Figuring out that my skin could be oily _and_ dehydrated was a game changer. I used to wash my face with Neutrogena's oil free face wash, and then never moisturized. My skin around my nose, forehead and eyes would flake, and only at that point would I apply just a tiny bit of a Cetaphil moisturizer, which wasn't the right one for my skin, so I'd break out even more in the areas I used it, and stop using it. And then the cycle would repeat itself. My current routine involves cleansers that do not leave my skin literally _squeaky_ clean, and I moisturise twice a day, among other things. My mom really thinks that people with oily skin don't need moisturiser, and that my skincare routine is a bit excessive, but although my acne still flares up, my overall skin health is a million times better than it's ever been since I hit puberty. My skin hasn't been flaky in years now, the little spots caused by sun damage around my eyes are gone, my skin texture is more even, and my oil production has gone way down! I no longer feel and look like a glazed donut by the end of the day lmao. Not being in actual pain has been life changing. Not wondering if I'm gonna powder my desk with flakes when I inevitably scratch my very itchy face in school. I don't feel embarrassed about my skin anymore. Another big change: I feel like I have actual _agency_ now! The condition of my skin felt out of control for so long, and I felt doomed. I felt like there was nothing I could do to help my skin. But once I started learning about how skin actually works, that feeling stopped. When my skin introduces a problem, I feel like I have the power to find a solution. Knowledge and understanding truly is liberating!
Dude my bf thinks my skincare routine is excessive and that I’m like obsessed with my skin. Like dude it’s a hobby and self care all in one. Just like working out or something
I love hearing you talk about technical details, here in Perú we have limited access to products but I made a simple routine that works for my skin thanks to y'all skintellectual's info
Like me in Malaysia also some products not sold here...so i bought some of them from Iherbs.. retail company from USA ..at certain amount of price can get free delivery..and very fast delivery!!! 10 days only for free delivery considered fast!!
Could you maybe do a video recommending Hydrating products and Moisturizing products and, if they exist, products that have enough amount of both ? It'd be much easier for me to use one product that has both instead of stressing about finding two I really enjoyed the video ! Thanks !!
That's basically any moisturizer. You could look for a lotion or cream ( if you want more oil ) or if you want more hydrating then a gel based one. That all depends on your skin type.
I also was wondering about that! I thought I was insane. But I did notice when I began focusing on using hydrating skin products and good moisturizers that those lines have gradually started to disappear. And with consistent skincare and sunscreen usage, my skin looks the best it's ever looked!
You are a life changer. You’ve helped me understand my skin and it’s needs so much. I’ve suffered since literally birth with, let’s call it challenging skin; I thought I was doing ok with the modicum of knowledge I had, but you’ve expanded my understanding massively and the difference in my daily life is clear. Thank you 💚
Ancient Egyptians followed three simple steps to take care of their bodies: cleanse, treat and moisturize. They used dead sea salts to remove impurities, then washed with a soap made of clay and oil. Once a week, they would hydrate their skin with a mixture of milk and honey.
Love the organic chemistry! I remember looking at Kylie Skin when it came out and she said "there's no alcohol in my products" and as a chemist I'm reading the ingredient list reading all of the "-ols" like.... girl. Technically no "drying" alcohols but they're there!
you're just the bee's knees! you have taught me so much and have allowed me to make educated decisions on what products to incorporate into my life and my skin... IS BEYOND. thanks, Cassandra!!! i dont normally comment but been following you for years!
One of the most confusing thing was this for me… especially because I started to learned about skincare in Hungarian and we don’t have a word for moisturization, we just use hydration for both hydration and moisturization
Same also in Italian, we have the equivalent of humectant (umettante) and hydrating (idratante) but this one is used for both hydrating AND moisturising products. My workaround is to look for english-labelled products whenever possible...
I've seen this video 2 times. I want to watch it 100 more times. The information here is gold. Wow! So much to in I. Skin care world. I'm hungry for more. This is a big passion of mine. Love you Cassandra
I love your bravery Cassandra..you try these products and you are confident in being your own guinea piggy to get to the bottom of so many questions we have. I love you, keep inspiring. And you are beautiful 😍❤️ love from your biggest fan all the way in Botswana 🇧🇼
I avoided moisturizer for a long time, being oily and acne prone, because someone once told me that a moisturizer locks the bad stuff into the skin the same way it locks in the hydration.
@@Xan1120 I don’t know where they learned it, because I’ve never heard that in all of my years, but I can understand how someone would believe it, it sounds like it could make sense & people with severe acne would probably be willing to try anything when all else failed.
THANK YOU for this video. I noticed those lines on my face recently and was like "WTF??how am i aging out of the nowhere" and it scared me! My skin has gone thru this new super dry, weird textured phase this past winter and its just now getting better bcuz of following all the info in your content💖
I can't wait to hear your review of the Boots own-brand skincare range! Boots is pretty iconic in the UK, and I've just started using their vitamin c serum and retinol night cream, so I really hope they're good!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for actually making this video!! I've struggled so much with severely dry skin post-accutane for several years at this point. Now that I understand how all of this works, maybe I can finally make some progress in helping my skin. Again, thank you so much for all you do for this community!
Don't think she has but here are some: dr alexis stephens - pregnancy safe skincare routine; dr sam bunting - 4 skincare tips for pregnancy; dr. whitney bowe - dermatologist on the best skin care for pregnancy; dr dray (amazon) - pregnancy safe skin care from evereden; dr shereene idriss - pregnancy skincare: dos and don’ts; dr. lindsey zubritsky - a dermatologist's guide to pregnancy skincare (morning routine) | skincare expert; doctor mama jones - 10 Pregnancy Rules Your Doctor NEEDS You To Know. For acne - dr dray - best pregnancy safe acne products; the budget dermatologist - your safe pregnancy skincare routine + acne hacks; dr davin lim - acne during pregnancy - how to safely treat; dr. jenny liu - dermatologist review: acne treatment during pregnancy and lactation; dr. melanie palm - how to treat female acne during pregnancy
Absolutely love Lactic Acid topped with hylouronic acid and then Alo Vera gel Mixed with the ordinary amino acids then squaline oil . I also throw some vitamin c in their for brightening and antioxidant support. Primrose is fantastic as well, but a bit too much for when I'm more oily. Also The Curel Sensitive moisturizer is fantastic for under eyes and on smile line and neck and body it's inexpensive. But has ceramide and Patrollium and made a huge difference under my eyes. I live in Colorado so it's dry af out here and this combo changed my skin in like 5 minutes not even joking
I love to watch your video's! Sounds like we have a few skintype features in common (like the oily skin), and watching you talk about skincare in general taught me so much!!! Thankyou!
