I just turned 68! How time flies! I remember when people used to tell me (Not that long ago, or so it felt) "You're too young to go yet!" Or "You have to be 21!" Right, like I'll be 21 some day!
Dr Idriss, I’m 53, menopausal, and REALLY need to EXACTLY what the basics are at my age. So much advertising for skincare is based on the youth and I’m such a sucker when it comes to all products at this point in my life. I would really love to pair down my am and pm routine. Thank you so much.
Holy crap I finally know what those hard little white bumps are called! I literally have a scab on my nose right now from going to town on milia. I'm so susceptible to that obsessiveness, they drive me crazy the way they look like little whiteheads but REFUSE to budge or burst or be removed, like tiny beads of hard plastic in my skin. I know, I know--hands off! I really think that having this better understanding of what they are will help me to resist and start working on prevention instead. Thank you!
For someone that has been fighting and using all kind of ridiculous stuff they sell on the market for removing blackheads, I thank you for real and trustworthy information, I'll now spend my money where I should while actually help my problem in the long run! Thank youuu
I’m so happy I found your channel! I’m doing a deep dive for the past few days and have made so many notes and learned SO much! Thank you for being so honest and direct. Refreshingly rare around here these days 💖
Thank you so much for what you said about pore strips and the vacuum. My 15 year-old has been asking for one and I keep saying no but now I can just show her this video and we can work on better ways to deal with their congestion.
Esthetician from Cali here!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CHANNEL! I enjoy your humor, your cute little family, and above all YOUR HONESTY. It's so messed up how many brands in the skincare/beauty industry take us (especially those lower income) for a ride. Everyone deserves great, beautiful skin! Everyone deserves to feel beautiful! I have questions! If someone has milia by their eyes/eyelids, would a careful application of low percentage Glycolic be safe for those areas? Also, can you pretty please cover Dermaplaning one day? I have way too many thoughts about it and would love to hear yours. Thanks!
I just did a ton of research on Milia. I have one on my eyelid that hasn’t gone away. I get them under my eyes if I use the wrong eye cream. But they go away with stopping the eye cream and gently exfoliating over several days.
@@brendawilliams8161 I use the Go To exfoliating swipes. I use them every night and boy howdy has it been amazing for my skin overall. I do have a full bedtime skin care routine video on my channel if you’d like to see exactly what and how I use what I use.
But it takes time! Don’t give up. My advice is time, careful chemical peeling and a nice eye cream. I used mandelic acid and in a not too high percentage (6% and even diluted). I also rely on two eye creams: Benton Fermented eye cream (it’s got ogliopeptide plus it’s a nice thin formulation with fermented saké - galactomyces) and then I use Benton Snail&Bee Eye Cream (with copper peptide in it). So I alternate between those two. I also use peptide serums. I like the peptide serums from The Ordinary because they’re very affordable and you get a lot for the money. They got a very good price point so Matrixyl as well as they got Argireline as well. And avoid heavy creams because they can add fat to the pores and/or tug/pull on the skin and make it sag. It’s been popular amongst “skinfluencers” to say that most eye creams are useless scams and wastes of money, that we might as well use any cream, Vaseline or even body lotion under our eyes. Of course there’s less than great products out there but a good eye cream can make all the difference. Give it time 🌸
@@saraholschewski5331 what?! jelly i used latic acid and retinol regulary but i have gotten new opens. I don't have too many in the first place but still.
Thanks for the video 👍 I am 73 with normal to slightly oily skin. I still get clogged pores and sometimes blackheads on my nose. I am not sure how to treat them because I also have micro broken capillaries on my nose. I feel like I am in a no win situation! Love your videos - they are so informative!
Thank you Shereene. I have wanted to know how to get rid of these blackheads, that I have tried my hardest not to pop! Going to try a clay mask and just be patient. Also those patches are the bomb! They really do work on acne wish I’d known about them before my adult acne was the bane of my life. Lots of love from Japan 🇯🇵
This video was extremely helpful! I have milia and did not know that glycolic was a good treatment , so sincere thanks! Also appreciate the clay mask recommendations. ❤️
I used the ordinary glycolic product, it helped to reduce the milia. I used a drop on the tip of a q-tip and applied it to the lower area and the lid of my eye. The q-tip helped with the precise application. No running into my eyes, I did this at night ,it took a few months to see results but they did come. It takes consist use, I never used it when I used my RetinA cream nor did I put my RetinA cream close to my eyes, not yet anyway....may build up to that. Hope this helped.
@Bernadine Royal What percentage of glycolic did you use? I have a milia on my bottom eyelid as well as some on my cheek. Q-tip is a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Loretta Cohen, I use %7 glycolic from the ordinary, if you come across the makeup Q-tip type they are the best because it has a flat tip and a pointed tip. I use the ones form the dollar store. It takes a while for you to see any results, but it takes consistency and do it at night, that’s how I did it. Hope this helps, all my best to you.
Hi Dr. Idriss. Thanks for your amazing amazing content. It would be very nice if you could do a video on PCOS skin. I'm drowning in acne, scars and oiliness.
This is interesting. I developed Millia all of a sudden from over exfoliating and damaging my skin barrier. This explains a lot. Tretinoin helped purge them out.
