The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/labmuffinbeautyscience12201 Also I'll have a video out about the Purito situation and SPF testing in general in the next few days! Keep an eye out for it...
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience You are the person who introduced me to new generation SPF filters and asian sunscreen and thanks to you I use tons of sunscreen every 3 hours and I don't look like a ghost. Kiehl's Ultra Light Daily UV Defense Aqua Gel -although it isn't an asian sunscreen- is my all time favorite, I think it would be yours too because it's so obvious that Kiehl's was heavily inspired by asian skincare when they designed it. It would mean the world to me if you could review it.
Absolutely! This is also one of the biggest reasons why I hate "clean" beauty. It's become a way of shaming people, mostly women, into buying overpriced products using overstated or pseudoscientific claims and overflowing lists of "dirty" ingredients. These brands are essentially saying that if you're not using clean products, you're using dirty ones which means you don't take care of yourself. Quality skincare exists at all prices and even if you can afford luxury products, there's no need to buy them because you're paying for the name and fancy packaging. Especially now, there are so many effective and affordable options from Asian brands, The Ordinary, the Inkey List and Good Molecules. I have ultra sensitive and reactive skin and my routine is almost all from K-Beauty and French pharmacy brands with 6 out of 8 products costing $15 or less. Thank you for attending my Ted Talk, sorry for the long rant
A month ago I went to a spa to get my first chemical peel. I left the spa feeling horrible about myself because the “specialist” told me that medical grade skin care was the best and that she only saw true results on her skin once she started using it. When I looked a the prices they were so high and I said to myself “there’s no way I’m going to have good skin without becoming broke” Anyway she told me that drugstore skin care is not as effective as “MEdiCal GRade” and that’s why the prices were higher, because “they actually work” It was a Skin Ceuticals clinic and obviously she was trying to sell me stuff by making me feel bad about my skin. Thank you so much for your myth-busting , you are helping a lot of people. -Your loyal viewer, Shanon 🙂
I'm a new esthetician. I've never worked under a dermatologist or at medical spa but I am trained in a specific professional product line, (although not one that is considered medical grade). I think its important to remember that people who work at these medspas and clinics are often required to reccomend and promote these products and they may earn a commission. In addition, they might have extensive knowledge of that particular product line and have a general idea of how the products work/what results can be expected. This means its easier for them to reccomend those products. Its not that drugstore products all suck. Many are pretty good. But I'm not going to help my business by reccomending those products. I also don't have time to memorize the formulas of every product on the market but I can be really knowledgeable about one product line. People who promote medical grade or any professional products are usually not trying to be annoying; they're just doing their job. That being said there are ,of course, people who are pushy and dishonest when it comes to sales. There are people who have a certain degree of elitism. I've met people in the industry like that. I was taught in school that discrediting products people already use and love is just a horrible sales tactic. I try not to have that attitude. My reccomendation is when you go to the spa or the clinic or wherever, be up front about your budget out the gate. If they're still pushy about sales, you know to go somewhere else.
I've seen the shaming and I always roll my eyes. Between you and James Welsh I'm good now without prescriptions that cost me a ridiculous amount. The shaming is gross though...
You are saving us a ton of money with your knowledge and common sense! Thank you for clearing up the myths around medical grade skincare ! Love your videos 💕
Thank you for this 🥺🥺🥺 i have a degree in biology and im currently in med school. I highly appreciate you using your platform in educating skincare enthusiasts in a scientific approach.
Also - we really don't personally decide what product out skin likes😁 Some people are "unlucky" that the thing that works is more expensive 🤷♀️ And I had a facial where the skincare lady tried to tell me "professional grade with higher actives" was better... GUESS WHAT?! SHE BURNED MY SKIN SO BAD IT WAS PURPLE AND HURT the day after even though i told her my skin is sensitive😭😤🤧
Hi, I’m an aesthetician, I own my own business. It’s just a solo operation but I guess you could call it a ‘skin clinic’. And I do use ‘medical grade’ on my face, on my clients during facials and I sell it. I don’t call it medical grade, I call it ‘professional’ just to distinguish that it is not found in a drugstore (not because I think professional means it’s better. Just a distinction). Here’s my dilemma with our industry : the affordable brands refuse to partner with us because the majority of them sign exclusivity contracts to the franchise stores they sell in. This plus having to find a brand of skincare that have back bar items like the pro peels and pro enzymes that shouldn’t be available to everyone is quite a task. If I were to use drugstore as my back bar it bodes the question of ‘why am I coming to see this person when I could buy it myself’. But also, we know ‘professional skincare’ is expensive, there’s not a lot we can do about it and it is one of the things that bothers me even though I know the products I’m carrying are incredible and my clients express their enjoyment of them and they are showing very quick amazing results. So I can stand behind them, problem is there are a handful that sell in Sephora or drugstores that I do like and will recommend if I don’t have anything comparable and the drugstore item ends up being the better one. I have no problem in that. The problem I do have is in the past I’ve tried to be more inclusive of drugstore brands and even Sephora brands but everytime I’d give a list to a client to go get which is specific to her skin and what we want to achieve (they come to us for a reason so why not do everything we can to achieve the goal?) and they go to the stores I say with the list, can’t quite find the products so they ask to locate them. The sales person then goes into a spiel of ‘why do you need this?’ And starts selling to them what they ‘think’ is better. When they purchase the items that weren’t recommended they throw off the entire plan for their skin goal, that’s not helpful. I’m not exaggerating, this has happened a lot so I stopped recommending they go get things I don’t have and have just tried to add in multiple brands so I can customize better in my treatment room. It’s frustrating that we can’t have access to other really good brands that are more affordable because it makes us look like we don’t want to. I’ve also had the experience where a few already tried drugstore and want more and if I sent them back to the drugstore they’d lose faith in my ability to help them because that wasn’t the point of going to see an aesthetician. Anyway ... great video, and I agree that brands and clinics and even stores shouldn’t use those myths as a selling point!
Rather than calling them professional products, which I think is misleading, “professional’s choice” or “esthetician’s choice” might be better. That’s not deceptive at all. They’re literally products that you, a professional, have chosen because you believe them to be good, and it helps distinguish them from drugstore products.
@@debrucey yes we could call them that, except that some of my choice may have actually been a drugstore item if the brand would partner with us, as mentioned in my comment. But they don’t, so that in its own isn’t my choice. It’s not me who decides that it is called ‘professional’ , it’s the industry I work in because it indicates the brand partners with a professional (in this case a licensed aesthetician). My point, however, was that I don’t use the term professional in the same way a lot of brands and people use medical grade, but that I am using it to say this isn’t just everywhere. It’s hard to explain, but it’s not me creating a term to avoid using ‘medical grade’, it’s just a term on our side of the industry. I’m not sure why ‘professional products’ would be misleading because they are just that, we usually use that to explain our back bar (peels and treatments that is not available to the general public and shouldn’t be due to safety). Now, the actual brands we do choose could be called ‘estheticians choice’ because not every esthetician chooses the same brand of the ‘professional options’. It’s hard to explain but that’s why we use the term ‘professional products’.