Any chance you could do a mature skin routine (for over 65) using The Buffet or something similar? I'm keen to get my mother on it as she isn't using anything much now that she's retired and not able to spend so much on the skin care she used to use 🙌
Dr Dray has a video on mature skin. In the meantime, here are some mature skin channels: MrKongsMom, AnneP makeupandmore, the beauty shaman, Tamara’s Timeless Beauty, Graceful Beauty, Christa Evelyn, wrinkled mess, pretty over fifty, pampered wolf (uk), FightingFifty (UK), about face with mona, aging naturally with jodylynn, life over sixty with sandra, Gothamista, Penn Smith Skincare, Doctor Anne.
Yes! i’ve only recently begun to take a Skintillectual approach to my skin at 61 and would love something directed at what i need and what i’m just wasting money on. The Ordinary is a game changer for those of us with low incomes. It would be fabulous to have input directed at what to stock up on during Deciem’s Slowvember sale. Heck, i could even afford one Hylamide and maybe one NIOD product in addition to a stash of T.O.
I work for Boots and at the core they started with their own labs creating loved lines such as No7. As an employee I see their base brands flying off the shelf as an alternative to higher end. I just used their Vitamin C cream as you were speaking and my ears perked up! I hope you like their products because they put a lot of integrity into their brands and stand behind them. We cannot keep the Glycolic Acid in that range in stock!!!! Love from Scotland. xx
My Pacific NW facial skincare routine AND the products I used turned out to be not at all useful in my new desert home! I feel like the HA products were pulling the moisture OUT of my skin... have added more occlusive products as "toppers" to my light HA moisturizer and it seems to be s l o w l y improving my skin. Thank you for all your helpful tips and videos!
I bought the Juice Beauty one a while back, the dang $65 one 🥴 with the “stem cells” and it just doesn’t do much on my skin, I have normal to dry sensitive skin (it leans more on the dry side) and I somehow feel more dry after using that even though it is a thick cream. Same with the Pacifica one in the purple jar, they just aren’t very emollient, and I’ll wake up with my skin feeling slightly dryer than normal. Oddly enough my skin does really well with Skinfix triple lipid barrier, the pyunkang yul moisture cream, and the kiehls moisturizer. I have seen that those make my skin feel the most bouncy/moisturized.
Hi Cassandra 👋 I absolutely love watching your videos! I feel like you're always teaching me something new about my skin and how to take care of it! As well as my daughters skin. Thank you 😊
This was very informative. Most of the questions I had regarding some ingredients in the Deoproce Green Caviar line was answered here. I hope to learn more about skin care ingredients from this channel.
I was literally thinking this week that I wanted to know the difference between these two and would love if Cassandra did a video on this...and here we are 😅 great video as usual and really helpful 🙌
Cassandra, could you PRETTY PLEASE make a list of basically all the most popular products and whether they are hydrators, moisturizers, both/hybrids, and occlusives? Something we could save to our phones so when we go shopping we can pull up for reference? That would be AMAZING!!!
You could easily figure that out from reading the ingredients! Knowledge is power, once you know what ingredient does what, it makes it easier to choose the right skincare for you.
I keep saving your videos so I can refer back to them and to listen to again and again to learn, lol. You’re adorable and addictive! Love ya and appreciate you.
This video gave me organic chem traumatic flashbacks, but I super enjoy it! Plus, the passion when discussing the science behind it is just *chef's kiss*
The video is amazing and the way you explain everything is amazing! Keep up the great work! I have really oily skin and some dry spots at the base of my nose and at my forehead, can you propose or make a video about products that people like me can use for their skin care routine? Many many kisses from sunny Greece! 😘😘
Interresting fact- even tought I am acne prone, the only moisturizer that my skin tolerated is avene's cold cream with beeswax (which is chonky, as you say). Everything else irritates my atopic dermatitis and makes it come back.
Cassandra this video was very informative, you taught me a lot about hydration which has been a concern of mine for a very long time. Keep your videos coming, your fantastic, smart and bring a lot of important information to us. Thank you :)
Hi, love you and your videos! Just wanted to mention that honey and beeswax aren’t always harmful to bees (though ofc some are sourced badly, so I understand why some people don’t want to use them) but actually most alternative forms of honey and beeswax are usually REALLLYY bad for both the environment and bees themselves!! A lot of bees are usually killed to make room to make some of those alternatives! Which ofc also wrecks all the other nearby plants! They’re also often veryy toxic so after using them, the environment can reallyyy suffer afterwards. Ofc I trust you to do your due diligence and proper research and come to whatever decision feels right to you as many of these issues have no one right answer, but just thought it’d be nice if you could mention those nuances when mentioning topics like this so people watching could do their own research as well on what really is a very, very complicated topic and come to a decision that feels right for them. Environmentalism can be hard and there’s no one right way to do it, but some things are definitely a lot more complicated and less straightforward than others so we should treat them as such instead of just assuming one way is automatically better than another! Oftentimes, doing that is what gets us into trouble in the first place! Just wanted to give you a little info in case you were unaware or wanted to look into it further. Again, love your videos and thank you for the great content!❤️
Agree . There's almost always a way to harvest natural products (and food) in a sustainable, ethical, and environmentally-friendly way. It's usually the larger corporations and big agriculture that like to cut corners, ignoring the implications of unethical harvesting. Thing is that modern veganism/environmentalism became very dogmatic .. pretty much a religion and treats everyone as whole, blaming all even the consumers.
For a couple of years, I was using Cerave hydrating cleanser and it was making my skin worse. I switched to Vanicream cleanser and face moisturizer and immediately improved my skin. I use Cerave night cream at night and is very rich and moisturizes very well. I highly recommend.
An oil that my dry sensitive and dehydrated skin loves : Marula oil !! Very thick and soothing without looking too greasy on the skin, very great to set everything up on morning !
Girl your amazing! You helped me getting into the crazy world of skincare... And my organic chemistry skills! ( Maybe it was a bit late because it was after my test...but I have to say - it helped me out in biochemistry lol 😂. I'm a nutrition student - and I'm super excited And amazes by your videos ).
This came at such a good time! It’s only the end of September and I’m already wearing sleeping masks during the day. For some reason my under eyes are just feeling parched AF. Like I’ve had to start using cerave ointment as an “eye cream”
I'm 30 years old and for most of my life (Up until about 2 years ago) I had no idea that oily skin could also be dehydrated. I have oil skin but it's also very dehydrated and textured. I can't use the cleansers marketed to Oily skin because they dry me out so much even though I have oily skin. Including hydrating products into my routine has completely changed the look and feel of my skin and it's CRAZY how it was really just that simple.
