7 TOXIC Skincare Trends That Need To DIE!

you might be potentially harming  your skin without you knowing it   ladies and gentlemen i just need seven to  ten minutes of your time to watch this video   because there are seven things that you  might be doing which is harming your skin   good day ladies and gentlemen i'm Dr Ingky  your digital skin doctor and welcome to SkynFyx   the platform whereby we give you all the best  skin care advice and help debunk certain myths   now skin care trends come and go all the time but  there are certain skin care trends that have been   embedded in our culture and our society and  sometimes we forgot whether it's right or wrong   and majority of time we continue doing dangerous  skincare steps which are harmful for our   skin without even us knowing it so ladies and  gentlemen all i ask is for you to give me seven   to ten minutes of your time please don't click  on anything and you'll be able to learn what you   might be doing that is harming your skin ladies  and gentlemen here are seven toxic skincare steps   that you need to stop right now the first using  physical exfoliators or other known as physical   scrubs physical exfoliators have been part of skin  care routine for tens of years and there are many   popular skincare brands that use and still  sell physical exfoliators till now there are   many sort of physical exfoliators in the market  listed right here and i'm gonna ask you to stop   all of them now the question is isn't exfoliating  good for our skin yes ladies and gentlemen you   should exfoliate your skin once or twice a week  however the downfall of physical exfoliators is   that it causes micro tears on your skin the main  function of your epidermal layer is to act as a   waterproof barrier to prevent nasty stuff like  viruses bacteria or even irritants from getting   into your skin but once you have micro tears all  these harmful substances can get into your skin   very easily which would make your skin  ultra irritated or even cause you to   have skin infections but if i don't use  physical exfoliators i don't feel clean   another downfall of physical exfoliators is you  might be applying too little pressure on one part   of your skin and too much pressure on the other  part of your skin hence giving you an uneven form   of skin exfoliating so what are the alternatives  to physical exfoliators you should change to   chemical exfoliants chemical exfoliants or  chemical scrubs are skin care that usually contain   some sort of acid things like glycolic or lactic  acid that helps remove and exfoliate dead skin   cells number one much more safely secondly it  doesn't cause micro tears and third of all give   you a more even exfoliating process so change  your physical scrubs to a chemical exfoliant   please let me know in the comments below  if you have used physical scrubs before   number two an ultrasonic face brush i'm sure you  have seen one of these babies on internet whereby   you see those models smiling as they are cleaning  their skin now this is just a demo and this is   just a regular brush an ultrasonic brush vibrates  and hence it has this cleansing movement and you   generally see on the ads that they are smiling and  they claim to give you a more thorough cleansing   solution compared to just using regular cleanses  now however you should only use your cleansers for   30 seconds to a minute however when you're using  one of these brushes they highly encourage you to   use it for five to ten minutes they claim  that you will get into all the deep pores   and the ultrasonic vibrations would unclog those  pores for you one of the risks that you're running   when you're using ultrasonic brush or ultrasonic  cleanser is you might be over exfoliating the top   layer of your epidermis is called a stratum  corneum and by using an ultrasonic brush you   might be over exfoliating your stratum corneum  layer whereby you're stripping off the protective   barrier of your skin these will lead to excessive  skin irritation and you're going to see redness   blotchiness on your skin especially when you're  using slightly stronger acids or even a retinol   product during your skincare routine an ultrasonic  brush is not cheap a simple google will show you   that top-end ultrasonic brushes or cleansers  go upwards of a few hundred us dollars per unit   so what are the alternatives on ultrasonic  cleanser or an ultrasonic brush first just   use a regular cleanser and from time to time  if you really want to thoroughly cleanse your   skin change to a stronger cleanser which contains  higher doses of glycolic salicylic or lactic acid   or even use an exfoliating toner more regularly  the money saved from buying an ultrasonic brush   can be put into investing in better skin care  and remember your skin is only as good as the   skin care that you use so there's no point  investing in an expensive ultrasonic brush   but using improper skin care ingredients before  we continue on please give me a thumbs up so that   youtube knows that this is an important education  video for everyone to watch third of all micellar   face wipes we all know that micellar water is used  to remove extra dirt oil and even makeup from your   skin however if you walk to a lot of drugstores  you will see micellar face wipes like these   being sold and the marketing message that they're  telling you is it's for convenience in case you   do not have a micellar cleanser nearby you  can use the wipe to remove excessive makeup   or excessive oil on your skin however one of the  downfalls of keeping micellar face wipes with you   is it gives you a false sense of security and what  do i mean by that it means that you think that you   have sufficiently removed the makeup or the oil  on your skin however one of the issues with a   micellar face wipe is it's not as effective as  a cleanser to remove makeup or excessive oil   so eventually there will be build-up of oil and  even unremoved makeup from your skin which will   lead to skin irritation or even skin infection on  top of that micellar face wipes do contain certain   amount of alcohol that can be irritating to some  of your skin what's an alternative to this just   do not use the face wipes keep the cleansers  with you all the time you might even want to   invest in a small bottle of