I’m so happy you started uploading consistently! You make learning skincare so much more fun and a lot easier to understand: the way you break it down, pictures, and putting up those big medical terms on the screen. I’m a visual learner and when I see words, it helps me remember information a lot easier.
I used to have oily skin but then I started listening to my dermatologist, Dr Shereene Idriss, Dr dray. Now my skin has a balanced oil and water. My acne has cleared up. Everyday use of sunscreen, retinod, salicylic acid and a nice moisturizer has helped me most (gentle skin cleanser as well). Now I'm 16 and my skin is at its best stage. Thank you Dr Shereene Idriss.
You're lucky you didn't need any tetracycline antibiotics or Accutane! I heard oily skin can be permanently cleared up by using Accutane, B5 Pantothenic acid capsules and Proactiv!
I always thought I knew my skin type and that this was one of the easiest questions in skin care. But the division in skin type and skin condition blew my mind. That explains soooo much!
This is so helpful! Nobody has ever explained the difference between skin types in such simple words to me. Your advice about finding out which type you have is simply brilliant!
Ok, based on your do nothing recipe I was able to determine my skin type: combination skin. Some areas feel like they are tight and some are shiny. One esthetician told me I had oily skin, another said she didn't believe that. You have done an amazing job for me and my skin. (Following you)
I thought I had oily skin all through my teens and early twenties, but it broke out like crazy when I used oily-type products. One day I tried the wash your face and wait 3 hours trick and realised I had dry skin - now I treat it like it’s dry and dehydrated all the time and it’s the best skin I’ve ever had! Nice to know that wasn’t just a fluke and it’s actually the right way to diagnose skin type 🧡
I can't believe it took me so long to find your channel! You give the clearest explanations for everything skincare related. This video has 100% confirmed what I always thought; that I have dry and sensitive skin. My skin will flake even after a sensitive skin moisturizer has been applied. I use a super moisturizing night cream in the morning (followed by another sensitive moisturizer with SPF 30, of course!). I barely use any products and don't even wear any makeup, but I still randomly get facial hives a few times a week (can't identify a pattern/cause). Even just a simple warm shower gives me big red blotches on my neck and neck (no exfoliation or even body wash/soap on my neck and chest). Now I am 32, and struggling to introduce active skincare ingredients such as acids and retinoids . . . more reason to be excited to have found your channel :)
Seriously! I can fall in this specific category! It is sooo flippin frustrating because anything geared towards acne is oil stopping this, drying out that, cuts out sebum there! I don’t need to cut out or dry out anything oil related!, I need to clear up zits AND moisturize my drier prone skin!😭😩
Niacinamide has been a godsend for my hormonal acne and sensitive/dry skin. I'd never been consistently acne-free until I started using it about a year ago. Ymmv though
Love this topic! The thing that keeps confusing me is dehydrated skin. I _think_ I have dehydrated skin from my 0.05% tret gel, but when I read about it online, I don't think I tick the boxes of dehydrated skin...much respect for you derms because skin is confusing lol! Thanks for the video! :)
Sooo helpful and educating! Finally someone explains so well and we know what we’re doing, how to do it and realize the loads of money we already wasted before 🤦🏻♀️
The ONLY person to ever tell me that as a combination skin baby it's best to LEARN my skin vrry well AND that combos neednto piece together products for their varied skin type sections. This makes SO much sense!!! Why do dermatologists never tell is this? THANK YOU ❤
I just found you because Violette follows you and this video SOLD me! I am 56 and if I get one more stupid ad for “mature skin” skincare, they will see how immature I can be 😂. I, too, am a “lumper”, so thank you for the most clear video on skin I have ever watched! EDIT: I am the PIA sensitive/dry skin and your description of picky little bastard is spot on! Glad my skin is intriguing though 😂 COVID has been hell on my skin because I have yet to find a mask that my skin doesn’t react to, my skin has never looked so awful 😢
Dry sensitive skin here and sadly I used to have oily and such healthy skin until I completely damaged my skin barrier with all kinds of products that were harsh and foods that didn’t do well for me over the years! Now I’m healing my skin barrier with your tips. 🎉 hope it heals soon!
Doctor, your little ode to us sensitive souls felt like a warm hug 🥰 thank you for your amazingly informative videos and hope your recovery is going well!
Can I just say I love you? You’re so knowledgeable yet practical. You remind me of my sister, who is an rn. When I’m watching you I feel like I’m listening to her give me advice
Been a skincare enthusiast for a few years and how come there are no simple ways of figuring out your skin type, until this video! Shocking! Thank you Dr Idriss ❤️ Would love a video on summer skin care routine. Living in a dry hot environment and now getting ready for the harsh summers in India.
Timing on this video is impeccable. My skin was for the most part doing well in the summer with my current skincare products. As soon as winter arrived, I started to notice that I’m experiencing minor but pretty frequent breakouts. I usually receive compliments about my skin, even from my dermatologist so it’s frustrating to see my skin trying to fight me now. I literally decided today that I was going to figure out my “skin type” so I can build the proper skincare regiment, accordingly. I really hope I can get this right.