Here are some pregnancy videos: dr alexis stephens - pregnancy safe skincare routine; dr sam bunting - 4 skincare tips for pregnancy; dr. whitney bowe - dermatologist on the best skin care for pregnancy; dr dray (amazon) - pregnancy safe skin care from evereden; dr shereene idriss - pregnancy skincare: dos and don’ts; dr. lindsey zubritsky - a dermatologist's guide to pregnancy skincare (morning routine) | skincare expert; doctor mama jones - 10 Pregnancy Rules Your Doctor NEEDS You To Know. Acne related: dr dray - best pregnancy safe acne products; the budget dermatologist - your safe pregnancy skincare routine + acne hacks; dr davin lim - acne during pregnancy - how to safely treat; dr. jenny liu - dermatologist review: acne treatment during pregnancy and lactation; dr. melanie palm - how to treat female acne during pregnancy
BUT, before any hydration or moisturization can be really helpful you need to EXFOLIATE. Especially for us older people, our skin isn't turning over as quickly and this is why we often think our skin is dull and why we feel these products aren't working because they aren't penetrating as well through a dead layer of skin. I'm convinced this is why so many older people think they need a butter like formulation for their skin, always need something richer because they feel nothing is really working, when in fact it is all just sitting on this crust of old skin! I know I have been there. Exfoliate and you will find your products work better and your skin looks better too! Great video! There is a lot of language around skin care and we need to know it so we can help ourselves better.
I just wanna say that I love your brain and appreciate you transferring this amazing science to our own brains, thank you very much💙! + I have oily skin and I do have those lines you talked about even though I use a moisturizer every day, now I know I should hydrate more, so thanks!
Ever since I start to watch your videos on Facebook you became my favorite person of skincare. I’m from Venezuela but I like to buy things from Walmart, I found a brand called Skin Proud because I want to buy good things but I have a low budget. My skin is sensitive and dry so I try to be very careful on the products I use. For now I’m using the cetaphil gentle cleanser for dry skin and the cerave moisturizing lotion for dry skin, that’s all my skincare but I would like to incorporate more products on my skin just that i don’t know what to use🙇🏻♀️ I love all your videos and the way you explain everything♥️
How lovely to hear u speak about our UK Boots Cassandra. I'm excited 4 u in USA to b able to get it over their...we need your "Good Molecules" over here please? Lol x I've only just learnt about skincare, from u, teaching me so very much and I'm understanding what and why I'm putting on my face with all these new things u have helped me discover...at age 56 and a fellow Cyster I'm loving how much better my skin is looking and feeling...its also been noticed by a young lady I see regular while shes picking her little on up from school and I'm having a wander with my chihuahua, Bella...she made my day when she said that my skin was glowing and looked fabulous!!! Made my Cyster, wrinkly oldish skin smile! Lol x thank u Cassandra x oh also appreciate that although u r vegan u still give non vegan options. Love Alli x
Hey Cassandra You are just amazing! I have learnt so much from you. I found this from Garnier which is vegan and cruelty free which works well for me and is kinda in my budget. Garnier SkinActive 24H Moisture Cream with Rose Water and Hyaluronic Acid, Face Moisturizer, For Normal to Dry Skin, 1.7 Fl Oz
This is so awesome. Thank you!!!! Lots of product ideas to share. I now understand and will be more savvy when using my products. FYI l’ve been using the NIOD HA and love it.
I have always underestimated moisturisers because I use so many layers of skincare but this blew my mind. Just a couple of days of adding a moisturiser made a crazy difference to my skin.
Newbie follower here and wow - I have so much to learn! I'm really enjoying this science of skin... Better late than never but oh well!! Do you have any updates on the siloxanes? I am seeing them a lot more mainly d5 and d6 listed on products and I believe you were worried about those being used in skincare. Thanks!
I saw on Cassandra and other skinfluencers videos, people commenting that in Europe this difference doesn’t exist. Yes it does and since ages! In french it’s crème hydratante et crème émolliente. And we find these types of creams in all brands.
What are good ways to keep your hands moisturized and hydrated. I am a CNA, so I am constantly washing my hands and using hand sanitizer, As a result, my hands always have eczema and are uncomfortably dry.
Recently discovered you and absolutely love your videos. I just turned 50 years young - have hit menopause and my skin Both face and body has become super dry. What skincare routine do you recommend ?
Question: Okay, so can oils transfer nutrients into your skin? I'm tryna figure out if cuticle oil is really as important as ppl say it is. After this video I know that cuticle oil doesn't add water to the skin but every nail tech swears it's a "critical step to keeping nails healthy". But how though? I imagine it could lock in water from when you wash your hands but in my experience most places put it on after the service - at least a few minutes after you've washed and dried hands. So what is it really doing to benefit the cuticles, nails and fingers? Is it delivering nutrients or something else or is it all lies? 😭 I love the nitty-gritty details and science-y stuff, thank you & hope you keep it coming!
Hey Cassandra! First of all, I want to tell you that I‘ve been watching your videos for two months now and I absolutely love them! Secondly, I wanted to ask how you can actually tell hydrators and moisturizers apart from their ingredients?
Cassandra could you do a video on recommendations of morning and night routine for millia prone skin. Also could you do a video about shea butter and cocoa butter and which brands are best. Also I'm super curious about raw African unrefined shea butter too. I'd love to learn more
I wonder if you could use cooking grade sunflower oil, like the one was shown here? I heard sunflower oil is rich with vitamin e, but if I'm not mistaken vitamin e should be kept in non transparent containers. We do use a lot of sunflower oil in our everyday cooking so I was wondering if that works too, or should I get one specifically for skincare.
In short, yes you can! There's no difference between the stuff for cooking and the stuff in skincare. The only thing to worry about is ensuring that the sunflower oil you buy is actually 100% sunflower seed oil and doesn't have other fillers or preservatives. There's no different in molecule sizes or specific chemical makeup unless your skincare specifies something like "sunflower seed esters."
@@Kiterpuss actually, there is a difference. Facial oils go through different processes to prevent them from attracting dirt and pollution from the air, which is something oils do on their own - they sort of act like a magnet for dirt and other stuff. Not only that but most face oils also contain other ingredients that help you wash off the oil in the morning without the need of surfactants - although how easy that is might change from brand to brand.
@@eduardaarrais "Facial oils" have a variety of ingredients that all do different things. But pure sunflower seed oil is pure sunflower seed oil; INCI doesn't differentiate different grades or molecule sizes like you find with some ingredients (i.e. zinc vs nano zinc), which is what OP asked.
@@Kiterpuss the OP didn't mention molecules size anywhere in their comment. They asked if cooking grade oils could be used or if an oil meant for skincare was preferable. Ence my reply explaining that these two are indeed different.
Hyaluronic acid just doesn't work for me unless the humidity is high. I can't use it at all in winter as the air is too dry. I've tried to lock the hydration in, but it just isn't enough for whatever reason. BUT, I love hyaluronic acid once summer hits and when the humidity is high! Then, it works great and makes my skin looks nice and bouncy!
