I agree I found this line a few months ago I can’t praise this brand enough this is an amazing line I’m 56 and my whole life I never took care of my skin and spent way to much time in the sun in my 20’s and I love love love this line my skin looks amazing and feel great soft and fine lines are minimal now thank you g&g pls don’t stop making this line
@@aquana lol Hungarian here! It may be because we need some reassurance from outside the country that these products are actually good and ppl don’t just say it because it’s a HuNgArIaN bRaNd 😂😂 at least that’s why I’m here
I definitely recommend this cosmetic brand. It's minimalistic, affordable, transparent. You know what you paying for and it's definitely worth to try. Retinal, Niacinamide and Vitamin C serum was beyond my expectations. All of their serums have light-weigh formulas, so they absorb in second. Not greasy, oily or silicone feeling. Super light and efficient. Jelly joker is gentle, soothing and soft cleanser. I also tried their Azelaic acid. 👍👌 Everything is great, effective and super affordable. 👌👍I can say it's better than The Ordinary for same price.
I started to use skincare products a couple of months ago and I'm using the cleanser, the vitamin C, the A-game and the Cheer Up 6% Mandelic + BHA Liquid from the brand. I'm really satisfied with the products (however I'm not too experienced with other products). The biggest advantage for me that they are fungal acne safe products and helped me with the tiny bumps! 100% recommended! :)
I love G&G! They also produce the C-Glow I think weekly so it's freshly made. I just opened a bottle that I purchased two months ago and it's still clear - so I'm confident in how fresh their LAA serums are! I will try the cleanser next based on your review :)
I always come back to your videos when I want to learn more about a brand, because I know your reviews are super thorough, thoughtful, and about a wide range of the products within the brand. Thank you!
LOVE your videos and your in depth look at ingredients and actually testing the products! I'd REALLY appreciate some time stamps, I think I can speak for many of your other viewers too! keep up the great work!💚
Yay! Thank you for doing my video suggestion. I was so happy when I saw it pop up. It’s so cool that you’re so excited about the brand. I’m definitely going to try the jelly cleanser after seeing how much you love it, and probably the niacinamide serum too.😍
Actually fragrance and essential oils don't really do anything to the product than making it smell nice so they really don't need to be within a product for it to work. And a lot of people are sensitive (like for example me) or even allergic to fragrance or essential oil compounds (Limonene, Linalool,...). So we appreciate every brand who doesn't put fragrance into their products. Also citrus oils actually make the skin more sensitive to sun damage, so they do have an actual downside. That doesn't make them straight up toxic but because of that they just aren't really the thing you want to have in your skincare. Sidenote: if you still want to use a product with citrus oils sunscreen is a must (just like with exfoiliants). Fragrance in general and essential oils especially also increase the risk of contact dermatitis or developing a sensitivity against them. So the truth is: in comparison to clean beauty fear mongering about potentially carcenogenic ingredients with shady studies as proof, leaving out fragrance and essential oils actually has a reason. And leaving them out doesn't change or worsen the product as for example leaving out preservatives because they are "bad" and as a result using an unsafe product. Notice also that clean beauty products often use essential oils because they are "natural" and even advertise their products with slogans "without synthetic fragrance"...
The hyaluronic acid serums they make are amazing especially the HA5 Rich serum it’s this amazing blend cocktail including incredible moisturising tremella and panthenol. Leaves skin with this deep down moisture that plumps not dries the skin
I've heard their azelaic acid serum is amazing. I'm waiting to use up what I have before ordering with geek and gorgeous. Love how fresh their vitamin c is! Made weekly! NoBSbeauty talks about them a lot. So glad to hear more good things about them. :)
dr Sam's flawless cleanser is exactly like this cleanser as well, only slightly thicker. It's completely non-foaming and even claims to remove makeup! would be interesting to see if it removes your makeup in one cleanse as dr Sam advises against double cleansing
Hi in case if you interested the Geek and Gorgeous jelly joker broke my sensitive skin, beside my husband has very tolerant skin even he started breaking up
Literally have been so wanting to try this brand and this is exactly what I needed to do it! 😂 As always thanks a bunch for such a raw, honest and amazing review! Much love 💕
I ordered the A-Game on November 8th and got it today, all the way from Hungary, 3 days later! Amazing! I use tretinoin on my face but got this to use on my neck, since it won't tolerate the tretinoin. Can't wait to try it!