The more I learn about skin care, the less I spend. The marketing of these companies makes us think we need to buy lots of products and very expensive ones. If you think you are spending too much, go to a dermatologist and get a """"detox""""of this brain wash the marketing has done to us. (detox = one of the comercial terms that they use but is somewhat confusing from a medical perspective. Well, in the end, it means that the product has green tea and coal).
I've HAD it with "detox" everything. This word is hijacked so much that it loses meaning for actual benefits such as ya know, liver and kidney health, and substance detoxification. 100% marketing and pseudoscience. *gag*
@@myrineae Pseudoscience has become so mainstream that it's scary. There is an immense amount of misinformation, deceitful marketing, studies taken out of context or cherry picked and outright lies that it's almost impossible to correct now. So many people believe it's a fact that aluminum in antiperspirant causes breast cancer even though every major cancer society has said it doesn't; parabens continue to be demonized years after the original study saying they were found in breast cancer patients was debunked by multiple other researchers who failed to replicate it AND the original scientist; and we have a multimillion $$ "clean" beauty trend created by marketing teams pushing overpriced products using shady claims and/or pseudoscience. Evidence based science, medicine and facts are automatically labeled as suspicious which has led us to using less effective preservatives in place of the safer parabens, smelly and sweaty people forcing themselves to use "natural" deodorant and, worst of all, the re-emergence of measles, mumps, whooping cough and rubella. I live in Manhattan and last year, a public health emergency was declared because a large scale measles outbreak occured in Brooklyn and Queens due to unvaccinated children in various school. Like other religious communities have, the Hasidic in NYC, claimed religious exemption and refused to vaccinate their children and as soon as one kid caught it, it spread quickly. A mandate passed requiring everyone in certain zip codes age 6 months and up to be vaccinated or be fined $1000 per day. It's really scary that a preventable disease eradicated in 2000 has come back world wide because people refuse to accept facts, evidence based science and safety tests done many times over. I'm sorry for my crazy long rant! This makes me furious
I used to go to a dermatologist who very strongly pushes SkinMedica products on all his patients. I fell for it one time and ended up buying an 80 dollar moisterizer from their clinic. Needless to say... it wasn't worth it, and I never went back to that dermatologist again.
I've only used one product from a quote unquote medical-grade brand, they were some vitamin C capsules from Exuviance, they had a five star rating on beautypedia - they were supposed to be good for 12 months after opening, after like 7-8 months there was mould growing on the outside of the capsules. Never had that problem with any non-medical-grade skincare product. It was probably just a coincidence, but first impression are important and I'm definitely less inclined to splurge on a medical-grade skincare product now
Thank you so much for helping us with this question 💕🧡!! It’s so tempting to believe spending more on skincare means more of whatever I’m hoping my skin will be. I’ve really enjoyed & have also been very unhappy with “drugstore”, “medical” & clinical grade products.
You always address such good topics! I enjoy watching your videos and learning more about things I may not have been as familiar with. I have seen numerous individuals push products touting their “medical grade” and claims of being “better” than OTC. Thanks for debunking this myth!
Thank you for this!!! I'm so tired of the deceitful marketing of so called medical grade products. Like the "clean" label, it's a way to push overpriced products by shaming people, often women. Skincare doesn't have to be expensive to be effective and in the US, brands like CeraVe, Eucerine and Simple contain actives that are no less effective than those labeled as medical grade. There are RX products and everything else whether bought at CVS, Duane Reade, a spa or dermatologist's office.
@@youtubeaddict6128 but that was only done with one tube that doesn't necessarily mean it's the whole brand or or product. But it sure does make one Leary
@@DeeDee-rr3sn it was two different tubes in two locations at the Absolute minimum and though I've not read the papers yet it's most likely multiple tubes, since labs will rarely do a single trial. In all probability if those two (,plus?) particular tubes BOTH happened to be faulty products, the company's quality control is nowhere near as accurate as it should be.
The OTC vs “medical grade” products spiel always came off to me as an arbitrary distinction made for no other reason than to brag about being able to afford those products. Snobby as hell.
Cool, thanks for the video! I first was using Aveeno, but then I got caught up in the pure ingredients. After I'm done with what I have now. Going back to aveeno. I loved the smell and the moisturizer was my favorite from them.
I myself work in skincare and I can tell you their is no DRUGSTORE EQUIVALENT for: Environ, Is Clinical, ZO Medical, Skin Medica, Rejudicare, Vivier to name a few. I am not saying all these brands entire range of products are perfect but I can tell you I have yet to find any decent dupes at the drugstore level. What makes the difference? Texture, slip, the amount of ingredients, the combination formulas, results. I absolutely adore your nerdy style but unless you have tried any of these and done a deep dive, this is just not a fair assessment IMO.
Thank you for this! Great one! Please consider a video on the Purito controversy. It’s difficult to abstain from wondering when some of these brands put out sunscreen bottles and you look on the back at the percentage of active sunscreen ingredients and they are really low. How could Purito get away with making this claim about the SPF level in the product?!
Medical grade skin care is expensive, but you will actually see results. Go to any dermatologist's office, and you will see that they sell medical grade skincare because those are products that are effective. I understand that everyone has a different price range for their skincare, but that is with everything in life including homes, clothing, cars, etc. You will see a difference between driving a Porsche and a Ford, but both are good. I did use Sephora products for a long time. There are just as many expensive items in Sephora as there are with the medical lines. Look at SKII. Medical grade is cheaper than that brand but with WAY better ingredients in concentrations that will make a difference. The only difference is that with the medical grade skincare you will get actual results, whereas with overprice Sephora products you will not on the same level. When I switched to buying ZO skincare and SkinMedica The Essential Serum , my skin completely changed. That being said, anyone can get a prescription for Retinol and use that with drugstore. Retinol is the best product for antiaging, and a tube of that isn't too expensive.
I use both! I just use brands/products that I love and that work for me. Everything from inexpensive to........oddly expensive (but I love it!!). But I would NEVER purchase from a brand/retailer that lies or fearmongers. The "medical grade" I purchase is from SkinBeautiful rx (Leah Parks company). She has a YT channel where she talks about the different products she sells, but doesn't try to say that we're dumb for buying drug store or anything like that. She just strictly talks about the products and what they do AND how they do it. She even has the doctors who developed the products come on and talk about them and explain the science behind them!
