How can someone as knowledgeable and professional as you are only getting 200k+ subscribers? Whereas those self claimed MUAs are out there promoting heavy makeup, unrealistic daily routine and getting over a million. What a crazy world!
Like Forrest Gump once said, "Stupid is as stupid does." I agree, so many shysters out there making a buck of good innocent people who are desperate to have their skin look much better. I stopped believing in those TV infomercial thieves many years ago when I was still in my teens.
Simple ways to increase the potency of your skin care products ...simple and effective. Cheers, Dr Davin Lim. Brisbane. Australia. Laser and aesthetic dermatologist
Ikr. Everyone everywhere tells me to stay away from physical scrubbing. I guess as long as you're being very gentle and not scrubbing on dry skin, it's fine.
@@Golden5711 Its just that most scrubs sold in stores have huge particles that are really harsh like st. ives scrub. A gentle scrub with the clarisonic (soft brushes), washcloth, or even a powder scrub (good molecules pineapple exfoliating powder) are a lot more gentle. I like to physically exfoliate 1-2 times a week, with gentle chemical exfoliation 4-5 times a week.
You are so smart! Just knowing what laser works for what skin type is impressive. You know how to use the machines, when to change out the depth and strength of each laser for each person and their individual disease or skin condition. And there are so many of them! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, especially since I'm over 50! Thank you.
Hello from Los Angeles California I can't believe you've been on here and I just found you but I love that you are so honest about everything. I will be very careful on what I purchase and put on my face, thanks.
You are so right! I apply my Retin-a and serums over damp skin. I heard it’s a myth we should only apply our skin care over dry skin. I am entering my “second 30” and that’s working well! I also like to use rough gloves to apply my AM cleanser!!! 💝💝💝
Yes, thats the essence of the video, ie. when one maxes out on their skin care. This video shows how to increase the potency. So...obviously for new creams and skin care, don't do it, titrate... then go up. Cheers, you are indeed correct. Davin Lim
After going through most of your channel and following the tips my skin transformed into its best shape of my live. It looks and feels better now that it did 10 years ago. Also your chill delivery is appreciated. Thank you
I love, love, love ur videos! appreciate ur educative & evidence-based approach. Your content is always consistent and doesn’t change with the trends of the beauty industry. Thank you!!!
You are such a talented, skilled, knowledgeable and dedicated laser and cosmetics dermatologist and an amazing person. Keep up the great work. God bless you 🤧 People need specialists like you. I believe you are number one in the world. Hopefully I will see you in the near future if I couldn’t find anyone as skilled as yourself which I doubt to find here in Perth WA. Good luck with everything you do doctor 👨⚕️ 😊
This may sound odd because you are a dermatologist and in that your primary focus is on skin. But your skin looks so good, clear and healthy! Whatever you're doing you should keep it up. And your videos are always helpful and informative it's like being in a skin care/laser treatment class !😄
So when u give me tips on how to make my actives work better for me.....you also make my brain work hard for me :) I have to listen verrrrry carefully because you are disseminating loads of good info all at once! I feel like taking notes!!! You should teach. I mean like as in formally. you is a dang good teacher :)
If I won the lottery I'd fly to Australia and steal you. 😂 I'd bring you and your family and practice to Denver. (๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥ a girl can dream, right? You're the best!!
Hi Davin. I went to see Professor Chu as per your advice some months ago for dermapen but unfortunately after one session it caused holes that I didn't have to open up on the left side of my face so I aborted the treatment altogether. I have lived in London (originally from NZ) since 1996 and have finally realised that the reason most dermatologists have turned me down for laser treatment over the years is because most of the clinics over here in London DONOT have the variety or scale of lasers that you have in your Brisbane clinic so I will be paying you a visit towards the end of the year on my way home for a consultation. I am a registered intensive care nurse and have watched your laser videos in particular with great interest. I suffered from terrible acne at the age of 12 (I'm 47)and finally after nearly 35 years my acne has cleared but I have been left with combination acne scarring & resistant hyper pigmentation despite SPF!. I haven't been home to NZ for nearly 8 years so its time for a visit! Thanks. Ivy Harris...London
Ivy , I really hope that you were able to get good treatment for scarring . I also continue to suffer from acne and I have scarring as well . I have had multiple treatments done but nothing has helped as much as a good skin care routine and knowledge of how to use various products .
I love your videos! My eyes have been opened to how to treat my acne. And I realized my dermatologist is totally ripping me off 😑. I recently ordered the ordinary products and am excited to try them.
I don’t know if I know the difference in a bland moisturizer. Hmm. I have another question I hope it’s ok to ask. I’ve been meaning to ask you. I apply Eva naturals Retinol 2.5%, Eva naturals niacinamide 8.3% Serum and trusting vita c 20% with E and HA. I apply all these every night and sometimes morning. I have not had any issues. Yes it seems to be working. But now I’m seeing all over the internet that you can’t apply any of the three at the same time. I do apply moisture after about 30 minutes. Sometimes I hyperhydrate. Oh and I apply Retinol first after shower or washing my face. My face seems to soak it up. Thank you for helping me so much. I have incorporated most of your dry skin suggestions including olive oil in the bath.
This may be an older video, but I just found it...man I really don't think half these people paid attention to what you were even saying....I have been on vit c and retin a for several years...I now have been making sure my face is damp when I use my vit C in the morning and my retin A at night. I exfoliate mildly every morning. Then a couple nights a week when I am skipping my retin a night I will do a deep exfoliating...I am tolerating it great and I am getting better results now..thanks so much for explaining...just wish more people would have listened to you...
I love your educational videos!! Can you please advise as to whether or not there is a laser safe & effective for use on the upper eyelid - primarily for sagging!?! Thank you so much for all your wonderfully safe advice!👍🏻. And “Hello” from Newfoundland, Canada 🇨🇦😊
Hello again. Hope you are well. The tips are useful, especially for people who are already on a decent skincare regime; I must confess to being of the “if ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality and having been blessed with good, albeit very sensitive skin, am resistant to try anything too drastic; I manually exfoliate with my hands and occasionally a soft washcloth and alternate between Neostrata 10 and retinol 7 nights a week. Vitamin C after peptide serum in the morning. No plans to change as even that leaves the skin around my eyes, which I do moisturise, occasionally raw. And some mornings my eyes look puffy as a result. 😬
Estella Moo hello Estella, could you be more specific and give me your routine, I’m still trying to figure out when to use the products, I’ve started for 2 months now all the ABC’s and aha 10, but I’m really not sure I’m doing well 😢
I don’t do anything “special”; just was my face with a gentle cleanser, apply a peptide serum (currently using the ordinary Matrixyl 10 w HA) and then Vit C (also the ordinary but I started on LRP, both brands I tolerate well), then sunscreen for day (SPF 30 minimum). At night the same but instead of Vit C I use EITHER Neostrata 10 (tolerate well but sometimes my skin tingles and itches for a couple of minutes) or Retinol (started off with LRP and now on the ordinary because it’s cheap and again, I tolerate it well enough with occasional redness)...Only rediscovered actives this past year because when I first tried Vit C close to 18 years ago, it was orangey, foul-smelling and cost $110 a 30ml bottle!!! Thankfully there are formulations for the sensitive-skin person nowadays. 😊
Estella Moo thank you so much. I have never used anything before these 2 months except a random oil and never thought about removing make up, yes I know I have neglected my skin in a very bad way, but it’s never too late right ? I have melasma due to my pregnancies and all of the sudden à fine lines network shows up lately. Last January I decided to take care of myself. I have way too much products that’s why I don’t know how and when to use them. But I’m thinking to reduce all that stuff :) So you don’t use retinoids (retin A)? I’m also using the ordinary products, they work very well on me especially the vitamin c (except on the neck I had a rash) Anyway thank you again I’ll try to find my way Happy Easter Estella!
Hi Dr Lim. Thank you for sharing your professional knowledge💖. Can you pls add link to the skin care products you are showing so we can purchase it easier without worrying about it’s authenticity?
Thanks for another great video... have referred to your abc video for a skincare overhaul this week. Looking forward to the results. Thanks for your honestly and science based advice.
Thanks so much for simple and effective hacks. I have been using my cleanser on a a salux cloth on my face for a few years, my skin always feel clean and fresh. Always great to watch you video's, keep the coming.
Now I’m worried I’m doing something wrong 🤨 I use my Clarisonic every night then a mild AHA serum, then a retinol serum (my doc won’t give me a script for real Vit A😡) then Vit C. I let them dry into my skin then apply a moisturiser. My skin looks really great; the best it’s looked in ages, but it’s slightly dry and that’s not like my skin. I have normal skin, slightly oily t-zone. Am I using too much of something or using them in the wrong order? Thank you very much for your tips - it’s your vlogs that are making me better at skin care. 💕
Hi Dr. Lim...I have been binge watching your videos and I am in love...with them. I enjoy your simplistic approach to skin care. So, I really don't need 17 different products after all. I do have a question...what do you think of using estrogen with Retin-A? I recently switched dermatologists, and the girls (okay...ladies) were talking about estrogen to use with the Retin-A. Do you have any thoughts on this? What does it do? Do you think it is worth adding to a skincare regime? Thanks for your opinion and thoughts.
Dr Lim, thank you for these videos. I get excited every time I see you've posted. Do you have a preference of Tazorac vs. Retinoin? I am using my son's Tazorac that he is no longer using for acne but I never see any videos that address Tazorac specifically. Thank you!
Aaaa, really love all of your education! I'm really into skincare and it changed my whole skin, so happy! You talk about AHA/BHA, but more in a 'mask' way. What do you think about toners with AHA's? Would love a video about exfoliation toners :)
Hello dr davin,can you please make a video about smile lines and how prevent or treat them,I’m 26 but i have smile line genetically but I don’t want it getting worse and they already bothering me ,thank you for such a great and informative channel
Always love your videos super informative! I want to do an IPL photo facial I’m fair in completion and looking to fade some mild to moderate sun damage. I have been using retin-A for a year without irritation but I’m not sure when to discontinue before IPL.
Thanks for the video, another great one. I love your channel. Just one clarificaiton, you point vit B5 as niacinamide (In Cicaplast Baume). I think it's panhenol. From La Roche Posay, there is the Toleriane night cream that contains it.
So let's say i want to use hyaluronic acid serum, vitamin c serum, some sort of peptides serum and a moisturizer for a night time routine, and throw in a sheet mask in there sometimes. What comes after what? And how much should i wait for the products to sink in? If i wait too long, doesn't the skin lose absorption power? Help!
im 57 with smokers lines..can i ask you ..whats the best treatment for this? i have watched ur video on it but would like to hear it straight from you..thanks. you are my fave!!
Thank you so much for you super informative videos!! They are worth more than any visit to the doctor I made in the last few years. Is there any possibility that you would make a short video or post about perioral dermatitis? What to do and how to treat it? Many of the patients that suffer of pod wouldn’t find a way to get rid of it Thank you!!
Hi Davin I find your videos very informative. I had started to buy some products to help exfoliate and smother my skin. Then you caught my attention that you could do a skin peel that would work much better. I am stuck in Melbourne but hopefully coming home to Brisbane soon. Do these peels hurt. How long before things generally improve. I had a friend who had something done a good 12 years ago and she was so miserable with the pain and itchy. She had to be sedated.. she looked great but I think it took a good month. Can you tell me where you practice or refer me to someone like yourself where I could make appt. I have made the decision that I should get someone who knows what they are doing rather than watching utube. I might make things worse for myself. Thank you so much. Cheers Maureen
Hi Dr. Davin, Im from Bangladesh. I love your channel. 😍 In my Opinion you are a good doctor with very effective Instructions . its really helpful for all. Thanks A lot DR. Davin 🌹💐
Love your videos and how easy you are to understand. Will I see results in just using an aha and a vitamin b, I find vitamin c burns. I exfoliate once a week with clarisonic. Thanks x
Love your videos. I am 8 weeks into Retin A 0,5%. Could I use a Derma Roller, or would it be too much for mys skin? I am still peeling, but the worst "ugly period" with red and aggressive skin is over.
Thanks for a great channel and superb information! I have been trying to find out for a while now how long it takes for active ingredients to penetrate the skin/be efficient, how long before can wash your skin again without ruining the effect of say for example vitamin A. It would be so great if you would talk about this some time. Thanks again!
Awesome video, as always! I have a question about wait times between actives and moisturizers: do you need to wait a specific amount of time after applying your active before you go on to your moisturizer in order to ensure the maximum efficacy of your active?
Hi Doc, what can you say about Oxygeneo 3-1 and silk peel? are they good as Hydrafacial? for Revlite laser is it okay to have it once a month for skin rejuvenation for maintenance? for CO2 is pixel by alma laser or Accupulse for anti aging? reccomendation? Thank you so much DL for very imformative videos.
Hi Dr Davin! Thank you for all this skin care hacks!!!! I am using the Obagi hydrate moisture and hydrate luxe for almost a year now along with C serum and matrixyle 3000 serum for at least 6 months now. I amp my skin care regimen using at home dermarolling once a week, thanks to you😀. My question is have you ever heard of toothpaste and vaseline face cleanser? a few Utubers swear by it. What’s your take on this?
skin needles are great . i use it on my scalp and follow it with minoxidil (Rogaine ) . I found a study conducted on its efficacy. Im glad you suggested the same . Thank u
I usually get a VI peel about every 6 months. This is a chemical peel that is first applied in the Dr office and then followed up with 3 more applications at home. Of course I peel like a snake about the third day. You must apply moisturizer & sunblock of 50 while you are completing the peel. My brown spots are lighter and my skin looks great when finished, but am I damaging my skin doing this? You give great info!!
Davin, quick question. I watch most of your videos and I wasn’t able to find the video you had ... regarding a laser treatment for fine lines under the eyes and skin tightening. I don’t have deep set lines but I have the light ones forming I’m 43 and I’d like to slow it down or take care of it now....before it gets too bad, what do you suggest? Thank you 🙏🏻 my dear.😘
Dr. Lim, I just adore your videos!! They are really quite helpful. I especially 💗 love that you give us the straight talk & not some marketing B.S. I'm using tretinoin .1% @ night for a couple years now. Recently began vitamin C in the a.m. I know you don't "recommend" or "endorse" any company, etc., but where should I look for Vitamin B3?? Should I ask my dermatologist??
Hi Doc, I use Retrieve treinoin 0.05% nightly and I usually wait 15-20 minutes for my skin to dry before I apply it. Do you recommend that I apply this directly on hydrated skin, directly after cleansing? Also, is it worth incorporating a vitamin c and Tretinoin together? My skin is not sensitive at all. I would say it’s normal now that it’s used to Tretinoin. It can get dry in the winter time but not super dry..
Mademoiselle A in a lot of his videos, he said to use vitamin c in the morning since it can protect the skin from uv lights (can act as a sunscreen) and use tretinoin or vit a at night :)
Hello! Your videos are so great and informative and I highly appreciate you take time and effort to make them :) i just have a question - I use retinol cream at night (right now once a week to get my skin adjusted, but will increase usage in a month or so). Is it still ok to use exfoliants while using retinol? What should be the frequency of using acids then? xx Greetings from Poland :)
Happy Sunday! Dr. Davin, by suggesting using actives right after the shower, you do not mean we use it on wet face, do you? I experimented this, but it stings and causes redness, I find it more tolerable if using moisturizer first on wet skin, let it dry then follow up with vitamin C? But is this means the actives haven't be used to its most? Thanks for the knowledge!
How can someone as knowledgeable and professional as you are only getting 200k+ subscribers? Whereas those self claimed MUAs are out there promoting heavy makeup, unrealistic daily routine and getting over a million. What a crazy world!
M Eggen because a skincare channel is very different from a makeup channel?
Like Forrest Gump once said, "Stupid is as stupid does." I agree, so many shysters out there making a buck of good innocent people who are desperate to have their skin look much better. I stopped believing in those TV infomercial thieves many years ago when I was still in my teens.
I was thinking the same thing Lmaooooo he’s amazing this guy
He gets money from his medical practice and he loves his job and enjoy what he does
Because most people are fking stupid ☺️ I lost all hope in humanity.
Thank-you for taking the time to educate us. Very much appreciated.
Thank u for viewing...DL
Simple ways to increase the potency of your skin care products ...simple and effective. Cheers, Dr Davin Lim. Brisbane. Australia. Laser and aesthetic dermatologist
how deep to use microneedling to treat stretch marks ? im using 1.5 now but thinking to go up to 2. what do you think
Dr Davin Lim thanks so much for the tips..
Dr Davin Lim hi! Your Videos are so helpful. Do you recommend a laser derm specialist in the DC NY area? Thank you
Nailed it again Doc. Also remember to hydrate from within. Drink plenty of water. Less of the sodas, alcohols, caffeines and fruit juices 👩💻
Hi Dr i'm from morocco...thanks for all your tips
I must say you are the first dermatologist to approve clarisonic and physical exfoliation
Ikr. Everyone everywhere tells me to stay away from physical scrubbing. I guess as long as you're being very gentle and not scrubbing on dry skin, it's fine.
@@Golden5711 Its just that most scrubs sold in stores have huge particles that are really harsh like st. ives scrub. A gentle scrub with the clarisonic (soft brushes), washcloth, or even a powder scrub (good molecules pineapple exfoliating powder) are a lot more gentle. I like to physically exfoliate 1-2 times a week, with gentle chemical exfoliation 4-5 times a week.
You are so smart! Just knowing what laser works for what skin type is impressive. You know how to use the machines, when to change out the depth and strength of each laser for each person and their individual disease or skin condition. And there are so many of them! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, especially since I'm over 50! Thank you.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Smart without a heart is no good. You have a smart heart. 😊
Hello from Los Angeles California I can't believe you've been on here and I just found you but I love that you are so honest about everything. I will be very careful on what I purchase and put on my face, thanks.
You are so right! I apply my Retin-a and serums over damp skin. I heard it’s a myth we should only apply our skin care over dry skin. I am entering my “second 30” and that’s working well! I also like to use rough gloves to apply my AM cleanser!!! 💝💝💝
FiftyPlusBeauty nice to see you here! I love your videos, you're very sweet. Have a very blessed Easter, hugs.
Yes, thats the essence of the video, ie. when one maxes out on their skin care. This video shows how to increase the potency. So...obviously for new creams and skin care, don't do it, titrate... then go up. Cheers, you are indeed correct. Davin Lim
Hi fiftyplusbeauty isn't Dr Lim great? Love your videos for us over 50s girls. Best wishes from New Zealand
FiftyPlusBeauty Hi Beth!!! You look amazing! I love your channel! ♥️ Nice to see we like the same TH-camrs 👍🏼
I do the same thing. Damp skin and for the peel a good and effective glove.
After going through most of your channel and following the tips my skin transformed into its best shape of my live. It looks and feels better now that it did 10 years ago. Also your chill delivery is appreciated. Thank you
Again thanks for your honesty on effective techniques and not falling prey to marketing.
I love, love, love ur videos! appreciate ur educative & evidence-based approach. Your content is always consistent and doesn’t change with the trends of the beauty industry. Thank you!!!