Do u have sensitive skin?? I also over exfoliate my skin but my skin became super sensitive itchy bumpy inflameed after 2 year it reduc the itchiness but whenever i go to sun i got bumps tiny bumps whenever my skin feel dry it got tiny bumps can I say it milia?? Can I use tretinoin???
Can you do a video on peptides? Particularly copper peptide and argireline please! I see so many people comparing argireline to botox which I know is not comparable, but rarely does anyone talk about its results on its own. Is there any merit to it at all?
Thank you for being our skin guru! Loved the video. Could you possibly provide information on sebaceous hyperplasia and how to get rid of it/help prevent it?
Thank you so much for talking about milia. I have had these forever. Sometimes they're not so prominent but nonetheless they're there. I have been using acids and retinol and I do think they're are helping somewhat. It's almost like a process where they get worse before they get better. If that makes any sense!? Thanks again. Very informative.💛
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html 💙💜
Very interesting and informative! For milia under the eyes, is it safe to use glycolic acid and tretinoin? If not, are there any alternatives? Thank you 🤗
Maybe only for the points that are have milia we can apply i guess. I heard this technique in youtube and gave it a try, it didnt harm the rest of the area, i apply on the tip of the milia only, with being very carefully
You don’t need to use it on the skin right next to the eyes, whatever product you apply near will spread through within time is what my dermatologist told me. Hope this helps
Thank you for the guidance Dr. Idriss! I’ve been struggling on finding the right skin care routine for my clogged pores and black heads due to extends workouts lately. Going to try the products you recommended :)
Thank you for all your videos and educating us! I wish the video would had mentioned also sebaceous filaments as they can be confused with blackheads sometimes. Loving the panoxyl recommendation, started it recently and already feeling the benefits. Thank you again!!
It's so interesting that you recommend glycolic acid for milia because I always see people recommending BHA's for milia. I've always used BHA's for my milia, but the condition of my milia has never improved. Will try glycolic acid now!
Hi Dr. Idriss. How do you feel about removing black/white heads in a beautician office? Is a standard practice all over East Europe but not so much in US. Thank you
Hi shereene! Advice for people (like me) who use retinol and aha and bha regularly for years, moisterise with oil free products and still have milia and congested skin!
Dr. Shereene, you are a genius! How to make people quit smoking? Drag them into skincare and then tell them they are not getting glass skin because of smoking. 💯
Salicylic acid worked great for me on blackheads, I always would have them on my nose. I have found , recently, that since I’ve been using a mild retinol (like you’re get from the drug store) and niacinimide, I don’t get blackheads or breakouts very often.
Thank you for offering great information and advice especially products to use. My son is almost 13 and the first blackheads have arrived....you are awesome ♥
Loving your videos! Always super helpful and interesting - and fun! Thank you for the time you spend getting them to the public! For so long I focused on preventing my acne but now I’m definitely dealing with managing new things popping up on my skin as I age (into my 40s) and your info and tips are appreciated. Would love if you covered sebaceous hyperplasia sometime!
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html 💙💜
This is timely! I was hoping you would consider doing a video for prepubescent kids who wear masks and what we should be doing for their routine. I have a 10 year old who is just beginning to hit puberty and a 14 year old who definitely has hit puberty and I am at a bit of a loss for what to do for the younger one. She's starting to develop acne on her nose but it's unclear if that would be the case if she wasn't masking daily.
Love me some Sunday informative video. Always appreciate Dr. Idriss giving advice clear and simple. Since this video tocued on milia a little bit I think it would be great to talk about fordyce spots since they often get confused and the possible treatments for the second one are not very easy to find.
Great video! And super informative! I’m lucky that I have pretty hardy normal skin. I do get milia (it runs in my family! My dermatologist asked if we all used the same chapstick. No! We all mostly get it around our mouths.) I’ve been doing 3 - 4 TCA peels a winter (over 4-5 months) and change to lactic acid peels in the summer (maybe monthly) to help get rid of them and keep them at bay. I also get these weird keratin growths too and the peels help. I will ask my dermatologist to give me a script for azelaic acid and retin-A when I see her in the fall. Thanks for the info!
So excited I found your Instagram and this channel! Can’t wait to spend the rest of my Sunday watching all your videos! Talk about productive! Idea for the future: could you do a video on sustainable skincare? I’m trying to get better about avoiding single-use plastic and using products that are more planet-friendly. 😘
Would love a video that puts together a night + day acne prone routine. I know that there’s some actives and ingredients that might not go well together and wouldn’t want to accidentally cancel them out. I usually worry about that with the panoxyl.
I am not sure if you will read my comment after one year of posting this but I may say that a way of getting rid of milia that worked for me was using Q-tips embedded with castor oil on top of each of the tiny dots. You will notice that they start disappearing almost immediately during the first week until they gradually disappear completely.
Always excited to see your weekly videos!! ❤️🙏❤️ I have been able to get rid of my milia thanks to your previous advise. However, I have 1 in the corner of my eye. Is it safe to put acids or Vitamin A so close to the corner of your eye?
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ♥️🧡💙
hey doctor, it would be great to hear u talk about the impact of birth control on acne and other skin concerns and the difference between that and oral retinoids, and in general talking about oral treatments for acne.