This video is so good! I definitely heard myths 2-5 at the aesthetician office at my dermatologist. My dermatologist actually recommended a mix of skinmedica, CeraVe, and la Roche posay. I've had a lot of issues with CeraVe causing burning and reactions, and I only like a handful of LRP products. I did end up trying the retinol, a fancy antioxidant serum, an eye cream, and a moisturizer. The most amazing thing to me about the skinmedica products was that I didn't have any issues with any of them at all, which is saying a lot for my super sensitive skin. I mean, if I have reactions to CeraVe you know my skin is sensitive. Anyway, I love the antioxidant serum! It is so soothing and plumping for my skin and I don't have to worry about not being able to use vitamin c due to irritation. But I'll probably branch out to a different brand next time on the retinol, and I didn't like the eye cream or moisturizer so I went back to my other products for those.
i'm kinda over the "treating the skin as if is going to fell off because you put it something with colorant in it" marketing, according to the fearmonger ours mother of ours grandmother shouldn't have skin by now.
🙌👏👌👍 *Thank you once again Miss Michelle* . . . why you do not have, as 'yet', a million followers will forever dumbfound me. You deserve that with all the work you do.
Love this video. I really dislike med/spa product elitism. It just seems like bologna to me. I really look forward to your sunscreen video given the Purito spf rating problem.
What about “clinical strength” deodorant/antiperspirant? I know it’s (supposedly) more concentrated in its active ingredient, but is that the only difference?
So helpful and reassuring. I've had good success with my skin using the ordinary, the inkey list, and drugstore skincare. I think being on a tight budget makes me worry that I am missing out on more effective antiaging products, even though I am happy with the results of the products I have been using.
Every dermatologist I've talked to has said they're fine if they're used with care - this morning Dr Aegean Chan (who did her training on skin of colour in the Bronx) mentioned this to me as well!
PLEASE PLEASE do a video on the link between retinol and subcutaneous fat loss. I've just switched from over the counter retinol to prescription and learnt that it can cause facial fat loss... And it's fairly common. Honestly I don't know what to do now. My face is already very thin and dread to think what I'd look like with even less fat
Thanks Michelle for busting another ridiculous and elitist myth on skincare. The whole "medical grade" marketing has always rubbed the wrong way- something about it didn't sound right and kind of baseless- if a brand can't come up with the facts about their medical grade skincare line; such as extensive testing, before and after pics or information on the technology or new and exciting ingredient behind their claims- they should be ignored.
I’m on a budget, so I’ve never purchased medical grade. I appreciate the information, as I did feel I was missing out in the past. The cynical side of me says they need the myths, because otherwise who is going to pay more.
You look absolutely stunning in this video, the eyeshadow look is 👌🏻💋, and that lipstick colour is something I’m going to have to pick up for our summer. It’s funny because I just started my second tube of Purito sunscreen and as I used the first one correlated with me stepping up to using PC 1% retinol and I thought the reason it wasn’t that protective. I still got a sunburn feeling but thought I was just reacting to the retinol, but I did notice that my hyperpigmentation was getting worse instead of better. So I’m looking forward to seeing your video on this, especially since I have other Korean sunscreens that I have just picked up for summer. However think I will just stick to my Aussie sunscreens or Japanese ones, even though they are more expensive, but why use something that doesn’t stack up after all the effort I put into the rest of my skincare routine. Stay healthy and safe and sane with lots of love from Melbourne 😊❤️
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience that was kind of stopping me from throwing out all my Korean sunscreens, I was more worried about other products being tested at the same facility as Purito. I have so many favourite products from Purito that I love, and will keep using them. One thing I am going to miss are their snail products after them going away from using it 🥺
Do you know if it's possible for someone in North America to purchase Australian sunscreens? I'm interested in trying them, but don't know how to get my hands on them.
I'm not sure unfortunately! I don't think there are official legal channels for the really exciting ones with newer filters, since they're not approved in the US yet...
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience we're able to buy sunscreens from Korea and Europe via the Internet in the US there must be a way maybe through Amazon Australia to purchase sunscreens from your country?
HI Michelle I love ur videos. Could you PLEASEEEE do a video on SPF that have been tested thoroughly and have an SPF 50 and PA ++++ rating! I really dont know what to buy since purito and klairs do not meet up to the standard. I wanted to buy LRP but heard those ones are also not okay. :') I feel lost now. I think ALOT of people woul appreciate some double tested sunscreens (for the face ofcourse). I would be very happy if u include chemical sunscreens because mineral looks so bad on me. THANK YOU
Great Content. Thanks! Do u know Alumier-MD from canada? I love the products because they are indeed very effektive. They call themselves Medical Grade, but I think this is only a marketing strategy. I sell them in my practice and their sunscreen range is amazing!
We have lots of products you can only get at a pharmacy, but we also only pay 5€ because we already pay hundreds per month in insurance cost anyway, lol. Still, I haven't found any better products and even the formulations seem to work better when the main ingredients are the same.
I think a lot of people who promote and sell “medical grade” use manipulative marketing tactics because they know that their customers don’t want to spend an exorbitant amount of money on something with the same standards as a $15 product. A major tactic in selling luxury items is encouraging consumers to “treat yourself” and that “you deserve the best” and for it to be the best it *must* be expensive.
based on what you said towards the end, i take it that pharmacy brand skincare isn't the same as medical grade skincare, correct? if so, it would be really cool to see a video on pharmacy brands and if the "holy grail" stuff with your thoughts on it. i've found it to generally be very hit or miss.
I’ve been subscribed for a long time and still can’t tell if it’s “click that nerdification bell” or “click that notification bell (with Australian accent” but I really hope it’s the first one😭
In my country,Medical Skincare is lot better because the Drugstore ones are marketed either" Natural is Better " or "Use this to become White within 7 days".Also brands recommended by TH-camrs are not available or very expensive (even brands like Cerave).But yes,if we have products like Ordinary or Cerave in affordable price,then I'll definitely use it .
I have worked in high end skincare/cosmetics for most of my adult life and I can tell you you definitely can get the same results from drugstore as you can these pricier brands..sometimes even better results. So glad professionals like you are speaking up on this. These lines including the line I work for pray on a womans insecurities to sell products. Its really sad and unethical.
Have you heard of fenugreek for hair? I would love to hear what your thoughts are on a clinically proven hair treatment with fenugreek from a brand called save me from. I’m intrigued but not sure it’s worth the investment.
I work for Clinique. More affordable than any other line at my store but still can be pricey. Ive used alot of Clinique and if I didnt receive so much free skincare and make p from them I probably wouldnt use it. Just saying. Although I do love their eye creams. The rest I could live without. I dont even use half of their stuff. I enjoy CeraVe more.
When will you speak up about the Purito Centella Sunscreen? Your vdo recommending the product has not been pulled yet. Is there still not enough scientific evidence for you to at least amend your recommendation of the product ? Skin cancer patients or those who are prone to one may still watch and follow your recommendation today.
