Gen Z did not start using better products. We started using better products because millennial dermatologists started posting videos on UA-cam and suggesting better products and ingredients.
Millennials like me weren't using good skincare because none existed, and the internet wasn't what it is now so access to information was limited. This isn't a Gen Z vs Millennial issue, it's about advancement in technology and communication. You can't judge someone's past actions by today's standards.
I normally love your videos, but on this one I agree with other comments, that this is definitely not a great comparison video. Milennials used the crappy products because that's what was available to us. As you even stated, skincare has been going through somewhat of a renaissance, to where the market is overly saturated with skincare at all price points with GOOD skincare that has GOOD ingredients. A proper Milennial vs Gen Z video would look at what products both generations are using RIGHT NOW (as in, what skincare products are popular amongst Milennials right now vs what skincare products are popular amongst Gen Z right now) and see how the two compare.
It's just a bad video! Like bruh at least do some decent research before slapping a damn video together. This would have been a cool concept if he executed it correctly!
Millennials get irritated with Gen Z mocking them for being passé because about ten minutes ago Boomers were mocking them for being whiny and being unable to afford houses due to their avocado toast habits 🥲 Signed, Gen Xer who remembers people wailing about us being good for nothing slackers
His examples were bad, and the generalised statements misinformed. It could have been a really interesting video about how products and development have changed, but again that just feels like judging things from 10-15 yrs ago; ofc we know more now.
I'd say us Gen Zers had better skincare, but primarily because we had access to better information and a wider variety of products to choose from. That being said, as an older Gen Z, a lot of my time in middle school and high school was spent using Neutrogena wipes, Clean & Clear scrubs, and Biore pore strips.
Agreed!! There is SO much more education available today, it's amazing! Hopefully every future generation just gets better & better access to good skin care :D
THIS GUY IS NOT AN EXPERT OR A PROFESSIONAL. HE HAS NO CREDENTIALS. Also keep in mind that he does not disclose his partnerships so when he recommends a product, it may be because he gets paid for it.
As a millennial, I was honestly using physical scrubs almost everyday 😬 But thankfully I found your channel right before quarantine and I’ve been able to change my ways 🤣 I do wish that skincare UA-cam existed when I was in my late teens and early twenties! We just didn’t have access to good information like I wish we would have.
LOL we all went through that scrubs phase. I'm so glad more information is available now! And thank you so much for watching, I hope my videos have been able to help with your skin care routine :D
This video doesn't make any sense... millennial products would have been Proactive, Stridex pads, Clean and Clear morning burst face wash, ST. IVES, LUSH, and Clinique. 3 step skincare systems all by the same brand that were heavily advertised to us because we didn't have UA-cam/tik tok to help up form opinions. This should be titled "5 years ago vs. today" because I used a couple of the "millennial" products in 2019. I use a lot of the "Gen Z" products now. Kind of lame to clickbait us and go in on millennials for...no reason...because the products you mentioned weren't even true millennial products.
And I don't understand attributing the products to Gen Z? We started using better products because millennial dermatologists started posting videos on UA-cam and suggesting better products and ingredients.
@@oo-sb4ps EXACTLY. This is just a bad video all around. It can't be "Gen Z" skincare when millennials ALSO use all of these products. Show me a millennial that's still using Proactive. I'll wait.
As an older gen Z, I can confirm I was using St Ives, back in 2016 and really any cheap products that kept popping up on those online magazines when I was looking for ways to clear my acne. So I'd say a good chunk of gen Z, especially the older ones used what would be considered "millennial skincare". I would've definitely called this video something more along the lines of how skincare choices have changed over the years, not "millennials vs Gen Z" because back then quite a few of us were old enough to be getting acne and looking for a solution too.
So this isn’t a millenial vs gen z video. It’s a “products from 5-10 years ago Vs. Today” video. As you pointed out, Gen Z also used the “millenial” products years ago because that’s what existed at the time, and millenials use current products on the market available now rather than resorting to time travel, lol. But I guess it was the right move to get those clicks and start fights/engagement lmao.
@@missesmnj yeah I get that but I think it’s weird to view generations as moments in time that have a starting point and ending points in 20s and 30: rather than coexisting and overlapping throughout their lives. People exist past their 20s and 30s and before too!
