Have you tried Allies of skin? Pricey side of things but so far I've been loving their products for my sensitive skin, especially as I adjust to tretinoin in our very dry Prairie candian winter! They are cruelty free, mostly vegan line, but some products do have honey and yogurt. Would love your honest reviews. Xo
It's -14°C in Poland, I started using my mother's super extra thick greasy moisturizer for very mature and dry skin. It works wonders in this weather ;p
Which moisturizer? It’s cold here too + my mom has been using Vaseline from birth :) + ppl think she’s 20 yrs younger. I tho, put Cassandra’s alternative in my cart ;)
@@valeriesantos8178 it's probably not available outside Poland 'cause it's a Polish brand (I guess). But it's "AVA Mustela emulsja przeciwzmarszczkowa extra tłusta"
The Illiyoon Ceramide ATO Concentrate Cream is my newest and most favorite heavy duty moisturizer. They also have a lighter version that doesn’t have the word concentrate in the name. It’s cruelty free, vegan, and absolutely wonderful on my super sensitive, dry, acne-prone, aged skin that can’t handle petroleum or mineral oil.
This is the jam I use when I need a heavy duty moisturizer. This winter has been mostly -20°c or below where I live and this has saved my skin. It's so cold outside and inside it's warm and dry, so after toner, essences, serums etc. I seal everything with this cream. It's my daytime and nighttime cream. @CassandraBankson please check out this cream, it's awesome! ❤
My skin is usually oily too.. and lately it feels like sandpaper, like wtf??!!! I've also been sick sooo much (and am currently sick lol). I started using the Olehenrikson ceramide moisturizer and it shockingly is doing the trick and not breaking me out! My skin is ridiculously sensitive.
same like oily within 30 minutes of washing my whole life and then one day suddenly i’m drier than the desert. i never thought i would be thankful for my oily skin but i can’t wait for it to come back 😅
Exactly the same here!! I'm always struggling with my oily skin, but now my face is so dry that it flakes! I'm actually a bit worried, something feels "wrong" because I really don't recognize my skin behaving like this 🧐 Therefore it is greatly appreciated to hear that I'm not the only one with this issue 🧡😘
I didn't know Elf made a sleeping pack. I need to try it and the Purito one for sure. My favorite buttery creams are the Biossance and the Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Cream! I like my creams to come in a jar. I want a cream too thick for a tube. :)
It's like Cassandra read my mind! Oily skin girlie here, but I've been having dry/flakey skin recently AND just after I got sick. I also really like Epaderm.
I have super sensitive, dry skin (with some flare ups of rosacea and perioral dermatitis) & the game changer for me has been a moisturizing simple toner (no stripping ingredients) on a damp/wet face before putting any creams on! The one I like is the dear klairs supple prep unscented toner (vegan)! And then i put a variety of creams or oils, etc depending on how dry and cracked I am, but this step seems to make a difference in how much everything else actually absorbs! I’ll even use the white rabbit cotton sheets and this toner for a diy sheet mask (cause I’m allergic to sooooo many things)!
when it comes to sleeping masks, I love Rice overnight mask from COSRX, which I sometimes also use as moisturizer for day as thin layer with BOJ Rice SPF. My skin is dehydrated greasy acne prone and this combination works for me very well. I was desperate and found this K-Beauty gems also thanks to this channel, so HUGE THANK YOU to Cassandra :)
OMG I need to try this! Is this the BOJ stick one? or the serum-y one in the toothpaste tube? I've tried those but they also have a new serum one!! I am so happy you have found some items that work for you and your amazing skin! xoxo
@@CassandraBankson The one in toothpaste tube. I love it. And I am planning to try that new serum. Altough I am not sure about ginseng extract in it. I tried their essence toner - didn´t work for me.. will see. Please, keep doing what you do. You are inspiring :)
This is where Scandinavian skincare lines come in! I moved from tropical climate to a colder mountain climate. My skin is still oily (genes) but my face felt tight and dry. Lumene to the rescue! I use their night balm and thick day cream. I tried Pacifica, Ordinary, Cetaphil, Cerave, nothing else worked except Lumene for me.
Vanicream products are so good if you have sensitive or rosacea prone skin. They are the only things that I have ever put on my skin that haven’t burned or caused redness. I heard that Melissa Gilbert uses Vanicream products. Go figure…guess I use celebrity skincare! But, FYI Vanicream is NOT expensive!
Just a bit of constructive feedback: I felt the music playing in the background in this video was really noticeable compared to your other videos. Personally, I prefer when you have limited music/sound in your videos because you have a lovely, engaging voice, and I feel the music can be a distraction from it.
I think it's time you prepared a video about animal cruelty in cosmetics, at least the way you see it. I consider myself an open minded person, so I'm ready to listen to your arguments. But so far... From what I understand, animal testing is forbidden in the EU, so, if CeraVe products are available here, they have to be cruelty free by definition, right? I do love Cerave creams, they never pile on my skin. Hope you can clarify this some day. ❤
If a product is sold in mainland china they’re obligated to test on animals. Although they’re doing away with some of these laws (thank god!), the majority of brands sold in china still test on animals. Therefore, a product can be cruelty free in the EU but if it’s sold in mainland china it is not getting that PETA stamp of approval of being 100% cruelty free. A lot of brands actively refuse to sell to china because of this, despite losing a lot of money in that market space. Therefore, I always google “is x brand sold in mainland china” to confirm its 100% cruelty free!
Hi Cassandra! I live in Michigan where on the winter it gets really cold and this video helped me SO much! My skin is so much more hydrated in the winter!
Ive been using the stabalizing repair and at furst i wasnt sure how to feel about it because i typically dont like super thick moisturizers but since winter rolled around ive been using it twice a day and i have fallen in LOVE!
The medature moisturizer is the ONLY moisturizer that gets rid of my retinization!! And I’ve tried other products from $20-$260! That was the ONLY moisturizer that could knock out the flakes from retinization immediately. I’m on my 3rd jar 🖤
I love when Cass gives a product I love her stamp of approval ❤ that elf one is top notch 👌🏻 Also, is it normal to have to layer multiple moisturisers? My skins so dry & rough and thirsty that I find myself needing to layer thin to thick over an ha serum & finish with that dermatica balm and liz arden 8hr. My skin’s literally slurping all my money up these days and idk if I’ve spoiled it too much or if something else is going on?!
It's absolutely normal to need to layer products. I've had very dry skin since I took Accutane, and I've layered moisturizers for years. Just adjust what you do according to your skin's needs. And I strongly recommend slugging with petroleum jelly or Aquaphor at night.
Im so happy to hear! Which one has been working for you? And while it is ok to layer moisturizers, ideally you can find just one that works great for you!! xoxo
I personally have never had a problem layering the Elf sleeping mask and I also found it to be a really good affordable option. I have been absolutely loving the Holika Holika Good Cera super ceramide cream! It has such a wonderful texture! I’m on my third jar. I have also love the super ceramide mist and super ceramide moisture balm (on my second tube of that). I think the whole line has fermented ceramides. Love the products! (Hate the “clean” marketing)
Hi Cassandra! Thank you for another great video! I would love to hear your opinion on solid skincare, if there are any good alternatives out there and if so which ones you recommend. I am looking for more sustainable skincare, and minimizing water usage and single use plastic/packaging is one small change in that I'd like to bring into my skincare routine if possible. On a different note, I hope 2024 will be a less rough year for you and I hope you will feel better soon!
Ive been using the Necessaire hand cream and it's done wonders! And it's not oily on my face! All the thicker moisturizers I've tried feel oily but that one doesn't, and it doesnt make me *more* oily. It's not breaking me out, and it's fragrance free.
Thanks for the video, Cassandra! Best winter moisturizers: Paula's Choice Clinical Ultra-Rich Moisturizer, Vanicream cream, and Aquaphor!!! And layer products if needed, from thin to thick.
My absolute fave is Purito dermide sleeping pack, I use it as a moisturizer, it is inexpensive and has ceramides, squalane, jojoba,... give it a try it's AMAZING
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Cassandra! Please can you do a video on how to layer products e.g. BHA, Retinol, squalene , hyaluronic acid, vitamin C 🙏!! I feel like i always get so lost with what to prioritise and what works together/what doesn't? especially getting closer to the big 30! Thank you so much!! 🦋💜 xx
I am usually oily, as well, but feel my skin is changing to dry type as I get older (33 now). I just switched to Cetaphil's peptide night cream from The Ordinary's moisturizer you reviewed-it has helped! I layer it over Dieux's Instant Angel. Cocokind's barrier serum helps too!
