If I didn’t wash my face in the morning, I would have enough grease for a damn oil change for my car 😭 so I agree with her recommendation of twice daily washing.
As a man i got really overwhelmed with the whole skincare scene but i just couldnt deal with how bad my face got, this video really did simplify it well, thank you!
I'm pretty sure I have combination skin.... my t-zone is super oily with large pores, but everywhere else is normal.. I do have really large pores on my cheeks tho, like right by my nose
@@dani5612 Hi! First happy New Year! I know I am a bit late but this may help. You know it when sometimes in winter or just colder days your skin tends to dry out but not completely desert dry. And in summer when the weather is hot you get just the tiniest bit oily in your T-zone but the rest is pretty much normal with a slightly dry feeling. The best products to use is the ones that are labelled for normal to dry skin. Hope I helped 😊. And go have a look on Hyram here on youtube,he can really help any skin type. Btw sorry for any grammar mistakes, English is not my main language.
@@mrsquarterblack I recently realized that I actually have combination skin: Oily forehead/nose but normal cheeks/chin. Finding a moisturizer that feels hydrating and doesn’t make the greasy half of my face look even shinier (and not the good kind). A part of my problem is that I like the “clean dewy” look but again, oily skin ruins it.😭
Normal skin that leans toward oily and acne prone. Great video. I've been on tretinoin for 2 and a half months now so I'm trying to be as simple as possible. My routine is just rinse face in am then sunscreen and pm is oil cleanser then vanicream face cleanser, isntree hyaluronic acid toner, cerave moisturizing lotion and finally 0.04% tretinoin from curology.
I have extremely normal skin and I’m so grateful for you covering and mentioning the normal skin type! Me, my sister, and my mom all have the 3 different Cerave cleansers (hydrating, foaming, SA) and we kind of rotate using them since none of us really need just one in particular. Also I’m debating purchasing the CeraVe lotion, the CeraVe PM lotion, or VaniCream’s lotion since the CeraVe cream irritates the skin around my nose
My skin type is VERY dry but very acne prone! It’s super hard to treat without using moisturizing products that don’t break me out. I’ve been using tretinoin 0.025% since March and it’s helped a lot! I also haven’t had any increase in dryness while on tret which is a godsend.
Wow that is amazing you have had more dryness using tretinoin!! I have dry skin with acne and am delaying starting my retinol out of fears of more dryness. Maybe I should just start and it won't be that bad ! ☺️
@@oceanbird. try it! I had to stop using tretinoin in November of 2020 unfortunately because I started getting perioral dermatitis and my acne came back worse than every before no matter what I did (or didn’t do). I’m hoping to try it out again at a later date. Once I stopped Tretinoin, my skin cleared up almost immediately with just using a salicylic acid 2% exfoliating toner. Thinking I may try out the Retin-A Micro version so it’s more gentle on my skin…think that was my main problem, it was too harsh at 0.025% retin-a.
@@lilacfaerie1619 wow thanks for the update!! My derm is having me start at a very low dose of OTC retinol, the lowest one which I think is 0.25%. it's the one from skin medica and is supposed to be a bit more gentle. I think I'll give it a try thanks to your story! I feel encouraged :) also good luck on trying micro! Also have you heard of altreno? I haven't tried any tret but I was researching gentle tret options before my derm suggested the skin medica retinol, and altreno came up. Maybe it would be another option to look at along with micro?
The first moisturizer is way to moisturizing for combination skin and makes my skin feel as I just didn’t wash it so it’s a no for me. And the CeraVe cream works PERFECT not to oily not to drying just right!
I finally tried cerave and I'm obsessed with the cerave pm moisturizing lotion to use in the day! This week a sunscreen really irritated/burned my face, and I washed everything off and only put on the cerave pm moisturizing lotion and my skin was back to normal in 10 minutes (except I got a huge pimple the next day from the irritation)
I use the Cerave Daily Moisturizing Lotion both at night and at daytime but some days I wake up with my skin feeling parched. I have combination skin and steer more towards products for oily skin so I’m not sure why the lotion doesn’t provide adequate moisture but I still love using it.