Yeah I agree with you. I'm a millennial and I think this video is kinda lame. No mention of proactive, stridex, clean and clear. Seems like a clickbaity titled video for engagement 100%. If you're gonna compare at least compare the generations correctly...
@@missesmnj But it's not. There's not one product mentioned that I used as a teen other than the biore strips. and I'm a young millennial. It's just not a well researched video.
I think this would have been better framed as "stuff gen z uses in their 20s vs stuff millennials used in their 20s". Though my routine in my twenties, in the 2013-2019 era, was the same Neutrogena cleanser I still use, the Clinique dramatically different moisturizer that is actually too light for me now, and a mineral Neutrogena sunscreen. To be fair, I thought the sunscreen went before my moisturizer bc it was thinner. It was a bit of a dark time. But yeah i dont think current skincare is gen z skincare so much as what gen x and millennials have created and established and are marketing to gen z, along with their own generations. We traumatized ourselves with too much exfoliation and want to spare the younguns from that. Also i definitely see more millennials being hated on for existing than any other generation, but i am a millennial, so the algorithm is probably playing a part. I imagine it's doing that for you too, since you seem more gen z leaning.
Agreed. My go-to cleanser has been the YTTP superfood for years now, but I also absolutely bought a bottle of the purity years ago. I think think the video was just framed poorly.
As a 92 millennial I was obsessed with anything AVEENO. There obviously is a lot more skincare options now, which is kind of unfair when trying to compare, so no one should be fighting. Of course technology advances, and more research has been done for the best ingredients. Then more accessibility for overseas skincare/ingredients. It wasn't really an option until the internet truly exploded, only what was available in stores. I felt like growing up moisturizer I saw as something you had to do when you got older when you looked at Olay products, that's why millennials didn't have it as a part of their routine. We were focused on trying to find a great cleanser and acne products to clear our face. As someone said below, you definitely should have spoke about Proactive. They were one of the first to truly put together a package for skincare routine for people struggling with acne.
Me, gen X, watching that Video and remembering that the highest SPF available in my teens was 20. Back then german drugstores had about three brands available on the shelves -Clearasil, LÓreal and Nivea. You basically had the choice between pure grease with fragrance or rubbing alcohol with even more fragrance. 😅 I wonder how, at 44, I still have skin.
This video is a little daft. Every "gen z" product he used was a product created by millennials or older. The youths just lucked out and came of age when we decided to make better skincare because what we had available in the 90s and early-00s as teens/young adults was terrible and antiquated.
The Pixi tonic is not a bad product at all even until nowadays if you’re not against fragrance. It’s relatively gentle exfoliating toner that can be used once a day and not irritating even if used that frequently for most people.
@@Hyram I forgot to say I'm a GenX kid! Lol... I used to recommend sea breeze, st. Ives apricot scrub and Olay moisturizer. I guess it worked because I don't have any wrinkles and one forehead line. Lol
‘89 Millennial here who had all the bad products of the 2000s. Fortunately, I got into Korean skincare before it became popular because I started to get acne on a new medication. It was way more expensive then, but I was glowy, hydrated, and religiously putting on SPF in 2015. :)
@@ladyrose1993 Believe it or not, I've never been into k-pop! But others being into it definitely helped me find more k-beauty. I was into J-beauty in like 2010 but I couldn't afford it at the time.
Millennial skin care in my book is like St.Ives apricot scrub (applied with copious amounts of pressure) and a toner. The drier the better, the enemy was pimples and I thought if the skin was dry it meant the pores couldn’t get clogged 😅 I would only apply moisturizer if my skin felt so tight I couldn’t stand it. Also oil blotting pads, makeup wipes (I didn’t even wear makeup, just as a mid day cleanse), tea tree oil later on and witch hazel. SPF only if going out in the sun all day, none for daily wear or if out in the sun for an hour or 2. It’s a wonder my skin doesn’t look worse!
Gen X checking in, sun screen is very important when your young to keep your skin healthy and young looking as you get older. Also start a good routine young, you'll stave off the effects of aging. I have that kale cleanser, I like it's scent but it dries me out like crazy, I prefer the CeraVe hydrating cleanser but I also struggle with dry skin.