I agree with you that “medical grade” is not a legitimate term, however professional product lines like Circadia, Image, PCA, etc. Offer products to be used in clinic that are at higher concentrations and percentages because estheticians and nurses are licensed to use them. That’s why drugstore ingredient percentages are capped for the every day consumer - at least here in the US, I’m not sure about elsewhere
I have to admit, lately I’ve been using “medical grade” or “clinical grade” skincare because I wanted to see if there was a difference. I still love my Korean skincare and other western brands. There have been a few standout products in the medical grade lines that I hate to love but I understand that it’s not necessary to spend ridiculous amounts of money to achieve good skin.
Prescription actives are cheaper than OTC ones in India, like retinol serum can cost 1200rs but prescription adapalene will only cost 400rs. And it's easier to get good fragrance free moisturizer in medical stores too, they have good acid cleansers as well. I was all about good effective OTC products but recently my opinion changed after visiting a derm and getting prescribed skincare routine. But I definitely don't believe they are more regulated or something, I just think they are formulated to focus on particular problems and are mostly with fewers ingredients
I don't think she means prescription products. I thought that too before this video. Turns out there is something called "medical grade skin care" which cost a fortune. My understanding is brands like SkinCeuticals, EltaMD, Neocutis among others.
@@ArtistProtagonist for my oily acne prone skin, lacne facewash (with aha bha) and acrofy moisturizer with niacinamide (oil free fragrance free non comedogenic) for sebum control are the best. Other than that, I got adapalene, clindamycin and azelaic acid, those are prescription only. Like I have used moisturizer and cleanser with similar ingredients but those didn't worked so well
@@piyusarkar3065 My pleasure. I was under the same assumption. I might have unknowingly suggested people to use medical grade products thinking they meant pharmacy products. 😀
I spent 10 hours writing a script yesterday, 3 more hours today, recorded for 3 hours and am 20% of the way through editing it now. Should be up probably sometime Monday/Tuesday...
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience aww you replied to my comment 😍😍😍😍😍. Love your informative videos. And thank you for all your efforts. I was struck dumb by this scandal. I can't believe i have been damaging my skin for the last few months by wearing this sunscreen in kitchen 😞😞
I understand what you mean by bullying marketing done on social media. It's not okay and agree with you. However, it's not a great representation of all estheticians or professional. Honestly most of them are really just trying to create shock and awe or sell something. In the real world, we most trained professionals do not discuss these issues with clients. The only thing I feel you left out is the structure and differences in each country and in the United States even states. There are regulatory bodies that issue licenses to individuals and these individuals are sometimes limited to what they can use in their clini. There are categories of brands a licensed professional uses and recommends to clients hence called professional products. Which cannot be found in the drugstore/grocery store. They even require state licenses to purchase and train with these brands which offer additional training in the long run provides better advice /treatment for the clients. I guess what I am trying to say is it is not generalized and it would be great to get more information about each country, structure and process so people understand what each country operates differently. Even getting prescription here in the United states is not that simple or affordable for most. Thank you so much for what you do.
For the US, with products used in-clinic there are usually regulations, but with take-home products there are no regulations surrounding that - the only reason consumers can only buy some brands and products in clinics is because the brand has decided to only sell them in clinics (generally for marketing purposes).
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience thank you for your kind response. Yes I am aware about regulations in the industry. I guess one of my concerns is throwing out a blanket that makes all professionals look like they are trying to market or sell products by creating myths. Yes there are a few on social media but they don't represent everyone. We truly offer what we believe is best for our clients and the categories are there to differentiate between what is available to whom. We are trained to first provide care and treatment to our clients and offer a program based to clients. I just feel there is a tone that may paint a profession which millions of people are part of and passionate about as negative and unnecessary. A lot really care and are just want to do their jobs. Please take this the right way. Thank you for what you do.
@@myrineae I agree! I love CeraVe for basic stuff like cleansers and moisturizers but that’s pretty much it. I get prescription tretinoin and serums with good actives from other brands because Cerave doesn’t really do that kind of thing. Although they did just come out with a vitamin c serum with hyaluronic acid! I didn’t end up buying it though because I want to use my vitamin c in the morning and the reviews say it pills really bad and you can’t put makeup over it.
The formula changed I think. It used to never sting my skin after a chemical exfoliating type treatment and all of a sudden it stings. I read that other people where having issues as well. I wish companies would stop messing around with their products that work. Unless they have to omit an ingredient because of new health studies. Color Cosmetics companies do this alllll the time.
I wish I could use Cerave for the price alone but I’ve had absolutely horrible reactions the 3 times I’ve tried it, same with Cetaphil. Yet my bougie ass skin loves Strivictin, Algenist and Sunday Riley 🤦🏻♀️
Why are people so worried/concerned about what you put on your own face? Most people nowadays can't afford BS expensive skincare that they need to use year after year.
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I only buy Lab Muffin grade.
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@@LabMuffinBeautyScience You are the person who introduced me to new generation SPF filters and asian sunscreen and thanks to you I use tons of sunscreen every 3 hours and I don't look like a ghost. Kiehl's Ultra Light Daily UV Defense Aqua Gel -although it isn't an asian sunscreen- is my all time favorite, I think it would be yours too because it's so obvious that Kiehl's was heavily inspired by asian skincare when they designed it. It would mean the world to me if you could review it.
Yes!!!! Everyone deserves to have healthy nice skin. Thinking that only expensive brands are good denotes profound classism.
Yes, I completely agree! It's very classist.
Agreed :)
I agree.
Absolutely! This is also one of the biggest reasons why I hate "clean" beauty. It's become a way of shaming people, mostly women, into buying overpriced products using overstated or pseudoscientific claims and overflowing lists of "dirty" ingredients. These brands are essentially saying that if you're not using clean products, you're using dirty ones which means you don't take care of yourself. Quality skincare exists at all prices and even if you can afford luxury products, there's no need to buy them because you're paying for the name and fancy packaging. Especially now, there are so many effective and affordable options from Asian brands, The Ordinary, the Inkey List and Good Molecules. I have ultra sensitive and reactive skin and my routine is almost all from K-Beauty and French pharmacy brands with 6 out of 8 products costing $15 or less. Thank you for attending my Ted Talk, sorry for the long rant
@@Cara-39 great take! thanks for saying this
A month ago I went to a spa to get my first chemical peel. I left the spa feeling horrible about myself because the “specialist” told me that medical grade skin care was the best and that she only saw true results on her skin once she started using it. When I looked a the prices they were so high and I said to myself “there’s no way I’m going to have good skin without becoming broke”
Anyway she told me that drugstore skin care is not as effective as “MEdiCal GRade” and that’s why the prices were higher, because “they actually work”
It was a Skin Ceuticals clinic and obviously she was trying to sell me stuff by making me feel bad about my skin.
Thank you so much for your myth-busting , you are helping a lot of people.