I have .02% tretinoin right now and would like to use the A game just like you, on my neck. What percentage did you get? And how does it compare to your tret?
@@anitamiko9975 I'm using the 0.5% every other night at the moment (I use AHA on alternate nights) and it's causing no irritation at all. Obviously not seeing any results yet but all I can say is the it doesn't irritate my neck while tretinoin did, even at the lowest strength. HTH
Would u plz tell me if tht serum turned into a yellowish color after getting shipped.Its said that it must be kept in fridge but on the way of shipping will it get spoiled?
YES, please do a comparison! I just finished The Ordinary one too, and I was considering this one instead, hoping the formulation will suit me better...
I really didn’t need any more skin care products but abbey sold me on them! And just to add, I think everyone should have a good hydrating toner if you use tretinoin in their routine. I love tony moly mochi toner❤️
Would you recommend the A-Game to someone who has sensitive skin and never tried a retinol/retinal product? I would maybe start using it once a week and then try to upgrade it if my skin allows it. Loved the video and review :) Thanks for all the information.
Hi I just wanted to weigh in here that retinal by nature is superior and is much more gentle than other forms of Vitamin A, so it’s perfect for newbies!! Just stick with the lower .05% and increase slowly! Good luck!
I use the A game 5 and I have no problem at all. My skin is on the dry side and I apply a thick moisturiser afterwards. You can also use an hydrating serum and / or niacinamide before so the retinal is in sandwich and thus it helps if you have sensitive skin. I would say that the “problem” might come from their vitamin C as it’s very potent : do not use it every day but build it up and see where your tolerance is. I used it everyday but after a while my cheeks were not liking it (maybe it’s because we are in winter ?). Now I use the C glow every 2 or 3 days. I still want to continue to use it as it is well formulated with real vitamin C at an affordable price. So I would advice to try the A game (but also their other products including the c glow, the HA, the B Bomb, the stress less)
I really want to try this. Mainly because the ingredients in all of the other retinal serums and creams I found would not work for my skin. This one seems like it would be the least likely to cause a reaction. However, I'm bummed out that they are out of stock due to supply issues. Hopefully that gets dealt with soon.
Too bad it didn't include a sunscreen. Today I received the purito comfy water mineral sunscreen and it is the WORST sunscreen I have ever tried, it PEELS like crazy 😤😭😭 so still in the search for the perfect mineral sunscreen!! Any suggestions??
Great video!! I have been hearing about this brand for a while and I think I'm gonna give it a try. I'm really interested in the cleanser and the retinal product but wondering if the cleanser would leave a residue behind like the hydrating cleanser from Cerave, which I can't stand for that reason.
Some people do want to avoid some of those ingredients as mentioned and not always unnecessarily! Sulfates and silicones aren't always friendly to other hair textures (skin is not as much of a concern and I like my silicones there). Phthalates and parabens even have mainstream fertility doctors concerned and many are recommending avoidance. I really don't think their statement promoted fear at all but rather considers consumer demands and shares their perspective. I appreciate it as someone who would rather err on the safe side given there are some concerning studies on some of these ingredients, especially during pregnancy.
I've tried their niacinamide serum and it breaks me out 😭 I've turned it into a body serum now, I think the high percentage of niacinamide might be the problem for me as most studies show it effective at 2-5%
@@imke1398As a serum yes; in moisturizers no. Also niacinamide doesn't cause purging, percentages higher than 5% of niacinamide may cause irritation to some people.
So I really want to get this cleanser but can I use the cerave moisturizer with it? I just don't know what's better to stick with just 1 brand or have 1 brand cleanser and 1 brand moisturizer?