As a millennial born in ‘94, I used proactive physical exfoliating cleansers for so long, thinking that the beads would scrub off my acne… I even did the toothpaste on zits and dabbled into essential oils leaving my skin so red and broken out even more. Never again 😅😅
Millenial here! I used to use pro-active religiously, then wanted to try something simpler and cheaper so I tried X-OUT. Do u remember that one?! Crazy! In my early phases I also tried neuragena pink grapefruit (skin got a rash, meh). We used to do the clay masks too haha. Later I found a dermatologist and now i use a complex routine of cerave cleanser, clindamycin in morning, and vaniclear moisturizer. Then, cleanser, tretinoin, and moisturizer. God i remember the phases before this, I tried everything!
And I'm an elder millennial who's been using moisturizer for almost 20 years. I think it's more about what you're exposed to and when. My face was itchy in college after showering, so I bought moisturizer.
Same😭 older gen Z here and I NEVER used moisturizer until I finally went to a derm who told me I would probably need it because tret was going to make my skin dry as frick. (it was already dry before that, lol.) I was certain it was just going to make my acne worse, even though not using it was doing more damage.
Let's compare what people used with a lot less information and product availability to what the people are using now who are clued up and have a lot more options, and pick a winner. Seems fair.
It’s really not that deep…it’s just supposed to be a fun comparison video showing the popular products of the times and showcasing how much the skincare world has changed in the last decade or so He obviously knows how much access to information and products has changed the skincare world, he mentions it pretty regularly in his videos… It’s just supposed to be a fun showcase of that, it’s not a personal attack 🤷♀️
I was born in 1996 so I don't know where I stand lol But yeah, my mother ALWAYS used moisturiser and sunscreen on me, my brother and herself. Back then, we did not use serums, toners and cleansers. Just basic soap, moisturiser and sunscreen. Despite not using all these fancy skincare we have now, my mother, grandmother and my grandfather sisters have the MOST beautiful skin I've ever seen and mind you, I live on a tropical islands. From my experience and where I'm from, I've seen the older generation (50+) have amazingly beautiful clear skin better than the youths today who are using all these advanced skincare products.
Millennial here (1988 🤫). We used Neutrogena, proactive, and oxy pads lol. Luckily, I had a mother who insisted I wear spf! I can’t remember a single day of my life that I didn’t use it. Granted, we didn’t have as many options as there are today.
As a Millennial, I used that 3-step Clinique routine and my Shishedo sunscreen religiously in late elementary/Jr High. By high school I was addicted to Dermalogica. The hardest thing to break as a Millennial is not using all one brand for all my products!
I tried one of those nose pore strips once a few years ago. When I peeled it after whatever time the directions said, it took a painful amount of skin off (the area was tender for several hours) but literally zero nasty stuff came with it. There was a faint but visible dent where it had been, as if I'd somehow used a cookie cutter on the surface of my nose skin but leaving deeper layers intact. I had assumed this was just my own skin being too fragile or something, but now it sounds like it wasn't just a "me" issue.
I am a millennial, and I have to say before all of this skin care came out, we didn’t really have much available to us. Believe it or not, the only innovative company was proactive. It wasn’t as good as everybody claimed and way too expensive. I struggled with periodic breakouts and oily skin so it was tough for me to find things that worked. Not anymore obviously because it’s an overly saturated market these days.
My goodness the Biore nose strips, I used those from about '06 until '13 when I started getting better at cleansers. Used Drunk Elephant stuff until about 4 years ago, stopping mostly because I just needed something good but more affordable and started following some of your recommendations on that Millennials and Gen Z shouldn't fight, that's crab bucket stuff
Hyram, Love your videos! They really teach me a lot! I have a video recommendation! You should definitely do a "The truth about Drunk Elephant skincare." video, knowing that the brand is very popular right now! Anything to learn about the brand would be awesome!
‘89 Millennial here! It’s unfortunate but millennials really didn’t have anything except for drugstore or Clinique if your mom used it. I knew early on Clinique products were not for me. In my high school years, I used Olay cleansing cloths but I def didn’t have a moisturizer so I just dealt with having dry and tight skin or if it bothered me enough, I’d use my body lotion on my face. Fast forward to the pandemic, I have quite the skincare routine and collection! I pat myself on the back every time I empty a sunscreen. I was told black people couldn’t get sunburn but I’ve been faithfully incorporating sunscreen into my routine since 2020!