-Your loyal viewer, Shanon 🙂
I'm a new esthetician. I've never worked under a dermatologist or at medical spa but I am trained in a specific professional product line, (although not one that is considered medical grade). I think its important to remember that people who work at these medspas and clinics are often required to reccomend and promote these products and they may earn a commission. In addition, they might have extensive knowledge of that particular product line and have a general idea of how the products work/what results can be expected. This means its easier for them to reccomend those products. Its not that drugstore products all suck. Many are pretty good. But I'm not going to help my business by reccomending those products. I also don't have time to memorize the formulas of every product on the market but I can be really knowledgeable about one product line. People who promote medical grade or any professional products are usually not trying to be annoying; they're just doing their job. That being said there are ,of course, people who are pushy and dishonest when it comes to sales. There are people who have a certain degree of elitism. I've met people in the industry like that. I was taught in school that discrediting products people already use and love is just a horrible sales tactic. I try not to have that attitude. My reccomendation is when you go to the spa or the clinic or wherever, be up front about your budget out the gate. If they're still pushy about sales, you know to go somewhere else.
I've seen the shaming and I always roll my eyes. Between you and James Welsh I'm good now without prescriptions that cost me a ridiculous amount. The shaming is gross though...
You are saving us a ton of money with your knowledge and common sense! Thank you for clearing up the myths around medical grade skincare !
Love your videos 💕
Thank you for this 🥺🥺🥺 i have a degree in biology and im currently in med school. I highly appreciate you using your platform in educating skincare enthusiasts in a scientific approach.
I’m excited for the video on the Purito sunscreen situation
Also - we really don't personally decide what product out skin likes😁
Some people are "unlucky" that the thing that works is more expensive 🤷♀️
And I had a facial where the skincare lady tried to tell me "professional grade with higher actives" was better... GUESS WHAT?!
SHE BURNED MY SKIN SO BAD IT WAS PURPLE AND HURT the day after even though i told her my skin is sensitive😭😤🤧
Hi, I’m an aesthetician, I own my own business. It’s just a solo operation but I guess you could call it a ‘skin clinic’. And I do use ‘medical grade’ on my face, on my clients during facials and I sell it. I don’t call it medical grade, I call it ‘professional’ just to distinguish that it is not found in a drugstore (not because I think professional means it’s better. Just a distinction). Here’s my dilemma with our industry : the affordable brands refuse to partner with us because the majority of them sign exclusivity contracts to the franchise stores they sell in. This plus having to find a brand of skincare that have back bar items like the pro peels and pro enzymes that shouldn’t be available to everyone is quite a task. If I were to use drugstore as my back bar it bodes the question of ‘why am I coming to see this person when I could buy it myself’. But also, we know ‘professional skincare’ is expensive, there’s not a lot we can do about it and it is one of the things that bothers me even though I know the products I’m carrying are incredible and my clients express their enjoyment of them and they are showing very quick amazing results. So I can stand behind them, problem is there are a handful that sell in Sephora or drugstores that I do like and will recommend if I don’t have anything comparable and the drugstore item ends up being the better one. I have no problem in that. The problem I do have is in the past I’ve tried to be more inclusive of drugstore brands and even Sephora brands but everytime I’d give a list to a client to go get which is specific to her skin and what we want to achieve (they come to us for a reason so why not do everything we can to achieve the goal?) and they go to the stores I say with the list, can’t quite find the products so they ask to locate them. The sales person then goes into a spiel of ‘why do you need this?’ And starts selling to them what they ‘think’ is better. When they purchase the items that weren’t recommended they throw off the entire plan for their skin goal, that’s not helpful. I’m not exaggerating, this has happened a lot so I stopped recommending they go get things I don’t have and have just tried to add in multiple brands so I can customize better in my treatment room. It’s frustrating that we can’t have access to other really good brands that are more affordable because it makes us look like we don’t want to. I’ve also had the experience where a few already tried drugstore and want more and if I sent them back to the drugstore they’d lose faith in my ability to help them because that wasn’t the point of going to see an aesthetician. Anyway ... great video, and I agree that brands and clinics and even stores shouldn’t use those myths as a selling point!
Rather than calling them professional products, which I think is misleading, “professional’s choice” or “esthetician’s choice” might be better. That’s not deceptive at all. They’re literally products that you, a professional, have chosen because you believe them to be good, and it helps distinguish them from drugstore products.
@@debrucey yes we could call them that, except that some of my choice may have actually been a drugstore item if the brand would partner with us, as mentioned in my comment. But they don’t, so that in its own isn’t my choice. It’s not me who decides that it is called ‘professional’ , it’s the industry I work in because it indicates the brand partners with a professional (in this case a licensed aesthetician). My point, however, was that I don’t use the term professional in the same way a lot of brands and people use medical grade, but that I am using it to say this isn’t just everywhere. It’s hard to explain, but it’s not me creating a term to avoid using ‘medical grade’, it’s just a term on our side of the industry. I’m not sure why ‘professional products’ would be misleading because they are just that, we usually use that to explain our back bar (peels and treatments that is not available to the general public and shouldn’t be due to safety). Now, the actual brands we do choose could be called ‘estheticians choice’ because not every esthetician chooses the same brand of the ‘professional options’. It’s hard to explain but that’s why we use the term ‘professional products’.
@@SkinByPresley well if you’re not going to take criticism 🤷♂️
@@debrucey how am I not taking criticism? I understood your point, I was just explaining why that term is used as opposed to ‘estheticians choice’.
@Romanticide that’s not how it’s understood by the consumer
The more I learn about skin care, the less I spend. The marketing of these companies makes us think we need to buy lots of products and very expensive ones. If you think you are spending too much, go to a dermatologist and get a """"detox""""of this brain wash the marketing has done to us. (detox = one of the comercial terms that they use but is somewhat confusing from a medical perspective. Well, in the end, it means that the product has green tea and coal).
I've HAD it with "detox" everything. This word is hijacked so much that it loses meaning for actual benefits such as ya know, liver and kidney health, and substance detoxification. 100% marketing and pseudoscience. *gag*
@@myrineae Pseudoscience has become so mainstream that it's scary. There is an immense amount of misinformation, deceitful marketing, studies taken out of context or cherry picked and outright lies that it's almost impossible to correct now. So many people believe it's a fact that aluminum in antiperspirant causes breast cancer even though every major cancer society has said it doesn't; parabens continue to be demonized years after the original study saying they were found in breast cancer patients was debunked by multiple other researchers who failed to replicate it AND the original scientist; and we have a multimillion $$ "clean" beauty trend created by marketing teams pushing overpriced products using shady claims and/or pseudoscience. Evidence based science, medicine and facts are automatically labeled as suspicious which has led us to using less effective preservatives in place of the safer parabens, smelly and sweaty people forcing themselves to use "natural" deodorant and, worst of all, the re-emergence of measles, mumps, whooping cough and rubella. I live in Manhattan and last year, a public health emergency was declared because a large scale measles outbreak occured in Brooklyn and Queens due to unvaccinated children in various school. Like other religious communities have, the Hasidic in NYC, claimed religious exemption and refused to vaccinate their children and as soon as one kid caught it, it spread quickly. A mandate passed requiring everyone in certain zip codes age 6 months and up to be vaccinated or be fined $1000 per day. It's really scary that a preventable disease eradicated in 2000 has come back world wide because people refuse to accept facts, evidence based science and safety tests done many times over. I'm sorry for my crazy long rant! This makes me furious
I used to go to a dermatologist who very strongly pushes SkinMedica products on all his patients. I fell for it one time and ended up buying an 80 dollar moisterizer from their clinic. Needless to say... it wasn't worth it, and I never went back to that dermatologist again.