All the estheticians I’ve seen say that I have extremely large pores - a lot of people in my family do. I am always getting blackheads on my nose and chin…I’ve tired almost everything here, except I use BPO topically instead of as a cleanser. I should try it
Another incredible video! Thank you Shereene! I was wondering if you recommend anything for treating milia at home? Or do the preventative products you covered help to treat milia also?
Blackheads (too much hydration) -oil free products -gell moisturizer/good for oily skin+blackheads -wearing a mask, skip moisturizer -skip smoking -using a foam wash/cleanser ☆WASH UR FACE 2-3 TIMES A WEEK WITH A BENZOYL PEROXIDE WASH (let it sit for a couple of minutes before washing face)☆ -SA Acid (let it sit for a couple of minutes) - Retinal -Azoleic acid Milla (lack of hydration) - consistent with ur skincare, less intense - exfoliate with chemical peel with low percentage -hydrate it -Tretinion prescription Whitehead/pustules -hydrocolloid patches (keep on 6 hours) then follow it up by a clay mask ☆on nose consistently not good☆
I would love to see body and neck product suggestions in future! Maybe also scalp skin treatments and care, review of Vichy hair line (Decros) for the hair loss. Serums from Ordinary for hair density and the Inkey list peels look popular now as well. Anyway, looking forward to future videos!
I ripped my face off with over-done charcoal masks. Used and mixed too many BHA’s. Who knew that my skin would burn off? Dermatologist said that I had open wounds. Now I am left with uneventful skin, hyperpigmentation, and sebaceous filaments. Arg. Grrr.
Yes! Yes!! I’m so glad I’ve found this channel 🙏😌🙏 It’s better to use Geek&Gorgeous Cheer Up 6% mandelic acid + salicylic acid serum/toner (you can use it as both) or Origins face mask Out Of Trouble (it has colloidal sulfur and, again, salicylic acid). These are two of my favourite products that I use a couple or three times a week each. Do I struggle with acne? No. I don’t. But neither will you if you use these products - I seriously doubt you would. I once had pimples (not many, but a few) and benzoyl peroxide just dried out my skin and then the pimples came back, through the dry skin and flakiness 😿 Salicylic acid was the game changer for me. And I know it’s not popular to say, but in my case, the Proactiv+ (Proactiv’s 2.0 series for sensitive skin with salicylic acid instead of benzoyl peroxide) was what introduced me to the several step skincare routine - and to be fair: it says on the packages that you need to use spf (spf 15 or over, but at least it says that you need spf!). I’ve struggled with milia. As usual, I didn’t got that many - I got like two or three milias, but to me it was just as frustrating. What helped me was Benton Fermented Eye Cream and Benton Snail&Bee Eye Cream. Besides that, I also use The Ordinary’s Argiraline and The Ordinary’s Matrixyl (together). Those are peptide serums. In the Benton eye creams, there’s peptides too (in the fermented, there’s EGF aka oglio peptide and in snail there’s copper peptides). I also pair it with retinol or retinaldehyde/tretinoin (you can use retinyl palmitate as well or what ever vitamin A/vitamin A derivative that suits you and your regimen). Other days/nights I do acids or amino acids or fatty acids or maybe just a moisturiser. I love snow mushroom (and there’s so many other nice mushrooms!) and I love Centella Asiatica. I also love sea buckthorn and rosehip seed oil and grape seed oil/resveratrol. I swear there’s an oil out there for each and every one of us! And hydroxy- and fatty- acids and antioxidants too! Of that I’m sure. Take care people 💗🌸
I actually bought neutrogena and panoxyl because of your advice. But I still use st. Ives once a week the one with small beads just because there are times I have a lot of products on my face and I just want to have a stronger cleanser to rid them all when I'm too lazy to remove them the night before so I ended up sleeping with them. The panoxyl is a gem to remove pimples overnight and neutrogena helped exfoliate my skin and remove blackheads.
I’m so confused about the milia issue!! If I get it around my eyes and my eyelids, how do I exfoliate and put tretinoin without damaging my eyelids and skin around my eyes?
Very very carefully. I had a milia/whitehead under one eye and it was super odd cause I never had it before and it was under my eye for weeks! So I put some glycolic acid tonic I had on a q-tip and dabbed it on during the day!( didn’t want to do it at night in case I scratch my eye area at night). Technically it soaks in the skin right away. And after a week it went away 👏🏻👏🏻 if u have a bunch though I don’t know what to do. I would be cautious about putting it all under my eye but to spot treatment 1 or 2 sure
There are specific creams like the Sunday Riley retinol eye cream or a few others u can find. Make sure u use an actual eye cream too.. a lot of skin influencers say you don’t need eye cream but if you have milia you need one especially if you use tretinion or any other retinol
Love your videos! So helpful! Would love to hear about a good night time routine for tackling blackheads… thank you again! I’ve told so many people about your great content!
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ♥️🧡💙
Hi Dr. Idriss! I get a hydrofacial once a month and love it. My question is does the vacuuming effect of the hydrofacial enlarge nose pores? Also, my esthetician squeezes my pores when I’m there for my hydrofacial. Is that something I should not let her do? Thanks so much.
I wondering this too! To add on, is the devices like the dermaflash which is more of a spatula which vibrates equally bad as these suction devices, essentially they must work largely the same and therefore the negative effects must be the same?
Your video make me exciting everyweek. Could you make a video about how to build skin barrier stronger after a treatment like chemical peel or break down by retinol next week? Anyway, literally looking forward to see you next time.