Happy Friday!! Quick question- Have you ever tried Albolene cleansing balm? Would love to hear your opinion on it! I use Clinique take the day off balm, but am looking for a cheaper alternative. I also struggle with extremely reactive and sensitive skin, so I am a little nervous to try something new!
I do not have access to a dermatologist and I’m going through something that I’m hoping you/someone reading this could give me advice on. To start off I’ve always have had pretty good skin. Around a year and a half ago I had been getting acne on my forehead a lot. I started using acne treatments but I think I had been using it too much and it ended up drying out my forehead. Now when I sweat/ shower my forehead has tons of dead skin all over it and feels rough. I tried doing research and I got that I had most likely damaged my skin barrier? I went to find ingredients to look for what was good for helping that. I ended up using the Cera ve daily moisturizer for around a week straight and I definitely felt like it helped with the dryness and my forehead was starting to feel kinda smooth again! But with this week of using it throughout the day my forehead would burn so bad and get red. I didn’t think it was from the moisturizer at first because I tried this same moisturizer around summer time and never hada reaction like this. Anyways I kept using it then one day right after I put it on my forehead got all red and blotchy. I decided I needed to stop using it because I didn’t think that was normal. But now I’m stuck and don’t know what product to use! :( I don’t know if this was an allergic reaction or what. I’m really confused.
It sounds like you messed up your skin barrier so now your skin is dehydrated and irritated by almost everything. Good news, is that you can fix it, bad news is that you shouldn't use any "active"ingredients treatments (like retinal, etc.) because it could overwhelm your skin. Look into stuff with ceramides, anti-oxidants, panthenol, allantoin, probiotics and all that good stuff so your skin barrier can be fixed and rescued. Dr Dray (here on youtube) has many good recomendations. I'm actually using a lot of k-Beauty because I messed up my skin barrier too and moisturuzers were not helping. If you'd like to get some good recomendations I'd visit @kelly driscoll channel and @beauty within channel (they have many great recomendations!). What I'm using now is the Good cera Mist as a toner from Holika Holika, the snail96 essence from COSRX, the Purito Green level serum (it has centella asiatica super good for calming the skin, the unscented version is the best), and Neogen Probiotics youth repair emulsion as a moisturizer. In a week I could already feel that my skin was way better, and all the dry skin patches disappeared. I buy them on Yesstyle (there are many discount codes also that you can use to save some extra money). Hope it helps!
@@Lemugisa Thank you so much!! I was actually looking into the vanicream moisturizer?... just because my skin is sooo sensitive at the moment. I thought I could use that for awhile at least until the sensitivity goes down then eventually go in to a moisturizer with like ceramides and all that. I don’t know I just thought since i couldn’t even do the cera ve lotion because I’m so sensitive then maybe I could try vanicream ? I have no clue if that’s even a good plan that I have? & Thank you so much for your input!!
@Haley H Hi Haley! I have never heard of Vanicream (I live in Spain and it's not a thing here), so I cannot give you any advice on that. Maybe it's good, but I'm not familiar with the ingredients list it has. But you can try to look at the ingredients and see if it has any essential oils or anything that could cause inflamation or trigger fungal acne (there's a bunch of ingredients for those). If you want dermatological advice from a professional, I really recommend Dr. Dray here on youtube, she's a dermatologist and she makes in depth reviews about many skincare products and gives a looot of good advice regarding skincare and inexpensive and effective products. I just watched today a video of hers about " why cerave doesn't work on everyone", as many people says it stings and creates allergy-like reactions on them (she also posted alternative creams and moisturizers that could work if that's your case), maybe you get some answers there. For me I'd say the Good Cera mist and the Probiotics youth emulsion from Neogen are the ones that worked quicker (I actually wasn't expecting much from them, As I never thought mists could make such a difference), but the essence and serum did an amazing job giving my skin the water it needed because it was super parched and dehydrated. I got them for 10€ and 16€ each one, and after a month and a half, I still have like 1/2 the mist and 3/4 of the moisturizer left (they usually go on sale every other week). If you are trying to budget, maybe something like Aveeno eczema therapy or First aid kit (also has oats) would be a good option. If you want to try something K-beauty, Pyunkang Yul has decent sized products, with a very clean list of ingredients, that are quite well priced. For me, once I started to build again my skin barrier, I could feel how it was drinking all the hydration I was giving it!
