dermatologist rates viral skincare trends

dermatologist rates viral skincare trends 👀 #drybrushing #sunburn #fyp dry brushing (2/10): damages the skin barrier and can cause irritation and tears. use a gentle chemical exfoliant instead putting diaper cream on your face (10/10): applying a zinc oxide based diaper rash cream on your face at night is derm approved to help heal irritation and a damaged skin barrier. photo cred: katavibez lint roller to remove sunburn (0/10): just no! if you burn and are peeling, do not peel off the skin, it acts as a natural dressing to help the burn heal faster. cool showers and aloe gel are your friend. photo cred: sawaduffs hemorrhoid cream for dark circles (4/10): hemorrhoid creams have ingredients that can constrict blood vessels which may help with puffy eye bags, but some contain steroids which thin undereye skin and make dark circles worse! try a caffeine eye cream instead or for pigmented dark circles, use thiamidol (Eucerin radiant tone) LED masks (8/10): love them as an at-home treatment/self-care step to maximize results from your skincare routine but it's important to pick a device with adequate energy pimple patches for bug bites (9/10): pimple patches are essentially hydrocolloid bandages. You can buy hydrocolloid bandaids and cut them to size to help them heal bug bites (and prevent scratching) and blisters. photo cred: angelicagervais Gua sha (6/10): can promote circulation and temporarily reduce puffiness, but unlikely to change facial shape/structure panoxyl for body odor (20/10): use panoxyl 4% in the shower on your arm pits a few times per week and reduce odor causing bacteria. it can stain towels and sheets though! azelaic acid + tretinoin (100/10): derm-loved actives that work together to combat dark spots, acne and improve skin texture and glow. avoid tretinoin in pregnancy barrier repair creams (infinity/10): barrier repair creams can soothe irritation and flaky patches, and heal a damaged skin barrier overnight! works for almost all skin types #CapCut