is ok breaking out here and there but better than before. I do have quite a bit of scaring and hyperpigmentation but idk anymore I feel a have the guts to try and destroy my skin again….
I've had the same exact experience every time!! I was waiting for the purging phase to be over but it kept getting worse and my skin only got better once I got rid off every single product and have only been using water for weeks since I'm afraid to put anything on my skin.
So I have a question, the way you described not leaving the house because your worried about what other people think of you, is that like a variation of body dysmorphia?
I want to start cutting specific foods out of my diet to see if any of these cause my acne (dairy, gluten, etc). Any advice for how long I should try to avoid these until I could possibly see a difference or move to the next one? Is 4-6 weeks enough?
I can't get rid of my cystic acne. I'm trying the 4%bha from PC , hoping that works. I heard the purple spf uses older filters that can break you out easier, is that true?
Ceramides are sooooooooooo STICKY. Even K-Beauty is sticky. Most Serums are sticky. It sucks to need them during the day...but I do. So...all day with STICKY FACE. I don't care if my face is tacky at night. Barrier Creams...not quite as sticky.
Just realized I’ve been a subscriber for 10 years 🥹 also, don’t know about anyone else but I am in need of some advice for adult neck acne because wtf?!
I got really harsh acne treatment 10 years ago and literally no one told me to use sunscreen 🥲 My skin is far from perfect, i have huge pores and deep scars, but just like you, i don’t hate myself anymore for my skin and that is the biggest progress you can make 🥰 We are more than our skin ❤