I have really dry skin and have been loving the La Roche Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Face and Body Moisturizing Cream. It’s thick like butter, and only $15.99 at Target. Ingredients include Prebiotic Thermal Water, Ceramide-3, Shea Butter, Glycerin, and Niacinamide.
I think using a viscous repair Essence like Jin Jung Sung by ENS is great for dry skin and is suitable for sensitive skin . It comes in a moisturiser version too with is added ceramides .
I love the ceramedx ultra cream My skin feels so soft and It stay hydrated all day and night . I been buying it for a while now Thanks to a video I saw from u a while back back.
Oddly enough I'm usually combo-oily. I've moved up a step on my tretinoin and my skin was getting dry and flaky. The only thing that saved my dryness was Nivea Creme 😅. Super thick but my goodness it has helped!
- 20 C this week in Lithuania, so I personally love Frudia pomegranate and blueberry creams for night, Alkmene is also amazing - moisturizing cream that comes in little glass packaging, or Alkmene with teatree ( I have acne prone, oily T zone and dry cheeks). And for day use Spf Pharmaceris 100 SPF is quite thick and Frudia 50+++ spf (orange one)
It was -37 here up north in Sweden last week and i can say Dermalogica Super Rich Repair is doing a good job in keeping my skin in a good shape so to speak )))
I've been using the Purito - B5 Panthenol Re-barrier Cream for a few months and can really recommend that one for people who suffer from acne-prone dry skin. I'm going to check out the other Purito option you mentioned as well :)
What seems to work really well for me, a non vegan skintellectual, is vanicream face wash or la roche posay cream cleanser, cosrx snail mucin serum, the ordinary aloe serum, vanicream moisturizing cream, topped with Vaseline. Perfectly moisturized skin.
Colloidal oats are really great. I adore how deeply hydrating they are. Sadly, I can only find Aveeno that makes fairly good and affordable moisturizers with oats and are easily available (I am not in USA and refrain from online purchases). The only other potential option I know is the one from Vaseline for sensitive skin.
Face Facts 5 Ceramide moisturiser with oat , ha , vitE . Vegan , CF , FF and £2.99 for 50ml from Amazon 🇬🇧 . I want to try Dr Sam Buntings new moisturiser as I've heard amazing things . 🙌👏😊🇬🇧
This is honestly a good recommendation list🤭 btw can you pls react to PinkPantheress's skincare routine? I'd like to see your perspective on her routine ☺️
Thank you so much for this video Cassandra! I don't know how many hours (way too many!!!) of RU-vid videos I have watched looking for this specific information. And finally, voila, this appeared. I have sensitive, dry, mature skin (sensitive first). My skin doesn't tolerate much as far as actives. I have been using Herbivore's Prism AHA BHA Serum for a few years, but that is the extent of my actives. I am on the hunt for a moisturizer with skin firming and elasticity enhancing properties that leaves a soft, silky feeling on my skin, not oily, waxy or dewy (does that rule out oil based moisturizers?). You would have had me sold on the Biossance one, if not for a BAD reaction that I had to an ingredient in their sunscreen that I believe was marketed for sensitive skin. Any recommendations as to which one of your many phenomenal recommendations might work best?
I layer my moisturizers... I have sarcoidosis and develop a "lupus rash" sometimes. It gets incredibly cracked and can bleed but I have found using my serums then using a gel moisturizer, misting with a rose water, letting sit for a min and then using skin fix. I will let all that sit and right before bed I will use either triple paste or lrp cicaplast right before bed really helps I also live in michigan and it gets rough in the winter here.
Hi, I love your content. Can you review Eucerin Anti Pigment range especially EUCERIN ANTI-PIGMENT HYPERPIGMENTATION Anti-Pigment Targeted Areas Body Cream. Thank you
unfortunately, Biossance has "improved" their gel formula and people with sensitive or acne prone skin are finding that their former holy grail is now breaking them out. It was one of my "when I have the money" favourites until then. The closest (but no match feel wise) ingredient wise seems to be Derma E Balancing. Sigh.
Love your videos! Would you be able to do a video about gen alpha's obsession with skin care and beauty products? Particularly Drunk Elephant? I find it terrible that these brands are marketing themselves to nine year olds who don't even need skin care.
Me and my boyfriend needed this. My skin has been feeling it this winter and he is chronically dry flaky and itchy. It sucks cause he subconsciously rubs his face since it's itchy, so he always rubs off product where he needs it, especially when he sleeps.