How about a boomer skincare? 😁 I mean we only had limited resources back then and relied mostly on ads. Would love to see something like Pond's, Olay, etc. Or yes, St Ives too! 🤣
Hey Hyram! Ik you’ve done a glow recipe review a couple years ago but it would be so interesting if you talked about some new products that they came out with:) Love your videos 🫶🫶
I'm Gen Y and I get comments quite often about how I look like I'm in my 20s, and I am 41. Back when I was a teen and slightly older for make up and skin care, we didn't have tons of products and brands to choose from back then. I think Revlon was considered luxury. We didn't even have flat irons then. I remember me and my friends brushing our hair out on a towel on the floor and ironing our hair with the clothes iron to straighten it. LOL! As far as make up, it was pretty simple and a lot less than now. Foundation no primers, no concealers, compact pressed powder, some blush, some eyeliner on waterline and some mascara, no finishing sprays or any of that. Maybe some lip gloss or lipstick. The same went for skin creams and cleansers, wasn't so much to choose from. Noxzema and Ponds I remember being a thing. Hair products too, no dry shampoos and all these oils just gels and hairspray. I don't know if that is why we look young, but we definitely didn't do a zillion steps in both skin care or make-ups. I did have bad hair days often though as a teen and living in Florida -.- the frizz.....
Millenial here! (1988). I used noxema, clean and clear and sea breeze 😬 i felt the burn everytime but I was doing my best because the only way to get info was to ask around and thats what was popular. My mom who is a boomer recommended i switch to plain dial soap and oil of olay spf moisturizer. That is what I have used for the last 20 years. You're cringing, i know, but my skin actually looks fine and people always think im younger than i am. Once i adopted the habit of not touching my face and only applying foundation (merle norman) when my hands were squeaky clean, i hardly ever had a breakout again except for some hormonal acne or if my diet gets bad for a few days. I will say, my neice who is 15 has inspired me to look into more up to date options so i found my way to your chanel! I hadnt heard of most of the millenial products you talked about- maybe they were just ones you thought we used? Or did you consult with a true millenial? Ha..well thanks for the tips on some more improved products! I think diet, exercise, water, sleep, sunscreen in moisturizer and good quality foundation are the most important things but thats probably just my millenial upbringing talking. Chao!
All I can say is that I'm just so grateful that my teen skin in the early 2000's was so good because I never even thought about skincare. I'd use a washcloth in the shower on my face and then use that Clean & Clear moisturizer with the purple pump top, you know the one. And I would only get the occasional pimple every few months. I probably would've wrecked my skin if I used some of the products that were out there back then
96 baby here, my mom made me wear oil of Olay with SPF everyday since middle school😂she also had me using this face cleanser called Basis and to this day I have no idea where she got that from she always ordered it online it wasn’t in stores lol
I'm an Elder millennial, I've been using clenser, moisturizer, sunscreen and sometimes toner for about 20 years. Toner used to be a big thing back in the day. Some face cleansers often left a weird redisdue on the skin. Using a toner cleared it a way and it helped reduce skin irritation after the cleansers. I learned skin care from a Bobbi Brown beauty book I picked up in the "teens" section at my local library. 😂
I’ve been following you since you’ve had like 100,000 followers and have watched you grow and I truly think YOU popularized sunscreen. You changed the game!!
I'm Gen X and a skincare junkie but to me it is obvious that Gen Z skincare is better because technically and formulas in skincare have gotten better and keeps evolving
I wonder how many gen Z teens have the money to buy that Youth to the People cleanser? Feels like a pretty niche selection. Should've added that red chemical peel from the Ordinary as a gen Z trend
I’m gen z and I used a mix of clean and clear, simple & Nivea until the late 2010s. Simple is still great but I would never use the other brands again.
Millenial with super sensitive skin here 🤚 - I don't wear makeup, so I only cleanse with water, then the Ordinary Niacinamide/Zinc serum, then when my skin tolerates it, I rotate between the Ordinary Retinoid 2% and Lactic acid, then I use CeraVe body lotion as a face cream cause I use it multiple time a day and find it identical to the CeraVe facecream, for dry days the Ordinary Amino acid and finish off with Avène spf 50 for kids :)
i use korean skincare. cleanser is a foam cleanser from b.lab with matcha, i have from cosrx an aha exfoliation and an cosrx snail essence. also i have a serum from beauty of josean glow i thougt with niacinamide in it. and i use a Day and night cream of sheabutter because i love this one, i have an oily skin with big pores and uneven skin texture and i need hydratation that's why i use these products.