Hey, Im new susbscriber! If may I ask waht is you’re favorite vitamin C and potent? Excuse my grammar my first language is not English. Love you’re channel!!!!
I wanted to know your thoughts on the “Cheer Up” and “Calm Down” exfoilators??? Those were the main products I was interested in purchasing from this brand
Do you know the shelf life of the vitamin c serum and retinal serum? I was wondering if they were good for 6 months, 12 months, etc. Thanks! I absolutely love your channel
Someone in another comment section said the vitamin-c serum lasted them 3 months before oxidizing. On the G&G website it says the serum lasts a couple of months if un-opened, and then once opened, 6-weeks at room temperature and at least 3 months if kept in the fridge.
But cleansers are most of time not made for that reason! They clean your skin but that can be hard when there is (waterproof) make-up and sunscreen on it. You should clean those off first with a balm or oil cleanser
Its a hungarian brand, its funder is Judit Rácz, who first had a blog creammania (krémmánia) and her whole point was to make a brand thats local that has no harmful things in, because for a long time here u could only buy vegan and fragrance free stuff from abroad or from big international brands, and the creams that were advertised and easily found here were full of parfume and other stuff such as clinique, nivea, clear skin... Then she and one other cofunder made the site skinsmart, which is one of the 1st sites in Hungary where u can ONLY buy fragrance free, cruelty free smart beauty, skincare products, here u can also purchase their own brand Geek&Gorgeous which she could make with the help of the big brand Helia-D. Helia-D isnt cruelty free, but the two brand is seperate, they just helped her, gave a place to be able to make her own line. So no. G&G isnt french.
Yes, it's a Hungarian brand and we proud of it! ❤️ The founder is a very nice and intelligent woman: Judit Rácz. 🇭🇺
I’m so glad more and more people are finding out about this wonderful brand!
it's great 😊
I agree I found this line a few months ago I can’t praise this brand enough this is an amazing line I’m 56 and my whole life I never took care of my skin and spent way to much time in the sun in my 20’s and I love love love this line my skin looks amazing and feel great soft and fine lines are minimal now thank you g&g pls don’t stop making this line
Hi Abbey, I'm from Hungary, and I love this brand too! It's soo cheap yet affective.
Hungarians all over every G&G product review video lol. Bojler eladó!
amazing!
@@aquana lol Hungarian here! It may be because we need some reassurance from outside the country that these products are actually good and ppl don’t just say it because it’s a HuNgArIaN bRaNd 😂😂 at least that’s why I’m here
@@zsofiazrubka8371 Relatable lol
Hungarian here, love this brand :DD
I definitely recommend this cosmetic brand. It's minimalistic, affordable, transparent. You know what you paying for and it's definitely worth to try. Retinal, Niacinamide and Vitamin C serum was beyond my expectations. All of their serums have light-weigh formulas, so they absorb in second. Not greasy, oily or silicone feeling. Super light and efficient. Jelly joker is gentle, soothing and soft cleanser. I also tried their Azelaic acid. 👍👌 Everything is great, effective and super affordable. 👌👍I can say it's better than The Ordinary for same price.
I started to use skincare products a couple of months ago and I'm using the cleanser, the vitamin C, the A-game and the Cheer Up 6% Mandelic + BHA Liquid from the brand. I'm really satisfied with the products (however I'm not too experienced with other products). The biggest advantage for me that they are fungal acne safe products and helped me with the tiny bumps! 100% recommended! :)
I love G&G! They also produce the C-Glow I think weekly so it's freshly made. I just opened a bottle that I purchased two months ago and it's still clear - so I'm confident in how fresh their LAA serums are! I will try the cleanser next based on your review :)
I always come back to your videos when I want to learn more about a brand, because I know your reviews are super thorough, thoughtful, and about a wide range of the products within the brand. Thank you!
