“Oily skin doesn’t need moisturizer”. I’m 16 and have heard this so many times throughout my life. My skin has been combination to oily in the summer and more on the dry side in the winter for as long as I can remember and moisturizer saved my skin… if moisturizers feel heavy on your skin try using a lightweight gel one with ingredients like niacinamide that help reduce oiliness, I promise it makes such a difference ❤️
Same. I tried a coconut oil based cleansing bar for about 3 weeks and it took almost a year to repair the damage 😭 it caused the worst cystic breakout I had ever had! I can't even put it on my hair without getting backne. I avoid coconut oil like the plague now and my skin feels great!
the “tan to get rid of acne” thing ruined my life lmao now i have hyperpigmentation and stubborn acne scars that won’t go away. it’s actually so sad how the majority of people don’t know that the sun is actually terrible for you
@@cortneyphillips1792 i recommend you both try adapelene gel or any retinol for those scars. it helps majorly for scarring and hyperpigmentation since it promotes the skin's turnover and fades the discoloration. it also helps with aging signs if you guys do happen to be older, but its always helpful to start younger too since prevention is the best remedy to anything really
that last line, thank you. I got made fun of at work for putting on sunscreen 🥲 these woman were having a full blown conversation ridiculing me when I was right there
I dealt with the exact same thing!! Major scarring and hyperpigmentation from post acne scars… it really sucks sometimes (especially when random strangers think it’s okay to come up to you and comment on it). I started using tretinoin about 3-4 months ago and my scarring is almost completely gone!! So I highly recommend using a retinol or (if your skin can tolerate it) differin/adapalene gel or tretinoin. Using Tret most nights a week and sunscreen every morning are the only things that helped me with PIH etc
Hyram the truth here is that you SAVED my skin (I had an reaction from a vitamin B12 shot that caused me acne, it infected I took antibiotics but the problem wasn't totally solved, then I found your channel and followed your advices, I got rid of red scars and now I'm working on the physical ones). I'm sooo grateful ❤ Wishing you tons of success ❤
When I was growing up people would make fun of you if you were pale and say you look sick. Every time someone came back from vacation with very tanned skin, everyone would applaud them and their "healthy glow". At age 13 we would all go to tanning beds. I even used my lunch money on tanning instead of eating. When I discovered TH-cam, I got a big interest in skincare. The advice I found was DIY NATURAL skincare. I would do lemon and coffee scrubs all the time. Thinking I was doing something great for myself. Im surprised that even now in my country, most people seem to think its weird to use sunscreen unless its a very sunny day.. and I still hear people being adored for their "healthy tan".
I put coconut oil on my legs after shaving, ONE TIME, in March…I had to get a prescription from my doctor, and I’m still dealing with horrible acne. ALL OVER MY LEGS😭
I had done this ehh about a year ago.. and then ever since I struggled with small red bumps(almost like razor burn) it didnt matter what shaving gel/oil/cream I used.. I then turned to F.A.B's KP line and it has done wonders for this issue. NEVER again will I do this madness.
i started getting awful acne when i was 12-14, and i used to follow the WORST skincare advice 😭 i would try anything to try and fix my skin. i ended up using curology and it’s really helped. my skin still isn’t the best, but it is way better than it used to be.
i started curology like July 18th last year and idk what happened one day i put my moisturizer on and jus stung like hell. i made it worse adding sm stuff i never used before to try n help😂😂😂
@@lovelyxolys yeah it can definitely make your skin really sensitive depending on what ingredients they added. i got tretinoin added to mine in april and it was so bad for the first two months, like my skin was so dry and sensitive. it’s still drier than it used to be, but the tretinoin is definitely working.
My worst skin care phase was at 14-15 full blown neutrogena grapefruit line disaster 😂 destroyed my skin barrier, not that I knew about that at that age. I’m 26 now, married, working etc and I’m only just learning how to take care of my skin properly. Of course growing up in a post communist country, spending on skin care etc has a privilege stigma around it… as if you should be ashamed of spending on yourself instead of saving, or spending your money on something ‘useful’
My worst skincare phase was summer/fall 2021. I barely used SPF and ended up with second degree burns from sun exposure. I now have permanent sun damage on my upper chest.
@@ryxben no, I meant communist.. it’s a dangerous ideology when applied at a large scale. Might work for a hippy commune but not for a country. As evidenced the untold suffering it brought to many people including my family
YOU have been getting me into skincare. Like I was writing notes, pausing videos en take pictures of whatever you put on screen.. for always and ever. Also absolutely love your humour. Will always return to your channel for info, good vibes and a laugh ❤
”Lemon juice will brighten your hyperpigmentation and your skin” BIGGEST LIE!! My face got so sensitive and irritated 😭😭😭 (btw did this like last year when I was 14😅) Love your vids ❤️
And not just on the skin! I remember back in 2015, there was this "lemon water on an empty stomach" kinda trend which supposedly helped to clear the skin and lose weight. Well sh*t, it made my stomach acidity issue worse. Never again, unless I add more water and drink it after meals
I couldn't agree more with the ret. statement!! You want to preserve and prevent. not wait until there is a problem before using. (I used tret at 24, did a round of Accutane at 29.. still 29 and started tret again and will cont. to use!) LOVE it! --- you are so amazing and very informative! The younger people that aren't sure about skincare and products, def. need to follow your advice!! A lot of people do not realize that retinol was formulated for teen ance to begin with. A lot are against starting early but, I want to preserve what I have for as long as I can! LOVE the educational content, everyone has room to learn! -- thank you for all that you post, you have helped soo many people!
I have a coconut oil HORROR story. I was having a bad winter and I have allergies and eczema too. I was convinced by only people to use coconut oil EVERYWHERE. it was horrible. Myskin got WORSE and worse. And I used more and more coconut oil because it was supposed to help. I had immediate relief when I quit using it and got some plain Vaseline.
HAPPY 27TH BIRTHDAY!!!! I love your channel and your skincare advice. Because of you my skin on my face is so much better than it use to be. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 Once again HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
People around me used to recommend the high end product or stuff from overseas. After YEARS of spending lots and lots of money with no sicnificant results, I change it with local brand from my country ($1-3 /product or IDR 15,000-45,000). And OMG, my skin can never be this healthy. Soo I strongly agree, with Hyram in this video🥰
Happy birthday!! My biggest skin miracle for my extreme dry skin has been the Klorane hyaluronic acid watercream, its a lil pricey (26 euro) but has been a true miracle for my dry skin and it actually absorbs without leaving a nasty grease layer!