Thank you for sharing! I would love to hear more about whiteheads And pustules And how to prevent them. Sounds like a pimple patches are good as treatment
Thank you Dr. Idriss! I love your videos. Can you do a video on chapped lips? My lips have become extremely dry this winter and my normal chapstick isn’t working. Some balms I’ve tried actually seem to make my lips drier :/ what ingredients and habits should we look to use?
I am new to your channel but I love your content and your whole vibe. Can you do a video on body skin care routine? I would like the skin on my body to age gracefully like the skin on my face...I am not sure if you already have a video on it. I don't want the skin on my face to look like that of 25 years old and the skin on my body to look like that of a 75 years old. Thank you for addressing the hype around hyaluronic acid...you helped me save a lot of money.
This was very helpful. Can you please do an episode on hyperpigmentation. I can’t believe that discolouration from acne is the same as age spots. Or that the best ingredients for acne hyperpigmentation are the same as what might work for people in their 50s+ (me) with weird old freckles popping up. I’m confused. Please help.
Hi! Love your content. Would you recommend professional facials at a spa for extractions of blackheads or whiteheads? Do they help or cause more damage? Thanks!
Hi Dr. Idriss! Can you retinol and glycolic acid together in the same night? I’m asking because you said you can use glycolic acid everyday. It would be very helpful if you did a video on what ingredients you should or should not mix together
What is the remedy to remove under eye cysts? And could you also please guide, which active can be layered with which one or should completely avoid with? Thanks for the information. You're awesome!
Good morning! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the smoking advise. I am a cardiothoracic surgeon and see many patients in my office who are smokers. The number one comment that I get is that my skin looks so nice….I wonder why???
Hi Dr. Idriss! if you see this....will you please do a video on how to handle an ingrown hair? especially if it's rather deep and also in the armpit or groin area 🥺 those are the hardest to deal with
Bonjour Dr Idriss. Merci beaucoup pour vos vidéos courtes, éducatives et denses. Je suis dans un endroit où les rares dermatologues sont surtout intéressés par l’esthétique et les produits assez peu étoffés. Il y a donc beaucoup de "fait maison" douteux. Mille mercis du bout du monde.
I smoked cigarettes for 30 plus years and now vaping for 10 years. Never had a blackhead after my teenage years. Everyone's genetics is different. I do have one milia that I will be treating soon.
Hey doc ! Never heard you talking about Cerave products . Personally they restored my skin and combined with some la roche posay products I saw my skin transforming to healthier and more hydrated. What do you think about them ?
I just Love to be called a "Little Nerd!!". I just turned 70 but still enjoy n learn from your channel😘
I just turned 68! How time flies! I remember when people used to tell me (Not that long ago, or so it felt) "You're too young to go yet!" Or "You have to be 21!" Right, like I'll be 21 some day!
Dr Idriss, I’m 53, menopausal, and REALLY need to EXACTLY what the basics are at my age. So much advertising for skincare is based on the youth and I’m such a sucker when it comes to all products at this point in my life. I would really love to pair down my am and pm routine. Thank you so much.
Holy crap I finally know what those hard little white bumps are called! I literally have a scab on my nose right now from going to town on milia. I'm so susceptible to that obsessiveness, they drive me crazy the way they look like little whiteheads but REFUSE to budge or burst or be removed, like tiny beads of hard plastic in my skin. I know, I know--hands off! I really think that having this better understanding of what they are will help me to resist and start working on prevention instead. Thank you!
For someone that has been fighting and using all kind of ridiculous stuff they sell on the market for removing blackheads, I thank you for real and trustworthy information, I'll now spend my money where I should while actually help my problem in the long run! Thank youuu
I would love for you to make a video on pregnant womans skin and ingredients that are allowed and not allowed!! That would be so Amazing 🙂
She’s already made a video on pregnancy skincare
I’m so happy I found your channel! I’m doing a deep dive for the past few days and have made so many notes and learned SO much! Thank you for being so honest and direct. Refreshingly rare around here these days 💖
Thank you so much for what you said about pore strips and the vacuum. My 15 year-old has been asking for one and I keep saying no but now I can just show her this video and we can work on better ways to deal with their congestion.
Esthetician from Cali here!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CHANNEL! I enjoy your humor, your cute little family, and above all YOUR HONESTY. It's so messed up how many brands in the skincare/beauty industry take us (especially those lower income) for a ride. Everyone deserves great, beautiful skin! Everyone deserves to feel beautiful!
I have questions!
If someone has milia by their eyes/eyelids, would a careful application of low percentage Glycolic be safe for those areas?
Also, can you pretty please cover Dermaplaning one day? I have way too many thoughts about it and would love to hear yours.
Thanks!
Same.
I just did a ton of research on Milia. I have one on my eyelid that hasn’t gone away. I get them under my eyes if I use the wrong eye cream. But they go away with stopping the eye cream and gently exfoliating over several days.
What do you use to exfoliate under the eye?
@@brendawilliams8161 I use the Go To exfoliating swipes. I use them every night and boy howdy has it been amazing for my skin overall. I do have a full bedtime skin care routine video on my channel if you’d like to see exactly what and how I use what I use.
Same. Had one that just fell off😅😅 i used aha and retinol
But it takes time! Don’t give up.