I used to be allergic to chemical sunscreens so I never used it until I found your channel and found out that mineral sunscreens exist! My skin thanks you
Im like in between from when I first started skincare, to now. When I first started I was using all the heavy clay masks with all the fragrance and cute sparkles. Now, I use products that are actually good for my skin thanks to your channel! It's true, I never wore moisturizer before, but now it's one of my fav steps. And thank the lord for the Beauty of Josean Sunscreen! I love it sooo much.
I agree I love todays skin care. The most so GenZ is the best. Also Noxzema or just didn’t wash my face and never use anything else. I stole things for my mom though lol!
Bizarre video. The Gen Z I know don't use sunscreen, wear tons of makeup, and take zero care of their skin. The millennials I know are fastidious about looking after their skin and skin health. Go figure
I think you are missing the luxury skincare from back in the day. I don’t know if this is a good comparison. Plus the retinol and spf hype probably exists because millennials are the ones worrying about aging.
I feel like the title is a little misleading. This is more of a comparison of skincare 10 years ago vs now. For this title, I'd like to have seen a comparison of products that are popular for millennials vs gen z right now, as I'm sure the most popular item in each category is different for each group, today.
I love that dewy skin look but in the summer I turn from dewy to shiny/oily in like 3 hours lol I go for matte skin in summer and dewy the rest of the year😅
As a millenial, I never used any of the ones you mentioned that millenials used. The reason being...no one told me that I had to do skincare or the importance of it. If anything, I started using it 8 years ago and I've been using what you're saying Gen Z is using so I feel like this is all off🤷♀
As a gen z even now there is so many products that we tend to over due it i am glad i found hyram 3 years ago because back then 9 yr old me was using staint iv srub
I used to use and love St Ives moisturizer. I bought it recently to see if I still liked it and it felt different than I remembered. I found an old tub of it at my parents house and compared the ingredients and they changed it. I also had a lot of clean and clear. I had dry skin as a teen so it was interesting. I also loved pore strips because I also had a lot of black heads. I picked at my skin way too much. I was also born in 1996.
I’m a millennial and don’t mind gen z at all. I remember boomers giving us so much shit so I vowed to not do that to future generations. I haven’t watched this whole video yet but I think the youngest generation will always have better skincare cuz they’re up to the latest science and technology
I mean science evolves and we learn new things it’s not because of gen z it’s just how life and everything works as time goes on science improves and we find out new things and the internet really became a big thing and people see other countries skincare and it pushes other companies to improve. I just don’t like the gen z vs millennials because it’s not about the two generations at all.
@@pattycarljackson Yeah exactly. I wasn’t trying to imply that science improves because of gen z- but it’s a natural part of life that we’re always evolving and learning new things. And yeah definitely agree- I don’t like any generations pitted against one another.
But gotta admit that I had less problems with (painful) acne with the "Millenial" products I used as a teen then now with everything else but also I put my skin through a LOT.. (Also a Zillenial here..97)
I’m an ancient 37 year old millennial that used Paula’s Choice from when they only had like, 10 products. Started using their mineral sunscreens when I was 25
Not really a generation comparison, it's a time/trend or technology comparison. I'm peak/older millennial and I have NEVER wanted to matify my skin. And SPF was NOT unheard of! As an Australian, we are INTO sunscreens, it's just the filters have gotten better and more comfortable and therefore more wearable to different people!!!
I mean as a millennial we didn't create our products we were stuck with what was available. I LOVE the products that are out now. I WANT to like the youth to the people cleanser but I just can't. It irritates my skin and doesn't take off my makeup
Oh and I used Neutrogena everything back in the 90s. Or Clean and Clear. And EVERYTHING had to be oil free bc back then we thought oils made you break out. I dried my poor skin out terribly. And I used witch hazel as a toner. *Shudder*
The YTTP cleanser is a bad cleanser. I honestly think he just praises it because he has ties to the brand. I bought that cleanser on his recommendation and it dried the SHIT out of my skin. Like SO bad. Broke me out too. Awful awful awful.
As a millennial, I used to wash my face with soft soap hand soap, use regular body sunscreen only if I was going to the beach, and used makeup wipes as needed…. Skin care was not a care in my mind until the last 4 years or so.