The worst skincare hack for me, was slugging, because I thought it was ok to do it no matter what products I would apply underneath it... So I would just put vaseline on top of retinol, AHA and BHA, and think my skin would look like it was kissed by angels. That unfortunately wasn't the case hahahaha I ended up with severe contact dermatitis that lasted for a year, caused unbelievable eczema on my face, which I never suffered with before, it was sore to the touch, would occasionally crack and bleed, it was itchy, used to burn A LOT, basically felt like satan was dancing on my face... Since even water felt like melting lava, I didn't use anything but cleanser and sunscreen on my face for a good year. After countless visits to the dermatologist, I tried every treatment there is, to the point where I was on immunodepressors so my body would stop reacting and cause, well, all that, but it didn't work either! I DO NOT joke when I tell you that God cured my skin, swear it was a complete miracle 🙏🏼🙌🏼
OMG, I was in my teens in the 90s'. The only skincare product I was alowed to use was this alcohol based salicylic acid gel, that I had to put on a cotton pad and rub on my face. It was supposed to cleanse my skin. No other products were allowed. No moisturising, no nothing. And I wasn't even braking out very bad, just a zit here and there. I was using this untill my skin was so damaged, I had to go to a doctor at about 17 y.o. He was horrified and made my mom buy me a goid moisturizer and a gentle cleanser. But it was too late. Needless to say, I now have saborrehic dermatitis and rosacea that I struggle with constantly.
“Don’t moisturize your skin if you have oily skin. It just creates more oil” ☠️☠️☠️ I even used the neutrogena grapefruit daily scrub with nothing else because I thought it was getting rid of the oil that was clogging my pores. Glad I fixed that early. I did that when I was 16, but started watching skincare videos online and fixed my skincare routine by 19. What a journey. Yikes.
Hiii Hyram, I'm fifteen yo and let me tell you that you have changed the way I take care of my skin❤❤. You are my skincare teacher😊 🎉Congratulations🎉 you are helping a lot of people like me and please please please keep doing it. And again thank you so much❤❤
10:40 thank you for that! I’ve had acne problems for about 8 years now and I heard sooo many times people telling me to drink more water lol as if that was the solution. So annoying
I remember being obsessed w “natural” skincare like Burt’s bees, yesto, DIY stuff and I was in a skincare group and they helped me so much learn that any company can just call anything natural and that natural does not mean better. AND I felt like there was something wrong w me bc I would use coconut oil on my face to remove makeup, wash face, and hydrate face bc I believed ppl and then my skin was always feeling heavy and thick and I started getting under the skin pimples and stopped using it and it helped a lot lol
I am a beauty student and our book literally says that home made masks are good for mature skin as the fruit can help the skin on a cellular level, I know this to be bullshit and I trust cosmetic chemists to formulate skincare products but if this is what they are trying to teach to students looking for a career in skin please be careful who you are listening to when it comes to your skin!
My skin has gotten so much better since I bought your face wash and inky list face wash to. I quit using lotion and starting mixing vitamin e oil, jojoba oil and beef tallow. I was able to make the beef tallow from my cousins cow and it’s helped my skin a lot. This is the most natural thing I use and it’s helped me a lot. I feel like a lot of “natural” products green wash and it’s hard to find a good affordable brand.
Happy birthday ❤ omg you got me on the water one 😂 GUILTY I EVEN TOUCH MY FACE TO FEEL HOW HYDRATED I AM GIRLL I AM DEAD LAUGHING AT MYSELF THAT ITS ALL IN MY HEAD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The tanning 🤣🤣🤣 I had a clean face at one point but also a dry one because I was in the sun but in the shade for a long time during a vacation. It all came back.
I got told this when I was in high school; You don't need skincare AT ALL if you're young. Coconut oil as moisturizer. Baby oil and then go tan, or just tan. Only older people use anti aging. Lemon juice/apple cider vinegar will get rid of ANY skin concern. Bi carb/baby powder for oiliness control (back when I thought my skin was oily, it wasn't, I was just sweating a LOT and didn't have a skincare routine back then.) Neutrogena pink grapefruit scrub EVERY DAY for teens. Dry skin LOVES Vaseline. Oily skin doesn't need a moisturizer. Alcohol will zap any and all acne. You have LITERALLY SAVED my dry skin with your videos! Not perfect, but I've learned so much, and have even gotten my wife into beginning to use skincare!
I learned "stronger isn't better" the hard way with benzoyl peroxide. I used a strong percentage of it for all of high school and a year or so after. Until I started to wake up with my eyes swollen up and skin red and irritated.
me too! i used the 4% but it still made me react and took MONTHS of trying medications and different cleansers to clear it up and it’s still not completely clear.
Baking soda + hydrogen peroxide for melasma, I’ve seen a recent surge on tik tok on this “hack”. Rubbing lemon in your skin to lighten dark areas(guilty of this when I was a teenager, saw videos on YT). Love your content❤
I am NOT AT ALL advocating for the sun helping acne. But the sun and tanning beds genuinely did give me CLEAR, beautiful skin. I have no idea why. I haven’t been in a tanning bed in 5 years and never let the sun touch me without sunscreen, and my acne has been bad for how long? 5 years. It sucks but I’m getting older, I don’t wanna show signs of premature aging. And, ya know - I don’t really want cancer.
love this video hyram 🥰 PS. the price of the Skinfix Barrier+ cream is shown as $12 (probably left from the ELF product before it) which I know is definitely incorrect because I've wanted that moisturizer for months now hehe! Just in case you want to make a note of that :) love you xoxoxo
I’m gonna be honest coconut oil really helped my eczema and I was actually terrified to use it at first but it also helped my mom so I tried it. And it worked for me . IM NOT RECOMMENDING IT TO ANYONE UNLESSSSS your eczema is to the point that your up all night crying because of the pain your in. Also I only use it on the eczema spots and no where else
When I was a teenager I used to follow a “beauty guru” who introduce me to DIY skincare. I used coffee grounds to scrub my face “to get rid of acne” (needless to say, it got worse) and a lemon mask, which consisted of lemon juice and sugar, mixed together end put on my face for 15 to 20 minutes. I used to have a lot of issues with face acne and acne scars in my teen years, and I thought those treatments would help. Now I’m 24 and I’m still fighting to restore the damages those two things left on my face 😅
My mother always drives me nuts because she doesn't use skin care and somehow struck the lottery on anti aging, she is 67 and even plastic surgeons refused to touch her face because of how good her skin looks. But literally all the time she is trying to give me skincare advice because of this and it drives me crazy. Literally told me From a young age not to moisturize because it stretches the skin and causes wrinkles. I believed her for a really long time!
I am 68, so the thing many of my friends did was slather on oil and lie out in the sun. Fortunately for me I over heat very easily and couldn't stand lying in the sun. My best friend from high school was always considered to be the prettiest one of us. Not so anymore. She is now paying the price with her skin from all the youthful sun bathing. And no one ever guesses my age correctly. I have a fair number of tattoos and I heal with coconut oil. It really works for me, but I wouldn't put it on my face!
I heard when I was a teen and had acne I just needed to drink like a liter of carrot juice every day and the Vitamin A with Beta Carotene would clear my skin.
Happy birthday Hyram. ❤ You at 27: Have your own skincare line, a 4.5+ Mil yt channel with great videos.... I at 27: I'm done with college and have 2 cats and a lizard, ig....
OMG I had some coconut oil serum/spray for my hair that I ended up not liking for styling, so I thought, "I'll just use it on my face!" Sigh. Oh, the days before educating myself. One I've seen a lot lately is, "My sunscreen is really expensive, so I use as little as possible." No, Linda! That isn't how this works! If your sunscreen is so expensive you can't use the amount required to protect your skin, then that sunscreen isn't for you. A related one is, "I don't need to wear a standalone sunscreen because SPF is in my makeup." People just don't realize. I mean, they ARE led to believe their face will be protected.
I think my two biggest skincare advice pet peeves have been the suggestion to “get some fresh air” and “use E45 cream”. It seems like it’s everyone’s go-tos 🙄
the most irritating skincare advice I ever got was that I use too much skincare products (I don't). and that I look in the mirror too much and that's why my acne is not going away😖
Happy birthday!!! Worst skincare advice: wash your face with the Dove Beauty Bar. This absolutely DESTROYED my face!!! Angry red, flaky breakouts with burning and itching. Just don't.
I remember my dermatologist in the early 2000’s telling me as a teenager to wash my face with the Dove bar and then apply the medicated ointment he prescribed to me. My skin would be so so tight and I thought that was great because it meant everything was working. Now in my mid 30’s my skin actually looks and feels so much better and I haven’t used a Dove bar on my face in many years.
@@Pikachuuuu0000 my mom swears by Dove as well. She’s always getting comments on how great her skin is and people are shocked by her age. Lol I’m a product junkie but when my skin, very much like yours, acts up, I’ll turn to Dove as well for a few days. I’ve eczema, psoriasis, allergy prone sensitive skin.
Coconut oil saved my skin from an eczema disaster that steroids really weren’t helping with anymore. Now that I no longer have active eczema covering all of my body I have noticed that I’m not loving using the coconut oil anymore. This would totally explain why! Thank you for helping me move on from my safety blanket of a “moisturizer.”
i agree with the first one, also because people keep saying "oh, you have skin allergies? well this product is all-natural so it won't irritate your skin 😇" i've tried a few of these "all-natural" products and some made my skin INSTANTLY react- red, itchy, sore, you name it. just because a product is all-natural doesn't mean it won't irritate your skin! always patch test.
also i've seen a lot of the times the more expensive a product is more likely the worst it is😭 LIKE YOU WILL SEE A $68 SKIN CARE PRODUCT and it will have fragrance, alcohol, essiential oils, mineral oil JUST EVERYTHING BAD
Happy birthday!! Can't believe you are so young, not that you look old but the fact that you've done so well for yourself at such a young age, go you!!! Have a great birthday 🎉🎂 u deserve it you absolute peachy hero 😘
My mom told me to "invest in good skincare" and tried to get my to use Estée Lauder. Yeahhh my skin broke out in a rash 😂 was also told to use charcoal face masks and that's how I found out I'm very allergic to menthol 😅
I'm just gonna say, 2 years ago I put myself thru a 1 HOUR session of popping whiteheads, blackheads... EVERYTHING. All this was made by my mom, aunts and cousins and their dirty filthy hands. My face was red...blood and tears of pain caused by their nails that were more like claws. Was all this the price to pay for beauty? Mmh no. I had fewer whitehead but they came back some days while saying "Why don't you suffer more 😊?" Now It's been 5 months I'm in a real skincare routine. No redness, no whiteheads, just a couple of blackheads that are fighting against the 2% BHA Paula's Choice 😼. Today was really the day I looked at myself in the mirror and said "Boi, your skin is great 🥺". P.S. Happy birthday Hyram 🍰🎈💕
The best advice I can ever give as someone who used to HATE anything made these days because "so many chemicals, its unnatural for your body. Back in the day, we were bathing in the rivers" Yea Well It's not that simple. Because back in the day, there wasn't pollution of every kind. There wasnt extreme sun rays like now. Now we need these products
When I was younger, there was no such thing as korean skincare. And I got pretty bad hormonal acne when i hit puberty (other kids in my school used to bully me and said that I had herpes and so on) , and I also got pretty oily (what I thought). So I used to buy the tea tree line from Body shop, hoping it would get rid of the acne and the oilyness. Turns out, I was not oily (I was so dry, and used the TEA TREE line, that made me even more dry, and having an overproduction of sebum. (I also didn't use sunscreen). It was only one or two years ago that I discovered that korean skincare exists and my oh my, it has helped me so much with the recovery of my skin and acne. But a year ago i re-purchased the tea tree clarifying mask from Body Shop, because I wanted to have a mask that I can use once a month or so, so I tried it a few months ago, and it burned and hurt my skin so bad so I throwed it away. Now I only have korean skincare like Cosrx, Innisfree and Saturday skin. I haven't found a korean skincare mask yet tho, because I'm so new to this. Thank you so much for what you do for us Hyram, you're such an inspiration and you've helped me with so many things. Keep up the good work, and stay strong. Greetings from Sweden🇸🇪❤
One I was maybe hoping to hear is “ if it tingles it means it’s cleaning.” Although it may be the case sometimes it’s not the case all the time. Usually if it begins to burn for me it brings along a red face.
I was nervous to start tretinoin for my acne that will not go away ( having a hormonal imbalance) I have seem some improvement but I have a long journey to go to help my acne and I can already see some improvement
I won't ignore someone who tells me to use natural products. Me and many others are sensitive to fragrances, petroleum by products, mineral oil, unnatural emulsifiers unnatural preservatives and parabens. If not for natural products I would only be using glycerine soap as a personal care products. I was unable to use any moisturizers with water so I made my own from someone's channel. It consisted of purified water, almond oil, a natural emulsifier (I can't use the unnatural ones), a natural preservative and glycerine. Glycerine made my skin so soft and made my wrinkles look like fine lines. It also helped my eczema. Next time I'll add some vitamin e, shea butter and lecithin which is all natural. I also use glycolic acid which is natural. I bought some powdered vitamin c and some hyaronic acid which are all natural and I can now make my own serums without having to worry about all that other junk they put in their products that I react to. If it weren't for natural products I wouldn't even be able to wear a sun screen because I don't tolerate them so I use a mineral one that doesn't burn my eyes.
The only thing I reccomend coconut oil for on skin is for chafing between thicc thighs and "below the belt" shaving. That's how I know it'd be a shit moisturizer lol, it's thick and only rubs in through excessive force. However Megababe is pretty good for chafing and lasts a while in northern climates. I haven't tried bodyglide but I have seen it recommended. I use co because it's multi use and I'm cheap, but when I have money I splurge for better things.
i find that drinking water will NOT clear your skin, but with that said, drinking more water and fresh foods rather then junk foods and soda CAN help with acne. limiting my amounts of greasy food helped a bit with my skin, but i also started taking care of my skin. this will not work for everyone, but it helped me a bit
One bad advice I’ve heard is pop your pimples or else they’ll get infected. No. I’ve stopped popping my pimples and I’ve gotten significantly less dark spots on my face, less acne scars, less redness. Using pimple patches to remove any gunk from your pimple instead of using your dirty hands is *hands* down my favorite way to pop without feeling like you need to.
When I was a teenager I would put either hydrogen peroxide or alcohol on my acne because I was told it would get better😬 thank god I didn’t have a reaction. Also those charcoal strips- way to much pain and redness and always made my skin worse
Thanks for educating about natural products, I am in a (kinda huge) bubble of people going crazy about non natural skin care and because of that some of the things you said were new to me! The only thing I personally really hate is that non-natural cosmetics for the most part use micro plastics and silicones. I feel so bad and ignorant personally to use those products (like everyone's darling Cera Ve, that I would actually love to use but just decide not to) and I would wish that there were more alternative products from these brands. On the other hand I recently read that not all silicones and plastics are considered micro plastics and aren't necessarily bad for the environment? could you maybe make a video to educate about that? I want to use products that are safe for the environment but the beauty industry is so confusing here!
I put sunscreen on myself and my 4 year any time we leave the house and I will continue to encourage her to continue doing that as she grown more independent
happy birthday Hyram!!!! i have learned so much from you. Yes I agree you dont need to go to sephora and spend $$$ to have great skin. your stuff alone is amazing and affordable I ❤Target 🎯skincare
I will say that I think the “natural” cosmetics can be okay in moderation. I’m not opposed to using a little bit of lavender oil, but citrus oils on your skin during the day is RISKY. I’ve also used coconut oil on my stubborn makeup before I got a oil based cleanser and then I washed with my normal cleanser after. Hopefully later this year I will start tinkering with using a retinol in my skincare routine.
my mom is the “natural is best” person and refused to let me get hyloronic acid(i know i spelt that wrong) or any other acid. She also was super into coconut oils and aloe
I swear everyone told me growing up that "the burning means it's working". I would try a new product and it would BURN. Not me thinking that I am going to look like a goddess because the horrific burning must mean that it's extracting all of the crap out of my skin. Rude.
I Heard a lot" go to sun, dry out your Ance"or " use fruit on your skin, its not "chemical"". Good that i AM more aware to say to that " heeelllll nooo". I have dry skin and i font use coconut oil, i just hate IT and i AM not fan of its smell. I am using shea butter and i love IT.
“Oily skin doesn’t need moisturizer”. I’m 16 and have heard this so many times throughout my life. My skin has been combination to oily in the summer and more on the dry side in the winter for as long as I can remember and moisturizer saved my skin… if moisturizers feel heavy on your skin try using a lightweight gel one with ingredients like niacinamide that help reduce oiliness, I promise it makes such a difference ❤️
The amount of times I’ve heard people say that coconut oil is good for your skin😭 it makes me so sad and so mad at the same time
Same. I tried a coconut oil based cleansing bar for about 3 weeks and it took almost a year to repair the damage 😭 it caused the worst cystic breakout I had ever had! I can't even put it on my hair without getting backne. I avoid coconut oil like the plague now and my skin feels great!
@Almond omg loving the SZA profile pic
Tried to put it in my hair…took a whole week to get out….
@@petunia7623 wow I've never heard of it. I definitely look at product ingredient lists now 😜
Whenever people tell me that I just immediately think of super oily skin, clogged pores & breakouts 😭🙃
the “tan to get rid of acne” thing ruined my life lmao now i have hyperpigmentation and stubborn acne scars that won’t go away. it’s actually so sad how the majority of people don’t know that the sun is actually terrible for you
Have the same issue. The sun seemed to get rid of the actual acne, but it's not worth the horrible scars it leaves behind.
@@cortneyphillips1792 i recommend you both try adapelene gel or any retinol for those scars. it helps majorly for scarring and hyperpigmentation since it promotes the skin's turnover and fades the discoloration. it also helps with aging signs if you guys do happen to be older, but its always helpful to start younger too since prevention is the best remedy to anything really
that last line, thank you. I got made fun of at work for putting on sunscreen 🥲 these woman were having a full blown conversation ridiculing me when I was right there
@@lilylithium7746 i put sunscreen on before leaving work too omg you’re not alone
I dealt with the exact same thing!! Major scarring and hyperpigmentation from post acne scars… it really sucks sometimes (especially when random strangers think it’s okay to come up to you and comment on it). I started using tretinoin about 3-4 months ago and my scarring is almost completely gone!! So I highly recommend using a retinol or (if your skin can tolerate it) differin/adapalene gel or tretinoin. Using Tret most nights a week and sunscreen every morning are the only things that helped me with PIH etc
Hyram the truth here is that you SAVED my skin (I had an reaction from a vitamin B12 shot that caused me acne, it infected I took antibiotics but the problem wasn't totally solved, then I found your channel and followed your advices, I got rid of red scars and now I'm working on the physical ones). I'm sooo grateful ❤ Wishing you tons of success ❤
When I was growing up people would make fun of you if you were pale and say you look sick. Every time someone came back from vacation with very tanned skin, everyone would applaud them and their "healthy glow". At age 13 we would all go to tanning beds. I even used my lunch money on tanning instead of eating. When I discovered TH-cam, I got a big interest in skincare. The advice I found was DIY NATURAL skincare. I would do lemon and coffee scrubs all the time. Thinking I was doing something great for myself. Im surprised that even now in my country, most people seem to think its weird to use sunscreen unless its a very sunny day.. and I still hear people being adored for their "healthy tan".
I'm sorry, but i want to slap whoever says you can get a healthy tan in the face.
I put coconut oil on my legs after shaving, ONE TIME, in March…I had to get a prescription from my doctor, and I’m still dealing with horrible acne. ALL OVER MY LEGS😭
Oh no 😭 I hope you get better
I had done this ehh about a year ago.. and then ever since I struggled with small red bumps(almost like razor burn) it didnt matter what shaving gel/oil/cream I used.. I then turned to F.A.B's KP line and it has done wonders for this issue. NEVER again will I do this madness.
i started getting awful acne when i was 12-14, and i used to follow the WORST skincare advice 😭 i would try anything to try and fix my skin. i ended up using curology and it’s really helped. my skin still isn’t the best, but it is way better than it used to be.
i started curology like July 18th last year and idk what happened one day i put my moisturizer on and jus stung like hell. i made it worse adding sm stuff i never used before to try n help😂😂😂
@@lovelyxolys yeah it can definitely make your skin really sensitive depending on what ingredients they added. i got tretinoin added to mine in april and it was so bad for the first two months, like my skin was so dry and sensitive. it’s still drier than it used to be, but the tretinoin is definitely working.
My worst skin care phase was at 14-15 full blown neutrogena grapefruit line disaster 😂 destroyed my skin barrier, not that I knew about that at that age. I’m 26 now, married, working etc and I’m only just learning how to take care of my skin properly. Of course growing up in a post communist country, spending on skin care etc has a privilege stigma around it… as if you should be ashamed of spending on yourself instead of saving, or spending your money on something ‘useful’
My worst skincare phase was summer/fall 2021. I barely used SPF and ended up with second degree burns from sun exposure. I now have permanent sun damage on my upper chest.
I feel you
soviet*, not communist maybe??
@@ryxben no, I meant communist.. it’s a dangerous ideology when applied at a large scale. Might work for a hippy commune but not for a country. As evidenced the untold suffering it brought to many people including my family
@@ryxben if they’re Polish then it’s post communist
Hyram you solved so many skin problems for me and I feel so confident wearing less makeup! Thank you for starting your channel
YOU have been getting me into skincare. Like I was writing notes, pausing videos en take pictures of whatever you put on screen.. for always and ever. Also absolutely love your humour. Will always return to your channel for info, good vibes and a laugh ❤
”Lemon juice will brighten your hyperpigmentation and your skin” BIGGEST LIE!! My face got so sensitive and irritated 😭😭😭 (btw did this like last year when I was 14😅)
Love your vids ❤️
And not just on the skin! I remember back in 2015, there was this "lemon water on an empty stomach" kinda trend which supposedly helped to clear the skin and lose weight. Well sh*t, it made my stomach acidity issue worse. Never again, unless I add more water and drink it after meals
I couldn't agree more with the ret. statement!! You want to preserve and prevent. not wait until there is a problem before using. (I used tret at 24, did a round of Accutane at 29.. still 29 and started tret again and will cont. to use!) LOVE it! --- you are so amazing and very informative! The younger people that aren't sure about skincare and products, def. need to follow your advice!! A lot of people do not realize that retinol was formulated for teen ance to begin with. A lot are against starting early but, I want to preserve what I have for as long as I can! LOVE the educational content, everyone has room to learn! -- thank you for all that you post, you have helped soo many people!
YES THANK YOU! THE COCONUT OIL THING ANNOYS ME SM THANK YOU NOW I KNOW THAT I WAWS RIGHT BC I TRUST U!! ALSO HAPPY BIRTHFAYYY
The drinking water one truly broke my heart
I have a coconut oil HORROR story. I was having a bad winter and I have allergies and eczema too. I was convinced by only people to use coconut oil EVERYWHERE. it was horrible. Myskin got WORSE and worse. And I used more and more coconut oil because it was supposed to help. I had immediate relief when I quit using it and got some plain Vaseline.
HAPPY 27TH BIRTHDAY!!!! I love your channel and your skincare advice. Because of you my skin on my face is so much better than it use to be. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 Once again HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
People around me used to recommend the high end product or stuff from overseas. After YEARS of spending lots and lots of money with no sicnificant results, I change it with local brand from my country ($1-3 /product or IDR 15,000-45,000). And OMG, my skin can never be this healthy. Soo I strongly agree, with Hyram in this video🥰
Happy birthday!! My biggest skin miracle for my extreme dry skin has been the Klorane hyaluronic acid watercream, its a lil pricey (26 euro) but has been a true miracle for my dry skin and it actually absorbs without leaving a nasty grease layer!
The worst skincare hack for me, was slugging, because I thought it was ok to do it no matter what products I would apply underneath it... So I would just put vaseline on top of retinol, AHA and BHA, and think my skin would look like it was kissed by angels. That unfortunately wasn't the case hahahaha
I ended up with severe contact dermatitis that lasted for a year, caused unbelievable eczema on my face, which I never suffered with before, it was sore to the touch, would occasionally crack and bleed, it was itchy, used to burn A LOT, basically felt like satan was dancing on my face... Since even water felt like melting lava, I didn't use anything but cleanser and sunscreen on my face for a good year. After countless visits to the dermatologist, I tried every treatment there is, to the point where I was on immunodepressors so my body would stop reacting and cause, well, all that, but it didn't work either!