Cheers - much appreciated . Davin Lim
You are such a talented, skilled, knowledgeable and dedicated laser and cosmetics dermatologist and an amazing person. Keep up the great work. God bless you 🤧 People need specialists like you. I believe you are number one in the world. Hopefully I will see you in the near future if I couldn’t find anyone as skilled as yourself which I doubt to find here in Perth WA. Good luck with everything you do doctor 👨⚕️ 😊
This may sound odd because you are a dermatologist and in that your primary focus is on skin. But your skin looks so good, clear and healthy! Whatever you're doing you should keep it up. And your videos are always helpful and informative it's like being in a skin care/laser treatment class !😄
Thx for your support. appreciated. Dr Davin Lim. BRISBANE SkIN specialist. Oz
So when u give me tips on how to make my actives work better for me.....you also make my brain work hard for me :) I have to listen verrrrry carefully because you are disseminating loads of good info all at once! I feel like taking notes!!! You should teach. I mean like as in formally. you is a dang good teacher :)
Another great video. I appreciate how you take medical subjects & make them easily understandable. Have a blessed day.
Thank you. Davin Lim
First time I've seen a video on what to do after everyday skin care has done as much as it can. Great info! Thanks! Rita
Thanks, just coming up with new topics ... cheers. DL
If I won the lottery I'd fly to Australia and steal you. 😂 I'd bring you and your family and practice to Denver. (๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥
a girl can dream, right?
You're the best!!
Asil Nike Wow, I WAS JUST THINKNG ABOUT THE SAME THINK ASDFDWEGBJK
Yes, it would be so great if he would come here to AZ! I know he could do some magic with his lasers for this old face!! Lol 😀
He's the "gooderest", l.o.l. I know, I know, it's not a word! hahahehe
Asil Nike you and me too
Agree completely
Thank you! ❤ I'm learning more, how to help myself. Thank you again.
Thanks for watching. Davin Lim
Youre the reason I love Saturday mornings!!!!
Hi Davin. I went to see Professor Chu as per your advice some months ago for dermapen but unfortunately after one session it caused holes that I didn't have to open up on the left side of my face so I aborted the treatment altogether. I have lived in London (originally from NZ) since 1996 and have finally realised that the reason most dermatologists have turned me down for laser treatment over the years is because most of the clinics over here in London DONOT have the variety or scale of lasers that you have in your Brisbane clinic so I will be paying you a visit towards the end of the year on my way home for a consultation. I am a registered intensive care nurse and have watched your laser videos in particular with great interest. I suffered from terrible acne at the age of 12 (I'm 47)and finally after nearly 35 years my acne has cleared but I have been left with combination acne scarring & resistant hyper pigmentation despite SPF!. I haven't been home to NZ for nearly 8 years so its time for a visit! Thanks. Ivy Harris...London
Ivy , I really hope that you were able to get good treatment for scarring . I also continue to suffer from acne and I have scarring as well . I have had multiple treatments done but nothing has helped as much as a good skin care routine and knowledge of how to use various products .
I love your videos! My eyes have been opened to how to treat my acne. And I realized my dermatologist is totally ripping me off 😑. I recently ordered the ordinary products and am excited to try them.
Love the glove exfoliating trick, what a gem!
Dr. Davin Lim, I Love Your Channel! Learning So Much! I Look Forward to Every Friday here in the USA...Thank You!💋
Cheers, Davin Lim
I always use a toner after I wash my face then use moisturizer. Are toners beneficial to skin? Thank you and I love watching your channel
Thank you so much doc for sharing your wisdom! You're such a blessing indeed! 😘
Thanks Doctor Lim. Very helpful. You look pretty bright today. Your own skin looks particularly bright and glowing today.
Long weekend ...all good. Cheers Davin Lim
Thank you for uploading this video Dr. Lim! Very helpful, indeed!
Mel, thanks for watching, all the best, Davin Lim
To be so honest in such a dishonest world is the sign of a good heart.Thank you Dr David💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗🕊🕊🕊🕊
Welcome.
Love your videos so much, always learning something new :)
Cheers Gin Amber, DL
This was awesome! I was doing some of this but thought it was wrong so I stopped. Going back! 🙌🙌🙌
Cheers. DL
YOU SAVED ALOT OF MY MONEY .... I REALLY LIKE THE SUNSCREEN LA ROCHE THAT YOU USE
You were my 2018 best discovery!!! Thank you ❤
I don’t know if I know the difference in a bland moisturizer. Hmm. I have another question I hope it’s ok to ask. I’ve been meaning to ask you. I apply Eva naturals Retinol 2.5%, Eva naturals niacinamide 8.3% Serum and trusting vita c 20% with E and HA. I apply all these every night and sometimes morning. I have not had any issues. Yes it seems to be working. But now I’m seeing all over the internet that you can’t apply any of the three at the same time. I do apply moisture after about 30 minutes. Sometimes I hyperhydrate. Oh and I apply Retinol first after shower or washing my face. My face seems to soak it up. Thank you for helping me so much. I have incorporated most of your dry skin suggestions including olive oil in the bath.
I love ur tips!!!! Thank u so much for another amazing video!!!!!
