Me too! I recently started using the Paulas Choice 2% salicylic acid toner twice a day & its been 2 full weeks & their gone! Skin completely smooth! I had these on my chin, tons of texture/ irritation on my cheeks, hormonal & 1 or 2 cystic acnes & white heads on my cheeks as well...but not no morreeee! The paulas choice 2% salicylic acid toner literally cleaned out my pores deep down where you can't clean & all that extra sebum & dead skin cells would come to the surface. Then in the morning id rinse my face just with water or if it was too greasy I would just wash it & all this was for only 2 weeks! Its truly transformed my face & will continue to use the 2% salicylic acid toner. You should try it out👍
*Video notes* - Use 2% salicylic acid face wash Don’t let it dry - it makes it worse! - leave for 2 mins only and after rinsing it off , use oil-free moisturiser/moisturising sunscreen - don’t use spin brush or exfoliating pad - can worsen sebaceous filaments and acne - retinoid / retinol
@@haera7142I’m not a dermatologist, but I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to use it in a cream form, as you’re not supposed to leave it on for long. I hope I helped :)
I hope dermatologists like Dr Dray doing youtube videos will now put a stop to influencers with no credentials putting out information on skin care. A lot of teenagers will have ruined face if they follow the wrong people
Sam L love dr dray but a lot of her sunscreen recommendations aren’t friendly on African American women so if she was to come out with a sunscreen I’m hoping she takes into consideration brown girls 🤷🏿♂️
Finally! Maybe beauty UA-camrs will stop calling sebaceous filaments blackheads. Also maybe they will stop saying certain masks pull out comedones when it's only SF.
Me too! I recently started using the Paulas Choice 2% salicylic acid toner twice a day & its been 2 full weeks & their gone! Skin completely smooth! I had these on my chin, tons of texture/ irritation on my cheeks, hormonal & 1 or 2 cystic acnes & white heads on my cheeks as well...but not no morreeee! The paulas choice 2% salicylic acid toner literally cleaned out my pores deep down where you can't clean & all that extra sebum & dead skin cells would come to the surface. Then in the morning id rinse my face just with water or if it was too greasy I would just wash it & all this was for only 2 weeks! Its truly transformed my face & will continue to use the 2% salicylic acid toner. You should try it out👍
I do not believe that after so many years I finally found out what it was and how to deal with it. My skin is dry, but this problem, unfortunately, did not pass me by. Thanks! Now I will know how to deal with it.
@@anapaulapayan8114 I thought so too. I tried using leave on salicylic acid, but it burns terribly and dries my face. In my case, face wash with BHA is miracle. Works slowly but without harming my skin.
Catherine Catherine has this worked ? I have the same problem as you like I have really dry and sensitive skin. Also , I tried to using leave on salicylic acid ( the Paulas choice one ) and it burns and dries my skin.
The Ordinary 2% salicylic acid leave on product in a gel-like vehicle also very good. No irritation or dryness even to my superssensitive, rosacea-affected skin.
I have been using it for 4 months now and I have seen a huge difference (i suffer from comedonal acne and blackheads & my skin is super oily and sensitive). For the first time in years my face is clear! :))
hi, in what order do you use this? cleanser, moisturizer, then the 2% salicylic acid? just bought it due to acne, but also have rosacea and i’m scared i’m gonna cause a flare! thank you!:)
Yeah, I sure got those at the sides of my nose. I mostly treat them, by not looking at my skin too closely 😉😎😂 I just take off my glasses, before I do anything skin care related and boom, problem gone!
I took some of the mirrors down from my walls because I couldn't walk by without picking my skin. It helps while I work on flexing my self control muscles..
Lol yes everyone I know has been saying comedones wrong... I haven't researched this but I truly believe it because Dr. Dray says co-meeee-dones... Sooooo now I know how to say it correctly lololol.
I work in skincare and your reasoning for the salicylic acid wash is exactly why I recommended a short timing mask with salicylic as opposed to a leave on treatment to my client today. She was too dry for those spot treatments. I watch your videos to help me gain further knowledge and fact check. Thanks for the great video!
I suffer from acne and after watching your videos I changed my skincare routine and got products you recommended and so far I’m seeing a big change! Thank you Dr.Dray!
Neutrogena oil free acne wash, neutrogena ultra gentle hydrating cleanser creamy formula, ceraVe moisturizing cream with Hyaluronic acid, olay complete spf 30, aveeno baby sunscreen for sensitive skin and differin. She’s recommended a lot but so far these products have really helped me
I appreciate that you are a youtuber that pretty much exclusively recommends drug store products. They're always affordable and I love that you're bringing skin health to the masses 🖤🖤 happy Friday and have a good weekend Dr. Dray!!
@@elviseinstein5944 my life story. Never visit a dermat unless u r 100% sure he/she is the best. I have wasted a lot of money on products & treatments. One will puke once they see my face now.😥😥😭
Although I know what Dr. Dray is talking about, I would appreciate visual aids/pictures in the video when she's taking about SF or different forms of acne.
Yes and I hate wearing foundation because of it, it looks flakey in the nose crease. I kept using my blackhead Whitehead tool and wasnt getting nothing out of it
I've been waiting for this video too! I found this channel about a month ago and immediately scrolled through all her videos to see if she had made a video on these pesky filaments, happy I didn't have to wait too long.
I came back to say thank you 🙏🏾 !! I had really bad Sebaceous Filaments on my chin that were horribly noticeable. I used the CeraVe SA cleanser and I noticed results almost instantaneously.