I DO NOT joke when I tell you that God cured my skin, swear it was a complete miracle 🙏🏼🙌🏼
OMG, I was in my teens in the 90s'. The only skincare product I was alowed to use was this alcohol based salicylic acid gel, that I had to put on a cotton pad and rub on my face. It was supposed to cleanse my skin. No other products were allowed. No moisturising, no nothing. And I wasn't even braking out very bad, just a zit here and there. I was using this untill my skin was so damaged, I had to go to a doctor at about 17 y.o. He was horrified and made my mom buy me a goid moisturizer and a gentle cleanser. But it was too late. Needless to say, I now have saborrehic dermatitis and rosacea that I struggle with constantly.
“Don’t moisturize your skin if you have oily skin. It just creates more oil” ☠️☠️☠️
I even used the neutrogena grapefruit daily scrub with nothing else because I thought it was getting rid of the oil that was clogging my pores. Glad I fixed that early. I did that when I was 16, but started watching skincare videos online and fixed my skincare routine by 19. What a journey. Yikes.
Hiii Hyram, I'm fifteen yo and let me tell you that you have changed the way I take care of my skin❤❤. You are my skincare teacher😊
🎉Congratulations🎉 you are helping a lot of people like me and please please please keep doing it. And again thank you so much❤❤
10:40 thank you for that! I’ve had acne problems for about 8 years now and I heard sooo many times people telling me to drink more water lol as if that was the solution. So annoying
I remember being obsessed w “natural” skincare like Burt’s bees, yesto, DIY stuff and I was in a skincare group and they helped me so much learn that any company can just call anything natural and that natural does not mean better.
AND I felt like there was something wrong w me bc I would use coconut oil on my face to remove makeup, wash face, and hydrate face bc I believed ppl and then my skin was always feeling heavy and thick and I started getting under the skin pimples and stopped using it and it helped a lot lol
Happy Birthday Hyram. You deserve the best!
I am a beauty student and our book literally says that home made masks are good for mature skin as the fruit can help the skin on a cellular level, I know this to be bullshit and I trust cosmetic chemists to formulate skincare products but if this is what they are trying to teach to students looking for a career in skin please be careful who you are listening to when it comes to your skin!
My skin has gotten so much better since I bought your face wash and inky list face wash to. I quit using lotion and starting mixing vitamin e oil, jojoba oil and beef tallow. I was able to make the beef tallow from my cousins cow and it’s helped my skin a lot. This is the most natural thing I use and it’s helped me a lot. I feel like a lot of “natural” products green wash and it’s hard to find a good affordable brand.
Happy birthday ❤ omg you got me on the water one 😂 GUILTY I EVEN TOUCH MY FACE TO FEEL HOW HYDRATED I AM GIRLL I AM DEAD LAUGHING AT MYSELF THAT ITS ALL IN MY HEAD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The tanning 🤣🤣🤣 I had a clean face at one point but also a dry one because I was in the sun but in the shade for a long time during a vacation. It all came back.
I once had an ex boyfriend say that I'll get a vitamin d deficiency for wearing sunscreen.
And cyanide is natural, I wouldn't want it on my face.
I got told this when I was in high school;
You don't need skincare AT ALL if you're young.
Coconut oil as moisturizer.
Baby oil and then go tan, or just tan.
Only older people use anti aging.
Lemon juice/apple cider vinegar will get rid of ANY skin concern.
Bi carb/baby powder for oiliness control (back when I thought my skin was oily, it wasn't, I was just sweating a LOT and didn't have a skincare routine back then.)
Neutrogena pink grapefruit scrub EVERY DAY for teens.
Dry skin LOVES Vaseline.
Oily skin doesn't need a moisturizer.
Alcohol will zap any and all acne.
You have LITERALLY SAVED my dry skin with your videos! Not perfect, but I've learned so much, and have even gotten my wife into beginning to use skincare!
I learned "stronger isn't better" the hard way with benzoyl peroxide. I used a strong percentage of it for all of high school and a year or so after. Until I started to wake up with my eyes swollen up and skin red and irritated.
me too! i used the 4% but it still made me react and took MONTHS of trying medications and different cleansers to clear it up and it’s still not completely clear.
Baking soda + hydrogen peroxide for melasma, I’ve seen a recent surge on tik tok on this “hack”. Rubbing lemon in your skin to lighten dark areas(guilty of this when I was a teenager, saw videos on YT). Love your content❤
I totally agree with the "coconut oil" part!!! Coming from a oily skin person 🥴🙋🏻♀️
I am NOT AT ALL advocating for the sun helping acne. But the sun and tanning beds genuinely did give me CLEAR, beautiful skin. I have no idea why. I haven’t been in a tanning bed in 5 years and never let the sun touch me without sunscreen, and my acne has been bad for how long? 5 years. It sucks but I’m getting older, I don’t wanna show signs of premature aging. And, ya know - I don’t really want cancer.
love this video hyram 🥰 PS. the price of the Skinfix Barrier+ cream is shown as $12 (probably left from the ELF product before it) which I know is definitely incorrect because I've wanted that moisturizer for months now hehe! Just in case you want to make a note of that :) love you xoxoxo
Happy birthday hyram! Thank you for making us more knowledgeable when in comes to skincare, more vids and subscribers to come 🎉
I’m gonna be honest coconut oil really helped my eczema and I was actually terrified to use it at first but it also helped my mom so I tried it. And it worked for me . IM NOT RECOMMENDING IT TO ANYONE UNLESSSSS your eczema is to the point that your up all night crying because of the pain your in. Also I only use it on the eczema spots and no where else
Yeah please make more like this lmao cause that retinol one I didn't know not to follow
When I was a teenager I used to follow a “beauty guru” who introduce me to DIY skincare. I used coffee grounds to scrub my face “to get rid of acne” (needless to say, it got worse) and a lemon mask, which consisted of lemon juice and sugar, mixed together end put on my face for 15 to 20 minutes. I used to have a lot of issues with face acne and acne scars in my teen years, and I thought those treatments would help. Now I’m 24 and I’m still fighting to restore the damages those two things left on my face 😅
OMG! I just had the natural skincare conversation with not only a client but also a salon owner. This one bugs me sooooo much! I’m like ugghhhh
In 2014 I used a diy “vinegar toner”. Yes, I got chemical burn.
My mother always drives me nuts because she doesn't use skin care and somehow struck the lottery on anti aging, she is 67 and even plastic surgeons refused to touch her face because of how good her skin looks. But literally all the time she is trying to give me skincare advice because of this and it drives me crazy. Literally told me From a young age not to moisturize because it stretches the skin and causes wrinkles. I believed her for a really long time!
I am 68, so the thing many of my friends did was slather on oil and lie out in the sun. Fortunately for me I over heat very easily and couldn't stand lying in the sun. My best friend from high school was always considered to be the prettiest one of us. Not so anymore. She is now paying the price with her skin from all the youthful sun bathing. And no one ever guesses my age correctly. I have a fair number of tattoos and I heal with coconut oil. It really works for me, but I wouldn't put it on my face!
I heard when I was a teen and had acne I just needed to drink like a liter of carrot juice every day and the Vitamin A with Beta Carotene would clear my skin.
Happy birthday Hyram. ❤
You at 27: Have your own skincare line, a 4.5+ Mil yt channel with great videos....
I at 27: I'm done with college and have 2 cats and a lizard, ig....
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY!!!!
OMG I had some coconut oil serum/spray for my hair that I ended up not liking for styling, so I thought, "I'll just use it on my face!" Sigh. Oh, the days before educating myself.
One I've seen a lot lately is, "My sunscreen is really expensive, so I use as little as possible." No, Linda! That isn't how this works! If your sunscreen is so expensive you can't use the amount required to protect your skin, then that sunscreen isn't for you. A related one is, "I don't need to wear a standalone sunscreen because SPF is in my makeup." People just don't realize. I mean, they ARE led to believe their face will be protected.
I think my two biggest skincare advice pet peeves have been the suggestion to “get some fresh air” and “use E45 cream”. It seems like it’s everyone’s go-tos 🙄
the most irritating skincare advice I ever got was that I use too much skincare products (I don't). and that I look in the mirror too much and that's why my acne is not going away😖
what about blue light treatments?
I just bought your salicylic acid serum and I absolutely love love love it!!!! Can’t wait to try more of your products.
Happy birthday!!! Worst skincare advice: wash your face with the Dove Beauty Bar. This absolutely DESTROYED my face!!! Angry red, flaky breakouts with burning and itching.
Just don't.
Oh wow...i washed my face with that soap for sometime... It actually worked fine for me even though i have acne prone eczema prone sensitive skin...
@@Pikachuuuu0000 I'm glad it worked for somebody! I've heard a lot of horror stories 🤯
Never had any issues with Dove soap apart from storing it between uses. I still love that smell too, definitely fine for the body.
I remember my dermatologist in the early 2000’s telling me as a teenager to wash my face with the Dove bar and then apply the medicated ointment he prescribed to me. My skin would be so so tight and I thought that was great because it meant everything was working. Now in my mid 30’s my skin actually looks and feels so much better and I haven’t used a Dove bar on my face in many years.
@@Pikachuuuu0000 my mom swears by Dove as well. She’s always getting comments on how great her skin is and people are shocked by her age. Lol I’m a product junkie but when my skin, very much like yours, acts up, I’ll turn to Dove as well for a few days. I’ve eczema, psoriasis, allergy prone sensitive skin.
Coconut oil saved my skin from an eczema disaster that steroids really weren’t helping with anymore. Now that I no longer have active eczema covering all of my body I have noticed that I’m not loving using the coconut oil anymore. This would totally explain why! Thank you for helping me move on from my safety blanket of a “moisturizer.”
I still can’t believe the water one. Love your channel.
I've heard all of this and it grinds my gears! 😂
0:05 the that is great 😂❤
i agree with the first one, also because people keep saying "oh, you have skin allergies? well this product is all-natural so it won't irritate your skin 😇" i've tried a few of these "all-natural" products and some made my skin INSTANTLY react- red, itchy, sore, you name it. just because a product is all-natural doesn't mean it won't irritate your skin! always patch test.
Yes always always patch test! I'm so sorry that happened to you! 😭
also i've seen a lot of the times the more expensive a product is more likely the worst it is😭 LIKE YOU WILL SEE A $68 SKIN CARE PRODUCT and it will have fragrance, alcohol, essiential oils, mineral oil JUST EVERYTHING BAD
You look so good ❤ thanks for all your wisdom ❤
I needed it .
Happy birthday!! Can't believe you are so young, not that you look old but the fact that you've done so well for yourself at such a young age, go you!!! Have a great birthday 🎉🎂 u deserve it you absolute peachy hero 😘
My mom told me to "invest in good skincare" and tried to get my to use Estée Lauder. Yeahhh my skin broke out in a rash 😂 was also told to use charcoal face masks and that's how I found out I'm very allergic to menthol 😅
Just to say that I bought 4 Selfless products recently and they feel super lovely to use 😊
We appreciate you A LOT
I'm just gonna say, 2 years ago I put myself thru a 1 HOUR session of popping whiteheads, blackheads... EVERYTHING.
All this was made by my mom, aunts and cousins and their dirty filthy hands.
My face was red...blood and tears of pain caused by their nails that were more like claws.
Was all this the price to pay for beauty?
Mmh no. I had fewer whitehead but they came back some days while saying "Why don't you suffer more 😊?"
Now It's been 5 months I'm in a real skincare routine. No redness, no whiteheads, just a couple of blackheads that are fighting against the 2% BHA Paula's Choice 😼.
Today was really the day I looked at myself in the mirror and said "Boi, your skin is great 🥺".
P.S. Happy birthday Hyram 🍰🎈💕
My mum keeps telling me to sit out in the sun for my acne! I told her I heard it causes more harm than good but she doesn’t believe me haha
The best advice I can ever give as someone who used to HATE anything made these days because "so many chemicals, its unnatural for your body. Back in the day, we were bathing in the rivers"
Yea
Well
It's not that simple. Because back in the day, there wasn't pollution of every kind. There wasnt extreme sun rays like now.