cleanser whereby you  can keep with you and you can use it on the go   next up we have pore strips i remember a long time  ago when pore strips were first introduced in the   market and i was a young kid at the time without  youtube there was no youtube invented back then   we found that it was revolutionary because pore  strips could remove what we wanted to get rid from   our noses blackheads back in those days we used  to need to squeeze and pinch our blackheads and   sebaceous filaments from our noses and the pore  strips was marketed as a form to remove them once   and for all however one of the downside of pore  strips even though it can strip away the excessive   oil or the blackheads stuck inside your pores but  it also tears away a layer of your skin yes that's   right other than just removing blackheads and  sebaceous filaments it also excessively tuck your   skin and remove the skin which is necessary for  protection so even though pore strips are still   massively sold in majority of drugstores and even  you can even find them online they are actually   not that great for you because after using pore  strips removing your blackheads always all your   sebaceous filaments and they will come back in  five to seven days the blackheads all come back   all over again so what are the other alternatives  to pore strips frequent use of retinol over the   areas that you want to remove your blackheads or  sebaceous filaments because retinol helps reduce   sebum production and using salicylic exfoliant  salicylic toners to remove the blackheads or the   sebaceous filaments at least once or twice a week  this is more gentle on your skin and it protects   your skin in the long run if you guys ever use  pore strip please let me know in the comments   below because i want to see other than myself who  else use have used pore strips in their lives next   up this was viral on tiktok charcoal peel-off mask  i have no idea why would someone do this and it's   still going on it is just a huge pore strip for  your entire face it does help remove your blocked   pores however it strips away so much skin and  you can see in these videos here that they are   squirming in pain and whenever it's painful it's  not good please avoid all these sort of peel-off   mask because it's not good for you in the long  run so what are alternatives go back to a chemical   exfoliant or a chemical toner once or twice a  week and frequent use of vitamin A or retinol   to reduce the amount of sebum being produced  by your skin next up a galvanic face massager   you'll be able to see this on youtube or on most  social media whereby the people that teaches you   that this particular galvanic massager can help  contour the face giving you a slimmer looking face   they will claim that improves lymphatic drainage  which will shrink your jawline tighten the skin   and give you the facelift i got this online  for only one us dollar and i've tried it and   it does not work now some may some may claim  that it's my method that it's not suitable but   let me tell you this in order for you to really  get a facelift you need surgical interventions   on top of just these sort of galvanic facelift  massager tools there are other forms of tools   like all the gua sha stones that are touted to  lift up your skin and lift up your face as you   get older your face droops not only because of  the skin issues it is also the displacement of   fats which no matter how many times you use this  kind of tools the fats do not move yes you might   be able to tighten your skin using electrostatic  which are produced by these tools but the fats   in your face will not be magically placed in the  right position unfortunately for a facelift the   only guaranteed way is a surgical intervention a  surgical facelift there is a non-surgical portion   of a facelift called a HIFU a high intensity  focus ultrasound but the best is still surgical   intervention i would say you're better off not  wasting time using one of these kind of tools   and probably invest more time and more money into  your skincare now the last on the list exfoliating   gloves now we know about exfoliating the skin  on our face how about the body does it require   exfoliation truth be told occasional exfoliation  is good for the skin on your body so that renewal   of your skin can be quicker however we have seen  gloves like these being sold online and occasional   usage of the gloves is fine once a week once a  month is fine but sometimes because the gloves   are pretty rough and pretty coarse if you overuse  it or you apply too much strength it can cause the   same micro tears on your skin which will lead to  infection whether it's due to bacteria or fungus   or at the same time cause injury to your skin by  all means ladies and gentlemen you should avoid   exfoliating gloves or even certain cloths that are  meant for exfoliation on your skin on your body   so what are the alternatives if you really want to  exfoliate the dead skin on your body you can use   salicylic acid creams or even lactic acid body  lotions they give you a more safer more gentle   and a more even form of exfoliation there you  have it ladies and gentlemen seven toxic skin   care trends that you need to stop right now  if you liked the video please subscribe and   remember to turn on the notification bell button  because we launch new videos on a weekly basis   do let us know what you think of this video in the  comments below and please like and forward it to   your friends if you think it will help them that's  it for me i'm Dr Ingky your digital skin doctor   and remember guys to stay safe stay healthy and  most importantly stay informed are you tired of   wasting time and money on your skin but nothing  works we are here to help SkynFyx is a platform   that provides personal care education completely  free SkynFyx is run by skin doctors and skin care   experts you can chat and consult with our skin  doctors without ever leaving your home other than   free advice SkynFyx also provides tailor-made  solutions for your skin problem with customized   medical grade skin care delivered right to  your doorstep SkynFyx your digital skin doctor

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Length: 13min 23sec (803 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 21 2021