4booky once daily if I feel I need a touch up maybe before I go to bed too. Also I’ve been using witch hazel as a toner which has been helping with overall evenness in skin tone.
I have a lot of these all over my chin. I never knew what they were and always assumed they were just really small whiteheads lol. Thank you so much for sharing this information Dr. Dray!
I’ve shown so many of my friends your videos to help them see the science behind the advice. I am forever thankful for the time you take to educate the masses ❤️
This is my new go to channel for skincare as an aesthetician. I just watched your review on sunscreens and it got me up to the drug store in the middle of the night to get a few. You rock!
I am super prone to this and comedones because I have incredibly oily skin. Tretinoin and salicylic acid helps but I've accepted that they're never going to go away lol
Thank you, Dr. Dray for taking the time to do these videos! I feel so fortunate to have found your channel. You have helped me and my daughter improve our skin care issues so much! Me at 51 and she at 21, obviously, we have different skin care concerns and your product recommendations have been spot on. Thank you again for all you do for your subscribers!
You taught me not to hate salicylic acid!! Thank you! Prior to your videos, I had only known salicylic acid in the form of leave on treatments (from my teen years), and it left me so dry and irritated. So, I’ve avoided it all of these years, just to learn from you that we can use it in the form of a wash that we rinse off for beneficial results! So, again, thank you so much!!
I love that here you get advises based on scientific knowledge about how certain ingredients react with skin. This is what makes these advises different from the ones of beauty gurus.
My sebaceous filaments are soooo bad on my nose growing up people always told me to wash my face. I’m finally over that but this will help me a lot to reduce the look of them. Thank you!
Ever since I started watching your videos my acne has gone away, and my face is soft for the first time in 8 years. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
What she really needs to do is make a website where you can select what afflictions you have and it'll choose what products to buy. Lots of people don't even know what they have, leading to them buying the wrong products, or even ones that conflict with one another, thereby causing more irritation.
I am SO happy you did a video about this. I have been trying to figure out what this is for what seems like forever. I feel like my skin is trying to spew out the gunk in my large pores and not being completely successful. I have fallen behind on remembering to use Differin gel every night, and this is yet ANOTHER reason to use it. I feel like Differin is a holy grail. Thank you for all the info, it really helps!
use tea tree oil. my nose and chin were covered in them until i used REAL, 100% tea tree oil. i covered a cotton swab with it to spot treat my acne and then rubbed it onto the sebaceous filaments. it worked so quick i was shocked. if you have sensitive skin definitely dilute bc it was really tingly.
I was just in the shower having shower-thoughts and one of them was that I wondered if Dr. Dray has a video on sebaceous filaments because I have struggled with them on my nose since becoming a young adult 😫 and here it is! Awesome!! ☀️
I recently started using the Paulas Choice 2% salicylic acid toner twice a day & its been 2 full weeks & their gone! Skin completely smooth! I had these on my chin, tons of texture/ irritation on my cheeks, hormonal & 1 or 2 cystic acnes & white heads on my cheeks as well...but not no morreeee! The paulas choice 2% salicylic acid toner literally cleaned out my pores deep down where you can't clean & all that extra sebum & dead skin cells would come to the surface. Then in the morning id rinse my face just with water or if it was too greasy I would just wash it & all this was for only 2 weeks! Its truly transformed my face & will continue to use the 2% salicylic acid toner. You should try it out👍
I've been researching about facial skin alot these days because I've always been acne prone since high school and my face is just flaring up these days. So I wanted to clear my skin up and I stumbled across Dr Dray's videos and these are actually really helpful. I've noticed these "oil clogged pores as I call them" on my chin too. I thought they're white heads. . Also, my forehead has closed comedones (which I just learned from her other video). I guess I just had a really bad skin genetics. I envy people born with just good skin genes because they never have to worry about these things.
Where were you when I was in high school and had no idea what to do/what to use?! I’m so glad I have you now though! You are a wealth of knowledge, thank you so much!
Thank you for your videos and bringing us all back to reality. As consumers we get influenced by marketing into believing all these expensive products will do something magical.
I used to have very oily skin w/acne and I was a face picker. I suspect that I was mistaking sebaceous filaments for blackheads, and making my face worse. After going on Accutane my acne and oiliness cleared, and now in my 40s my skin is dry. I don’t break out anything like I used to, but still have sebaceous filaments around my nose and chin. I am using Paula’s Choice 2% BHA liquid and Azelaic Acid a couple times a week and both help to reduce them. Neither annoys my now dry & sensitive skin. Also I cannot say enough what a HUGE difference just leaving your skin alone makes. It’s tempting to squeeze those suckers out, but trust me, it’s not worth the constant cycle of injuring and healing your skin.
I know you recommend avoiding leave-on SA products, but CosRX Blackhead Power Liquid is the BEST thing that has ever happened to my nose! It has both salicylic acid and hyaluronic acid. It's sooooo gentle and effective! Love it! It took about a week for it to work at first, but now if I go one day without it the blackheads and sebaceous filaments (thanks for the new vocab term, BTW!) come right back.
this is just the second vid in her channel that i watched but i feel like she's literally summarized my whole life in two videos: sebaceous filaments. i'm crying. been struggling with this for a long time.
Paula's Choice BHA works so well. It kept my skin clear and even. I need to order more. I was using Neutrogena salicylic acid grapefruit wash. My cheeks broke out in painful bumps. That was only from a few days of using. Definitely going back to Paula's Choice. Thank you for all the information.