Now we need these products
When I was younger, there was no such thing as korean skincare. And I got pretty bad hormonal acne when i hit puberty (other kids in my school used to bully me and said that I had herpes and so on) , and I also got pretty oily (what I thought). So I used to buy the tea tree line from Body shop, hoping it would get rid of the acne and the oilyness. Turns out, I was not oily (I was so dry, and used the TEA TREE line, that made me even more dry, and having an overproduction of sebum. (I also didn't use sunscreen). It was only one or two years ago that I discovered that korean skincare exists and my oh my, it has helped me so much with the recovery of my skin and acne. But a year ago i re-purchased the tea tree clarifying mask from Body Shop, because I wanted to have a mask that I can use once a month or so, so I tried it a few months ago, and it burned and hurt my skin so bad so I throwed it away. Now I only have korean skincare like Cosrx, Innisfree and Saturday skin. I haven't found a korean skincare mask yet tho, because I'm so new to this. Thank you so much for what you do for us Hyram, you're such an inspiration and you've helped me with so many things. Keep up the good work, and stay strong. Greetings from Sweden🇸🇪❤
One I was maybe hoping to hear is “ if it tingles it means it’s cleaning.” Although it may be the case sometimes it’s not the case all the time. Usually if it begins to burn for me it brings along a red face.
I was nervous to start tretinoin for my acne that will not go away ( having a hormonal imbalance) I have seem some improvement but I have a long journey to go to help my acne and I can already see some improvement
I use tretinoin too! It works miracles
I won't ignore someone who tells me to use natural products. Me and many others are sensitive to fragrances, petroleum by products, mineral oil, unnatural emulsifiers unnatural preservatives and parabens. If not for natural products I would only be using glycerine soap as a personal care products. I was unable to use any moisturizers with water so I made my own from someone's channel. It consisted of purified water, almond oil, a natural emulsifier (I can't use the unnatural ones), a natural preservative and glycerine. Glycerine made my skin so soft and made my wrinkles look like fine lines. It also helped my eczema. Next time I'll add some vitamin e, shea butter and lecithin which is all natural. I also use glycolic acid which is natural. I bought some powdered vitamin c and some hyaronic acid which are all natural and I can now make my own serums without having to worry about all that other junk they put in their products that I react to. If it weren't for natural products I wouldn't even be able to wear a sun screen because I don't tolerate them so I use a mineral one that doesn't burn my eyes.
The only thing I reccomend coconut oil for on skin is for chafing between thicc thighs and "below the belt" shaving. That's how I know it'd be a shit moisturizer lol, it's thick and only rubs in through excessive force. However Megababe is pretty good for chafing and lasts a while in northern climates. I haven't tried bodyglide but I have seen it recommended. I use co because it's multi use and I'm cheap, but when I have money I splurge for better things.
The worst skin care advice was from a clinic doctor telling me to put sugar and lemon on my face it burnt me so bad 😭
The problem with retinol is that some people are using it TOO much or incorrectly.
Thank you Hyram!!🥲🙌🏻
i find that drinking water will NOT clear your skin, but with that said, drinking more water and fresh foods rather then junk foods and soda CAN help with acne. limiting my amounts of greasy food helped a bit with my skin, but i also started taking care of my skin. this will not work for everyone, but it helped me a bit
One bad advice I’ve heard is pop your pimples or else they’ll get infected. No. I’ve stopped popping my pimples and I’ve gotten significantly less dark spots on my face, less acne scars, less redness. Using pimple patches to remove any gunk from your pimple instead of using your dirty hands is *hands* down my favorite way to pop without feeling like you need to.
Lucifer himself!!! 🤣🤣 You had me dying laughing on that one!! I definitely heard that one before, never used it thank God!
When I was a teenager I would put either hydrogen peroxide or alcohol on my acne because I was told it would get better😬 thank god I didn’t have a reaction. Also those charcoal strips- way to much pain and redness and always made my skin worse
Thanks for educating about natural products, I am in a (kinda huge) bubble of people going crazy about non natural skin care and because of that some of the things you said were new to me! The only thing I personally really hate is that non-natural cosmetics for the most part use micro plastics and silicones. I feel so bad and ignorant personally to use those products (like everyone's darling Cera Ve, that I would actually love to use but just decide not to) and I would wish that there were more alternative products from these brands. On the other hand I recently read that not all silicones and plastics are considered micro plastics and aren't necessarily bad for the environment? could you maybe make a video to educate about that? I want to use products that are safe for the environment but the beauty industry is so confusing here!
Pacifica has a great ceramide cream that's vegan works great on older skin.
I put sunscreen on myself and my 4 year any time we leave the house and I will continue to encourage her to continue doing that as she grown more independent
I knew someone who used coconut oil to remove makeup. It was crazy and got mad at me when I told her that was not very nice from her skin.
My mum used to put methylated spirits on my cystic breakouts to dry them up. And it worked for that but it messed my skin up so much
About the coconut oil… you just JUST described my dad with those words. You were just talking about my dad he is just like that.
happy birthday Hyram!!!! i have learned so much from you. Yes I agree you dont need to go to sephora and spend $$$ to have great skin. your stuff alone is amazing and affordable I ❤Target 🎯skincare
I will say that I think the “natural” cosmetics can be okay in moderation. I’m not opposed to using a little bit of lavender oil, but citrus oils on your skin during the day is RISKY. I’ve also used coconut oil on my stubborn makeup before I got a oil based cleanser and then I washed with my normal cleanser after. Hopefully later this year I will start tinkering with using a retinol in my skincare routine.
Happy Birthday hyram ❤️❤️❤️
Another trip around the sun ☀️ happy birthday!!!
My friend make fun of me because I use sunscreen every single day.
youre doing the right thing!
my mom is the “natural is best” person and refused to let me get hyloronic acid(i know i spelt that wrong) or any other acid. She also was super into coconut oils and aloe
I swear everyone told me growing up that "the burning means it's working". I would try a new product and it would BURN. Not me thinking that I am going to look like a goddess because the horrific burning must mean that it's extracting all of the crap out of my skin. Rude.
Happy Birthday. My MIL loves coconut oil as a mositurizer and all I do is side eye that 💩
Just got tune of the podcast. Love it so much, love you too! ❤❤ HBD
Omgggg happyyyy birthdayyyyy🎉🎉❤
I am hooked on your vids !!!!
Happy bday!!!
I Heard a lot" go to sun, dry out your Ance"or " use fruit on your skin, its not "chemical"". Good that i AM more aware to say to that " heeelllll nooo". I have dry skin and i font use coconut oil, i just hate IT and i AM not fan of its smell. I am using shea butter and i love IT.
LMAO the comment about coconut oil people 😭 they're like the lactose intolerants of the skincare world
i use coconute oil as a makeup remover when double cleansing and after I use the sa cleanser of cerave
The second advice with the sun exposure also I followed it on the pastand I was told by a lot of people