I am so glad to have found this video! I have always had sensitive skin with some dryness. I grew up in a tropical island with 70-90 % humidity so I never worried about hydration. When I moved to NYC my skin went crazy! As I have gotten older, my skin has become more dry and sensitive but now it is also dehydrated (despite the 3 liters of water a day that I drink). Finding products to treat all 3 without breaking the bank has been hard and after 3 years of going to a dermatologist suggesting products and regimes that actually caused eczema on my face and chest, I have been desperate. Armed with a more scientific definition than all the research I've done before, I feel better equipped to understand what to look for and how to document reactions and ingredients to avoid. Thank you!
@@shereeneidriss I cannot believe you replied to my comment!!! I am speechless. Honoured and blessed. Thank you so much! I take this opportunity to remind you that you MUST create a book with Andreea Ali. That book would be a treasure nobody wants to miss. Kisses!
Thank you Shereene! I finally got someone to guide me to my skin type. Turns out I have mixed/sensitive skin.. like you said, middle of my face is greasy and sides are dry. It has been a nightmare! But I suspected it when I used niacinamide and my cheeks burned to the point I had to wash it off… I definitely used too much too. I am right at the beginning of my journey to skin care at 27 years of age. I also love Guidance to Glow channel. I think it’s called that. Like I said I’m new to this and there are MANY names and products to remember.
I can tell my skin is screaming for help and your videos are so informative! I’m someone who needs to understand the science behind products (rather than just impulse buying what’s ‘trendy’) so thank you!!! 🤩
woohoo! finally a definitive answer i have been asking for a long time! i now hold the knowledge to find out which skin and product i should prepare myself for. thank you Dr Shereene!
Lebanese , trilingual and a stellar derm!!! As a follow Lebanese , I’m super happy I stumbled on your channel! I’m a skin care junkie and really appreciate your professional advice especially when it’s coming from a familiar face :) Merci!!!
Omg I love how you said skin isn't based on age! I had researched skincare in your 30s and now I understand it's not age defined! I love it!!! I don't know if you have done a video on pores if not will you please. I've noticed my pores are more noticed with makeup than before. So I don't wear makeup!
the comment about malnutrition effecting sebum production is so true bc in eating disorder communities, it's definitely been noticed that some people have way less acne when they are not properly nourished
The ending was SO needed!!! Thank you for this so much. I wish we could get some recommendations for skin products based on these skin types and conditions
I guess I have sensitised skin!! At the recc of my derm I only used cetaphil lotion- as a cleanser and moisturiser (no spf- i cried) for at least a month and then started treclin gel. My skin has had no issues with the treclin! No peeling, no irritation. Its amazing going from a time when I couldn't put water on my face without itching/burning. Never knew my skin could cope with a prescription tret!
I just did this skin type test - oh boy, I wanted to scratch my whole skin of 10 minutes after washing it and I was feeling very tight, so I guess I'm dry 🤣 now I have the confirmation for my guessing game the last years! Thank you so much for your insights :) love, that I found your channel and I'm soaking everything up you told us :)
Holy moly!! Now I get why I break out from moisturizers. I’m 57, and need hydration, but when applied to my whole face, I get acne breakouts around mouth and chin. Duh???? Your explanations have made total sense of 10 years of BS on TH-cam. Thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😷
Queen Shereene 👑 drops another The More You Know 💣 on us. I have always considered myself a Skin Nerd but you take education to another level. Thank you Chica!
When are you making a skincare line? 🙏🙏🙏 we all would love it!! For all the skin care types/conditions! Could you do a video on mechanical cleansers/brushes, I.e. Clarisonic, etc. thanks!
I’ve started to look into it and after interviewing manyyyyy chemists finally hired one I think is great! It’s not going to happen overnight though as I’m starting from scratch and not using stock formulas- so 🤷♀️ when it will launch but in a year or so??
I am working on something v v small.... I wanted to start TH-cam bc Instagram although I still love, I feel like has the ability of becoming v toxic v fast.... so wanted to experiment with TH-cam
@@shereeneidriss PLEASSSE try to make it as affordable as possible! I do understand that it’s expensive to start and formulate a new brand. I promise you, you will sell WAYYY MORE products at an affordable price point vs a luxury or high end price point! Far more people are scraping by or just over scraping by, than there are with loads of dough! I personally cannot WAIT to see your brand! I’m so proud and excited for you!! Best of luck!💕
Also, I have an idea… You should have a series that gives skin regimens/product recommendations on each of the skin types. That could fill up a lot of Saturdays! Lol
Thank you for breaking this down so simply! I definitely mildly sensitive, dry skin. I wouldn’t say either are TERRIBLE, but I was wondering if you could make a video on the right types of exfoliations people should use in general, but also for certain skin types! I love using them cause they make my skin feel less rough, but make my face red! 🤷🏽♀️
This was far and beyond the absolute best skincare intro video I've found online. I am finally on a journey to fix my skin issues after neglecting them for too long and this is my starting point. There is so much wrong (condition-wise) I felt completely overwhelmed but your channel simplifies everything in ways that will help me going forward! Next step, IDing skin type. Thank you for these videos! 🎉
This video has enlightened me about skin at a whole new level! Somehow lots of things just fell into place and made sense! Thank you for explaining in such a simple way all these things about SKIN TYPE and SKIN CONDITION!