I have used Paula’s choice BHA and differin, and while both helped my overall complexion, nothing has gotten rid of sebaceous filaments. I don’t struggle with acne at all, but this is my cross to bear, apparently 🤷♀️ Great video, tho!!! 💗
These always make my foundation look terrible on my nose and chin areas! I always thought they were whiteheads that wouldn't go away. Thank you for educating us!
I have had this on my chin for years and never knew what it was. It was super frustrating to try everything to get rid of it, to no avail. With your recommendation of the Effaclar, it is finally starting to clear. Ive also ditched my Clarisonic, and i believe my skin has veen much happier. Thank you so much for the great info!!
When people make videos of themselves using pore strips and show the used strip with all the white bits on it, I think what mostly comes off is this stuff, not blackheads. There are always people arguing over it in the comments, lmao, it made me curious if there was anything happening there or not. It's nice to know there are better options for handling this than a god-awful nose pore strip.
Best BHA cleanser for the ingredients, benefits and quantity that is acne fighting and anti aging : D'Alba piedmont gel cleanser. It is cruelty free, fungal acne safe and has the perfect ph : 5.5!! It is mild and doesn't make your skin dry or extra squeaky, but it leaves your face clean and smooth!! You need however to moisturize after! Perfect for normal, combo and oily skin! For dry, it may not be the best. It cleared up my cystic acne, and just brightened my skin in less than one week 😍 I am simply in love❤
Omg yes!!! I have that. I'm particularly annoyed when I come out the shower and there's little white heads around my nose and on my chin. I always take a towel to rub it off (sorry I know I shouldnt) I will buy a cleanser like you said! Goodbye weird skin!!
Yes these build up on the daily, solely on my nose and slowly. I go over it with a tissue coated in salycilic acid and you can see a residue on the tissue. It makes my nose constantly feel bumpy, which is frustrating but thanks to you, I’m doing everything right and my skin is never better! I wash my face with just water, followed by azelaic acid, rosehip oil and spf 50. In the evening I use a gentle fragrance free cleanser, followed by salycilic acid and retinol. I use BHA peel once a week or so and I use benzoyl peroxide x3 times a week as it’s the only thing that has completely stopped the hormonal breakouts on my chin!
Thank you for these amazing videos. I suffer from closed comedones and sebaceous filaments and not a lot of people have the same type of skin as me. Glad I came across your channel.
All these years I thought I had horrible blackheads and whiteheads on my nose then I wWent on Hyrams You tube beach and he told me about these Sebums so glad I finally know
I have slacked off of self care, due to some bad life events but, I’m organizing to take better care of myself, in part, because family and others hope it’s the last thing I ever get to. But, I’ve known about these sebaceous filaments for some time and I definitely have them on my nose. For anyone who isn’t encouraged by thoughts of skincare alone, I can tell you that, whenever I have cleansed my skin well and have at least rid my skins surface of them, my nose has a nicely polished look and feel, that accepts makeup better. It is an ego booster, as opposed to the rather dull and bumpy finish of having sebaceous filaments poking out of your skin.
Christine Nguyen KP plugs aren't as easy to get out as sebaceous filaments nor do they protrude out of pores. I have both on my body! Filaments on my chest, KP on my arms and legs 😒
Miss Jones ! oh my gosh I do too. I can scrape my nails across my back and feel them and sometimes scrape them off like that and they even look like sesame seeds. 😖
Dr Dray, the LaRoche-Posay Effaclar lists perfume (fragrance) as one of its ingredients, and that is the reason I avoid it like the plague. . I use Eucerin Dermo Purifier face wash myself, it has salicylic acid and it is soap and perfume free. Also The Ordinary's leave-on salicylic acid is alcohol free (oil and silicone free) and, naturally, perfume free. And it costs a fraction of what Paula's Choice products cost (also the latter's products tend to use silicone, which my dermatologist does not recommend for oily skin prone to blackheads).
The Effaclar Line from Roche Posay is helpful. After 2 years trying The Ordinary Products incl. Salizylic acid, didn't work for me. Lactic acid was the only one that made my skin visibly better.
I've actually been pleasantly surprised to see sebacious filaments disappearing from my nose this past week from using the equate benzoyl peroxide spot treatment she recommends in other videos. I've always used SA facewash, so not sure why the benzoyl peroxide is helping but I'm happy about it!
I did 3 months of research on your channel. Created a skincarr routine based on the knowledge you shared. Thank you! My skin is amazing!!!!!! I hit 30 feeling better about my skin than at 20 or 25
I don't know if this will help anyone, but I've found an extremely affordable little salicylic acid routine. I purchase the Stridex Alcohol Free Maximum 2% SA pads, cut one of the pads in half, pat it onto clean skin (I find the texture of the pads slightly too abrasive to swipe), wait about 2 minutes, and then wash off with CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. 90 pads come in a container, and with only using half a pad at a time, I can get 180 applications from one $3-$4 container of Stridex. It's glorious.
I used the Paula’s BHA exfoliant daily for 2 years & it never made a difference in my sebaceous filaments. Tretinoin is the only thing that’s made an impact.
As soon as my new tattoo heals completely I'm going to start accutane...looking forward to clear skin for once in my life 😄 I hope it gets rid of large pores too
I have these on my nose. I also struggle with tiny black heads on my chin, area close to my nose on my cheeks and on my nose. I’ve been using the Kate Sommerville acne face cleanser. I love it but it works very minimal. Thanks for such an informative video!
I absolutely adore her. I love her videos on everything, love when her Mom is in the videos when they go shopping and I love her super dry, parched sense of humor. She is brilliant and gorgeous and I’ve watched every single video.