My advice is time, careful chemical peeling and a nice eye cream.
I used mandelic acid and in a not too high percentage (6% and even diluted). I also rely on two eye creams: Benton Fermented eye cream (it’s got ogliopeptide plus it’s a nice thin formulation with fermented saké - galactomyces) and then I use Benton Snail&Bee Eye Cream (with copper peptide in it). So I alternate between those two. I also use peptide serums. I like the peptide serums from The Ordinary because they’re very affordable and you get a lot for the money. They got a very good price point so Matrixyl as well as they got Argireline as well.
And avoid heavy creams because they can add fat to the pores and/or tug/pull on the skin and make it sag. It’s been popular amongst “skinfluencers” to say that most eye creams are useless scams and wastes of money, that we might as well use any cream, Vaseline or even body lotion under our eyes. Of course there’s less than great products out there but a good eye cream can make all the difference.
Give it time 🌸
@@saraholschewski5331 what?! jelly i used latic acid and retinol regulary but i have gotten new opens. I don't have too many in the first place but still.
Thanks for the video 👍 I am 73 with normal to slightly oily skin. I still get clogged pores and sometimes blackheads on my nose. I am not sure how to treat them because I also have micro broken capillaries on my nose. I feel like I am in a no win situation! Love your videos - they are so informative!
😊
Thank you Shereene. I have wanted to know how to get rid of these blackheads, that I have tried my hardest not to pop! Going to try a clay mask and just be patient. Also those patches are the bomb! They really do work on acne wish I’d known about them before my adult acne was the bane of my life. Lots of love from Japan 🇯🇵
If Azelaic acid can break down keratin build up, can it be used to treat milia as well? Thank you for this wonderful, detailed video. ❤️
I also need to know that 😭
Sadly she rarely responds to questions here. :(
This video was extremely helpful! I have milia and did not know that glycolic was a good treatment , so sincere thanks! Also appreciate the clay mask recommendations. ❤️
I used the ordinary glycolic product, it helped to reduce the milia. I used a drop on the tip of a q-tip and applied it to the lower area and the lid of my eye. The q-tip helped with the precise application. No running into my eyes, I did this at night ,it took a few months to see results but they did come. It takes consist use, I never used it when I used my RetinA cream nor did I put my RetinA cream close to my eyes, not yet anyway....may build up to that. Hope this helped.
@@bernadineroyal6656 yes it does, thank you! Never thought of using Q-tip.
@Bernadine Royal What percentage of glycolic did you use? I have a milia on my bottom eyelid as well as some on my cheek. Q-tip is a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Loretta Cohen, I use %7 glycolic from the ordinary, if you come across the makeup Q-tip type they are the best because it has a flat tip and a pointed tip. I use the ones form the dollar store. It takes a while for you to see any results, but it takes consistency and do it at night, that’s how I did it. Hope this helps, all my best to you.
@@bernadineroyal6656 thank you so much for the response and very helpful information. Have a Blessed day! 🙏😊
I would love 😍 to see a video about the SKIN BARRIER & how to repair and maintain it / prevent it from being damaged!
Dr Idriss, can you please dedicate a video on pores? How to treat, minimize, etc. Also, textured skin? Thank you!
Her skin always looks so "poreless!"
Hi Dr. Idriss. Thanks for your amazing amazing content. It would be very nice if you could do a video on PCOS skin. I'm drowning in acne, scars and oiliness.
Yes please!! My PCOS makes it so hard for me
I'd love to see a video on PCOS as well! Someone needs to give us some clarity and guidance on the skin symptoms
This is interesting. I developed Millia all of a sudden from over exfoliating and damaging my skin barrier. This explains a lot. Tretinoin helped purge them out.
Do u have sensitive skin?? I also over exfoliate my skin but my skin became super sensitive itchy bumpy inflameed after 2 year it reduc the itchiness but whenever i go to sun i got bumps tiny bumps whenever my skin feel dry it got tiny bumps can I say it milia?? Can I use tretinoin???
Can you do a video on peptides? Particularly copper peptide and argireline please! I see so many people comparing argireline to botox which I know is not comparable, but rarely does anyone talk about its results on its own. Is there any merit to it at all?
Thank you for being our skin guru! Loved the video. Could you possibly provide information on sebaceous hyperplasia and how to get rid of it/help prevent it?
Yes. I have it as well. I go to the derm and get them burned off but it’s $$
YES I'M A WALKING BLACKHEAD AND WHITEHEAD. SOMETIMES HORMONAL ACNE. LOVE YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. LOVE YOU.
Thank you so much for talking about milia. I have had these forever. Sometimes they're not so prominent but nonetheless they're there. I have been using acids and retinol
and I do think they're are helping somewhat. It's almost like a process where they get worse before they get better. If that makes any sense!?
Thanks again. Very informative.💛
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html 💙💜
Very interesting and informative! For milia under the eyes, is it safe to use glycolic acid and tretinoin? If not, are there any alternatives? Thank you 🤗
I have the same question! The milia is literally under my bottom lashes and I hate it 😔
No. It is not safe due to it tret can cause permanent eye dryness.