Do you know what? Whenever I apply waterproof mascara I always take petroleum jelly to take it off. And yes it works. So yesterday since I ran out of micellar water I thought why not take the petroleum jelly to take off my make-up? Because I thought it will work as well. And I did. When I woke up in the morning and see my face in the morning there were many acne's and Whiteheads wishing me good morning. I was broken.🤧🤧💔💔
Love your content. Wondering if you’ve done anything on comparing gel moisturizers or water gel creams? I found your information helpful and open my eyes to a couple ingredients I had not known about. Thanks so much
yes thats true i think the quality of the hylaroni acid is important..idk if quality is the right word.but i was using the nutrogena hydroboost sunscreen this summer and my skin is still recovering from how try it made it
If you have any suggestions about lip hydration/ Moisturizing I would love to hear about it! My lips are so dry and often split over the fall and winter and I don’t know what else to do
I usually put on Vaseline aka petroleum jelly, and it locks in the moisture. Many chapsticks are known to be dehydrating for the lips so that you buy more. I don’t have many more suggestions, but there’s my two cents :]
I have very oily skin so I use mattifying products, but I never know if I should use them also under my eyes. Like a mattifying sunscreen and a mattifying moisturizer. Would love to see a video for this ❤️🙏
Cassandra, PLEASE PLEASE 🙏 PLEASE could you do an updated video in how you layer your skincare?????? I have combination skin, oily as hell in the Tzone. I get so confused with everything. I watch Dr Dray, she always gets out of the shower with face wet and puts on moisturizer. If I did that, what about other products. I'm just now getting into skincare. I have Melasma on my face, since working from home, it's actually getting better. I stopped all rx meds and I just try to learn from you and Dr Dray. I have Over the last 3months bought, Good Molecules, Laroche Posey, I have Olay regenerist moisturizer, the whips one and more and more and more. I need to know how to put all this stuff on correctly night and day. PLEASE HELP ME AND DO A VIDEO!! A VERY DETALIED VIDEO AND TALK SLOW!! LOL. I LOVE YOU ❤
I might check out Dr Dray's melasma videos. Also, I know it can be confusing but Dr Dray isn't recommending people use all the products she demos. She's just showing the best way to apply that particular product. I might also check out Dr Alexis Stephen's video on hyperpigmentation and melasma as she goes over a routine.
When you’re sensitive to aloe vera and green tea and your skin erupts into contact dermatitis if worn on the skin😭😭😭 The joy of having Rosacea and fungal acne at the same time caused buy skincare ingredients like the overuse actives, and exposure to certain essential oils and plant extracts. Thanks the Ordinary and K-beauty🙄
@@mojo5398 You don't see the issue with not being able to use most skincare products out on the market? When finding the right routine for any of us is difficult enough as it is? Well, obviously you lack both empathy and imagination to see the problem. Think of it as not being able to find any shampoo or conditioner because everything you could find had ingredients that gave you scalp irritation. Your response; don't wash your hair- No problem.
@@a.westenholz4032 that wasnt what i meant at all what i meant was that they were complaining about k beauty and the ordinary, when i said dont use them i meant dont use those specific brands i didnt mean to come off unempathetic (edit: typo)
@@mojo5398 Sometimes brevity is not a friend of communication. And if that was what you meant then I absolutely have no issue. But I admit I didn't see anything in the OP that limited the comment to just k-beauty and brands like the ordinary. It seemed to credit the overuse of certain additives and/or maybe the initial cause of the sensitivity to those additives to those types of skincare products, but not that they were the only place to be found. I was buying Aussie products with tea tree oils and other products with aloe vera ages ago before it became a thing. I'm sure many people were.
I hated chemistry in college and now I'm learning about skincare for personal understanding 🙄😂
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That's the ironic thing about it I would rather learn about cosmetic chemistry then about chemistry in school or in general LOL.
Amen, SAME!
Ikr! Me failing Chem twice in hs 😭🤣💀
and my teacher was a b!tchhhh bruh😭 yea i’m getting all the tips from this girl tho .
Figuring out that my skin could be oily _and_ dehydrated was a game changer.
I used to wash my face with Neutrogena's oil free face wash, and then never moisturized. My skin around my nose, forehead and eyes would flake, and only at that point would I apply just a tiny bit of a Cetaphil moisturizer, which wasn't the right one for my skin, so I'd break out even more in the areas I used it, and stop using it. And then the cycle would repeat itself.
My current routine involves cleansers that do not leave my skin literally _squeaky_ clean, and I moisturise twice a day, among other things. My mom really thinks that people with oily skin don't need moisturiser, and that my skincare routine is a bit excessive, but although my acne still flares up, my overall skin health is a million times better than it's ever been since I hit puberty. My skin hasn't been flaky in years now, the little spots caused by sun damage around my eyes are gone, my skin texture is more even, and my oil production has gone way down! I no longer feel and look like a glazed donut by the end of the day lmao. Not being in actual pain has been life changing. Not wondering if I'm gonna powder my desk with flakes when I inevitably scratch my very itchy face in school. I don't feel embarrassed about my skin anymore.
Another big change: I feel like I have actual _agency_ now! The condition of my skin felt out of control for so long, and I felt doomed. I felt like there was nothing I could do to help my skin. But once I started learning about how skin actually works, that feeling stopped. When my skin introduces a problem, I feel like I have the power to find a solution.
Knowledge and understanding truly is liberating!
I hate reading long paragraphs and things that drag on but I actually liked yours tbh and I'm glad your skin is doing better keep up the good work.
So glad you reclaimed the power to care for your skin! 🤍🤍🤍
Dude my bf thinks my skincare routine is excessive and that I’m like obsessed with my skin. Like dude it’s a hobby and self care all in one. Just like working out or something
Self-care, agency, growth, confidence, happiness - we love to see it!
how u control your oil production or reduce your oiliness on face what was your routine
I love hearing you talk about technical details, here in Perú we have limited access to products but I made a simple routine that works for my skin thanks to y'all skintellectual's info
Please share your routine ❤️ I'm curious
This is true, as a fellow peruvian I can confirm we don't have the same variety and sadly there's a lot of mark up in international products 😿
Same in Central America, not so many brands, cant afford to be completely cruelty free
I would really appreciate if you could please share your routine! ^^
Like me in Malaysia also some products not sold here...so i bought some of them from Iherbs.. retail company from USA ..at certain amount of price can get free delivery..and very fast delivery!!! 10 days only for free delivery considered fast!!
Could you maybe do a video recommending Hydrating products and Moisturizing products and, if they exist, products that have enough amount of both ? It'd be much easier for me to use one product that has both instead of stressing about finding two
I really enjoyed the video !
Thanks !!
That's basically any moisturizer. You could look for a lotion or cream ( if you want more oil ) or if you want more hydrating then a gel based one. That all depends on your skin type.
Aaaaaa these fine lines on the forehead that you showed - that’s exactly my situation! So happy to finally understand how to get rid of them!!
Yes!! I thought I was just getting old. This information is life-changing!
I also was wondering about that! I thought I was insane. But I did notice when I began focusing on using hydrating skin products and good moisturizers that those lines have gradually started to disappear. And with consistent skincare and sunscreen usage, my skin looks the best it's ever looked!
@@GetWellSoonR.E.M. may I ask which products you use for the forehead lines
You are a life changer. You’ve helped me understand my skin and it’s needs so much.