I completely cut out using a cleanser and only water rinse my skin twice a day and only use the new Vanicream moisturizer with HA, Ceramides and Squalane and my skin is flawless now. I started treating my skin gently and as if it is normal and I love it so much 😊 I have never used makeup (I'm pretty lazy when it comes to putting that stuff on and I'm always in a rush so I don't have time to) I am however going to try and incorporate an spf since I found my go to moisturizer 😊
I just started using the DRMTLGY tinted sunscreen thanks to your recommendation and I love it!! I have dry, sensitive skin and I'm also someone that hates most sunscreens. I actually enjoy wearing this one and don't mind reapplying, so thank you 😊
I have to say that the Cerave daily moisturizing lotion is amazing. I was previously using Cetaphil oil-free hydrating lotion with hyaluronic acid, which is similar, except for the ceramides. The Cetaphil is good under makeup but is very watery and lightweight and just didn't do much. The Cerave however, transformed my skin. I woke up to my skin looking significantly different than the day before. It looks lightweight and like it's not going to do much but it does!! I own the cream version too, but I'd say the lotion does more for me. That's my new moisturizer and I'm not Changing it. Using it on my wet skin right after washing is a game changer.
Dry Combination Sensitive (my combo skin is more on the dry side) skin here, I have such a hard time with my skin bc sometimes I have days like today where my skin feels balanced and others it's dry and others the T Zone is super oily. I need product recommendations, Cerave works but the results are mediocre and it's not really for me and Clinic doesn't work for me. Please help 😭😭
Combo dry leaning 🙋🏻♀️ it sucks . Lol some areas are soooo dry. And patchy I use that SA cleanser once a week to "exfoliate a little bit and help a little" . I always use it with my double cleanse (albolene) and I get a little redness but thankfully It goes away in a few minutes.
Combo/ acne prone skin here! I have been using the Cerave SA cleanser recently and I'm loving it. No irritation, which I sometimes get with other drying products. Speaking of, what are your thoughts on using bakuchiol instead of retinoids for those of us with reactive skin types?
If your skin can’t tolerate retinoids finding something that is better tolerated is definitely a good choice 😊 have you ever tried to use retinoids 1-2x a week on top of moisturizer as a start?
I really wish they had chosen a different filter for the DRMTLGY tinted sunscreen or just keep it mineral only. Octinoxate breaks me out and it is in fact a very irritating chemical filter along with oxybenzone. I have very sensitive and acne prone skin and I am trying mineral tinted sunscreens, currently I have the Paula’s Choice Super-light daily wrinkle defense spf 30 and MDSolarSciences spf 50 in light-medium. Not sure yet which one I like best. Also, I have to comment on my HG under eye cream, the Avène Soothing eye contour cream. This dedicated eye cream has saved my ultra dry and tight under eye skin. I don’t even use concealer anymore (I don’t have bags or dark circles) and my under eyes look super smooth and just perfectly healthy and hydrated. I will continue to repurchase. Love your channel!!
I've used the Cerave Hydrating cleanser since 2007.I started using retinoids then for my teenage going into hormonal acne.It works well for those with dehydrated/dry due to treatments skin.I also used the lotion and cream. The lotion worked well for my dehydrated,flaky sensitized oily skin then and works well with my more balanced combo/seasonally dry/oily skin now I keep Cliniques DDML on hand because it has never cause an issue with my skin.Even after I was building up my barrier after giving myself chemical burns. I seem to have some sort of sensitivity to vanicream and cetaphil products.If I use them to often I will break out and develop a rash.
@@nachurichz6199 The cerave regular pump lotion. It depends on what my skin is like in the morning. I either use the Cerave hydrating, or a Micellar water. I use a alcohol free witch hazel toner (thyers or Dickson's hydrating) or a thick hydrating one that I press into my skin. (innsfree or Klairs) I use my cream (Cerave) or lotion (Cerave Pm, regular or Clinique) in my dry places and a gel-cream (Clinique DDMG or Moisture Surge) in my t-zone. If I am actually getting out of the house I will use sunscreen (I usually use a generic baby one) I double cleanse at night I use a cleaning oil, balm or cold cream first then I use my Cerave foaming cleanser I use my AF witch hazel toner and then layer the thick hydrating one. I use my retinoid every other night. I use my Cerave Pm moisturizer then layer a sleeping mask or my cerave ointment where needed.