Thanks for viewing, appreciate it. Davin Lim
This may be an older video, but I just found it...man I really don't think half these people paid attention to what you were even saying....I have been on vit c and retin a for several years...I now have been making sure my face is damp when I use my vit C in the morning and my retin A at night. I exfoliate mildly every morning. Then a couple nights a week when I am skipping my retin a night I will do a deep exfoliating...I am tolerating it great and I am getting better results now..thanks so much for explaining...just wish more people would have listened to you...
I for got to say I do use several products with b also...that's a must in skin care in my opinion...
Thanks sharing your knowledge Lim. I always come away having learnt something new.
I love your educational videos!! Can you please advise as to whether or not there is a laser safe & effective for use on the upper eyelid - primarily for sagging!?! Thank you so much for all your wonderfully safe advice!👍🏻. And “Hello” from Newfoundland, Canada 🇨🇦😊
Hello again. Hope you are well. The tips are useful, especially for people who are already on a decent skincare regime; I must confess to being of the “if ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality and having been blessed with good, albeit very sensitive skin, am resistant to try anything too drastic; I manually exfoliate with my hands and occasionally a soft washcloth and alternate between Neostrata 10 and retinol 7 nights a week. Vitamin C after peptide serum in the morning. No plans to change as even that leaves the skin around my eyes, which I do moisturise, occasionally raw. And some mornings my eyes look puffy as a result. 😬
Yes, I think its a great routine you have, and you have maxed out... so keep it as is. Good to have someone share their thoughts, Cheers, Davin
Estella Moo hello Estella, could you be more specific and give me your routine, I’m still trying to figure out when to use the products, I’ve started for 2 months now all the ABC’s and aha 10, but I’m really not sure I’m doing well 😢
I don’t do anything “special”; just was my face with a gentle cleanser, apply a peptide serum (currently using the ordinary Matrixyl 10 w HA) and then Vit C (also the ordinary but I started on LRP, both brands I tolerate well), then sunscreen for day (SPF 30 minimum). At night the same but instead of Vit C I use EITHER Neostrata 10 (tolerate well but sometimes my skin tingles and itches for a couple of minutes) or Retinol (started off with LRP and now on the ordinary because it’s cheap and again, I tolerate it well enough with occasional redness)...Only rediscovered actives this past year because when I first tried Vit C close to 18 years ago, it was orangey, foul-smelling and cost $110 a 30ml bottle!!! Thankfully there are formulations for the sensitive-skin person nowadays. 😊
Estella Moo thank you so much. I have never used anything before these 2 months except a random oil and never thought about removing make up, yes I know I have neglected my skin in a very bad way, but it’s never too late right ?
I have melasma due to my pregnancies and all of the sudden à fine lines network shows up lately. Last January I decided to take care of myself.
I have way too much products that’s why I don’t know how and when to use them. But I’m thinking to reduce all that stuff :)
So you don’t use retinoids (retin A)? I’m also using the ordinary products, they work very well on me especially the vitamin c (except on the neck I had a rash)
Anyway thank you again I’ll try to find my way
Happy Easter Estella!
Hi Dr Lim. Thank you for sharing your professional knowledge💖. Can you pls add link to the skin care products you are showing so we can purchase it easier without worrying about it’s authenticity?
Thanks for another great video... have referred to your abc video for a skincare overhaul this week. Looking forward to the results. Thanks for your honestly and science based advice.
I always learn so much from your videos, thank you! 👏
Cheers, appreciated. DL
Thanks so much for simple and effective hacks. I have been using my cleanser on a a salux cloth on my face for a few years, my skin always feel clean and fresh. Always great to watch you video's, keep the coming.
Simple yet effective. DL
Now I’m worried I’m doing something wrong 🤨 I use my Clarisonic every night then a mild AHA serum, then a retinol serum (my doc won’t give me a script for real Vit A😡) then Vit C. I let them dry into my skin then apply a moisturiser. My skin looks really great; the best it’s looked in ages, but it’s slightly dry and that’s not like my skin. I have normal skin, slightly oily t-zone. Am I using too much of something or using them in the wrong order? Thank you very much for your tips - it’s your vlogs that are making me better at skin care. 💕
Your all videos very superb and usefull doctor thank for your videos i like your all Vedeos God bless you doctor
Hi Dr. Lim...I have been binge watching your videos and I am in love...with them. I enjoy your simplistic approach to skin care. So, I really don't need 17 different products after all. I do have a question...what do you think of using estrogen with Retin-A? I recently switched dermatologists, and the girls (okay...ladies) were talking about estrogen to use with the Retin-A. Do you have any thoughts on this? What does it do? Do you think it is worth adding to a skincare regime? Thanks for your opinion and thoughts.
Love this video... I’ve learned a ton. Now to put this information to good use!
no problems .. glad to help. Cheers DL
Dr. Lim your channel is fabulous and I’ve learned so much, thank you 🙏
Welcome... thanks for viewing. Davin Lim
Thank you Dr Kim. Most helpful information.