Maybe only for the points that are have milia we can apply i guess. I heard this technique in youtube and gave it a try, it didnt harm the rest of the area, i apply on the tip of the milia only, with being very carefully
You could use azelaic acid, use it once or twice a week at first followed by light weight (gel) moisturizer
You don’t need to use it on the skin right next to the eyes, whatever product you apply near will spread through within time is what my dermatologist told me. Hope this helps
Thank you for the guidance Dr. Idriss! I’ve been struggling on finding the right skin care routine for my clogged pores and black heads due to extends workouts lately. Going to try the products you recommended :)
Thank you for all your videos and educating us! I wish the video would had mentioned also sebaceous filaments as they can be confused with blackheads sometimes. Loving the panoxyl recommendation, started it recently and already feeling the benefits. Thank you again!!
It's so interesting that you recommend glycolic acid for milia because I always see people recommending BHA's for milia. I've always used BHA's for my milia, but the condition of my milia has never improved. Will try glycolic acid now!
Hi Dr. Idriss. How do you feel about removing black/white heads in a beautician office? Is a standard practice all over East Europe but not so much in US. Thank you
Hi shereene! Advice for people (like me) who use retinol and aha and bha regularly for years, moisterise with oil free products and still have milia and congested skin!
Yes me too! I do ALL the same and Nothing even affects or changes the Milia at all. I am thinking I will have to see a derm to remove them.
@@rebeccap223 I get mine removed a few times a year. Keep coming back
Dr. Shereene, you are a genius! How to make people quit smoking? Drag them into skincare and then tell them they are not getting glass skin because of smoking. 💯
Salicylic acid worked great for me on blackheads, I always would have them on my nose. I have found , recently, that since I’ve been using a mild retinol (like you’re get from the drug store) and niacinimide, I don’t get blackheads or breakouts very often.
Thank you for offering great information and advice especially products to use. My son is almost 13 and the first blackheads have arrived....you are awesome ♥
Loving your videos! Always super helpful and interesting - and fun! Thank you for the time you spend getting them to the public! For so long I focused on preventing my acne but now I’m definitely dealing with managing new things popping up on my skin as I age (into my 40s) and your info and tips are appreciated. Would love if you covered sebaceous hyperplasia sometime!
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html 💙💜
I have 2 milias on my cheek and had concern for long time....love your videos...thanks for sharing such informational content
This is timely! I was hoping you would consider doing a video for prepubescent kids who wear masks and what we should be doing for their routine. I have a 10 year old who is just beginning to hit puberty and a 14 year old who definitely has hit puberty and I am at a bit of a loss for what to do for the younger one. She's starting to develop acne on her nose but it's unclear if that would be the case if she wasn't masking daily.
Dr Sheerene Idriss has addressed this before. Use hypochlorous acid mist. Helps with killing the bacteria that causes acne.
What about Proactiv and Acnease? For both of them to wash with?
Love me some Sunday informative video. Always appreciate Dr. Idriss giving advice clear and simple.
Since this video tocued on milia a little bit I think it would be great to talk about fordyce spots since they often get confused and the possible treatments for the second one are not very easy to find.
Great video! And super informative! I’m lucky that I have pretty hardy normal skin. I do get milia (it runs in my family! My dermatologist asked if we all used the same chapstick. No! We all mostly get it around our mouths.) I’ve been doing 3 - 4 TCA peels a winter (over 4-5 months) and change to lactic acid peels in the summer (maybe monthly) to help get rid of them and keep them at bay. I also get these weird keratin growths too and the peels help. I will ask my dermatologist to give me a script for azelaic acid and retin-A when I see her in the fall. Thanks for the info!
Hi, What's the link between cholesterol deposits & milia? And what ingredients should we avoid if we get milia? Thank you
A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION EVERYWEEK IM FLABBERGASTED
So excited I found your Instagram and this channel! Can’t wait to spend the rest of my Sunday watching all your videos! Talk about productive!
Idea for the future: could you do a video on sustainable skincare? I’m trying to get better about avoiding single-use plastic and using products that are more planet-friendly. 😘
Every other video is all the more informative and helpful. However, would love if you could do one on acne scars too pls! :)
Would love a video that puts together a night + day acne prone routine. I know that there’s some actives and ingredients that might not go well together and wouldn’t want to accidentally cancel them out. I usually worry about that with the panoxyl.
I am not sure if you will read my comment after one year of posting this but I may say that a way of getting rid of milia that worked for me was using Q-tips embedded with castor oil on top of each of the tiny dots. You will notice that they start disappearing almost immediately during the first week until they gradually disappear completely.
Always excited to see your weekly videos!! ❤️🙏❤️ I have been able to get rid of my milia thanks to your previous advise. However, I have 1 in the corner of my eye. Is it safe to put acids or Vitamin A so close to the corner of your eye?
Excellent question. Following
Same here. ❤️
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It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ♥️🧡💙
hey doctor, it would be great to hear u talk about the impact of birth control on acne and other skin concerns and the difference between that and oral retinoids, and in general talking about oral treatments for acne.
All the estheticians I’ve seen say that I have extremely large pores - a lot of people in my family do. I am always getting blackheads on my nose and chin…I’ve tired almost everything here, except I use BPO topically instead of as a cleanser. I should try it
Honestly, I think I have watched pretty much all of your videos! Love your content and the detailed information you bring to the platform!
Another incredible video! Thank you Shereene! I was wondering if you recommend anything for treating milia at home? Or do the preventative products you covered help to treat milia also?