I was watching this video thinking the same. I get oily across the t-zone yet my cheeks are quite dry. However, my skin across cheeks and neck is very sensitive/reactive and easily becomes red and angry.
So glad I find Dr.Shereene. I have learned so much about my skin from following her in two days. I will make sure to visit her clinic when I go to NYC next time!
Thanks to this I finally realized I probably have sensitive combination skin 😢 If I just let my skin be I get red on nose and cheeks, dry and itchy around jawline, and oily on the t-zone. If I use the wrong product I instantly break out on the dry parts of my face. Wether it's too drying, fat, or just sensitizing. Feels like a labyrinth to try and figure out what works.
Woww the way you described combination skin actually blew my mind, I now realize why I struggle soo much to find products with my combination skin. Especially sunscreens that are perfect for the sides of my face but clog my pores
More please! Common sense is something of a misnomer. There is nothing common about having good sense. It is refreshing to find a doctor who explains skin types in a simple way that everyone can understand. And yes, combination skin is very frustrating to care for. At 64, my T-zone remains oily (think of a Texas oil rig) while the sides are dry (think of the Sahara desert.) That means I have to have products to deal with both skin types and it requires more money and time for me to keep my skin looking it’s best. Life goes on 😎
Always thought sensitive skin was a skin condition - not a type. I guess it's a more fluffy area, since derms can't even agree on it haha 🤪 Thank you so much for going into depth with this!!
I love listening to you! I have learn so much about how to take care of my skin, and the way you simplify it , make me feel confident with how I'm taking care of my skin! Thank you so so much for your Passion, to share your knowledge! So happy for your success , after all the challenges you encountered! 👒🎓👑👏👐👌👍
Oh my God!!!!!! I’m saw many many videos and read a lot about this subject, and, with you, finally I understood and find what’s my skin type is! So, THANKS YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!! I discovered your channel recently and I am loving you!! 💕
Never had issues and have what you describe as normal skin. Didn’t have skin issues my whole life. Now have hormonal acne in 20s trying to pick up a skincare routine to help. Would be fascinating to see what you recommend for people who just started to worry about a routine “later” in life like myself.
the cleanser you mentioned for sensitive skin also irritates my skin lmao but i tried the roche-posay one and so far it's good. now i need to find a spf that's good for me :)
Good morning from Corpus Christi Texas. Thank you for making these videos. I have been following you for a good while and appreciate and am grateful for all your information and help.
Love the simplified way of telling us lay people on a topic that sometimes feel overwhelming. Wish I had discovered you sooner but I did see a derm over the quarantine period and understood my skin better and resolved a lot of issues I’ve had for a long time. Now I follow you to learn more!
I've loved you since I discovered you a year ago, thank you so much for uploading more frequently here. Also --- your hair is looking Gorgeous Shereene! Idk how you became even more beautiful this year, but...!
Hey idk if you’ll see this but could you make a detailed video about which products not to use together at once when just starting out such as retinoids, chemical exfoliants , vitamin c’s serums all that !!! Please 🤎🤎🤎
Hi,I am very sensitive, reactive.I have a moisteriser I love ,but I've noticed little bumps,my moisteriser has fd&c red 4 in I've. Could this be causing the bumps?
questions and a feedback! 1) when you said wash, u meant just with water right if no makeup? 2) can you have pores with dry skin? also, I recommend having some pictures in the video as you talk about different skin types, conditions, pore size comparison (e.g., when you said disproportionately large pores), whatever, so those who aren't sure, they can become sure that we do/don't have what we think we do. Thanks and love ur vids!
Sensitive skin that tends toward dry but not enough that I ever felt like I needed to go crazy with moisturizers. Now in my mid 30s and all sorts of fine lines are developing! I have been like....effffff should have been lubing myself up in my youth!! Oh well! Treating it well now 😊 I'm moving back to NY this summer, maybe I will book a consult!
Thank you for this - the way you deliver information is so digestible and not overwhelming! Could you please do a little chat on Perioral Dermatitis and ways to manage it without oral anti-biotics or steroid cream? :)
That is the case for most oily skin people! I have oily skin and l learned that if I use a really thick moisturizer at night, I am not as oily throughout the day. This has helped me so much in controlling my oil production 🤩
21K views in one day with only 67K subscribers 🤯😍. Dr. Shereene is a legend. Other TH-camrs with more than a million subscribers get that amount of views in 24 hours. I'm surprised this video isn't in the top trending!
Verdict: Skin type ~ Combination/Sensitive skin. Skin Condition ~ Dehydration. Yup, my teens we're a bit of struggle, but luckily my mum always told me less is more and that stopped it getting out of hand I reckon. Now I'm about 75% of the way there figuring out what it likes.
WOW!! What an informative video... I have never thought of my skin in this way, and now it makes so much sense!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU! New light for me! Best skin days to come.
