My friend was kind enough to share her beloved dermatologist’s skincare recommendations which I have since adopted. Skincare doesn’t need to be expensive for it to be effective! I am passing along her simple wisdom.
Her dermatologist emphasizes…
- Expensive face cream will never deliver on what they promise, so there’s no need to spend excessively on these types of offerings. It’s all marketing to get folks to purchase products.
- If you have wrinkles that bother you, lotion won’t help. Botox will.
A simple skincare routine
Daily
Morning:
- Wash face with a gentle facewash
- [Optional] Apply a few drops of hyaluronic acid to damp skin to help keep moisture in your skin
- Apply moisturizer and let it absorb
- Then apply sunscreen
Evening:
- Remove makeup with micellar water (gentle)
- Wash face with a gentle facewash
- Pat skin dry
- Apply moisturizer
- [Optional for once or twice a week] Apply a small amount of retinol to help with skin texture in general; you need to develop a tolerance to it or you will experience redness and flakiness
Weekly:
Once a week use an AHA peeling solution after washing your face. Leave it on for 8 minutes and then wash it off and apply moisturizer.
Product Recommendations
- Notes
- No expensive skin care product will be any better than CeraVe
- Eye cream is not necessary as it’s usually the same as face cream
- Face wash
- CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
- La Roche Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
- Moisturizer
- CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion (face and body)
- NIVEA Creme (good for winter or dry skin; can be used for face and body); my friend says this reminds her of La Mer lotion
- Sunscreen
- Elta MD UV Clear is my absolute favorite!
- Recently I’ve been loving the Colorescience Face Shield Flex as well (I use “Light”)
- Hyaluronic Acid
- The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5
- AHA Peel
- AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution