'De-influencing skincare': Professional medical aesthetician debunks TikTok influencer beauty trends

• 01

  Cancelled: Olehnriksen 'Truth Serum Vitamin C Serum'

  

  "Why? for $73 you're paying for yellow collar dye and sodium Ascorbyl phosphate, which is a very cheap vitamin C—not a bad vitamin C, but you don't have to pya $73 for it."

  Via u/self.skin
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• 02

  Instead Use: Versed 'Stroke of Brilliance Brightening Serum'

  

  "It also contains sodium Ascorbyl phosphate but it's only $21 and there's no color dye."

  Via u/self.skin
• 03

  Cancelled: The Ordinary 'Hyaluronic acid 2% +B5'

  

  "Anything The Ordinary is a no. Invest in your serums, because serums go deepest into your skin and they give you the most results. Don't buy these one ingredient things that sit on your face and get sticky and peel off—invest in something better."

  Via u/self.skin
• 04

  Instead Use: Green Envee 'Hyaluronic Collagen Serum'

  

  "If I could use this serum all over my body, I would. Look at this list [of ingredients]! Everyone can use this serum: Peptides, antioxidants, hyaluronic acid." 

  Via u/self.skin
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• 05

  Cancelled: Micellar Water

  

  "It's irritating and it's over-stripping. It can cause pre-mature wrinkles by tugging on the skin. It's basically a makeup wipe."

  Via u/self.skin
• 06

  Instead Use: Any Oil-Based Cleanser (like Skinfix 'Barrier & Foaming Oil Hydrating Cleanser')

  

  "This one doesn't burn your eyes and it removes your makeup. Make sure you always follow through with a second cleanse."

  Via u/self.skin
• 07

  Cancelled: Supergoop! 'Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 PA+++'

  

  "I hate chemical sunscreens. In my opinion, they are not good for you, they are not healthy. If you think otherwise, then keep using chemical sunscreens. But when studies come out saying this stuff ain't good for you, you can thank me later. Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate is a no."

  Via u/self.skin
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• 08

  Instead Use: Colorscience 'Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield SPF 50'

  

  "I'm more of a minerals SPF kind of girl. I recommend the Colorscience 'Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield SPF 50'. It's also a PA+++ and it's only $5 more. The more pluses the better!"

  Via u/self.skin
• 09

  Cancelled: The Yuka app

  

  "The Yuka app is actually an app where you can scan skincare products and it'll tell you if the ingredients are safe or toxic. [But] the 'scientific proof' that they use, doesn't make sense…"

  Via u/self.skin
• 10

  Part 1

  Via u/self.skin
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• 11

  Part 2

  Via u/self.skin
• 12

  'How to tell if your skincare is a scam based on its packaging'

  Via u/self.skin
• 13

  'Skincare products I would NEVER use as a medial aesthetician (bias)'

  Via u/self.skin

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