I have normal/moderate skin and I have to say the stereotype that we can just play around with skincare and have zero consequences is simply not true. I actually find that because my skin is so balanced, adding any products to it tend to completely disrupt that balance and make my skin go haywire. For example, using any kind of non-water gel moisturizer makes my face greasy and I break out in the next day or two. Or if I use any kind of cleanser for oily skin (even CeraVe) it makes my face bone dry. So for me the hardest part is finding products that maintain my skin's natural balance, and not throw it out of whack. Because at the end of day, I still need to cleanse, moisturize, and use SPF.
You are right- but you also most likely rebound very quickly with no residual long term consequence. Hence the reason why I say you can play around and experiment to see what works for you- as you are actually doing. Sometimes if your balance is that sensitive then less is more. You might not neeeeeed all the above at the moment. Cleanser and spf are most likely the basics ur skin needs just now
@@shereeneidriss Hi thank you! Just a quick note- I didn't mean to question you as a dermatologist in my first comment. And you're totally right ofc, for the most part we do bounce back quickly and I actually have been trying just cleanser/SPF and it's been working great for me. I just think a lot of people say something like "normal skin people have nothing to worry about ever." But I think it's worth mentioning that even normal skin isn't always completely perfect, and because our skin is so balanced, we can cause problems by using products we don't actually need. In my case, I thought I had dry skin for the longest time, and used all kinds of products that all broke me out. But even after realizing I had normal skin (which took a while, because I thought normal skin had to be literally perfect), I didn't realize how few products I really needed. Everyone everywhere on TH-cam always tells you to "moisturize!" but every single product I tried broke me out, to the point where there wasn't a single day in 6 months I didn't have a pimple. I'm still suffering with a lot of post-acne hyper-pigmentation too, for which I tried the Ordinary's niacinamide (that also broke me out). But my point is that all of that could have been avoided if someone had just told me that 1. "Normal" skin isn't always perfect and that's also normal. 2. There is such a thing as disrupting balance in your skin, and so normal skin is typically best off with as few products as possible, and that in some cases more products could actually be harmful. But I've never heard that from anyone anywhere except from you in your comment to me just now. It's always, "Oh your skin is literally invincible lucky you we're so jealous." Meanwhile I had been breaking out for 6 months, which was supposedly impossible for our skin type.
My god. How has she made a better, more direct video in 20 min than the entire TH-cam skin community in 10 years?
So true
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@@shereeneidriss big fan, Dr Idriss! Keep rocking that french accent and body-slamming the internet with your information!
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She is a dermatologist .. that knocks 90% of TH-cam influencers
Literally the only skincare advice I'll believe wholeheartedly w/o a doubt is from you. Queen of delivering quality skincare content 🙌🏻
I’m honored 🙌❤️ thank YOU
Agreed. Just started watching this channel and I love the humorous, frank approach. Please share your retinoid recommendations!
100% agreed 👍
Now understand that after 5 colon surgery,sepsis chemotherapy ….my skin was totally destroyed
I’m so happy you started uploading consistently! You make learning skincare so much more fun and a lot easier to understand: the way you break it down, pictures, and putting up those big medical terms on the screen. I’m a visual learner and when I see words, it helps me remember information a lot easier.
Thank you!!! It takes a lot of effort to edit but I edit them in. A way that I would learn from them sooo I’m happy it’s working for you!!!!
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I used to have oily skin but then I started listening to my dermatologist, Dr Shereene Idriss, Dr dray. Now my skin has a balanced oil and water. My acne has cleared up. Everyday use of sunscreen, retinod, salicylic acid and a nice moisturizer has helped me most (gentle skin cleanser as well). Now I'm 16 and my skin is at its best stage. Thank you Dr Shereene Idriss.
Same pinch☺️
Which moisturizer do you use? I find it so hard to find the right one cause they either leave my skin more oily or too dry ☹️
I wish these treatments were available when I was 10 to 16! Especially Proactiv, Acnease and Accutane as well!
You didn't even need Accutane to clear it up!
You're lucky you didn't need any tetracycline antibiotics or Accutane! I heard oily skin can be permanently cleared up by using Accutane, B5 Pantothenic acid capsules and Proactiv!
I’m literally obsessed with your videos! I can’t get enough!
Thank YOUUUUU ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Me too, just discovered and binge watching while husband is away
I always thought I knew my skin type and that this was one of the easiest questions in skin care. But the division in skin type and skin condition blew my mind. That explains soooo much!
I love how she simplifies medical information concerning dermatology for everyone. ❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯
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I swear, Sherene, thank God I found your channel. The skincare community needs less fluff and lingo and more straight forward science! THANK YOU!
This is so helpful! Nobody has ever explained the difference between skin types in such simple words to me. Your advice about finding out which type you have is simply brilliant!
Would love a video on skin care for sensitive skin/combination skin (oily T-Zone)
I could listen to her talk all day 😍 but seriously I love all her advice
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
Ok, based on your do nothing recipe I was able to determine my skin type: combination skin. Some areas feel like they are tight and some are shiny. One esthetician told me I had oily skin, another said she didn't believe that. You have done an amazing job for me and my skin. (Following you)
I thought I had oily skin all through my teens and early twenties, but it broke out like crazy when I used oily-type products.