As a side remark, this hair color looks amazing on you!
Oh thank you! I'm really enjoying being purple 😊
the “say no way to cerave!” killed me 💀
It's Karen-grade "live love laugh."
I know. I love CeraVe. Use it everyday.
I've only used one product from a quote unquote medical-grade brand, they were some vitamin C capsules from Exuviance, they had a five star rating on beautypedia - they were supposed to be good for 12 months after opening, after like 7-8 months there was mould growing on the outside of the capsules. Never had that problem with any non-medical-grade skincare product. It was probably just a coincidence, but first impression are important and I'm definitely less inclined to splurge on a medical-grade skincare product now
Ugh that's disappointing!
Thank you so much for helping us with this question 💕🧡!! It’s so tempting to believe spending more on skincare means more of whatever I’m hoping my skin will be. I’ve really enjoyed & have also been very unhappy with “drugstore”, “medical” & clinical grade products.
You always address such good topics! I enjoy watching your videos and learning more about things I may not have been as familiar with. I have seen numerous individuals push products touting their “medical grade” and claims of being “better” than OTC. Thanks for debunking this myth!
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for this!!! I'm so tired of the deceitful marketing of so called medical grade products. Like the "clean" label, it's a way to push overpriced products by shaming people, often women. Skincare doesn't have to be expensive to be effective and in the US, brands like CeraVe, Eucerine and Simple contain actives that are no less effective than those labeled as medical grade. There are RX products and everything else whether bought at CVS, Duane Reade, a spa or dermatologist's office.
Share your views on purito sunscreen scandal
I will! It'll be up in the next few days
What's the scandal?!?!
@@kendallstark4302 it was sent for tests and found that sunscreen claimed to have 50spf but test results were stating just 19%
@@youtubeaddict6128 but that was only done with one tube that doesn't necessarily mean it's the whole brand or or product. But it sure does make one Leary
@@DeeDee-rr3sn it was two different tubes in two locations at the Absolute minimum and though I've not read the papers yet it's most likely multiple tubes, since labs will rarely do a single trial. In all probability if those two (,plus?) particular tubes BOTH happened to be faulty products, the company's quality control is nowhere near as accurate as it should be.
The OTC vs “medical grade” products spiel always came off to me as an arbitrary distinction made for no other reason than to brag about being able to afford those products. Snobby as hell.
Cool, thanks for the video! I first was using Aveeno, but then I got caught up in the pure ingredients. After I'm done with what I have now. Going back to aveeno. I loved the smell and the moisturizer was my favorite from them.
I myself work in skincare and I can tell you their is no DRUGSTORE EQUIVALENT for: Environ, Is Clinical, ZO Medical, Skin Medica, Rejudicare, Vivier to name a few. I am not saying all these brands entire range of products are perfect but I can tell you I have yet to find any decent dupes at the drugstore level. What makes the difference? Texture, slip, the amount of ingredients, the combination formulas, results. I absolutely adore your nerdy style but unless you have tried any of these and done a deep dive, this is just not a fair assessment IMO.
Thank you for this! Great one!
Please consider a video on the Purito controversy. It’s difficult to abstain from wondering when some of these brands put out sunscreen bottles and you look on the back at the percentage of active sunscreen ingredients and they are really low. How could Purito get away with making this claim about the SPF level in the product?!
Medical grade skin care is expensive, but you will actually see results. Go to any dermatologist's office, and you will see that they sell medical grade skincare because those are products that are effective. I understand that everyone has a different price range for their skincare, but that is with everything in life including homes, clothing, cars, etc. You will see a difference between driving a Porsche and a Ford, but both are good. I did use Sephora products for a long time. There are just as many expensive items in Sephora as there are with the medical lines. Look at SKII. Medical grade is cheaper than that brand but with WAY better ingredients in concentrations that will make a difference. The only difference is that with the medical grade skincare you will get actual results, whereas with overprice Sephora products you will not on the same level. When I switched to buying ZO skincare and SkinMedica The Essential Serum , my skin completely changed. That being said, anyone can get a prescription for Retinol and use that with drugstore. Retinol is the best product for antiaging, and a tube of that isn't too expensive.
I use both! I just use brands/products that I love and that work for me. Everything from inexpensive to........oddly expensive (but I love it!!). But I would NEVER purchase from a brand/retailer that lies or fearmongers. The "medical grade" I purchase is from SkinBeautiful rx (Leah Parks company). She has a YT channel where she talks about the different products she sells, but doesn't try to say that we're dumb for buying drug store or anything like that. She just strictly talks about the products and what they do AND how they do it. She even has the doctors who developed the products come on and talk about them and explain the science behind them!
I'm your grade fan, thank you for so much guidance, I'm also a chemistry student from India... ❤
This video is so good! I definitely heard myths 2-5 at the aesthetician office at my dermatologist. My dermatologist actually recommended a mix of skinmedica, CeraVe, and la Roche posay. I've had a lot of issues with CeraVe causing burning and reactions, and I only like a handful of LRP products.
I did end up trying the retinol, a fancy antioxidant serum, an eye cream, and a moisturizer. The most amazing thing to me about the skinmedica products was that I didn't have any issues with any of them at all, which is saying a lot for my super sensitive skin. I mean, if I have reactions to CeraVe you know my skin is sensitive.
Anyway, I love the antioxidant serum! It is so soothing and plumping for my skin and I don't have to worry about not being able to use vitamin c due to irritation. But I'll probably branch out to a different brand next time on the retinol, and I didn't like the eye cream or moisturizer so I went back to my other products for those.
i'm kinda over the "treating the skin as if is going to fell off because you put it something with colorant in it" marketing, according to the fearmonger ours mother of ours grandmother shouldn't have skin by now.
🙌👏👌👍 *Thank you once again Miss Michelle* . . . why you do not have, as 'yet', a million
followers will forever dumbfound me. You deserve that with all the work you do.
I love your lavender highlights!
I always learn so much from your videos!
Love this video. I really dislike med/spa product elitism. It just seems like bologna to me. I really look forward to your sunscreen video given the Purito spf rating problem.
What about “clinical strength” deodorant/antiperspirant? I know it’s (supposedly) more concentrated in its active ingredient, but is that the only difference?