If you are allergic to Salicylic acid (such as myself), you can use a cleansing oil and massage it over your skin and wash it off. Oil attracts oil and after about a week you will notice a huge improvement!!!
I wash my face everyday and have used a salicylic acid exfoliant every night for 6 months. It helped a little in the beginning but for a good while now the situation has been the same it always had. Very prominent sebacious filaments.
I have huuuge nose pores, it makes me insecured, they used to be clogged for 10 years, but now with acids they are empty holes, and even more noticeble.
Hi Dr Dray, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and recommending products we can use. It would be really helpful if there are pictures of these pores as you are explaining :)
My pores literally refill within ONE DAY
SAMEEEeee!!! Omg they're so annoying rite? Does ur nose feels bumpy and rough too?
@@potatoes3212 mine does feel bumpy. Using the cosrx whitehead power essence but so far no effect
Samantha Chong what should i doooo😭💔💔
@@Moonlight-ht4ex we have to keep using salicylic based toner or cleanser I guess. It might take a while
Me too! I recently started using the Paulas Choice 2% salicylic acid toner twice a day & its been 2 full weeks & their gone! Skin completely smooth! I had these on my chin, tons of texture/ irritation on my cheeks, hormonal & 1 or 2 cystic acnes & white heads on my cheeks as well...but not no morreeee! The paulas choice 2% salicylic acid toner literally cleaned out my pores deep down where you can't clean & all that extra sebum & dead skin cells would come to the surface. Then in the morning id rinse my face just with water or if it was too greasy I would just wash it & all this was for only 2 weeks! Its truly transformed my face & will continue to use the 2% salicylic acid toner. You should try it out👍
*Video notes*
- Use 2% salicylic acid face wash
Don’t let it dry - it makes it worse!
- leave for 2 mins only and after rinsing it off , use oil-free moisturiser/moisturising sunscreen
- don’t use spin brush or exfoliating pad - can worsen sebaceous filaments and acne
- retinoid / retinol
Thank you so much :)
Thanks!
Thank u this helped alot
Can I use a salicylic acid cream instead of a face wash?
@@haera7142I’m not a dermatologist, but I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to use it in a cream form, as you’re not supposed to leave it on for long. I hope I helped :)
I literally feel like I’m having more brain cells ever since I found Dr Dray channel. Thank you for being awesome Dr.
same!
Me too! Where has she been all my life????
@@kimcristo FRT! We are lucky. I wish there were doctors like her for everything! This is the future of medicine.
Same
Happy Friday!
I love this lady.. she's single handedly setting quite the high bar for other skincare youtubers.
I just watched a video of Jeffrey star describing himself as a skincare expert. Hahahahaa
I hope dermatologists like Dr Dray doing youtube videos will now put a stop to influencers with no credentials putting out information on skin care. A lot of teenagers will have ruined face if they follow the wrong people
Me: *Washes face with salicylic acid facewash,* *uses Hadalabo humectant & fragrance free moisturizer to prevent transepidermal water loss,* *uses tretinoin,* *wears SPF*
Sebaceous filaments, inflamed acne, clogged pores, blackheads, whiteheads: *Yas.*
hahah sameee tho
Story of my life
Me too!!
Make sure you’re washing your pillowcases weekly and try avoiding touching your face throughout the day as well. 😉
Kingsley Seow
Damn, that sucks. Life sure is unfair sometimes!
**sebaceous filaments exist**
Salicylic acid: I'm bout to end this mans whole career
💀💀💀
Lmao🤣
Haha
Victoria Collins 😂😂😂
Dayum 😂
This is exactly what I have on my chin so annoying! Happy Friday!
Same!
Britney Grey same! And i thought they were whiteheads 😑
Me too! >_< I
Happy Friday!
Same, I HATE them! 🙄
Dr Dray I hope that one day you will develop your own skincare line. I would love for you to develop some sunscreens. Here's hoping 🤞
Yess!!
Omg yes! This👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yaaaasssss!!!!!! 💛💛💛
Sam L love dr dray but a lot of her sunscreen recommendations aren’t friendly on African American women so if she was to come out with a sunscreen I’m hoping she takes into consideration brown girls 🤷🏿♂️
Hell yes!!!
Finally! Maybe beauty UA-camrs will stop calling sebaceous filaments blackheads. Also maybe they will stop saying certain masks pull out comedones when it's only SF.
MICHELLE ROSS 💙
MICHELLE ROSS haha true
MICHELLE ROSS what is SF?
melina morales sebaceous filaments ? I think
Steph Espi yeah now that i look back makes sense thx
Refill in 30 days? More like 30 seconds
🤣😭
Mine just never go away. I don't think it's all that uncommon
Am I the only one who has these around my lips?? Especially on the corners.
Me too
me too
Me tooooo
Me too! I recently started using the Paulas Choice 2% salicylic acid toner twice a day & its been 2 full weeks & their gone! Skin completely smooth! I had these on my chin, tons of texture/ irritation on my cheeks, hormonal & 1 or 2 cystic acnes & white heads on my cheeks as well...but not no morreeee! The paulas choice 2% salicylic acid toner literally cleaned out my pores deep down where you can't clean & all that extra sebum & dead skin cells would come to the surface. Then in the morning id rinse my face just with water or if it was too greasy I would just wash it & all this was for only 2 weeks! Its truly transformed my face & will continue to use the 2% salicylic acid toner. You should try it out👍
Nickiii MaR I might just have to try this! Thanks
I do not believe that after so many years I finally found out what it was and how to deal with it. My skin is dry, but this problem, unfortunately, did not pass me by. Thanks! Now I will know how to deal with it.