One day I tried the wash your face and wait 3 hours trick and realised I had dry skin - now I treat it like it’s dry and dehydrated all the time and it’s the best skin I’ve ever had!
Nice to know that wasn’t just a fluke and it’s actually the right way to diagnose skin type 🧡
I can't believe it took me so long to find your channel! You give the clearest explanations for everything skincare related. This video has 100% confirmed what I always thought; that I have dry and sensitive skin.
My skin will flake even after a sensitive skin moisturizer has been applied. I use a super moisturizing night cream in the morning (followed by another sensitive moisturizer with SPF 30, of course!). I barely use any products and don't even wear any makeup, but I still randomly get facial hives a few times a week (can't identify a pattern/cause). Even just a simple warm shower gives me big red blotches on my neck and neck (no exfoliation or even body wash/soap on my neck and chest).
Now I am 32, and struggling to introduce active skincare ingredients such as acids and retinoids . . . more reason to be excited to have found your channel :)
Please make a video about dry acne prone skin, because this combination of skin type and condition is sooo hard to treat and maintain! 😥
yes please!
Seriously! I can fall in this specific category! It is sooo flippin frustrating because anything geared towards acne is oil stopping this, drying out that, cuts out sebum there! I don’t need to cut out or dry out anything oil related!, I need to clear up zits AND moisturize my drier prone skin!😭😩
I desperately need this video 🙏🏻💕
Niacinamide has been a godsend for my hormonal acne and sensitive/dry skin. I'd never been consistently acne-free until I started using it about a year ago. Ymmv though
Love this topic!
The thing that keeps confusing me is dehydrated skin. I _think_ I have dehydrated skin from my 0.05% tret gel, but when I read about it online, I don't think I tick the boxes of dehydrated skin...much respect for you derms because skin is confusing lol! Thanks for the video! :)
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Sooo helpful and educating! Finally someone explains so well and we know what we’re doing, how to do it and realize the loads of money we already wasted before 🤦🏻♀️
It's ok🤗🤗
You look beautiful! I am happy to see you healthy and in a good spirit.
Thank you so much!!
The ONLY person to ever tell me that as a combination skin baby it's best to LEARN my skin vrry well AND that combos neednto piece together products for their varied skin type sections. This makes SO much sense!!! Why do dermatologists never tell is this? THANK YOU ❤
I just found you because Violette follows you and this video SOLD me! I am 56 and if I get one more stupid ad for “mature skin” skincare, they will see how immature I can be 😂. I, too, am a “lumper”, so thank you for the most clear video on skin I have ever watched!
EDIT: I am the PIA sensitive/dry skin and your description of picky little bastard is spot on! Glad my skin is intriguing though 😂 COVID has been hell on my skin because I have yet to find a mask that my skin doesn’t react to, my skin has never looked so awful 😢
Dry sensitive skin here and sadly I used to have oily and such healthy skin until I completely damaged my skin barrier with all kinds of products that were harsh and foods that didn’t do well for me over the years! Now I’m healing my skin barrier with your tips. 🎉 hope it heals soon!
Doctor, your little ode to us sensitive souls felt like a warm hug 🥰 thank you for your amazingly informative videos and hope your recovery is going well!
😂 u guys are the ones I have to hold ur hands especially in my practice ❤️😍
@@shereeneidriss Lol I wish!! I will take the virtual hand-holding from all the way here in Sydney, Australia ❤️
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Can I just say I love you? You’re so knowledgeable yet practical. You remind me of my sister, who is an rn. When I’m watching you I feel like I’m listening to her give me advice
u have no idea how much this video is helping me thank you so much
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Been a skincare enthusiast for a few years and how come there are no simple ways of figuring out your skin type, until this video! Shocking! Thank you Dr Idriss ❤️ Would love a video on summer skin care routine. Living in a dry hot environment and now getting ready for the harsh summers in India.
You’re so insightful, I’ve been mistaking my sensitive skin for a dry skin, this really helped me clarify❤❤
Timing on this video is impeccable. My skin was for the most part doing well in the summer with my current skincare products. As soon as winter arrived, I started to notice that I’m experiencing minor but pretty frequent breakouts. I usually receive compliments about my skin, even from my dermatologist so it’s frustrating to see my skin trying to fight me now. I literally decided today that I was going to figure out my “skin type” so I can build the proper skincare regiment, accordingly. I really hope I can get this right.
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Dr; I can't thank enough for your preparation and make it easy to understand the essentials of the skin conditions.
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I am so glad to have found this video! I have always had sensitive skin with some dryness. I grew up in a tropical island with 70-90 % humidity so I never worried about hydration. When I moved to NYC my skin went crazy! As I have gotten older, my skin has become more dry and sensitive but now it is also dehydrated (despite the 3 liters of water a day that I drink). Finding products to treat all 3 without breaking the bank has been hard and after 3 years of going to a dermatologist suggesting products and regimes that actually caused eczema on my face and chest, I have been desperate.
Armed with a more scientific definition than all the research I've done before, I feel better equipped to understand what to look for and how to document reactions and ingredients to avoid. Thank you!