Great time for this video. I'm normally combo and a light moisterizer cuts it but I'm on my 3rd week of getting over the flu and my skin is sooo dry, Help!!! ❤
I would love to know your thoughts on The Inkey List’s Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer + Barrier Strengthening. Dry skin girlie here myself that often gets dehydrated during the winter months and so far I’ve been finding this moisturizer to be amazing for my skin
Shea butter and petroleum for the win baby and throw in some good oils bayybee squalane grape seed oil, olive oil, coconut oil avocado oil sunflower oil I love oils ❤
This winter everyone's skin been getting drier, it's scary honestly! My eczema that I had as a kid came back, MULTIPLE german influencers got eyelid eczema, my grandma who's never had it before got it and my friend from PORTUGAL who's always oily is having problems with dry skin. I've just been using the CeraVe lotion on my face, cortisone prescription cream on my eczema and Vaseline on my lips and any other dry spots.
I’m pretty acne prone but also have extremely dry skin and I also use .1% tretinoin so that can dry out around my eyes a tiny bit but I use thick moisturizers and I’ll use two to three each night and I’ll also put cerave healing ointment or hydrolatum on my face to really lock in moisture but I never worry about breaking out and even when I do it goes away fairly quickly I use face theory aha BHA cleanser or cetaphil gentle clear sa cleanser or benzoyl peroxide cvs brand bar soap and my skin stays clear of breakouts for the most part.
I have battling dry skin for years and having constant break outs in the winter. This year has been the worst so far. Found out I actually have eczema after a full body breakout and speaking with my doctor. I am looking forward to finding a good moisturizer for spots, but my tried and true general moisturizer has been aveeno. Nothing else helps my itchy legs.
Hi Cassandra, have you ever tried the Torriden Solid In Ceramide Cream? I've never used it, but I've heard it be described as having a melted buttery texture and it has jojoba, panthenol, 5 ceramides and phytosphingosine.
Have you ever tried a company called 100 Percent Pure? Vegan, cruelty free, and they make the only eye cream I ever repurchased up till I was almost 60 because it's practically magic. I've givem their Organic Coffee Bean Eye Cream away to musician friends who keep it in their "morning after a gig" kit. I have no relation to the company. I love some of their products, and I'd love to know what you think of them.
One thing that I have noticed after getting sick with COVID, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER January 1 through the 10th, my face cleared up completely (I have chronic Rosacea, and it totally went clear for about a week while I was sick) It's like your immune system attacks the viruses and the disease process clears up your skin, while the Rosacea vanished! After I recovered, I noticed it got somewhat redder and drier again! Weird!
I’m 77 & have been having the driest skin of my life ; it feels like cardboard before I treat it with my skincare. Would you consider reviewing: Beekman 1802 WonderCream Buttery Moisturizer? I haven’t ordered yet, but I’ve been tempted. Thank you. Adele San Antonio, TX
petrolatum jelly can't ever be with this it's a must I use it on my lips every day. My acne healing scars every day. Under my boobs sorry TMI but it's great for that from one sister to another and for the whole body hands feet daily
As you once mentioned salicylic and aha BHA should not be used together can aha BHA be used once a week and salicylic daily except the day when aha BHA is used
Hi! 🫧BHA= Salicylic acid, AHA= Glucolic acid (amongst others). 🫧Some products are formulated with both in them, but a good rule to go by is not to mix them yourself in the same routine. Instead what could be done is to use one in the morning and one in the evening, or as you say BHA some days and AHA some days. 🫧I myself have noticed that my skin likes The Ordinarys Salicylic acid serum every night, but I only use glucolic acid once a week now (it can easily be overdone). Best of luck to you! ❤Johanna.
I struggle to find both face and body moisturisers that work plus lip balm. I have dry skin but also I’m on oxygen so I can use petroleum based products since it’s dangerous. I have to be super careful when buying anything especially my face and lips and that comes into the most contact with the oxygen. It stresses me out trying to find new things to try because I still haven’t found something I love that helps me enough I didn’t know about petrolatum and that isn’t not flammable I’m gunna have to look into it more
Hey I'm 18 and I have mild acne with slight oily skin can I use salicylic 2% by the ordinary daily and the aha bha chemical peel once a week as my skin is almost a virgin 'almost' and to aha bha it is .pls guide