You are welcome
Thanks Dr Limited. This is the best chennel every time I am learning something new... you are the best. I wish you were here in UAE.
Thanks for viewing.
Love your videos! Thanks!
Hello Dr Lim, thanks for the educational video. Will you be posting the 10 must do tips for combination skin?
Might do that in the future, all the best, DL
Dr Davin Lim Thank you so much for your reply. I will look forward to it. Best regards!
yesssssss new video !! thank you dr davin
Welcome. DL
Ur genuine n really good 👍
Dr Lim, thank you for these videos. I get excited every time I see you've posted. Do you have a preference of Tazorac vs. Retinoin? I am using my son's Tazorac that he is no longer using for acne but I never see any videos that address Tazorac specifically. Thank you!
Will do one on it... I think I covered in vitamin A video... DL
Aaaa, really love all of your education! I'm really into skincare and it changed my whole skin, so happy! You talk about AHA/BHA, but more in a 'mask' way. What do you think about toners with AHA's? Would love a video about exfoliation toners :)
You are amazing dr. Lim
Cheers, thanks for viewing. Davin Lim
Another great video! Thank you 🙏
Thanks for watching. DL
Awesome video!!! First tym in TH-cam this type of information!!! Love ur videos very educational, informative!!! Thank you!!
Thx... much appreciated . Davin Lim
Hello dr davin,can you please make a video about smile lines and how prevent or treat them,I’m 26 but i have smile line genetically but I don’t want it getting worse and they already bothering me ,thank you for such a great and informative channel
Always love your videos super informative! I want to do an IPL photo facial I’m fair in completion and looking to fade some mild to moderate sun damage. I have been using retin-A for a year without irritation but I’m not sure when to discontinue before IPL.
your skin looks so good it looks air brushed. *jealous*
LOL, lot of skin care... DL
Love it! Super helpful!
Thanks for the video, another great one. I love your channel. Just one clarificaiton, you point vit B5 as niacinamide (In Cicaplast Baume). I think it's panhenol. From La Roche Posay, there is the Toleriane night cream that contains it.
B3 I think it is
I’m learning a lot from your videoes - Thank you soooo much 😘
I had 2 Clear + Brilliant treatments a few months apart. My skin has been very sensitive ever since.
So let's say i want to use hyaluronic acid serum, vitamin c serum, some sort of peptides serum and a moisturizer for a night time routine, and throw in a sheet mask in there sometimes. What comes after what? And how much should i wait for the products to sink in? If i wait too long, doesn't the skin lose absorption power? Help!
Hello and good morning from Washington D.C! Thank you so much for your videos and I really enjoyed listening to you.
Welcome. Thanks for the view DL
Isn’t B5 panthenol and B3 is Niacinamide?
Erin MacPherson yes
Yes he said B5= niacinamide, it must be by mistake because in his other videos he says B3=niacinamide
I guess he said b5 OR niacinamide
im 57 with smokers lines..can i ask you ..whats the best treatment for this? i have watched ur video on it but would like to hear it straight from you..thanks. you are my fave!!
Doctor , many thanks for all the information and advices. Please can you do a video about face skin pores. Thanks
Done 3 videos on pores. DL
Love your videos very informative. I know you don't want or can't tell us what creams to use, but can you suggest an ABC cream that you like to use.
Thank you so much for you super informative videos!! They are worth more than any visit to the doctor I made in the last few years.
Is there any possibility that you would make a short video or post about perioral dermatitis? What to do and how to treat it? Many of the patients that suffer of pod wouldn’t find a way to get rid of it
Thank you!!
IN time. DL
instagram.com/drdavinlim/
Thank you so much for your useful tips
Hi Davin I find your videos very informative. I had started to buy some products to help exfoliate and smother my skin. Then you caught my attention that you could do a skin peel that would work much better. I am stuck in Melbourne but hopefully coming home to Brisbane soon. Do these peels hurt. How long before things generally improve. I had a friend who had something done a good 12 years ago and she was so miserable with the pain and itchy. She had to be sedated.. she looked great but I think it took a good month.
Can you tell me where you practice or refer me to someone like yourself where I could make appt. I have made the decision that I should get someone who knows what they are doing rather than watching utube. I might make things worse for myself.
Thank you so much.
Cheers
Maureen
Hi Dr. Davin, Im from Bangladesh.
I love your channel. 😍 In my Opinion you are a good doctor with very effective Instructions . its really helpful for all. Thanks A lot DR. Davin 🌹💐
Love your videos and how easy you are to understand. Will I see results in just using an aha and a vitamin b, I find vitamin c burns. I exfoliate once a week with clarisonic. Thanks x
ive been using 13% chemical peels. ive done them twice now and have noticed a difference! do you recommend them doc?
Hi Dr Davin Lim,
Thank you for your posted video :-)
Isn't stratum corneum the thickest one in Epidermis, as it can be up to 50 layers?
The Japanese exfoliating wash cloths are great manual exfoliators for face and body. Use a different one for your face though.