Seriously i dont have words to show you my gratitude.... Honestly... The knowledge you deliver NO ONE TELLS you.... Thank you thank you thank you doc
Thank you for the love towards us sensitive skin people! I feel so understood! :)
OH god, you are the most amazing DERM I know. Seriously. Thank you for being the way you are. Never change a bit. please.
That is wayyyy too generous a compliment, but thank you ❤️🙏
@@shereeneidriss I cannot believe you replied to my comment!!! I am speechless. Honoured and blessed. Thank you so much! I take this opportunity to remind you that you MUST create a book with Andreea Ali. That book would be a treasure nobody wants to miss. Kisses!
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Thank you Shereene! I finally got someone to guide me to my skin type. Turns out I have mixed/sensitive skin.. like you said, middle of my face is greasy and sides are dry. It has been a nightmare! But I suspected it when I used niacinamide and my cheeks burned to the point I had to wash it off… I definitely used too much too. I am right at the beginning of my journey to skin care at 27 years of age. I also love Guidance to Glow channel. I think it’s called that. Like I said I’m new to this and there are MANY names and products to remember.
I can tell my skin is screaming for help and your videos are so informative! I’m someone who needs to understand the science behind products (rather than just impulse buying what’s ‘trendy’) so thank you!!! 🤩
woohoo! finally a definitive answer i have been asking for a long time! i now hold the knowledge to find out which skin and product i should prepare myself for. thank you Dr Shereene!
Lebanese , trilingual and a stellar derm!!! As a follow Lebanese , I’m super happy I stumbled on your channel! I’m a skin care junkie and really appreciate your professional advice especially when it’s coming from a familiar face :) Merci!!!
Omg I love how you said skin isn't based on age! I had researched skincare in your 30s and now I understand it's not age defined! I love it!!!
I don't know if you have done a video on pores if not will you please. I've noticed my pores are more noticed with makeup than before. So I don't wear makeup!
the comment about malnutrition effecting sebum production is so true bc in eating disorder communities, it's definitely been noticed that some people have way less acne when they are not properly nourished
The ending was SO needed!!! Thank you for this so much. I wish we could get some recommendations for skin products based on these skin types and conditions
I guess I have sensitised skin!! At the recc of my derm I only used cetaphil lotion- as a cleanser and moisturiser (no spf- i cried) for at least a month and then started treclin gel. My skin has had no issues with the treclin! No peeling, no irritation. Its amazing going from a time when I couldn't put water on my face without itching/burning. Never knew my skin could cope with a prescription tret!
Are you able to use an spf now that your skin is healing?
@@eveningstar8581 yes! I have incorporated spf back in at last!!
I just did this skin type test - oh boy, I wanted to scratch my whole skin of 10 minutes after washing it and I was feeling very tight, so I guess I'm dry 🤣 now I have the confirmation for my guessing game the last years! Thank you so much for your insights :) love, that I found your channel and I'm soaking everything up you told us :)
Holy moly!! Now I get why I break out from moisturizers. I’m 57, and need hydration, but when applied to my whole face, I get acne breakouts around mouth and chin. Duh???? Your explanations have made total sense of 10 years of BS on TH-cam. Thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😷
Queen Shereene 👑 drops another The More You Know 💣 on us. I have always considered myself a Skin Nerd but you take education to another level. Thank you Chica!
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When are you making a skincare line? 🙏🙏🙏 we all would love it!! For all the skin care types/conditions! Could you do a video on mechanical cleansers/brushes, I.e. Clarisonic, etc. thanks!
My bet is that she’s working on it, therefore she wants to build a TH-cam presence
I’ve started to look into it and after interviewing manyyyyy chemists finally hired one I think is great! It’s not going to happen overnight though as I’m starting from scratch and not using stock formulas- so 🤷♀️ when it will launch but in a year or so??
I am working on something v v small.... I wanted to start TH-cam bc Instagram although I still love, I feel like has the ability of becoming v toxic v fast.... so wanted to experiment with TH-cam
@@shereeneidriss PLEASSSE try to make it as affordable as possible! I do understand that it’s expensive to start and formulate a new brand. I promise you, you will sell WAYYY MORE products at an affordable price point vs a luxury or high end price point! Far more people are scraping by or just over scraping by, than there are with loads of dough! I personally cannot WAIT to see your brand! I’m so proud and excited for you!! Best of luck!💕
Thank you for this! A clear concise summary of skin type and skin conditions
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Also, I have an idea… You should have a series that gives skin regimens/product recommendations on each of the skin types. That could fill up a lot of Saturdays! Lol
Loved this! Would love a video with serum recommendations for different skin concerns! And moisturizer recommendations for different skin types!
Would love a video on recommended skincare routines/products for each skin type :)
Thank you for breaking this down so simply! I definitely mildly sensitive, dry skin. I wouldn’t say either are TERRIBLE, but I was wondering if you could make a video on the right types of exfoliations people should use in general, but also for certain skin types! I love using them cause they make my skin feel less rough, but make my face red! 🤷🏽♀️
This was far and beyond the absolute best skincare intro video I've found online. I am finally on a journey to fix my skin issues after neglecting them for too long and this is my starting point. There is so much wrong (condition-wise) I felt completely overwhelmed but your channel simplifies everything in ways that will help me going forward! Next step, IDing skin type. Thank you for these videos! 🎉
Wow I am
Amazed at how much I learned by just watching you. Im really grateful for that. Thanks
This video has enlightened me about skin at a whole new level! Somehow lots of things just fell into place and made sense! Thank you for explaining in such a simple way all these things about SKIN TYPE and SKIN CONDITION!