So helpful and reassuring. I've had good success with my skin using the ordinary, the inkey list, and drugstore skincare. I think being on a tight budget makes me worry that I am missing out on more effective antiaging products, even though I am happy with the results of the products I have been using.
Can you share your views on acids for soc? Some doctors hate glycolic acid.
Great video as always.
Every dermatologist I've talked to has said they're fine if they're used with care - this morning Dr Aegean Chan (who did her training on skin of colour in the Bronx) mentioned this to me as well!
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience thank you 🙏🏻
I feel like it's the next clean beauty..
PLEASE PLEASE do a video on the link between retinol and subcutaneous fat loss. I've just switched from over the counter retinol to prescription and learnt that it can cause facial fat loss... And it's fairly common. Honestly I don't know what to do now. My face is already very thin and dread to think what I'd look like with even less fat
So please review Olay/Olaz then. I hear a lot people love their retinol line.
Thanks Michelle for busting another ridiculous and elitist myth on skincare. The whole "medical grade" marketing has always rubbed the wrong way- something about it didn't sound right and kind of baseless- if a brand can't come up with the facts about their medical grade skincare line; such as extensive testing, before and after pics or information on the technology or new and exciting ingredient behind their claims- they should be ignored.
Thank you for making that clear. Great video!
Thank you! 😊
Lab Muffin Beauty Science. Hey by the way do you use foreo ? If you do I would love to see a video about your thoughts and the science behind it.
@@lindadasneves She made a video about Foreo two weeks ago.
Ireallyneed2think yes but it was about the “Bear” the micro current device not the Foreo which is the one to wash your face.
@@lindadasneves Oh that's what you meant, my bad.
I’m on a budget, so I’ve never purchased medical grade. I appreciate the information, as I did feel I was missing out in the past. The cynical side of me says they need the myths, because otherwise who is going to pay more.
You look absolutely stunning in this video, the eyeshadow look is 👌🏻💋, and that lipstick colour is something I’m going to have to pick up for our summer.
It’s funny because I just started my second tube of Purito sunscreen and as I used the first one correlated with me stepping up to using PC 1% retinol and I thought the reason it wasn’t that protective. I still got a sunburn feeling but thought I was just reacting to the retinol, but I did notice that my hyperpigmentation was getting worse instead of better. So I’m looking forward to seeing your video on this, especially since I have other Korean sunscreens that I have just picked up for summer. However think I will just stick to my Aussie sunscreens or Japanese ones, even though they are more expensive, but why use something that doesn’t stack up after all the effort I put into the rest of my skincare routine.
Stay healthy and safe and sane with lots of love from Melbourne 😊❤️
Thank you! The video will be up soon, but for now don't think that the result is necessarily due to it being Korean. The KFDA is pretty strict!
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience that was kind of stopping me from throwing out all my Korean sunscreens, I was more worried about other products being tested at the same facility as Purito. I have so many favourite products from Purito that I love, and will keep using them. One thing I am going to miss are their snail products after them going away from using it 🥺
Do you know if it's possible for someone in North America to purchase Australian sunscreens? I'm interested in trying them, but don't know how to get my hands on them.
I'm not sure unfortunately! I don't think there are official legal channels for the really exciting ones with newer filters, since they're not approved in the US yet...
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience Dang, that's too bad. I want to try the new filters! Thanks for the info.
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience we're able to buy sunscreens from Korea and Europe via the Internet in the US there must be a way maybe through Amazon Australia to purchase sunscreens from your country?
Chemist Warehouse AU ship internationally :) also Mecca ship their own brand internationally and their SPF is highly reviewed
@@GabbyJibblit Thank you!
I am guilty of falling for this hype after resisting for 3 years. I just bought Osmosis vitamin A correct serum because of 30% Black Friday deal. 🤞🏼
A fount of clarity and wisdom. Thank you!
HI Michelle I love ur videos. Could you PLEASEEEE do a video on SPF that have been tested thoroughly and have an SPF 50 and PA ++++ rating! I really dont know what to buy since purito and klairs do not meet up to the standard. I wanted to buy LRP but heard those ones are also not okay. :') I feel lost now. I think ALOT of people woul appreciate some double tested sunscreens (for the face ofcourse). I would be very happy if u include chemical sunscreens because mineral looks so bad on me. THANK YOU
Yay I’ve been asking for this video! It was really helpful!
Great Content. Thanks! Do u know Alumier-MD from canada? I love the products because they are indeed very effektive. They call themselves Medical Grade, but I think this is only a marketing strategy. I sell them in my practice and their sunscreen range is amazing!
Thank you!!! This is amazing!!
Thank you for your excellent videos!! Love your hair!!
We have lots of products you can only get at a pharmacy, but we also only pay 5€ because we already pay hundreds per month in insurance cost anyway, lol. Still, I haven't found any better products and even the formulations seem to work better when the main ingredients are the same.
Please talk about the Purito Centella Unscented Sun Controversy ! You recommended it in your "My Top 6 Holy Grail Sunscreens" video
Check out my latest vid
I just found you today and I'm binging your videos.
I think a lot of people who promote and sell “medical grade” use manipulative marketing tactics because they know that their customers don’t want to spend an exorbitant amount of money on something with the same standards as a $15 product. A major tactic in selling luxury items is encouraging consumers to “treat yourself” and that “you deserve the best” and for it to be the best it *must* be expensive.
Thank you for this.
Dear what do YOU think about purito Scandal
Its shocking and I wonder about other korean sunscreens too now..
@@thecontinentalpangea Don't you know. Now I am worry about Klairs
@UCl7_AqqzkSEyQ6WHemO3y9g A couple of studies were done and it was shown Purito is only SPF 19 lmao
She said on her IG she would be doing a video. No need to be snarky about it.
@@sherryg1838 😂😂😂😂 very right
based on what you said towards the end, i take it that pharmacy brand skincare isn't the same as medical grade skincare, correct? if so, it would be really cool to see a video on pharmacy brands and if the "holy grail" stuff with your thoughts on it. i've found it to generally be very hit or miss.
Thank you
Can you make a video about drug store and high end makeup?
I’ve been subscribed for a long time and still can’t tell if it’s “click that nerdification bell” or “click that notification bell (with Australian accent” but I really hope it’s the first one😭
It was notification, but now it's morphed into nerdification because it was pretty much there anyway with my accent! 😅
In my country,Medical Skincare is lot better because the Drugstore ones are marketed either" Natural is Better " or "Use this to become White within 7 days".Also brands recommended by TH-camrs are not available or very expensive (even brands like Cerave).But yes,if we have products like Ordinary or Cerave in affordable price,then I'll definitely use it .
Same even in Pakistan ordinary and Cervave are kinda expensive so yeah then it becomes difficult to spend money out of your budget
I have worked in high end skincare/cosmetics for most of my adult life and I can tell you you definitely can get the same results from drugstore as you can these pricier brands..sometimes even better results. So glad professionals like you are speaking up on this. These lines including the line I work for pray on a womans insecurities to sell products. Its really sad and unethical.