Hello :) I cleared mine using azelaic acid. You could give it a try
Blackheads (too much hydration)
-oil free products
-gell moisturizer/good for oily skin+blackheads
-wearing a mask, skip moisturizer
-skip smoking
-using a foam wash/cleanser
☆WASH UR FACE 2-3 TIMES A WEEK WITH A BENZOYL PEROXIDE WASH (let it sit for a couple of minutes before washing face)☆
-SA Acid (let it sit for a couple of minutes)
- Retinal
-Azoleic acid
Milla (lack of hydration)
- consistent with ur skincare, less intense
- exfoliate with chemical peel with low percentage
-hydrate it
-Tretinion prescription
Whitehead/pustules
-hydrocolloid patches (keep on 6 hours) then follow it up by a clay mask ☆on nose consistently not good☆
Thank you Dr Idriss for a tackling down the difference of blackhead vs whiteheads. What is your opinion on Skin scubber skin spatula for home use?
I would love to see body and neck product suggestions in future! Maybe also scalp skin treatments and care, review of Vichy hair line (Decros) for the hair loss. Serums from Ordinary for hair density and the Inkey list peels look popular now as well. Anyway, looking forward to future videos!
I ripped my face off with over-done charcoal masks. Used and mixed too many BHA’s. Who knew that my skin would burn off? Dermatologist said that I had open wounds. Now I am left with uneventful skin, hyperpigmentation, and sebaceous filaments. Arg. Grrr.
Yes! Yes!!
I’m so glad I’ve found this channel
🙏😌🙏
It’s better to use Geek&Gorgeous Cheer Up 6% mandelic acid + salicylic acid serum/toner (you can use it as both) or Origins face mask Out Of Trouble (it has colloidal sulfur and, again, salicylic acid). These are two of my favourite products that I use a couple or three times a week each.
Do I struggle with acne? No. I don’t. But neither will you if you use these products - I seriously doubt you would.
I once had pimples (not many, but a few) and benzoyl peroxide just dried out my skin and then the pimples came back, through the dry skin and flakiness 😿 Salicylic acid was the game changer for me. And I know it’s not popular to say, but in my case, the Proactiv+ (Proactiv’s 2.0 series for sensitive skin with salicylic acid instead of benzoyl peroxide) was what introduced me to the several step skincare routine - and to be fair: it says on the packages that you need to use spf (spf 15 or over, but at least it says that you need spf!).
I’ve struggled with milia. As usual, I didn’t got that many - I got like two or three milias, but to me it was just as frustrating. What helped me was Benton Fermented Eye Cream and Benton Snail&Bee Eye Cream. Besides that, I also use The Ordinary’s Argiraline and The Ordinary’s Matrixyl (together). Those are peptide serums. In the Benton eye creams, there’s peptides too (in the fermented, there’s EGF aka oglio peptide and in snail there’s copper peptides). I also pair it with retinol or retinaldehyde/tretinoin (you can use retinyl palmitate as well or what ever vitamin A/vitamin A derivative that suits you and your regimen). Other days/nights I do acids or amino acids or fatty acids or maybe just a moisturiser. I love snow mushroom (and there’s so many other nice mushrooms!) and I love Centella Asiatica.
I also love sea buckthorn and rosehip seed oil and grape seed oil/resveratrol.
I swear there’s an oil out there for each and every one of us! And hydroxy- and fatty- acids and antioxidants too! Of that I’m sure.
Take care people 💗🌸
I actually bought neutrogena and panoxyl because of your advice. But I still use st. Ives once a week the one with small beads just because there are times I have a lot of products on my face and I just want to have a stronger cleanser to rid them all when I'm too lazy to remove them the night before so I ended up sleeping with them. The panoxyl is a gem to remove pimples overnight and neutrogena helped exfoliate my skin and remove blackheads.
I was waiting patiently for this video!!! Finally! However, there is one more I will wait for - masks. What are your thoughts?
This was extremely informative!
I’m so confused about the milia issue!! If I get it around my eyes and my eyelids, how do I exfoliate and put tretinoin without damaging my eyelids and skin around my eyes?
I have the same question 🤔🤔
Very very carefully. I had a milia/whitehead under one eye and it was super odd cause I never had it before and it was under my eye for weeks! So I put some glycolic acid tonic I had on a q-tip and dabbed it on during the day!( didn’t want to do it at night in case I scratch my eye area at night). Technically it soaks in the skin right away. And after a week it went away 👏🏻👏🏻 if u have a bunch though I don’t know what to do. I would be cautious about putting it all under my eye but to spot treatment 1 or 2 sure
There are specific creams like the Sunday Riley retinol eye cream or a few others u can find. Make sure u use an actual eye cream too.. a lot of skin influencers say you don’t need eye cream but if you have milia you need one especially if you use tretinion or any other retinol
Thank you for all the info.
Really need to know what I need to do with acne scars.
Love your videos! So helpful! Would love to hear about a good night time routine for tackling blackheads… thank you again! I’ve told so many people about your great content!
It's so fascinating how quickly my outbreaks stopped and I got cured permanently from HSV 1&2. All thanks to @Draloha1 ua-cam.com/channels/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ♥️🧡💙
Hi Dr. Idriss! I get a hydrofacial once a month and love it. My question is does the vacuuming effect of the hydrofacial enlarge nose pores?