I am a medical student and skin enthusiast and I have learned a lot from you. Thanks!
I have sensitive combination skin, can you pleeease make a video on that?
Me too!! It would be so helpful
I have sensitive, combo and acne-prone skin. Wild combo!
I was watching this video thinking the same. I get oily across the t-zone yet my cheeks are quite dry. However, my skin across cheeks and neck is very sensitive/reactive and easily becomes red and angry.
Yes please!! Would be super helpful!
So glad I find Dr.Shereene. I have learned so much about my skin from following her in two days. I will make sure to visit her clinic when I go to NYC next time!
I loveee how you explain everything so easily! Never stop making these videos please! 😍🙌🏻
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Thanks to this I finally realized I probably have sensitive combination skin 😢 If I just let my skin be I get red on nose and cheeks, dry and itchy around jawline, and oily on the t-zone. If I use the wrong product I instantly break out on the dry parts of my face. Wether it's too drying, fat, or just sensitizing.
Feels like a labyrinth to try and figure out what works.
Woww the way you described combination skin actually blew my mind, I now realize why I struggle soo much to find products with my combination skin. Especially sunscreens that are perfect for the sides of my face but clog my pores
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The way you explained made this feels so simple, keep up the good work!
My favourite Doc in the world !!!
😍😍😍😍 thank youuuuu
This must be the most educating video (most probably the only) on this topic💯
More please! Common sense is something of a misnomer. There is nothing common about having good sense. It is refreshing to find a doctor who explains skin types in a simple way that everyone can understand. And yes, combination skin is very frustrating to care for. At 64, my T-zone remains oily (think of a Texas oil rig) while the sides are dry (think of the Sahara desert.) That means I have to have products to deal with both skin types and it requires more money and time for me to keep my skin looking it’s best. Life goes on 😎
I’m so happy you finally have a TH-cam channel 💜💜💜
Always thought sensitive skin was a skin condition - not a type. I guess it's a more fluffy area, since derms can't even agree on it haha 🤪
Thank you so much for going into depth with this!!
You are absolutely gorgeous. Stunning inside and out. ❤️
I love listening to you! I have learn so much about how to take care of my skin, and the way you simplify it , make me feel confident with how I'm taking care of my skin! Thank you so so much for your Passion, to share your knowledge! So happy for your success , after all the challenges you encountered! 👒🎓👑👏👐👌👍
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I would love to hear you talk about hormonal acne 💕
I didn't know the difference between skin type and skin condition
Thank you dr Sheeren👍🏾😍
Oh my God!!!!!! I’m saw many many videos and read a lot about this subject, and, with you, finally I understood and find what’s my skin type is! So, THANKS YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!! I discovered your channel recently and I am loving you!! 💕
Never had issues and have what you describe as normal skin. Didn’t have skin issues my whole life. Now have hormonal acne in 20s trying to pick up a skincare routine to help. Would be fascinating to see what you recommend for people who just started to worry about a routine “later” in life like myself.
Every video has me feeling like I'm going to Skin School. Love it! Thanks for all the info you share.
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best explanation I've ever heard on this subject
You make me love my skin, and love skincare, I mean I just started following you and I learned so much in a short time, thank you so much!
the cleanser you mentioned for sensitive skin also irritates my skin lmao but i tried the roche-posay one and so far it's good. now i need to find a spf that's good for me :)
Good morning from Corpus Christi Texas. Thank you for making these videos. I have been following you for a good while and appreciate and am grateful for all your information and help.
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Unrelated - that carpet looks so thick and fluffy I wanna sleep on it 😂
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you are my number one source of skincare information. I love your delivery and straightforwardness! :) I wish I could go to New York to see you.
I didn’t know how much I needed this video until I watched it! I love the mix of skin types 101 and examples. So glad I stumbled onto your channel.
How did you just simplify and clarify my lifelong skin type mystery!? Thank you!
Love the simplified way of telling us lay people on a topic that sometimes feel overwhelming. Wish I had discovered you sooner but I did see a derm over the quarantine period and understood my skin better and resolved a lot of issues I’ve had for a long time. Now I follow you to learn more!
I've loved you since I discovered you a year ago, thank you so much for uploading more frequently here.
Also --- your hair is looking Gorgeous Shereene! Idk how you became even more beautiful this year, but...!
Hey idk if you’ll see this but could you make a detailed video about which products not to use together at once when just starting out such as retinoids, chemical exfoliants , vitamin c’s serums all that !!! Please 🤎🤎🤎
Hi,I am very sensitive, reactive.I have a moisteriser I love ,but I've noticed little bumps,my moisteriser has fd&c red 4 in I've. Could this be causing the bumps?
Thank you for this simplified and informative video!❤🇨🇦 You rock! I’m 45 and I’m here for this all!
questions and a feedback!