@@AbbeyYung I haven't tried it in a while.I was surprised myself. Even a couple of years after giving myself chemical burns my skin still is still off.Having to wear a mask all day at work ,in a kitchen,is not doing me any favors either.
Oily, acne prone, sensitive skin... Also aging skin... Lol. But right now in MN (winter-ish) it's kind of dry. Also, Cerave is my favorite. I started using the facewash and my face stopped being as sensitive as it used to be. I use a light facewash in the morning, then an oil cleaser, then a soft facial cleanser at night. Also, always use face lotion twice a day otherwise my face gets super irritated.
Where do you get ur CeraVe products from? I went to Walmart to get the SA Cleanser and I only saw 2 total CeraVe Products and didn’t even see a CeraVe section, although I think they were all sold out cause there were like 5 racks empty
Shivangi Ranjan I use CeraVe products also. I usually buy them at Walmart, but have found that Target has more in stock usually!! Walmart is almost always sold out!!
Nicole Schriever That’s great to hear!! Way too many channels are taking about CeraVe😆. That is a great thing but the bad thing is that they are always out of stock, like what’s happening with the Ordinary, all the good products like the Niacinamide serum are constantly out of stock. I’ll be sure to get it next time I go to target! Thank you so much for your help!!
I have white heads on my cheeks, but my t-zone seems completely fine, rarely I have a tiny pimple. I never had large pimples or pimple breakouts, but I have so many white heads on my cheeks and sometimes forehead. Is that combined skin?
Hard agree about the CeraVe lotion not being enough for dry skin (or even moderately dry skin). It is so, so light. I wish they'd make a product with a thickness/richness between the lotion and the cream (which is...very intense).
Glad to help! I find it’s easier to explain this way so I can talk about the formulation differences for each product at the same time instead of jumping back and forth
I have oily skin around my nose and near my eyes and my t-zone but then I have normal skin on my cheeks but I still have a small amount of acne on my cheeks then the most acne I have is on my forehead I have a lot of clogged pores on my nose and near my eyes and my chin has dark spots and feels oily
Hi, you are 100% right the lotion is not hydrating enough for dry skin. We need the cream version. I have added the ordinary rose hip oil to my routine and its amazing!!! I don’t need a moisturiser when i use it at night. I know retinol and Vit C can’t be used together but can all oils be used with acids.
I have oily skin with big pores but at the same time I have dry skin that have flaky areas. I have acne prone skin as well. So am I a more severe combination? I also need to know, what order do I put the products in if it’s the most minimal routine?
It makes so much sense now. Before I was introduced to skincare my sister got the SA Cleanser and we would use it day and night and we broke out the next day. We thought oh Hyaluronic acid and salicylic acid are really good but we didn’t know it was for VERY acne-prone skin, we just have occasional breakouts, with me having oily and her having dry 😭Thank you so much
I whish you could provide some recommondations for cruelty free products. I have a really hard time finding a suitable cleanser which is affordable and hasn't been tested on animals.
I have the same skin type. The moisturiser that works best for me is Eucerin UreaRepair Replenishing Face Cream. It sinks into the skin to actually hydrate but doesn't make my skin more oily cos my skin is getting the moisture it needs, so it produces less oil. I'd recommend giving it a try cos it's quite cheap too. Good luck 🥰
By the way, I totally forgot to mention that I use to wash my face in the morning and evening, but as I have gotten older and my skin has changed I only wash my face in the evening. May sound gross to some, but I noticed when I was washing my face twice a day in my thirties my skin just seemed really dry. Thankfully, I figured it out. I use a gentle toner in the morning to wipe off any residue from lastnight's products, then do my morning moisturizer, and sunscreen twice. My skin is happier since I started that new routine.
Certain cleansers can dry out your skin as well. The Cetaphil foaming cleanser has been horrid to my skin and I’m only 17. I used to have oily type skin and now it’s getting very dry. I’ll have to try your routine and skip the morning cleansing.