I always thought mine were blackheads
@@anapaulapayan8114 I thought so too. I tried using leave on salicylic acid, but it burns terribly and dries my face. In my case, face wash with BHA is miracle. Works slowly but without harming my skin.
@@catherinecatherine5224 please tell me what you use pleaseeeee
@@aprilthomp8866 neutrogena face wash with salicylic acid + azelaic acid (gigi). Since I have dry skin, all this I use only on problem areas
Catherine Catherine has this worked ? I have the same problem as you like I have really dry and sensitive skin. Also , I tried to using leave on salicylic acid ( the Paulas choice one ) and it burns and dries my skin.
The Ordinary 2% salicylic acid leave on product in a gel-like vehicle also very good. No irritation or dryness even to my superssensitive, rosacea-affected skin.
Is it for all the face or just around acne areas?
I didn’t have any irritation but I did not notice it doing ANYTHING. I was sad. 0% efficacy that I was able to note.
@@ayah1541 I only use it on my T-zone. It does seem to clear and shrink my pores quite a bit.
I have been using it for 4 months now and I have seen a huge difference (i suffer from comedonal acne and blackheads & my skin is super oily and sensitive). For the first time in years my face is clear! :))
hi, in what order do you use this? cleanser, moisturizer, then the 2% salicylic acid? just bought it due to acne, but also have rosacea and i’m scared i’m gonna cause a flare!
thank you!:)
Yeah, I sure got those at the sides of my nose. I mostly treat them, by not looking at my skin too closely 😉😎😂
I just take off my glasses, before I do anything skin care related and boom, problem gone!
Rara Avis 💙
I do the same. I do all my skincare without glasses or contacts on.
Never wished i had glasses more lol
self control!
I took some of the mirrors down from my walls because I couldn't walk by without picking my skin. It helps while I work on flexing my self control muscles..
I watch to increase my vocabulary, lol
thanks for watching
Lol yes everyone I know has been saying comedones wrong... I haven't researched this but I truly believe it because Dr. Dray says co-meeee-dones... Sooooo now I know how to say it correctly lololol.
Yessss “trans epidermal waterloss” is my favorite
Same!
alicia Jacobo same 😂
I work in skincare and your reasoning for the salicylic acid wash is exactly why I recommended a short timing mask with salicylic as opposed to a leave on treatment to my client today. She was too dry for those spot treatments. I watch your videos to help me gain further knowledge and fact check. Thanks for the great video!
Derms and estheticians are the same damn thing.
@@legalfictionnaturalfact3969 no they are not.
@@legalfictionnaturalfact3969 dermatologist study for 11 years
@@tamilee9462 you're right. estheticians are less sold out to pharm companies and therefore have more actual knowledge.
@@Hope.endless everyone worth a sh i t at what they do studies her whole life.
I suffer from acne and after watching your videos I changed my skincare routine and got products you recommended and so far I’m seeing a big change! Thank you Dr.Dray!
What does she recommend?
Neutrogena oil free acne wash, neutrogena ultra gentle hydrating cleanser creamy formula, ceraVe moisturizing cream with Hyaluronic acid, olay complete spf 30, aveeno baby sunscreen for sensitive skin and differin. She’s recommended a lot but so far these products have really helped me
can u drop your skincare routine here?
@@pinkmadness3865 you use two different face cleansers and two different sunscreens on your face?
I appreciate that you are a youtuber that pretty much exclusively recommends drug store products. They're always affordable and I love that you're bringing skin health to the masses 🖤🖤 happy Friday and have a good weekend Dr. Dray!!
I wish you could look at my skin and just tell me what the hell is weong 😭
go to a dermatologist
Same. Dermatologists (at least in AZ) aren’t as knowledgeable as Dr. Dray. It’s like they didn’t even go to college. 🥴
kierstin that cost a lot and some dont know what they are talking about and them it becomes a waste of money
@@elviseinstein5944 my life story. Never visit a dermat unless u r 100% sure he/she is the best. I have wasted a lot of money on products & treatments. One will puke once they see my face now.😥😥😭
Have you went to a trained esthetician ?
Although I know what Dr. Dray is talking about, I would appreciate visual aids/pictures in the video when she's taking about SF or different forms of acne.
Thanks! I have been battling these in the creases of my nose for YEARS!
thanks for watching
Yes and I hate wearing foundation because of it, it looks flakey in the nose crease. I kept using my blackhead Whitehead tool and wasnt getting nothing out of it
And they are probably the most delicate part of the skin. A simple exfoliation causes my skin to crack there.
i've been having this problem and never knew what they were called or how to fix them till this vid!! aaahhh!!
Yes!! You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this video, clicked 45 seconds after video was uploaded 😂😂 Thank you Dr.Dray!!!😀
Happy Friday!
I've been waiting for this video too! I found this channel about a month ago and immediately scrolled through all her videos to see if she had made a video on these pesky filaments, happy I didn't have to wait too long.
When certified specialists are UA-camrs ♥️
I recommend you channel to all my friends and family!
When the salesgirls at the counters try to recommend me stuff I don't need, I tell them my " dermatologist" would not approve. Meaning you.
You explain like a calm, caring dermatologist!!! Thank you!
I came back to say thank you 🙏🏾 !! I had really bad Sebaceous Filaments on my chin that were horribly noticeable. I used the CeraVe SA cleanser and I noticed results almost instantaneously.
Thank you, I’m going to try this
meowy definitely try it and stay consistent!
How many times a week do you use the cleanser?
4booky once daily if I feel I need a touch up maybe before I go to bed too. Also I’ve been using witch hazel as a toner which has been helping with overall evenness in skin tone.
JanayxLovexLight do you also use another cleansers or that’s the only cleanser you use?
I have a lot of these all over my chin. I never knew what they were and always assumed they were just really small whiteheads lol. Thank you so much for sharing this information Dr. Dray!
I’ve shown so many of my friends your videos to help them see the science behind the advice. I am forever thankful for the time you take to educate the masses ❤️
This is my new go to channel for skincare as an aesthetician. I just watched your review on sunscreens and it got me up to the drug store in the middle of the night to get a few. You rock!
I am super prone to this and comedones because I have incredibly oily skin. Tretinoin and salicylic acid helps but I've accepted that they're never going to go away lol
Agreed. If I have an event where I want my makeup to look extra smooth, or am just tired of seeing them, I use a pore strip and call it a day👍🏽
Same here girlfriend
Same here my friend. I have super oily skin, even at my age, 41. Salicylic Acid is my friend, I don't know what I would do without it.
Well, you look gorgeous girl so don’t worry about it too much ❤️❤️
Same here girls, but it improves a lot when I have my peelings 🥰
Thank you, Dr. Dray for taking the time to do these videos! I feel so fortunate to have found your channel. You have helped me and my daughter improve our skin care issues so much! Me at 51 and she at 21, obviously, we have different skin care concerns and your product recommendations have been spot on. Thank you again for all you do for your subscribers!
Thank you for watching :) Hope you are having a good week
You’re looking so lively lately, you’re beautiful.
You taught me not to hate salicylic acid!! Thank you! Prior to your videos, I had only known salicylic acid in the form of leave on treatments (from my teen years), and it left me so dry and irritated. So, I’ve avoided it all of these years, just to learn from you that we can use it in the form of a wash that we rinse off for beneficial results! So, again, thank you so much!!
I love that here you get advises based on scientific knowledge about how certain ingredients react with skin. This is what makes these advises different from the ones of beauty gurus.
thanks for watching
My sebaceous filaments are soooo bad on my nose growing up people always told me to wash my face. I’m finally over that but this will help me a lot to reduce the look of them. Thank you!
Ever since I started watching your videos my acne has gone away, and my face is soft for the first time in 8 years. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
Mikaela Argyrakis thanks for watching
She should honestly just start her own skincare line omg
Different skill set
tbh
What she really needs to do is make a website where you can select what afflictions you have and it'll choose what products to buy. Lots of people don't even know what they have, leading to them buying the wrong products, or even ones that conflict with one another, thereby causing more irritation.
I am SO happy you did a video about this. I have been trying to figure out what this is for what seems like forever. I feel like my skin is trying to spew out the gunk in my large pores and not being completely successful. I have fallen behind on remembering to use Differin gel every night, and this is yet ANOTHER reason to use it. I feel like Differin is a holy grail. Thank you for all the info, it really helps!
use tea tree oil. my nose and chin were covered in them until i used REAL, 100% tea tree oil. i covered a cotton swab with it to spot treat my acne and then rubbed it onto the sebaceous filaments. it worked so quick i was shocked. if you have sensitive skin definitely dilute bc it was really tingly.
I’m going to try this!
A meat sauce yay :-) i hope it works out well for you
How about dr. Bronners tea tree oil
I was just in the shower having shower-thoughts and one of them was that I wondered if Dr. Dray has a video on sebaceous filaments because I have struggled with them on my nose since becoming a young adult 😫 and here it is! Awesome!! ☀️
:)
Shower-thoughts. 😂. Been there.
I do my best thinking in the shower
I recently started using the Paulas Choice 2% salicylic acid toner twice a day & its been 2 full weeks & their gone! Skin completely smooth! I had these on my chin, tons of texture/ irritation on my cheeks, hormonal & 1 or 2 cystic acnes & white heads on my cheeks as well...but not no morreeee! The paulas choice 2% salicylic acid toner literally cleaned out my pores deep down where you can't clean & all that extra sebum & dead skin cells would come to the surface. Then in the morning id rinse my face just with water or if it was too greasy I would just wash it & all this was for only 2 weeks! Its truly transformed my face & will continue to use the 2% salicylic acid toner. You should try it out👍
I’ve googled how to get rid of these but always googled whiteheads bcuz I had no idea what they were called. Thanks for uploading this!
Good morning/afternoon Lovelies! Hope everyone is having a fantastic end to the week! 🌸🌼🦋🌱
LA May Thank you and you have a lovely weekend 😎🌺🍃💙
Happy Friday!
Omggggggg I’ve been looking for the names of these things since FOREVER!
THANK YOU😭✨
I've been researching about facial skin alot these days because I've always been acne prone since high school and my face is just flaring up these days. So I wanted to clear my skin up and I stumbled across Dr Dray's videos and these are actually really helpful. I've noticed these "oil clogged pores as I call them" on my chin too. I thought they're white heads. . Also, my forehead has closed comedones (which I just learned from her other video). I guess I just had a really bad skin genetics. I envy people born with just good skin genes because they never have to worry about these things.
Where were you when I was in high school and had no idea what to do/what to use?! I’m so glad I have you now though! You are a wealth of knowledge, thank you so much!
I also have these but I could never find their name. So grateful for this video, thank you!
thanks for watching
I can’t believe I got all this information for free, thank you! Subscribed!
Thank you for your videos and bringing us all back to reality. As consumers we get influenced by marketing into believing all these expensive products will do something magical.
I used to have very oily skin w/acne and I was a face picker. I suspect that I was mistaking sebaceous filaments for blackheads, and making my face worse. After going on Accutane my acne and oiliness cleared, and now in my 40s my skin is dry. I don’t break out anything like I used to, but still have sebaceous filaments around my nose and chin. I am using Paula’s Choice 2% BHA liquid and Azelaic Acid a couple times a week and both help to reduce them. Neither annoys my now dry & sensitive skin. Also I cannot say enough what a HUGE difference just leaving your skin alone makes. It’s tempting to squeeze those suckers out, but trust me, it’s not worth the constant cycle of injuring and healing your skin.
I know you recommend avoiding leave-on SA products, but CosRX Blackhead Power Liquid is the BEST thing that has ever happened to my nose! It has both salicylic acid and hyaluronic acid. It's sooooo gentle and effective! Love it! It took about a week for it to work at first, but now if I go one day without it the blackheads and sebaceous filaments (thanks for the new vocab term, BTW!) come right back.
That's because it's not SA but betain salicylate which doesn't cause irritation as much.
MagicalKid would you still recommend it? I want to try a CosRX product but don't know where to start
this is just the second vid in her channel that i watched but i feel like she's literally summarized my whole life in two videos: sebaceous filaments. i'm crying. been struggling with this for a long time.
i love how everytime you watch one of dr.drays videos you always end up expanding your knowledge, her channel truly is one of a kind ❤️
Paula's Choice BHA works so well. It kept my skin clear and even. I need to order more. I was using Neutrogena salicylic acid grapefruit wash. My cheeks broke out in painful bumps. That was only from a few days of using. Definitely going back to Paula's Choice. Thank you for all the information.
I have used Paula’s choice BHA and differin, and while both helped my overall complexion, nothing has gotten rid of sebaceous filaments. I don’t struggle with acne at all, but this is my cross to bear, apparently 🤷♀️ Great video, tho!!! 💗
Same here. Sebaceous filaments aren't going anywhere, and I've found that some actives actually make them look more prominent. Less is more, imo.
@@watsappenin2865 stay strong, it gets better
These always make my foundation look terrible on my nose and chin areas! I always thought they were whiteheads that wouldn't go away. Thank you for educating us!
This is how I know you’re a good dermatologist... you have the skin of baby.
FootSoldier66 and the face of a monster
Liz Bee that monster you’re seeing is in your cold blooded heart, my dear.
Liz Bee she’s so pretty, are you blind?? 🤨
Liz Bee wow, how superficial.
Liz Bee she is VERY pretty
This works so well! I’ve been trying for years to get rid of the awful texture of my skin!
I have had this on my chin for years and never knew what it was. It was super frustrating to try everything to get rid of it, to no avail. With your recommendation of the Effaclar, it is finally starting to clear. Ive also ditched my Clarisonic, and i believe my skin has veen much happier. Thank you so much for the great info!!
Thank you so much, all these years I’ve been thinking these were stubborn white heads. Now thanks to you I know how to tackle them.
When people make videos of themselves using pore strips and show the used strip with all the white bits on it, I think what mostly comes off is this stuff, not blackheads. There are always people arguing over it in the comments, lmao, it made me curious if there was anything happening there or not. It's nice to know there are better options for handling this than a god-awful nose pore strip.
Best BHA cleanser for the ingredients, benefits and quantity that is acne fighting and anti aging : D'Alba piedmont gel cleanser. It is cruelty free, fungal acne safe and has the perfect ph : 5.5!! It is mild and doesn't make your skin dry or extra squeaky, but it leaves your face clean and smooth!! You need however to moisturize after! Perfect for normal, combo and oily skin! For dry, it may not be the best. It cleared up my cystic acne, and just brightened my skin in less than one week 😍 I am simply in love❤
Omg yes!!! I have that. I'm particularly annoyed when I come out the shower and there's little white heads around my nose and on my chin. I always take a towel to rub it off (sorry I know I shouldnt) I will buy a cleanser like you said! Goodbye weird skin!!
Yes these build up on the daily, solely on my nose and slowly. I go over it with a tissue coated in salycilic acid and you can see a residue on the tissue.
It makes my nose constantly feel bumpy, which is frustrating but thanks to you, I’m doing everything right and my skin is never better!
I wash my face with just water, followed by azelaic acid, rosehip oil and spf 50.
In the evening I use a gentle fragrance free cleanser, followed by salycilic acid and retinol. I use BHA peel once a week or so and I use benzoyl peroxide x3 times a week as it’s the only thing that has completely stopped the hormonal breakouts on my chin!
Thank you for these amazing videos. I suffer from closed comedones and sebaceous filaments and not a lot of people have the same type of skin as me. Glad I came across your channel.
Same
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR WHAT THOSE LITTLE IRRITATING BUNPS ON MY SKIN FOR YEARS THANK YOU SO MUCH I CAN FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
I wish they weren't so fun to squeeze on your nose 🤣
I'm guilty 🤣
Squeezes mine AND the guy's LOL
Addicting I hate it
Just squeezed some out right now
😂😂😂 yeah
All these years I thought I had horrible blackheads and whiteheads on my nose then I wWent on Hyrams You tube beach and he told me about these Sebums so glad I finally know
Are these the same ones at the chin? Right below the lower lip?
Amelia Khairi
Yes. She showed a pic in the beginning.
I have slacked off of self care, due to some bad life events but, I’m organizing to take better care of myself, in part, because family and others hope it’s the last thing I ever get to.
But, I’ve known about these sebaceous filaments for some time and I definitely have them on my nose.
For anyone who isn’t encouraged by thoughts of skincare alone, I can tell you that, whenever I have cleansed my skin well and have at least rid my skins surface of them, my nose has a nicely polished look and feel, that accepts makeup better. It is an ego booster, as opposed to the rather dull and bumpy finish of having sebaceous filaments poking out of your skin.
I get these “seeds” (they remind me of sesame seeds) all over my body. Not just face
I think its keratosis pilaris.
Christine Nguyen KP plugs aren't as easy to get out as sebaceous filaments nor do they protrude out of pores. I have both on my body! Filaments on my chest, KP on my arms and legs 😒
Miss Jones ! oh my gosh I do too. I can scrape my nails across my back and feel them and sometimes scrape them off like that and they even look like sesame seeds. 😖
Use a washcloth to bathe
You're probably referring to milia
Dr. Dray is solving all the skin mysteries!!
I can spend hours with tweezers pulling these plugs out of my pores. Very entertaining for me.
I love u. Haha
Same
Gold 🤷🏾♀️
Lorna Donnelly omg is that actually a thing? Lol
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I can do this for hoursssssss. Love when they come out in one whole plug
THANK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
FINALLY-all the videos that you tubers make are for black or white heads only
For decades I thought they were white heads. 🙀 You are the first dermatologist to tell me exactly what they are.
Dr Dray, the LaRoche-Posay Effaclar lists perfume (fragrance) as one of its ingredients, and that is the reason I avoid it like the plague. . I use Eucerin Dermo Purifier face wash myself, it has salicylic acid and it is soap and perfume free. Also The Ordinary's leave-on salicylic acid is alcohol free (oil and silicone free) and, naturally, perfume free. And it costs a fraction of what Paula's Choice products cost (also the latter's products tend to use silicone, which my dermatologist does not recommend for oily skin prone to blackheads).
I love this channel finally somebody that breaks it down for you!
thanks for watching
I have them on my nose and I have been calling them blackheads. Thank you Dr Dray for sharing your knowledge on this.
The Effaclar Line from Roche Posay is helpful. After 2 years trying The Ordinary Products incl. Salizylic acid, didn't work for me. Lactic acid was the only one that made my skin visibly better.
I've actually been pleasantly surprised to see sebacious filaments disappearing from my nose this past week from using the equate benzoyl peroxide spot treatment she recommends in other videos. I've always used SA facewash, so not sure why the benzoyl peroxide is helping but I'm happy about it!
I have them on my nose and they’re so visible it makes me insecure. Thank you for this
Same
Same
I did 3 months of research on your channel. Created a skincarr routine based on the knowledge you shared. Thank you! My skin is amazing!!!!!! I hit 30 feeling better about my skin than at 20 or 25
Glad to hear!
this actually works, holy cow! Been trying to clear them up for years, and keeping it on for a few minutes really dissolves them! Thank you so much!!
Legit Garbage which of the products do you use?
I don't know if this will help anyone, but I've found an extremely affordable little salicylic acid routine. I purchase the Stridex Alcohol Free Maximum 2% SA pads, cut one of the pads in half, pat it onto clean skin (I find the texture of the pads slightly too abrasive to swipe), wait about 2 minutes, and then wash off with CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser. 90 pads come in a container, and with only using half a pad at a time, I can get 180 applications from one $3-$4 container of Stridex. It's glorious.
I used the Paula’s BHA exfoliant daily for 2 years & it never made a difference in my sebaceous filaments. Tretinoin is the only thing that’s made an impact.
As soon as my new tattoo heals completely I'm going to start accutane...looking forward to clear skin for once in my life 😄 I hope it gets rid of large pores too
I have these on my nose. I also struggle with tiny black heads on my chin, area close to my nose on my cheeks and on my nose. I’ve been using the Kate Sommerville acne face cleanser. I love it but it works very minimal. Thanks for such an informative video!
I learn more with you teaching me than with other youtube channels! I didn't realized I had 'SEBACEOUS FILAMENTS' until I watched your video!
Your cheeks look GREAT!
I absolutely adore her. I love her videos on everything, love when her Mom is in the videos when they go shopping and I love her super dry, parched sense of humor. She is brilliant and gorgeous and I’ve watched every single video.
:)
Your skin is amazing omg. It makes sense because you’re a dermatologist. Ugh I’m jealous. Love your channel!
If you are allergic to Salicylic acid (such as myself), you can use a cleansing oil and massage it over your skin and wash it off. Oil attracts oil and after about a week you will notice a huge improvement!!!
I wash my face everyday and have used a salicylic acid exfoliant every night for 6 months. It helped a little in the beginning but for a good while now the situation has been the same it always had. Very prominent sebacious filaments.
I have huuuge nose pores, it makes me insecured, they used to be clogged for 10 years, but now with acids they are empty holes, and even more noticeble.
Innerview I feel your pain
Hi Dr Dray, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and recommending products we can use. It would be really helpful if there are pictures of these pores as you are explaining :)
Thank you so much I’ve tried researching them for years now and there’s no resource that deeply explains them
I have these on my chin, and around my cheeks. When I use foundation and it's sunny outside you can definitely notice them.
I’ve been wondering for years what these were on my nose! Thank, you for clarifying.
hey dr. dray, can you talk about beard care in one of your future videos for your male subscribers???
Oily skin sucks but oily skin tends to age better. So that is a plus!