I’ve suffered since literally birth with, let’s call it challenging skin; I thought I was doing ok with the modicum of knowledge I had, but you’ve expanded my understanding massively and the difference in my daily life is clear.
Thank you 💚
Ancient Egyptians followed three simple steps to take care of their bodies: cleanse, treat and moisturize. They used dead sea salts to remove impurities, then washed with a soap made of clay and oil. Once a week, they would hydrate their skin with a mixture of milk and honey.
We still do it
And we are grateful for all the knowledge that they gave to us. And for all historical artefacts and mythology.
@@vennymiltenova8547 Thanks alot 🌹
Love the organic chemistry! I remember looking at Kylie Skin when it came out and she said "there's no alcohol in my products" and as a chemist I'm reading the ingredient list reading all of the "-ols" like.... girl. Technically no "drying" alcohols but they're there!
you're just the bee's knees! you have taught me so much and have allowed me to make educated decisions on what products to incorporate into my life and my skin... IS BEYOND. thanks, Cassandra!!! i dont normally comment but been following you for years!
One of the most confusing thing was this for me… especially because I started to learned about skincare in Hungarian and we don’t have a word for moisturization, we just use hydration for both hydration and moisturization
It's the same in Spanish! It's really confusing when I have to explain to my mom the difference. It's called hidratación.
@@laya1901 si puedes explicarlo, Humectar e hidratar. 😬
Same in Greek
Well you can use the same word but explain that different products do different things because technically hydrate & moisture are the same things.
Same also in Italian, we have the equivalent of humectant (umettante) and hydrating (idratante) but this one is used for both hydrating AND moisturising products.
My workaround is to look for english-labelled products whenever possible...
here for the skintellectual chat and frickin loved itttttt, your examples were on point!
*ARE YOU TEAM HYDRATION OR TEAM MOISTURE?!* NIOD MULTI-MOLECULAR HYALURONIC COMPLEX
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The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA www.ulta.com/p/lactic-acid-10-ha-pimprod2007103?sku=2551156&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-293946777986&CAAGID=126583149266&CAWELAID=330000200001794776&CATARGETID=330000200002801926&CADevice=m&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIGKBhCxARIsAINMioJA2YNkVeFr-OGvUebyRVaBHcExSnkiv-MeIIu_wRorDsbkfwrNbx4aAvKsEALw_wcB
Glossier exfoliating skin perfector www.glossier.com/products/solution
Inkey list pha toner www.sephora.com/product/poly-hydroxide-acid-toner-P450262?country_switch=us&lang=en&skuId=2280410&om_mmc=ppc-GG_1165716884_80504839647_pla-797836643930_2280410_375250169513_1022494_m&ds_rl=1261471&gbraid=0AAAAADnIXb2HzXZwWpfGhbKkFq9BAm63O&gbraid=0AAAAADnIXb2HzXZwWpfGhbKkFq9BAm63O&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIGKBhCxARIsAINMioIKcqhI6IhurHyGksD21AJUuBjHPgk9j6jy1BwNmerAR5N7tWibOx0aAommEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Vegan Collagen Pacifica
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Bubble level up moisturizer
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Boots Ingredients Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer
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Rovectin Lotus Water Cream
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Holika Holika Aloe Vera Gel
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Juice beauty Stem Cellular Moisturizer
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The Ordinary Argan Oil
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The Ordinary Rosehip Oil
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Trader Joe’s jojoba oil
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Versed Sunday Morning Antioxidant Oil-Serum
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Dear klairs rich moist soothing cream
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Pacifica Wake Up Beautiful Sleep Mask
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Pure am Authentic Barrier Cream Balm
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Pacifica Ceramide
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Shea moisture moisturizers
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Good Molecules silicone free priming moisturizer
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I've seen this video 2 times. I want to watch it 100 more times. The information here is gold. Wow! So much to in I. Skin care world. I'm hungry for more. This is a big passion of mine. Love you Cassandra
I love your bravery Cassandra..you try these products and you are confident in being your own guinea piggy to get to the bottom of so many questions we have. I love you, keep inspiring. And you are beautiful 😍❤️ love from your biggest fan all the way in Botswana 🇧🇼
I avoided moisturizer for a long time, being oily and acne prone, because someone once told me that a moisturizer locks the bad stuff into the skin the same way it locks in the hydration.
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Wow… where are people learning these things and why are telling it to people?? I’m so sorry 😞
@@Xan1120 I don’t know where they learned it, because I’ve never heard that in all of my years, but I can understand how someone would believe it, it sounds like it could make sense & people with severe acne would probably be willing to try anything when all else failed.
@@Xan1120 thanks😩 but now that i integrated it into my routine, it changed by skin forever✨
I'm currently using tamanu oil at night but so far I think I like jojoba mixed with rosehip seed oil better
@@techshabby0001 it didn't for me. But I bought it from a local online store not any fancy brands ones tho
THANK YOU for this video. I noticed those lines on my face recently and was like "WTF??how am i aging out of the nowhere" and it scared me! My skin has gone thru this new super dry, weird textured phase this past winter and its just now getting better bcuz of following all the info in your content💖
I can't wait to hear your review of the Boots own-brand skincare range! Boots is pretty iconic in the UK, and I've just started using their vitamin c serum and retinol night cream, so I really hope they're good!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for actually making this video!! I've struggled so much with severely dry skin post-accutane for several years at this point. Now that I understand how all of this works, maybe I can finally make some progress in helping my skin. Again, thank you so much for all you do for this community!
So hydration first and moisture to lock it all in?
Have you done a video on ingredients safe for pregnancy and breastfeeding? I have oily/dehydrated acne prone skin
Don't think she has but here are some: dr alexis stephens - pregnancy safe skincare routine; dr sam bunting - 4 skincare tips for pregnancy; dr. whitney bowe - dermatologist on the best skin care for pregnancy; dr dray (amazon) - pregnancy safe skin care from evereden; dr shereene idriss - pregnancy skincare: dos and don’ts; dr. lindsey zubritsky - a dermatologist's guide to pregnancy skincare (morning routine) | skincare expert; doctor mama jones - 10 Pregnancy Rules Your Doctor NEEDS You To Know. For acne - dr dray - best pregnancy safe acne products; the budget dermatologist - your safe pregnancy skincare routine + acne hacks; dr davin lim - acne during pregnancy - how to safely treat; dr. jenny liu - dermatologist review: acne treatment during pregnancy and lactation; dr. melanie palm - how to treat female acne during pregnancy
@@db-gb5xi thank you, I will look through for which talks about during nursing💗
Absolutely love Lactic Acid topped with hylouronic acid and then Alo Vera gel Mixed with the ordinary amino acids then squaline oil . I also throw some vitamin c in their for brightening and antioxidant support. Primrose is fantastic as well, but a bit too much for when I'm more oily. Also The Curel Sensitive moisturizer is fantastic for under eyes and on smile line and neck and body it's inexpensive. But has ceramide and Patrollium and made a huge difference under my eyes. I live in Colorado so it's dry af out here and this combo changed my skin in like 5 minutes not even joking
I love to watch your video's! Sounds like we have a few skintype features in common (like the oily skin), and watching you talk about skincare in general taught me so much!!! Thankyou!
Any chance you could do a mature skin routine (for over 65) using The Buffet or something similar? I'm keen to get my mother on it as she isn't using anything much now that she's retired and not able to spend so much on the skin care she used to use 🙌
Dr Dray has a video on mature skin. In the meantime, here are some mature skin channels: MrKongsMom, AnneP makeupandmore, the beauty shaman, Tamara’s Timeless Beauty, Graceful Beauty, Christa Evelyn, wrinkled mess, pretty over fifty, pampered wolf (uk), FightingFifty (UK), about face with mona, aging naturally with jodylynn, life over sixty with sandra, Gothamista, Penn Smith Skincare, Doctor Anne.
Yes!
i’ve only recently begun to take a Skintillectual approach to my skin at 61 and would love something directed at what i need and what i’m just wasting money on.
The Ordinary is a game changer for those of us with low incomes. It would be fabulous to have input directed at what to stock up on during Deciem’s Slowvember sale.
Heck, i could even afford one Hylamide and maybe one NIOD product in addition to a stash of T.O.
I like the way you explain chemistry. I love your content & your energy. Thank you for explaining the proper way of using skincare for my dry skin 😊
Hi fellow early butterflies🦋
Hi cystir 😂♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Best 13 minutes I've ever spent in my life I've learned so much tysm
I work for Boots and at the core they started with their own labs creating loved lines such as No7. As an employee I see their base brands flying off the shelf as an alternative to higher end. I just used their Vitamin C cream as you were speaking and my ears perked up! I hope you like their products because they put a lot of integrity into their brands and stand behind them. We cannot keep the Glycolic Acid in that range in stock!!!! Love from Scotland. xx
Very informative! I love knowing the difference between a hydrator and a moisturizer - and all thanks to you, I appreciate your content :)
My Pacific NW facial skincare routine AND the products I used turned out to be not at all useful in my new desert home! I feel like the HA products were pulling the moisture OUT of my skin... have added more occlusive products as "toppers" to my light HA moisturizer and it seems to be s l o w l y improving my skin. Thank you for all your helpful tips and videos!
I bought the Juice Beauty one a while back, the dang $65 one 🥴 with the “stem cells” and it just doesn’t do much on my skin, I have normal to dry sensitive skin (it leans more on the dry side) and I somehow feel more dry after using that even though it is a thick cream. Same with the Pacifica one in the purple jar, they just aren’t very emollient, and I’ll wake up with my skin feeling slightly dryer than normal. Oddly enough my skin does really well with Skinfix triple lipid barrier, the pyunkang yul moisture cream, and the kiehls moisturizer. I have seen that those make my skin feel the most bouncy/moisturized.
Hi Cassandra 👋
I absolutely love watching your videos! I feel like you're always teaching me something new about my skin and how to take care of it! As well as my daughters skin. Thank you 😊
This was very informative. Most of the questions I had regarding some ingredients in the Deoproce Green Caviar line was answered here. I hope to learn more about skin care ingredients from this channel.
Urea is my jam! As I've learned what works for my skin I've realized that it loves urea. I still have to try a pha product!
Do you have a fav product with urea you could recommend?
I was literally thinking this week that I wanted to know the difference between these two and would love if Cassandra did a video on this...and here we are 😅 great video as usual and really helpful 🙌
Cassandra, could you PRETTY PLEASE make a list of basically all the most popular products and whether they are hydrators, moisturizers, both/hybrids, and occlusives? Something we could save to our phones so when we go shopping we can pull up for reference? That would be AMAZING!!!
You could easily figure that out from reading the ingredients! Knowledge is power, once you know what ingredient does what, it makes it easier to choose the right skincare for you.
I keep saving your videos so I can refer back to them and to listen to again and again to learn, lol. You’re adorable and addictive! Love ya and appreciate you.
This info really helps me become a better auditor. Thank you.
This video gave me organic chem traumatic flashbacks, but I super enjoy it! Plus, the passion when discussing the science behind it is just *chef's kiss*
I recently purchased Ever Eden’s baby massage oil. I tried it on my face. I thought I was floating on a cloud. It is sooo lovely!
I just subscribed... Not for skincare but for the chemistry!
The video is amazing and the way you explain everything is amazing! Keep up the great work! I have really oily skin and some dry spots at the base of my nose and at my forehead, can you propose or make a video about products that people like me can use for their skin care routine?
Many many kisses from sunny Greece! 😘😘
Interresting fact- even tought I am acne prone, the only moisturizer that my skin tolerated is avene's cold cream with beeswax (which is chonky, as you say). Everything else irritates my atopic dermatitis and makes it come back.
Cassandra this video was very informative, you taught me a lot about hydration which has been a concern of mine for a very long time. Keep your videos coming, your fantastic, smart and bring a lot of important information to us. Thank you :)
Hi, love you and your videos! Just wanted to mention that honey and beeswax aren’t always harmful to bees (though ofc some are sourced badly, so I understand why some people don’t want to use them) but actually most alternative forms of honey and beeswax are usually REALLLYY bad for both the environment and bees themselves!! A lot of bees are usually killed to make room to make some of those alternatives! Which ofc also wrecks all the other nearby plants! They’re also often veryy toxic so after using them, the environment can reallyyy suffer afterwards. Ofc I trust you to do your due diligence and proper research and come to whatever decision feels right to you as many of these issues have no one right answer, but just thought it’d be nice if you could mention those nuances when mentioning topics like this so people watching could do their own research as well on what really is a very, very complicated topic and come to a decision that feels right for them. Environmentalism can be hard and there’s no one right way to do it, but some things are definitely a lot more complicated and less straightforward than others so we should treat them as such instead of just assuming one way is automatically better than another! Oftentimes, doing that is what gets us into trouble in the first place! Just wanted to give you a little info in case you were unaware or wanted to look into it further. Again, love your videos and thank you for the great content!❤️
Agree . There's almost always a way to harvest natural products (and food) in a sustainable, ethical, and environmentally-friendly way. It's usually the larger corporations and big agriculture that like to cut corners, ignoring the implications of unethical harvesting. Thing is that modern veganism/environmentalism became very dogmatic .. pretty much a religion and treats everyone as whole, blaming all even the consumers.
For a couple of years, I was using Cerave hydrating cleanser and it was making my skin worse. I switched to Vanicream cleanser and face moisturizer and immediately improved my skin. I use Cerave night cream at night and is very rich and moisturizes very well. I highly recommend.
Thanks for explaining these differences Cass. I was wondering if hydration and moisturization was the same or not and now I know it!