Hey I just found your channel over the weekend and you are brilliant!! I am 32 and I have dry dehydrated acne prone skin. I am looking for a concealer and finishing powder. I am looking for. A foundation as well but think I found one to try (cover girl + Olay ageless something or another lol) I was using L’Oréal lumi but they just don’t have my color especially for winter. I usually only break out if I wear makeup or around my cycle
I've been trying to follow this routine (vanicream gentle foaming, tretinoin/dapsone, vanicream daily facial moisturizer, cerave renewing gel oil) and have noticed that my dry skin has been getting better overall EXCEPT around my eyes. The skin around my eyes isn't red but it burns when you touch. Have you experienced this? Any recommendations? @Abbey Yung
I just started aczone/dapsone topical gel a few months ago, and when the weather turned cold and the furnace turned on and the indoor air is dry, I started getting a similar reaction on my eyelids to what you described! Then I also noticed that in a few days there was also a dry patch and even my gentle moisturizer was burning and tingling a little just on my eyelids. I think it was the dapsone, so if you're still using that what I've been doing is switching to a WAY thicker moisturizer and being very cautious to keep my dapsone application far away from my eyes. I dot it on the outside of my face and rub it in toward the center, staying away from my eyes. I talked to my medical aesthetician who also happens to use dapsone, and she gave me that method. She says dapsone/aczone does travel on the skin even if you don't apply it directly to your eyes, so it's important to keep it away from the eyes. Also only use a small pea size amount. I was using way too much also.
Just watched a couple of your videos and HOLY SH*T I learned so much! I’m 36 and am just now realizing I should do some research and have an actual skincare routine. Up until now, I’ve been one of those hippies who doesn’t want to use harmful chemicals, so I just used regular bar soap (I know, I know). With extremely oily, mottled, saggy/wrinkly, and hormonal acne skin, I need to make some drastic changes, but didn’t know where to start until now. Thank you!!
Side note: even if you’re not a hippie, check out the Healthy Living app by EWG, which gives safety ratings (and ingredient lists) for tons of products.
I have normal skin and dry skin and a little bit of redness. I also have dry skin around my nose, and sometimes I get pimples. I use the cereve face wash and the cereve moisturizer. What else should I use???
Love this! So well done! Been a subscriber for about a month and have been BINGING your videos haha. I'm a skincare freak too. And you basically described my skincare routine in this video. I used to have more of an elaborate routine in my early to mid 20s but now it's paired down to this and my skin has never been more happy. I have extremely sensitive skin so once I tossed out the "extra products that work beautifully for so many skin types but not mine," my skin thanked me. Sometimes the skin needs less to thrive, and in my case, that was it. Sorry for the long response, love your videos and your personality, so freaking genuine.
Minimal Skin care sounds perfect, especially in a world that's constantly, bombarding you with products for this and that! Since the mask, I haven't worn any foundation, just mascara.. why wear lipstick if your lips are covered by a stupid mask? I call it my, "Semi Naturel Look." That Tinted Moisturizer, is a must. Thank you!
I’m so lost. I have combination skin but I know nothing about skincare. I’ve tried cerave and it didn’t help me. All moisturisers I’ve tried, I’ve been able to rub off & they just feel heavy, like I’m wearing a mask. Tonight I tried the ordinary serum, but the directions weren’t clear, I got it all wrong & had to wash it off! I’m a disaster! I don’t know if/how/when I’m meant to exfoliate? Someone please help me
Research I’ve read says that ingredient is actually not pore clogging and that is a misconception. Regardless, I wouldn’t worry about it though! Tretinoin is the best thing to ever happen to my pores 😂
I am normal skin leaning towards dry in the winter and oily in the summer I need help btw were almost in spring .help me with a skincare routine plzzzz
My skin is very sensitive, and I have combination skin. I get an oily t zone and I get dry skin in areas like under my nose and all around my eyes. So would the ceraVe hydrate be a good option? If my skin reacts to something it will become extremely dry and what about moisturizer? I could really do with your help 🙂
Hi! Awesome video. Have you done one on the best azelaic acid you've found? I prefer azelaic acid to retinoids as it also helps with PIH and is a lot less irritating for my acne.
@@AbbeyYung Nice. I wish I could try the ordinary's but you can only get Finacea (prescription-based azelaic acid 15%) here in Canada. Anyhow, I would definitely recommend looking into azelaic acid and tea tree oil. Both are magic for acne, in my experience.