Have you heard of fenugreek for hair? I would love to hear what your thoughts are on a clinically proven hair treatment with fenugreek from a brand called save me from. I’m intrigued but not sure it’s worth the investment.
Can you teach a cosmetic chemistry course on SkillShare?
What about Retinol? Medical grade is better right ?
Hi everyone does anyone know which websites ship European sunscreens or Australian sunscreens to the US?
Knowledge is power
Thinking about a brand called Clinique...
I work for Clinique. More affordable than any other line at my store but still can be pricey. Ive used alot of Clinique and if I didnt receive so much free skincare and make p from them I probably wouldnt use it. Just saying. Although I do love their eye creams. The rest I could live without. I dont even use half of their stuff. I enjoy CeraVe more.
When will you speak up about the Purito Centella Sunscreen? Your vdo recommending the product has not been pulled yet. Is there still not enough scientific evidence for you to at least amend your recommendation of the product ? Skin cancer patients or those who are prone to one may still watch and follow your recommendation today.
I do not use medical grade skincare, and yet my skin has improved greatly this year
To all the skincare bullies: in 20 years, I'll still look good with my OTC and a fully funded retirement...
I agree with you that “medical grade” is not a legitimate term, however professional product lines like Circadia, Image, PCA, etc. Offer products to be used in clinic that are at higher concentrations and percentages because estheticians and nurses are licensed to use them. That’s why drugstore ingredient percentages are capped for the every day consumer - at least here in the US, I’m not sure about elsewhere
Yes, I mentioned that this is about the take-home products, not the products used in-clinic :)
I have to admit, lately I’ve been using “medical grade” or “clinical grade” skincare because I wanted to see if there was a difference. I still love my Korean skincare and other western brands. There have been a few standout products in the medical grade lines that I hate to love but I understand that it’s not necessary to spend ridiculous amounts of money to achieve good skin.
Prescription actives are cheaper than OTC ones in India, like retinol serum can cost 1200rs but prescription adapalene will only cost 400rs.
And it's easier to get good fragrance free moisturizer in medical stores too, they have good acid cleansers as well.
I was all about good effective OTC products but recently my opinion changed after visiting a derm and getting prescribed skincare routine.
But I definitely don't believe they are more regulated or something, I just think they are formulated to focus on particular problems and are mostly with fewers ingredients
I'm from India too. Could you share some of the brands and products you use from medical stores?
I don't think she means prescription products. I thought that too before this video. Turns out there is something called "medical grade skin care" which cost a fortune. My understanding is brands like SkinCeuticals, EltaMD, Neocutis among others.
@@alaka24 ohh ok. I guess I misunderstood. But hey thanks for clarifying
@@ArtistProtagonist for my oily acne prone skin, lacne facewash (with aha bha) and acrofy moisturizer with niacinamide (oil free fragrance free non comedogenic) for sebum control are the best. Other than that, I got adapalene, clindamycin and azelaic acid, those are prescription only.
Like I have used moisturizer and cleanser with similar ingredients but those didn't worked so well
@@piyusarkar3065 My pleasure. I was under the same assumption. I might have unknowingly suggested people to use medical grade products thinking they meant pharmacy products. 😀
I was hoping for a video on purito sunscreen scandal
Videos take awhile to make. The purito issue is recent and I think expecting her to pump out a reaction so quickly is a bit much.
She said on IG that she would be making one.
I spent 10 hours writing a script yesterday, 3 more hours today, recorded for 3 hours and am 20% of the way through editing it now. Should be up probably sometime Monday/Tuesday...
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience aww you replied to my comment 😍😍😍😍😍. Love your informative videos. And thank you for all your efforts. I was struck dumb by this scandal. I can't believe i have been damaging my skin for the last few months by wearing this sunscreen in kitchen 😞😞
I understand what you mean by bullying marketing done on social media. It's not okay and agree with you. However, it's not a great representation of all estheticians or professional. Honestly most of them are really just trying to create shock and awe or sell something. In the real world, we most trained professionals do not discuss these issues with clients. The only thing I feel you left out is the structure and differences in each country and in the United States even states. There are regulatory bodies that issue licenses to individuals and these individuals are sometimes limited to what they can use in their clini. There are categories of brands a licensed professional uses and recommends to clients hence called professional products. Which cannot be found in the drugstore/grocery store.
They even require state licenses to purchase and train with these brands which offer additional training in the long run provides better advice /treatment for the clients. I guess what I am trying to say is it is not generalized and it would be great to get more information about each country, structure and process so people understand what each country operates differently. Even getting prescription here in the United states is not that simple or affordable for most. Thank you so much for what you do.
For the US, with products used in-clinic there are usually regulations, but with take-home products there are no regulations surrounding that - the only reason consumers can only buy some brands and products in clinics is because the brand has decided to only sell them in clinics (generally for marketing purposes).
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience thank you for your kind response. Yes I am aware about regulations in the industry. I guess one of my concerns is throwing out a blanket that makes all professionals look like they are trying to market or sell products by creating myths. Yes there are a few on social media but they don't represent everyone. We truly offer what we believe is best for our clients and the categories are there to differentiate between what is available to whom. We are trained to first provide care and treatment to our clients and offer a program based to clients. I just feel there is a tone that may paint a profession which millions of people are part of and passionate about as negative and unnecessary. A lot really care and are just want to do their jobs. Please take this the right way. Thank you for what you do.
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People can say what they want about drugstore skincare, but CeraVe has been magic in a container for my skin.
YES!!!! For me it's CeraVe and trentinoin. Although the latter is Rx only. Depends on the healthcare system, I suppose. It's not expensive in Canada.
@@myrineae I agree! I love CeraVe for basic stuff like cleansers and moisturizers but that’s pretty much it. I get prescription tretinoin and serums with good actives from other brands because Cerave doesn’t really do that kind of thing. Although they did just come out with a vitamin c serum with hyaluronic acid! I didn’t end up buying it though because I want to use my vitamin c in the morning and the reviews say it pills really bad and you can’t put makeup over it.
The formula changed I think. It used to never sting my skin after a chemical exfoliating type treatment and all of a sudden it stings. I read that other people where having issues as well. I wish companies would stop messing around with their products that work. Unless they have to omit an ingredient because of new health studies. Color Cosmetics companies do this alllll the time.
Me too.
I wish I could use Cerave for the price alone but I’ve had absolutely horrible reactions the 3 times I’ve tried it, same with Cetaphil. Yet my bougie ass skin loves Strivictin, Algenist and Sunday Riley 🤦🏻♀️
Is it the same for hair products?
Why are people so worried/concerned about what you put on your own face? Most people nowadays can't afford BS expensive skincare that they need to use year after year.