An oil that my dry sensitive and dehydrated skin loves : Marula oil !! Very thick and soothing without looking too greasy on the skin, very great to set everything up on morning !
Girl your amazing! You helped me getting into the crazy world of skincare... And my organic chemistry skills! ( Maybe it was a bit late because it was after my test...but I have to say - it helped me out in biochemistry lol 😂. I'm a nutrition student - and I'm super excited And amazes by your videos ).
Wow i’m so thankful for the information given in this video! I’ve learned so much!! ur amazing :))
Wow I had no idea ! In French, we use the same word for hydration and moisturization = hydratation
This came at such a good time! It’s only the end of September and I’m already wearing sleeping masks during the day. For some reason my under eyes are just feeling parched AF. Like I’ve had to start using cerave ointment as an “eye cream”
I'm 30 years old and for most of my life (Up until about 2 years ago) I had no idea that oily skin could also be dehydrated. I have oil skin but it's also very dehydrated and textured. I can't use the cleansers marketed to Oily skin because they dry me out so much even though I have oily skin. Including hydrating products into my routine has completely changed the look and feel of my skin and it's CRAZY how it was really just that simple.
Hello Casandra, can you talk also about hydrating your skin durin pregnacy, there are lots of products that are not allowed during this time.
Here are some pregnancy videos: dr alexis stephens - pregnancy safe skincare routine; dr sam bunting - 4 skincare tips for pregnancy; dr. whitney bowe - dermatologist on the best skin care for pregnancy; dr dray (amazon) - pregnancy safe skin care from evereden; dr shereene idriss - pregnancy skincare: dos and don’ts; dr. lindsey zubritsky - a dermatologist's guide to pregnancy skincare (morning routine) | skincare expert; doctor mama jones - 10 Pregnancy Rules Your Doctor NEEDS You To Know. Acne related: dr dray - best pregnancy safe acne products; the budget dermatologist - your safe pregnancy skincare routine + acne hacks; dr davin lim - acne during pregnancy - how to safely treat; dr. jenny liu - dermatologist review: acne treatment during pregnancy and lactation; dr. melanie palm - how to treat female acne during pregnancy
I actually requested a video on hydrating products... gurl, you are so so kind 💞 thank you for this!
BUT, before any hydration or moisturization can be really helpful you need to EXFOLIATE. Especially for us older people, our skin isn't turning over as quickly and this is why we often think our skin is dull and why we feel these products aren't working because they aren't penetrating as well through a dead layer of skin. I'm convinced this is why so many older people think they need a butter like formulation for their skin, always need something richer because they feel nothing is really working, when in fact it is all just sitting on this crust of old skin! I know I have been there. Exfoliate and you will find your products work better and your skin looks better too! Great video! There is a lot of language around skin care and we need to know it so we can help ourselves better.
Thanks ...you are so full of facts on skin. !!! So interesting ....feel like I'm listening to a teacher
I just wanna say that I love your brain and appreciate you transferring this amazing science to our own brains, thank you very much💙! + I have oily skin and I do have those lines you talked about even though I use a moisturizer every day, now I know I should hydrate more, so thanks!
thank you for posting such topic as soon as i am searching for a moisturizer ❣️ its really helpful to me and i ultimately find a product for myself
Aaah I've been waiting for this one, thank you!
Ever since I start to watch your videos on Facebook you became my favorite person of skincare. I’m from Venezuela but I like to buy things from Walmart, I found a brand called Skin Proud because I want to buy good things but I have a low budget. My skin is sensitive and dry so I try to be very careful on the products I use. For now I’m using the cetaphil gentle cleanser for dry skin and the cerave moisturizing lotion for dry skin, that’s all my skincare but I would like to incorporate more products on my skin just that i don’t know what to use🙇🏻♀️
I love all your videos and the way you explain everything♥️
How lovely to hear u speak about our UK Boots Cassandra. I'm excited 4 u in USA to b able to get it over their...we need your "Good Molecules" over here please? Lol x I've only just learnt about skincare, from u, teaching me so very much and I'm understanding what and why I'm putting on my face with all these new things u have helped me discover...at age 56 and a fellow Cyster I'm loving how much better my skin is looking and feeling...its also been noticed by a young lady I see regular while shes picking her little on up from school and I'm having a wander with my chihuahua, Bella...she made my day when she said that my skin was glowing and looked fabulous!!! Made my Cyster, wrinkly oldish skin smile! Lol x thank u Cassandra x oh also appreciate that although u r vegan u still give non vegan options. Love Alli x
What if you speak a language that doesn't distinguish between hydration and moisturization?
Hey Cassandra
You are just amazing! I have learnt so much from you.
I found this from Garnier which is vegan and cruelty free which works well for me and is kinda in my budget.
Garnier SkinActive 24H Moisture Cream with Rose Water and Hyaluronic Acid, Face Moisturizer, For Normal to Dry Skin, 1.7 Fl Oz
Omg the way this clicked for me, I’m so excited to try new things for my skin!
This is so awesome. Thank you!!!! Lots of product ideas to share. I now understand and will be more savvy when using my products. FYI l’ve been using the NIOD HA and love it.
I have the oily dehydrated skin . Ugh. It's hard I usually skip moisturizer. My skin is slick as heck using them. So this info is right on time
I have always underestimated moisturisers because I use so many layers of skincare but this blew my mind. Just a couple of days of adding a moisturiser made a crazy difference to my skin.
Newbie follower here and wow - I have so much to learn! I'm really enjoying this science of skin... Better late than never but oh well!! Do you have any updates on the siloxanes? I am seeing them a lot more mainly d5 and d6 listed on products and I believe you were worried about those being used in skincare. Thanks!
I saw on Cassandra and other skinfluencers videos, people commenting that in Europe this difference doesn’t exist. Yes it does and since ages! In french it’s crème hydratante et crème émolliente. And we find these types of creams in all brands.
What are good ways to keep your hands moisturized and hydrated. I am a CNA, so I am constantly washing my hands and using hand sanitizer, As a result, my hands always have eczema and are uncomfortably dry.
This is sooo super informative! Thank you, love your videos and love you’re a vegan! ❤️🙌
Im always learning with you! Thank you for sharing 💗
i like being moist🦋✨
Thank you, this was very informative, I REALLY need to sort my moisturisers out. A very timely video indeed.
Recently discovered you and absolutely love your videos. I just turned 50 years young - have hit menopause and my skin Both face and body has become super dry. What skincare routine do you recommend ?
CASSANDRAAA IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEOOOO HUHUHU THANK U🤧💕
i use the boots hyaluronic acid serum and i love it!!
Aghhh I fkn love you😭😭 so keen to learn more and figure out a skin routine that will actually do GOOD or my skin!!😍😍😍👏
Yo! I love the Pacifica ceramide lotion! I need to get the little glass tub instead of the pump because the ingredients look better.
Question: Okay, so can oils transfer nutrients into your skin? I'm tryna figure out if cuticle oil is really as important as ppl say it is.