I am I believe Combination. Except my T Zone is... complicated... my forehead and around my nose are dry and flaky, but middle of my nose and cheeks and chin are slightly oily. I am not sure she brought up a cleanser for Combination skin... Please help 🙏 😢 😭
Hiiiii... I'm just completely new to skin care. Just started today with your video and this was useful information 💖 However I have a silly question that I was hoping you or someone else could help me answering... When you are applying all of the products, do you have to rinse in between or they go one over the other? Also, before the cleanser, like in the shower, should we wash our face with like a neutral soap? Pls remember I'm brand new in this skin care world 😸 I really appreciate the help 💞
hi abbey how r u ? I've had a minimal routine and been using tretinoin but tret is not for me I get super red and irritated. doctor said I can use differin since it's less irritating but I'm taking a break from it for now. I only use a facial cleanser and moisturizer I'm done with so many steps .thanks doll
I am great! On my morning walk replying to comments- hope you are doing well too 😊 ahhh yes tret is definitely not for everyone! Swapping to differin after your break sounds like a great approach!
So im really stuck on knowing what is my skin types because i have normal u zone but my forehead is very dry and my nose oily so I really don't know .. can someone help me ?
I’m really struggling because I’m thinking of getting the PM moisturiser because I’m oily but I already have the Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% and I’m getting Hyaluronic Acid 2% B5 so would it be okay using niacinamide in the mornings and hyaluronic at night but also using the PM moisturiser everyday?
Hello dear I have oily n acne prone skin n I’m living in hot n humid area. My doctor ask me to use tretione 0.025 n so in your opinion tretione is better or I should start with retinol
So i have a combo skin, little bit oily and little bit dry and what products should i buy? for both dry and oil, and should i put it separate or just buy products that are good for both? sorry for too many questions, i never bought skin products and i am a little bit nervous about it. plus its summer so maybe i should buy light products for oily skin?
Another good video! Dry sensitive skin here that gets so dehydrated that needs all the extra help it can get!I know is a minimal routine but any rec for any extra step to boost hydration?
Abbey Yung great! In what step of the routine? Right after cleanser or right before the moisturizer? Heard both- what do you recommend for dehydrated dry skin?
I have dry, mature skin, and I love Cerave products, but they can be confusing. I use the pm version during the day, aa it really isn't thick like you would except from a night time formula.
I’m a month late but I have recently started watching you and I have dry skin. My skin is sensitive, dry and have more of redness on my cheeks. And my forehead flakes a lot lol. But you have helped a lot. And have you reviewed the inkey list. Because right now that’s what I’m using and I would like to hear your thoughts on that.
Do you find that you have issues with your makeup cloths getting more stained/harder to get clean when using the Ponds cold cream? I’ve used about half the jar but now I feel like my cloths are gunked up and not coming totally clean out of the washing machine like they used to.
I have combo skin. I used proactiv when I was in high school and it worked so well oddly enough but then I stopped using it and started breaking out here and there so I started using cerave hydrating cleanser which was really good but the lotion gave me cystic acne 😖 now idk what to do
Hey, this might sound dumb for me to say but for a product that says normal to dry skin does it mean for both? I'm so confused, on which products to get.
is you have acne does that necessarily mean you have acne prone skin? i have hormonal acne but from what i know i’ve never had any products make me break out worse, etc. i definitely have sensitive skin which leads to a lot of redness and irritation at times...
12 minutes in and looks like a product placement for CeraVe. These cleansers and moisturizers were brutal for my 41 year old combo skin. The brand has comodogenic formulas and some shady marketing (Rob from Mad About Skin is a fantastic resource on this topic).
Hi Abbey, I've just watched your minimal skincare routine again! Had forgotten about this and needed to watch to get ideas that you recommend for oily combination skin type. Is the Cerave brand that you like the most of as to other brands that you have tried and reviewed? Thank you ☺️💗.
@@AbbeyYung Thank you 😘. Sorry to bother you again Abbey! Is the Inkey List 15% Vitamin C EGF! A good one to go for? Because I have been haunting high and low for brands to be able to purchase one from a drug store. If you could let me know if this would be a good purchase, I would very much appreciate it? Thank you 😊!