LOVE your videos and your in depth look at ingredients and actually testing the products! I'd REALLY appreciate some time stamps, I think I can speak for many of your other viewers too! keep up the great work!💚
Yay! Thank you for doing my video suggestion. I was so happy when I saw it pop up. It’s so cool that you’re so excited about the brand. I’m definitely going to try the jelly cleanser after seeing how much you love it, and probably the niacinamide serum too.😍
Actually fragrance and essential oils don't really do anything to the product than making it smell nice so they really don't need to be within a product for it to work.
And a lot of people are sensitive (like for example me) or even allergic to fragrance or essential oil compounds (Limonene, Linalool,...). So we appreciate every brand who doesn't put fragrance into their products.
Also citrus oils actually make the skin more sensitive to sun damage, so they do have an actual downside. That doesn't make them straight up toxic but because of that they just aren't really the thing you want to have in your skincare. Sidenote: if you still want to use a product with citrus oils sunscreen is a must (just like with exfoiliants).
Fragrance in general and essential oils especially also increase the risk of contact dermatitis or developing a sensitivity against them.
So the truth is: in comparison to clean beauty fear mongering about potentially carcenogenic ingredients with shady studies as proof, leaving out fragrance and essential oils actually has a reason. And leaving them out doesn't change or worsen the product as for example leaving out preservatives because they are "bad" and as a result using an unsafe product. Notice also that clean beauty products often use essential oils because they are "natural" and even advertise their products with slogans "without synthetic fragrance"...
Well said!! I'm also allergic to fragrance. I can't understand why more brands don't formulate products without, it's really annoying!
The hyaluronic acid serums they make are amazing especially the HA5 Rich serum it’s this amazing blend cocktail including incredible moisturising tremella and panthenol. Leaves skin with this deep down moisture that plumps not dries the skin
I've heard their azelaic acid serum is amazing. I'm waiting to use up what I have before ordering with geek and gorgeous. Love how fresh their vitamin c is! Made weekly! NoBSbeauty talks about them a lot. So glad to hear more good things about them. :)
dr Sam's flawless cleanser is exactly like this cleanser as well, only slightly thicker. It's completely non-foaming and even claims to remove makeup! would be interesting to see if it removes your makeup in one cleanse as dr Sam advises against double cleansing
Hi in case if you interested the Geek and Gorgeous jelly joker broke my sensitive skin, beside my husband has very tolerant skin even he started breaking up
I just heard about this new brand and it sounds so exciting. Thank you for reviewing their products! Can't wait to try out the products!
wow I've never heard of this brand but I'm definitely going to look into them. Thank you for this great in depth review!!
This is so great! All of it! Very curious about this brand now and appreciate their philosophy
Been eyeing up the vitamin C, niacinamide and retinal serums for a while 👀
Great picks
Literally have been so wanting to try this brand and this is exactly what I needed to do it! 😂 As always thanks a bunch for such a raw, honest and amazing review!
Much love 💕
I ordered the A-Game on November 8th and got it today, all the way from Hungary, 3 days later! Amazing! I use tretinoin on my face but got this to use on my neck, since it won't tolerate the tretinoin. Can't wait to try it!
that's amazing shipping time! yes love this for the neck as well
I have .02% tretinoin right now and would like to use the A game just like you, on my neck. What percentage did you get? And how does it compare to your tret?
@@anitamiko9975 I'm using the 0.5% every other night at the moment (I use AHA on alternate nights) and it's causing no irritation at all. Obviously not seeing any results yet but all I can say is the it doesn't irritate my neck while tretinoin did, even at the lowest strength. HTH
Would u plz tell me if tht serum turned into a yellowish color after getting shipped.Its said that it must be kept in fridge but on the way of shipping will it get spoiled?
I absolutely love this brand. Jelly Joker is the best clenser I have tried
YES, please do a comparison! I just finished The Ordinary one too, and I was considering this one instead, hoping the formulation will suit me better...
Judit Rácz is one of the creators of Incidecoder. She has also created Skinsmart, Geek & Gorgeous and Krémmánia
I really didn’t need any more skin care products but abbey sold me on them! And just to add, I think everyone should have a good hydrating toner if you use tretinoin in their routine. I love tony moly mochi toner❤️
Would you recommend the A-Game to someone who has sensitive skin and never tried a retinol/retinal product? I would maybe start using it once a week and then try to upgrade it if my skin allows it. Loved the video and review :) Thanks for all the information.
Hi I just wanted to weigh in here that retinal by nature is superior and is much more gentle than other forms of Vitamin A, so it’s perfect for newbies!! Just stick with the lower .05% and increase slowly! Good luck!
I use the A game 5 and I have no problem at all. My skin is on the dry side and I apply a thick moisturiser afterwards. You can also use an hydrating serum and / or niacinamide before so the retinal is in sandwich and thus it helps if you have sensitive skin. I would say that the “problem” might come from their vitamin C as it’s very potent : do not use it every day but build it up and see where your tolerance is.
I used it everyday but after a while my cheeks were not liking it (maybe it’s because we are in winter ?). Now I use the C glow every 2 or 3 days. I still want to continue to use it as it is well formulated with real vitamin C at an affordable price.
So I would advice to try the A game (but also their other products including the c glow, the HA, the B Bomb, the stress less)
Can you tell me which one is better for acne and dark spots? Medik8 Retinal10 or Geek Gorgeous 0,1?
Year ltr. Are you still loving the jelly joker cleanser? I still hear such good things about it and c . Want to get my hands on them
I really want to try this. Mainly because the ingredients in all of the other retinal serums and creams I found would not work for my skin. This one seems like it would be the least likely to cause a reaction. However, I'm bummed out that they are out of stock due to supply issues. Hopefully that gets dealt with soon.
My skin didn’t like A-Game Retinal at all Have been using Avene and thought I’d mix it up and this one is a big No from me
Congrats on 50k, Abbey!
Your skin look soo amazing
Hi :) Does the jelly cleanser remove spf or would you advise to use an oil/balm cleanser and then the jelly cleanser to remove spf?
its better for two step cleansing
💛💛💛 I would love to see the exfoliate line for this brand 💛💛💛
I think a fun video might be your wish list of holiday collections/kits 😊🎄
Too bad it didn't include a sunscreen. Today I received the purito comfy water mineral sunscreen and it is the WORST sunscreen I have ever tried, it PEELS like crazy 😤😭😭 so still in the search for the perfect mineral sunscreen!! Any suggestions??
I heard the Replenix Sheer one is amazing.
I use the ultrasun mineral face one! Have been loving it for a while now and it’s pretty afforable where I live (Belgium).
Amazing!! Abbey, do you think the xylitol also helps kill bacteria? My mouthwash has that ingredient because it's been proven to kill gingivitis.
Congrats on 50k, friend!
This cleanser gave me worst reaction. My face is burning and itching.
Happy Weekend, Abbey!❤️❤️❤️❤️
So awesome cause I just received a few serums and hydration bomb from them!
Hey Abbey, I hope your keeping well 💓! How did you come across this brand? Do you like this cleanser over the Cerave Cleanser?
Great video!! I have been hearing about this brand for a while and I think I'm gonna give it a try. I'm really interested in the cleanser and the retinal product but wondering if the cleanser would leave a residue behind like the hydrating cleanser from Cerave, which I can't stand for that reason.
I hope you love it! I don’t have a residue with this
So excited about this review.
Some people do want to avoid some of those ingredients as mentioned and not always unnecessarily! Sulfates and silicones aren't always friendly to other hair textures (skin is not as much of a concern and I like my silicones there). Phthalates and parabens even have mainstream fertility doctors concerned and many are recommending avoidance. I really don't think their statement promoted fear at all but rather considers consumer demands and shares their perspective. I appreciate it as someone who would rather err on the safe side given there are some concerning studies on some of these ingredients, especially during pregnancy.
Have you tried the Stress less, aPAD and HA 5 Rich from geek and gorgeous? Should do a review on those as well.
YASSS 🙌🏻 !! More Geek and Gorgeous please. 💝
Could you do a face self tanner review video?
It's a hungarian brand yes, and it is wonderful. It's like The Ordinary only much better. 😉
Love it!
I've tried their niacinamide serum and it breaks me out 😭
I've turned it into a body serum now, I think the high percentage of niacinamide might be the problem for me as most studies show it effective at 2-5%
Dang such a bummer 🙁
@@AbbeyYung honestly, I wanted to love it so much 😭
Was it your first time using Niacinamide? Because ‘purging’ is normal at first with this ingredient.
@@imke1398As a serum yes; in moisturizers no. Also niacinamide doesn't cause purging, percentages higher than 5% of niacinamide may cause irritation to some people.
calm down exfoliant?? i was so pumped and you dont review it ...
iam sad
Me too... PHA’s are supposed to be great but there’s not many (well formulated) products on the market, so I was eager to hear a review...
Please consider a Face Theory brand review.
So I really want to get this cleanser but can I use the cerave moisturizer with it? I just don't know what's better to stick with just 1 brand or have 1 brand cleanser and 1 brand moisturizer?
Hi! Do you use retinol at night and vitamin C in the morning? Thanks 😘
Yes!
Happy Friday!! Quick question- Have you ever tried Albolene cleansing balm? Would love to hear your opinion on it! I use Clinique take the day off balm, but am looking for a cheaper alternative. I also struggle with extremely reactive and sensitive skin, so I am a little nervous to try something new!
Would you reccomend using both bb and ha rich 5 ? In the same routine? :D
I do not have access to a dermatologist and I’m going through something that I’m hoping you/someone reading this could give me advice on. To start off I’ve always have had pretty good skin. Around a year and a half ago I had been getting acne on my forehead a lot. I started using acne treatments but I think I had been using it too much and it ended up drying out my forehead. Now when I sweat/ shower my forehead has tons of dead skin all over it and feels rough. I tried doing research and I got that I had most likely damaged my skin barrier? I went to find ingredients to look for what was good for helping that. I ended up using the Cera ve daily moisturizer for around a week straight and I definitely felt like it helped with the dryness and my forehead was starting to feel kinda smooth again! But with this week of using it throughout the day my forehead would burn so bad and get red. I didn’t think it was from the moisturizer at first because I tried this same moisturizer around summer time and never hada reaction like this. Anyways I kept using it then one day right after I put it on my forehead got all red and blotchy. I decided I needed to stop using it because I didn’t think that was normal. But now I’m stuck and don’t know what product to use! :(
I don’t know if this was an allergic reaction or what. I’m really confused.
It sounds like you messed up your skin barrier so now your skin is dehydrated and irritated by almost everything. Good news, is that you can fix it, bad news is that you shouldn't use any "active"ingredients treatments (like retinal, etc.) because it could overwhelm your skin. Look into stuff with ceramides, anti-oxidants, panthenol, allantoin, probiotics and all that good stuff so your skin barrier can be fixed and rescued. Dr Dray (here on youtube) has many good recomendations. I'm actually using a lot of k-Beauty because I messed up my skin barrier too and moisturuzers were not helping. If you'd like to get some good recomendations I'd visit @kelly driscoll channel and @beauty within channel (they have many great recomendations!). What I'm using now is the Good cera Mist as a toner from Holika Holika, the snail96 essence from COSRX, the Purito Green level serum (it has centella asiatica super good for calming the skin, the unscented version is the best), and Neogen Probiotics youth repair emulsion as a moisturizer. In a week I could already feel that my skin was way better, and all the dry skin patches disappeared. I buy them on Yesstyle (there are many discount codes also that you can use to save some extra money). Hope it helps!
@@Lemugisa Thank you so much!! I was actually looking into the vanicream moisturizer?... just because my skin is sooo sensitive at the moment. I thought I could use that for awhile at least until the sensitivity goes down then eventually go in to a moisturizer with like ceramides and all that. I don’t know I just thought since i couldn’t even do the cera ve lotion because I’m so sensitive then maybe I could try vanicream ? I have no clue if that’s even a good plan that I have? & Thank you so much for your input!!
@@Lemugisa Also what product do you feel like helped the best out of the ones your using?
@Haley H Hi Haley! I have never heard of Vanicream (I live in Spain and it's not a thing here), so I cannot give you any advice on that. Maybe it's good, but I'm not familiar with the ingredients list it has. But you can try to look at the ingredients and see if it has any essential oils or anything that could cause inflamation or trigger fungal acne (there's a bunch of ingredients for those). If you want dermatological advice from a professional, I really recommend Dr. Dray here on youtube, she's a dermatologist and she makes in depth reviews about many skincare products and gives a looot of good advice regarding skincare and inexpensive and effective products. I just watched today a video of hers about " why cerave doesn't work on everyone", as many people says it stings and creates allergy-like reactions on them (she also posted alternative creams and moisturizers that could work if that's your case), maybe you get some answers there. For me I'd say the Good Cera mist and the Probiotics youth emulsion from Neogen are the ones that worked quicker (I actually wasn't expecting much from them, As I never thought mists could make such a difference), but the essence and serum did an amazing job giving my skin the water it needed because it was super parched and dehydrated. I got them for 10€ and 16€ each one, and after a month and a half, I still have like 1/2 the mist and 3/4 of the moisturizer left (they usually go on sale every other week). If you are trying to budget, maybe something like Aveeno eczema therapy or First aid kit (also has oats) would be a good option. If you want to try something K-beauty, Pyunkang Yul has decent sized products, with a very clean list of ingredients, that are quite well priced. For me, once I started to build again my skin barrier, I could feel how it was drinking all the hydration I was giving it!
@@Lemugisa Thank you so much! & Im so glad your skin is getting better!!
Hey, Im new susbscriber! If may I ask waht is you’re favorite vitamin C and potent? Excuse my grammar my first language is not English. Love you’re channel!!!!
I wanted to know your thoughts on the “Cheer Up” and “Calm Down” exfoilators??? Those were the main products I was interested in purchasing from this brand
They’re great!!
Mad about skin reviewed the 3 exfoliators FYI
Do you know the shelf life of the vitamin c serum and retinal serum? I was wondering if they were good for 6 months, 12 months, etc.
Thanks! I absolutely love your channel
Someone in another comment section said the vitamin-c serum lasted them 3 months before oxidizing. On the G&G website it says the serum lasts a couple of months if un-opened, and then once opened, 6-weeks at room temperature and at least 3 months if kept in the fridge.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 thank you!
If you love gel-like cleansers you must try the simple miscellar gel wash cleanser Hiram recommends. It’s sooo good.
Nice I’m gonna try this brand
hope you enjoy it!
does the cleanser remove mineral sunscreen at all ?
Not for me!
But cleansers are most of time not made for that reason! They clean your skin but that can be hard when there is (waterproof) make-up and sunscreen on it. You should clean those off first with a balm or oil cleanser
I would love geek and gorgeous more if they had a subtle fragrance in there products, I really hate the "smell" of fragrance free and skin.
Geek and Gorgeous is a french brand ! when it comes to skincare you can't beat them !
Its a hungarian brand, its funder is Judit Rácz, who first had a blog creammania (krémmánia) and her whole point was to make a brand thats local that has no harmful things in, because for a long time here u could only buy vegan and fragrance free stuff from abroad or from big international brands, and the creams that were advertised and easily found here were full of parfume and other stuff such as clinique, nivea, clear skin... Then she and one other cofunder made the site skinsmart, which is one of the 1st sites in Hungary where u can ONLY buy fragrance free, cruelty free smart beauty, skincare products, here u can also purchase their own brand Geek&Gorgeous which she could make with the help of the big brand Helia-D. Helia-D isnt cruelty free, but the two brand is seperate, they just helped her, gave a place to be able to make her own line. So no. G&G isnt french.
Siri needs a good talking to. Who are they to interrupt mid-skincare chat?
hahaha 😂
Just ordered a bunch of products from g&g based on rob @ mad about skin’s reviews!