Also, my esthetician squeezes my pores when I’m there for my hydrofacial. Is that something I should not let her do?
Thanks so much.
I would like to know the answer to this question too 🙏🏻
I wondering this too! To add on, is the devices like the dermaflash which is more of a spatula which vibrates equally bad as these suction devices, essentially they must work largely the same and therefore the negative effects must be the same?
Thank you so much for covering this!!❤️ Inspiration for your next video: French pharmacy products😍😍😍
You're amazing and share so generously. Thank you!
Thank you for this comprehensive explanation!!
Your video make me exciting everyweek. Could you make a video about how to build skin barrier stronger after a treatment like chemical peel or break down by retinol next week? Anyway, literally looking forward to see you next time.
Thank you for sharing! I would love to hear more about whiteheads And pustules And how to prevent them. Sounds like a pimple patches are good as treatment
Thank you Dr. Idriss! I love your videos.
Can you do a video on chapped lips? My lips have become extremely dry this winter and my normal chapstick isn’t working. Some balms I’ve tried actually seem to make my lips drier :/ what ingredients and habits should we look to use?
Love your eyeshadow!!!! you look so pretty
I am new to your channel but I love your content and your whole vibe. Can you do a video on body skin care routine? I would like the skin on my body to age gracefully like the skin on my face...I am not sure if you already have a video on it. I don't want the skin on my face to look like that of 25 years old and the skin on my body to look like that of a 75 years old. Thank you for addressing the hype around hyaluronic acid...you helped me save a lot of money.
Tiff is back!!!
This is what I have been waiting for💖💖
I’m a beautician, you can remove a milia with a extra needle.
Milia can be due to diet oily foods.
Dr. Shereene, I love your colorful bracelet! 🧡
Hi, I enjoy watching your videos so much :) Thank you for subtitles btw
I would love it if you could talk about nodules/cystic acne
Your skin is flawlesss like hoooowwwww 😭
So interesting and wonderful video!
This was very helpful. Can you please do an episode on hyperpigmentation. I can’t believe that discolouration from acne is the same as age spots. Or that the best ingredients for acne hyperpigmentation are the same as what might work for people in their 50s+ (me) with weird old freckles popping up. I’m confused. Please help.
Thanks Dr. Idriss! This is very useful! My dad has undereye blackheads. WHat would be a safe way to remove them? Thank you
Hi! Love your content. Would you recommend professional facials at a spa for extractions of blackheads or whiteheads? Do they help or cause more damage? Thanks!
Would love an acne scarring video! Love ya xo
smoking is the worst for the skin, you are right!!!
Hi Dr. Idriss! Can you retinol and glycolic acid together in the same night? I’m asking because you said you can use glycolic acid everyday. It would be very helpful if you did a video on what ingredients you should or should not mix together
Thank you for making this!!!
Hi can you please do a pregnancy skincare routine! And what products to avoid before trying to get pregnant and while breastfeeding 🤰🏻 🤱🏻❤️
THANK YOU for mentioning diet and lifestyle
My Whiteheads completely disappeared with clindamycin. They’ve never budge with those patches or clay mask ever. Clindamycin has been a God send.
Thank you so much!! always love your content! Do you recommend an eye cream? if yes...any recommendation?
Hi Dr Idriss! Any way to treat milia on the lower eye lid at home? What can I use in that area for moisturizer that won’t cause milia?
Thank you for all the advice and ❤️ your personality!
Amazing video as always! I follow this channel now religiously and you have leveled up my skincare game a lot so thank you
Thank you as always for this! ♡♡♡
What is the remedy to remove under eye cysts? And could you also please guide, which active can be layered with which one or should completely avoid with?
Thanks for the information. You're awesome!
I second this!
Good morning! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the smoking advise. I am a cardiothoracic surgeon and see many patients in my office who are smokers. The number one comment that I get is that my skin looks so nice….I wonder why???
That brown girl friend is GORGEOUS 😍✨
Hi dr. Idriss what can u suggest for having syringoma under eye???
Awaiting ur feedback
Thanks
Hi Dr. Idriss! if you see this....will you please do a video on how to handle an ingrown hair? especially if it's rather deep and also in the armpit or groin area 🥺 those are the hardest to deal with
Bonjour Dr Idriss. Merci beaucoup pour vos vidéos courtes, éducatives et denses. Je suis dans un endroit où les rares dermatologues sont surtout intéressés par l’esthétique et les produits assez peu étoffés. Il y a donc beaucoup de "fait maison" douteux.
Mille mercis du bout du monde.
Dr. Idriss, would love to learn more about tinea versicolor, treatment and prevention. Thank you!
Thank you for this great video!! So helpful! Looks like it's shopping for me! Also I love your jumper, can I ask where its from? Thank you!!
I smoked cigarettes for 30 plus years and now vaping for 10 years. Never had a blackhead after my teenage years. Everyone's genetics is different. I do have one milia that I will be treating soon.
Doc, not on the video but generally speaking is possible to get fillers with an autoimmune problem (arthritis)
Hey doc ! Never heard you talking about Cerave products . Personally they restored my skin and combined with some la roche posay products I saw my skin transforming to healthier and more hydrated. What do you think about them ?