1) when you said wash, u meant just with water right if no makeup?
2) can you have pores with dry skin?
also, I recommend having some pictures in the video as you talk about different skin types, conditions, pore size comparison (e.g., when you said disproportionately large pores), whatever,
so those who aren't sure, they can become sure that we do/don't have what we think we do.
Thanks and love ur vids!
Wow! Thank you!!! I love skincare and you just taught me how to find my skin type! 🤗❤ Always learning and I love it! Thank you for all you teach us!
Sensitive skin that tends toward dry but not enough that I ever felt like I needed to go crazy with moisturizers. Now in my mid 30s and all sorts of fine lines are developing! I have been like....effffff should have been lubing myself up in my youth!! Oh well! Treating it well now 😊 I'm moving back to NY this summer, maybe I will book a consult!
SO informative!! So chill and amazing vibes! Thank you!!!!!
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Thank you for this - the way you deliver information is so digestible and not overwhelming! Could you please do a little chat on Perioral Dermatitis and ways to manage it without oral anti-biotics or steroid cream? :)
I used to have oily skin until I realized it’s dehydrated :) the more I moisturize the less shiny it is! Magic :)
That is the case for most oily skin people! I have oily skin and l learned that if I use a really thick moisturizer at night, I am not as oily throughout the day. This has helped me so much in controlling my oil production 🤩
Hi guys what’s a thick moisturizer that won’t clog pores or cause congestion
@@psmith3821 CeraVe moisturizing cream
Same Alex G 🙋♀️
21K views in one day with only 67K subscribers 🤯😍. Dr. Shereene is a legend. Other TH-camrs with more than a million subscribers get that amount of views in 24 hours. I'm surprised this video isn't in the top trending!
This video answered ALL my questions! Thanks Dr.! 🫶🏼
Verdict: Skin type ~ Combination/Sensitive skin. Skin Condition ~ Dehydration. Yup, my teens we're a bit of struggle, but luckily my mum always told me less is more and that stopped it getting out of hand I reckon. Now I'm about 75% of the way there figuring out what it likes.
Always so clear and concise - one of the many qualities of your channel, in my opinion. Thank you :) x
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For a second, I thought I forgot I commented lol!
No way.... hello another Rebecca Page! That's so weird. Lol
@@rebeccapage6092 hello from 🇬🇧 🙂
Hello from 🇬🇧 as well :)
My fave youtube derm! I've been following you since Harper's Bazaar
WOW!! What an informative video... I have never thought of my skin in this way, and now it makes so much sense!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU! New light for me! Best skin days to come.
Can you do a video addressing rosacea and serums that can help 💜
I love serum vs moisturizer tip! So helpful! ❤️❤️
I have normal/moderate skin and I have to say the stereotype that we can just play around with skincare and have zero consequences is simply not true. I actually find that because my skin is so balanced, adding any products to it tend to completely disrupt that balance and make my skin go haywire. For example, using any kind of non-water gel moisturizer makes my face greasy and I break out in the next day or two. Or if I use any kind of cleanser for oily skin (even CeraVe) it makes my face bone dry. So for me the hardest part is finding products that maintain my skin's natural balance, and not throw it out of whack. Because at the end of day, I still need to cleanse, moisturize, and use SPF.
You are right- but you also most likely rebound very quickly with no residual long term consequence. Hence the reason why I say you can play around and experiment to see what works for you- as you are actually doing. Sometimes if your balance is that sensitive then less is more. You might not neeeeeed all the above at the moment. Cleanser and spf are most likely the basics ur skin needs just now
@@shereeneidriss Hi thank you! Just a quick note- I didn't mean to question you as a dermatologist in my first comment. And you're totally right ofc, for the most part we do bounce back quickly and I actually have been trying just cleanser/SPF and it's been working great for me. I just think a lot of people say something like "normal skin people have nothing to worry about ever." But I think it's worth mentioning that even normal skin isn't always completely perfect, and because our skin is so balanced, we can cause problems by using products we don't actually need. In my case, I thought I had dry skin for the longest time, and used all kinds of products that all broke me out. But even after realizing I had normal skin (which took a while, because I thought normal skin had to be literally perfect), I didn't realize how few products I really needed. Everyone everywhere on TH-cam always tells you to "moisturize!" but every single product I tried broke me out, to the point where there wasn't a single day in 6 months I didn't have a pimple. I'm still suffering with a lot of post-acne hyper-pigmentation too, for which I tried the Ordinary's niacinamide (that also broke me out). But my point is that all of that could have been avoided if someone had just told me that 1. "Normal" skin isn't always perfect and that's also normal. 2. There is such a thing as disrupting balance in your skin, and so normal skin is typically best off with as few products as possible, and that in some cases more products could actually be harmful. But I've never heard that from anyone anywhere except from you in your comment to me just now. It's always, "Oh your skin is literally invincible lucky you we're so jealous." Meanwhile I had been breaking out for 6 months, which was supposedly impossible for our skin type.
Thank you for uploading so many educational videos about skincare products. I don't get board watching them.I learned a lot👌😍
Very well explained but not too general. I’m loving your videos.