After this video I know that cuticle oil doesn't add water to the skin but every nail tech swears it's a "critical step to keeping nails healthy". But how though? I imagine it could lock in water from when you wash your hands but in my experience most places put it on after the service - at least a few minutes after you've washed and dried hands. So what is it really doing to benefit the cuticles, nails and fingers? Is it delivering nutrients or something else or is it all lies? 😭
I love the nitty-gritty details and science-y stuff, thank you & hope you keep it coming!
Hey Cassandra! First of all, I want to tell you that I‘ve been watching your videos for two months now and I absolutely love them! Secondly, I wanted to ask how you can actually tell hydrators and moisturizers apart from their ingredients?
Cassandra could you do a video on recommendations of morning and night routine for millia prone skin. Also could you do a video about shea butter and cocoa butter and which brands are best. Also I'm super curious about raw African unrefined shea butter too. I'd love to learn more
I wonder if you could use cooking grade sunflower oil, like the one was shown here? I heard sunflower oil is rich with vitamin e, but if I'm not mistaken vitamin e should be kept in non transparent containers. We do use a lot of sunflower oil in our everyday cooking so I was wondering if that works too, or should I get one specifically for skincare.
In short, yes you can! There's no difference between the stuff for cooking and the stuff in skincare. The only thing to worry about is ensuring that the sunflower oil you buy is actually 100% sunflower seed oil and doesn't have other fillers or preservatives. There's no different in molecule sizes or specific chemical makeup unless your skincare specifies something like "sunflower seed esters."
@@Kiterpuss Thank you, I'll check the ingredients first.
@@Kiterpuss actually, there is a difference. Facial oils go through different processes to prevent them from attracting dirt and pollution from the air, which is something oils do on their own - they sort of act like a magnet for dirt and other stuff. Not only that but most face oils also contain other ingredients that help you wash off the oil in the morning without the need of surfactants - although how easy that is might change from brand to brand.
@@eduardaarrais "Facial oils" have a variety of ingredients that all do different things. But pure sunflower seed oil is pure sunflower seed oil; INCI doesn't differentiate different grades or molecule sizes like you find with some ingredients (i.e. zinc vs nano zinc), which is what OP asked.
@@Kiterpuss the OP didn't mention molecules size anywhere in their comment. They asked if cooking grade oils could be used or if an oil meant for skincare was preferable. Ence my reply explaining that these two are indeed different.
Love it! Super helpful as always
Hyaluronic acid just doesn't work for me unless the humidity is high. I can't use it at all in winter as the air is too dry. I've tried to lock the hydration in, but it just isn't enough for whatever reason. BUT, I love hyaluronic acid once summer hits and when the humidity is high! Then, it works great and makes my skin looks nice and bouncy!
Do you know what?
Whenever I apply waterproof mascara I always take petroleum jelly to take it off. And yes it works. So yesterday since I ran out of micellar water I thought why not take the petroleum jelly to take off my make-up? Because I thought it will work as well.
And I did.
When I woke up in the morning and see my face in the morning there were many acne's and Whiteheads wishing me good morning.
I was broken.🤧🤧💔💔
You are saving my skin! Thank you so much for bringing us common sense skin care videos! 🤍🤍🤍
Love your content. Wondering if you’ve done anything on comparing gel moisturizers or water gel creams? I found your information helpful and open my eyes to a couple ingredients I had not known about. Thanks so much
yes thats true i think the quality of the hylaroni acid is important..idk if quality is the right word.but i was using the nutrogena hydroboost sunscreen this summer and my skin is still recovering from how try it made it
If you have any suggestions about lip hydration/ Moisturizing I would love to hear about it! My lips are so dry and often split over the fall and winter and I don’t know what else to do
I usually put on Vaseline aka petroleum jelly, and it locks in the moisture. Many chapsticks are known to be dehydrating for the lips so that you buy more. I don’t have many more suggestions, but there’s my two cents :]
Can you please do a video on how to care for skin under a beard and general beard care if you know any tips
9:04 awww that sheep is adorable...
After the 20th time trying to figure this out I think my dry skin understands this now. Thanks Cassandra.
She's a beauty!
This video is flawless. 👍
I have very oily skin so I use mattifying products, but I never know if I should use them also under my eyes. Like a mattifying sunscreen and a mattifying moisturizer. Would love to see a video for this ❤️🙏
Cassandra, PLEASE PLEASE 🙏 PLEASE could you do an updated video in how you layer your skincare?????? I have combination skin, oily as hell in the Tzone. I get so confused with everything. I watch Dr Dray, she always gets out of the shower with face wet and puts on moisturizer. If I did that, what about other products. I'm just now getting into skincare. I have Melasma on my face, since working from home, it's actually getting better. I stopped all rx meds and I just try to learn from you and Dr Dray. I have Over the last 3months bought, Good Molecules, Laroche Posey, I have Olay regenerist moisturizer, the whips one and more and more and more. I need to know how to put all this stuff on correctly night and day. PLEASE HELP ME AND DO A VIDEO!! A VERY DETALIED VIDEO AND TALK SLOW!! LOL. I LOVE YOU ❤
I might check out Dr Dray's melasma videos. Also, I know it can be confusing but Dr Dray isn't recommending people use all the products she demos. She's just showing the best way to apply that particular product. I might also check out Dr Alexis Stephen's video on hyperpigmentation and melasma as she goes over a routine.
When you’re sensitive to aloe vera and green tea and your skin erupts into contact dermatitis if worn on the skin😭😭😭 The joy of having Rosacea and fungal acne at the same time caused buy skincare ingredients like the overuse actives, and exposure to certain essential oils and plant extracts. Thanks the Ordinary and K-beauty🙄
then dont use them? i dont see ur issue
@@mojo5398 You don't see the issue with not being able to use most skincare products out on the market? When finding the right routine for any of us is difficult enough as it is? Well, obviously you lack both empathy and imagination to see the problem.
Think of it as not being able to find any shampoo or conditioner because everything you could find had ingredients that gave you scalp irritation. Your response; don't wash your hair- No problem.
@@a.westenholz4032 that wasnt what i meant at all what i meant was that they were complaining about k beauty and the ordinary, when i said dont use them i meant dont use those specific brands i didnt mean to come off unempathetic
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@@a.westenholz4032 just because someone doesn't understand what OP's comment means doesn't mean they lack empathy and imagination. Chill the fuck out.
@@mojo5398 Sometimes brevity is not a friend of communication. And if that was what you meant then I absolutely have no issue. But I admit I didn't see anything in the OP that limited the comment to just k-beauty and brands like the ordinary. It seemed to credit the overuse of certain additives and/or maybe the initial cause of the sensitivity to those additives to those types of skincare products, but not that they were the only place to be found. I was buying Aussie products with tea tree oils and other products with aloe vera ages ago before it became a thing. I'm sure many people were.
Fantastic word association with humectant and tenant