Great doctor great video v. Useful info
No problem
Hey Dr Lim, does a laser treatment for acne scaring affect the growth of hair follicle?
Love your videos. I am 8 weeks into Retin A 0,5%. Could I use a Derma Roller, or would it be too much for mys skin? I am still peeling, but the worst "ugly period" with red and aggressive skin is over.
Thanks for a great channel and superb information! I have been trying to find out for a while now how long it takes for active ingredients to penetrate the skin/be efficient, how long before can wash your skin again without ruining the effect of say for example vitamin A. It would be so great if you would talk about this some time. Thanks again!
Will do Davin Lim
Awesome video, as always! I have a question about wait times between actives and moisturizers: do you need to wait a specific amount of time after applying your active before you go on to your moisturizer in order to ensure the maximum efficacy of your active?
No, ...everyone is different, so no 'x' amount of time. DL
Hi Doc, what can you say about Oxygeneo 3-1 and silk peel? are they good as Hydrafacial? for Revlite laser is it okay to have it once a month for skin rejuvenation for maintenance? for CO2 is pixel by alma laser or Accupulse for anti aging? reccomendation? Thank you so much DL for very imformative videos.
Great video. What is your opinion on other antioxidant serums like ferulic acid and resveratrol?
OK, not top of my list.. but if one must.. its safe.
Hi Dr Davin! Thank you for all this skin care hacks!!!! I am using the Obagi hydrate moisture and hydrate luxe for almost a year now along with C serum and matrixyle 3000 serum for at least 6 months now. I amp my skin care regimen using at home dermarolling once a week, thanks to you😀. My question is have you ever heard of toothpaste and vaseline face cleanser? a few Utubers swear by it. What’s your take on this?
No, but if it works for you,... all good
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Should i apply retin a under or above moisturizer if hydration increases absorption of actives? Your videos are awesome btw!
skin needles are great . i use it on my scalp and follow it with minoxidil (Rogaine ) . I found a study conducted on its efficacy. Im glad you suggested the same . Thank u
Welcome. DL
I don’t think I will ever use Retin a soon after a shower. I already suffered. Thank you
I usually get a VI peel about every 6 months. This is a chemical peel that is first applied in the Dr office and then followed up with 3 more applications at home. Of course I peel like a snake about the third day. You must apply moisturizer & sunblock of 50 while you are completing the peel. My brown spots are lighter and my skin looks great when finished, but am I damaging my skin doing this? You give great info!!
Does vitamin C lose it's potency over time? Love your videos. Thanks for all the great tips and information.
No
Awesome video!
Love your videos, new subbie here. Can u make a video how to fade/diminish sun spot/freckles, what products to use?
Davin, quick question. I watch most of your videos and I wasn’t able to find the video you had ... regarding a laser treatment for fine lines under the eyes and skin tightening. I don’t have deep set lines but I have the light ones forming I’m 43 and I’d like to slow it down or take care of it now....before it gets too bad, what do you suggest? Thank you 🙏🏻 my dear.😘
Dr. Lim, I just adore your videos!! They are really quite helpful. I especially 💗 love that you give us the straight talk & not some marketing B.S. I'm using tretinoin .1% @ night for a couple years now. Recently began vitamin C in the a.m. I know you don't "recommend" or "endorse" any company, etc., but where should I look for Vitamin B3?? Should I ask my dermatologist??
Jessica Storm Cerave line & Olay products have vitamin B3
( Niacidimide ) in their products.
Thanks for that recommendation . Davin Lim
Lisa Bafundo Thanks!
Hi Doc, I use Retrieve treinoin 0.05% nightly and I usually wait 15-20 minutes for my skin to dry before I apply it. Do you recommend that I apply this directly on hydrated skin, directly after cleansing?
Also, is it worth incorporating a vitamin c and Tretinoin together?
My skin is not sensitive at all. I would say it’s normal now that it’s used to Tretinoin. It can get dry in the winter time but not super dry..
Mademoiselle A in a lot of his videos, he said to use vitamin c in the morning since it can protect the skin from uv lights (can act as a sunscreen) and use tretinoin or vit a at night :)
What do you think of facial mist? Would you recommend them? And what are your thoughts on aloe vera gel? Please do answer. Thank you. :)
IN time.
Hello! Your videos are so great and informative and I highly appreciate you take time and effort to make them :) i just have a question - I use retinol cream at night (right now once a week to get my skin adjusted, but will increase usage in a month or so). Is it still ok to use exfoliants while using retinol? What should be the frequency of using acids then? xx Greetings from Poland :)
DEPENDS on your SKIN TYPE, go slow and titrate.. all the best, davin lim
Happy Sunday! Dr. Davin, by suggesting using actives right after the shower, you do not mean we use it on wet face, do you? I experimented this, but it stings and causes redness, I find it more tolerable if using moisturizer first on wet skin, let it dry then follow up with vitamin C? But is this means the actives haven't be used to its most? Thanks for the knowledge!
Yes, its only for the next step up... not for everyone. DL