I can only imagine boomers skincare being lots of Clinique, Estee Lauder, or basically the perfume/makeup aisle at Macys. Because “drugstore skincare” wasn’t really a thing… or it was just Clean&Clear or St. Ives …. Geez I’m glad we’ve come a long way!
Yeah I have to agree with the other comments. Especially those of us on the 80s end of millennials we didn't have options. We couldn't just pop down to Ulta or Sephora, they weren't open yet. I think clinique was the most viable option I had access to where I lived outside of drug store/walmart options. Is this really fair anyways when many of the brands you love are millennial owned?!
Comparing skincare routines of Gen Zs and millennials are like comparing the technology of each time … this was not fair honestly because half of the products gen zs use now where created by Gen Xs and millennials…… and then recreated by gen zs who have been calling it their own so I’m over it 😂😂😂😂
This video is like comparing discmans to iPods, b&w to coloured TV... Ill enjoy a video where you take a walk down memory lane, but feels kinda strange to pit older technology against newer ones and expect this to a 'fair fight'
The oldest Gen Zers are ~25. While some might be involved in the skincare industry, I guarantee the majority of the products available today are developed and pushed by Millennials, precisely because we had the worst options growing up.
Sorry for the tech issue at the beginning y'all, it was supposed to say "The Big Fight" lol
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Gen Z did not start using better products. We started using better products because millennial dermatologists started posting videos on UA-cam and suggesting better products and ingredients.
This!!
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Right… that’s why I’m kinda hesitant to watch this video. Millennials gave Gen Z these products.
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Millennials like me weren't using good skincare because none existed, and the internet wasn't what it is now so access to information was limited. This isn't a Gen Z vs Millennial issue, it's about advancement in technology and communication. You can't judge someone's past actions by today's standards.
Exactly 💯😢
That’s literally what he talked about at the end of the video, you guys clearly didn’t finish watching it
I normally love your videos, but on this one I agree with other comments, that this is definitely not a great comparison video. Milennials used the crappy products because that's what was available to us. As you even stated, skincare has been going through somewhat of a renaissance, to where the market is overly saturated with skincare at all price points with GOOD skincare that has GOOD ingredients. A proper Milennial vs Gen Z video would look at what products both generations are using RIGHT NOW (as in, what skincare products are popular amongst Milennials right now vs what skincare products are popular amongst Gen Z right now) and see how the two compare.
It's just a bad video! Like bruh at least do some decent research before slapping a damn video together. This would have been a cool concept if he executed it correctly!
Yeah that's what I thought this was going to be.
Millennials get irritated with Gen Z mocking them for being passé because about ten minutes ago Boomers were mocking them for being whiny and being unable to afford houses due to their avocado toast habits 🥲
Signed, Gen Xer who remembers people wailing about us being good for nothing slackers
His examples were bad, and the generalised statements misinformed. It could have been a really interesting video about how products and development have changed, but again that just feels like judging things from 10-15 yrs ago; ofc we know more now.
Guys did you not watch the whole video 😭 go to 11:48
I'd say us Gen Zers had better skincare, but primarily because we had access to better information and a wider variety of products to choose from. That being said, as an older Gen Z, a lot of my time in middle school and high school was spent using Neutrogena wipes, Clean & Clear scrubs, and Biore pore strips.
Agreed!! There is SO much more education available today, it's amazing! Hopefully every future generation just gets better & better access to good skin care :D
THIS GUY IS NOT AN EXPERT OR A PROFESSIONAL. HE HAS NO CREDENTIALS.
Also keep in mind that he does not disclose his partnerships so when he recommends a product, it may be because he gets paid for it.
As a millennial, I was honestly using physical scrubs almost everyday 😬 But thankfully I found your channel right before quarantine and I’ve been able to change my ways 🤣 I do wish that skincare UA-cam existed when I was in my late teens and early twenties! We just didn’t have access to good information like I wish we would have.
LOL we all went through that scrubs phase. I'm so glad more information is available now! And thank you so much for watching, I hope my videos have been able to help with your skin care routine :D
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This video doesn't make any sense... millennial products would have been Proactive, Stridex pads, Clean and Clear morning burst face wash, ST. IVES, LUSH, and Clinique. 3 step skincare systems all by the same brand that were heavily advertised to us because we didn't have UA-cam/tik tok to help up form opinions.
This should be titled "5 years ago vs. today" because I used a couple of the "millennial" products in 2019. I use a lot of the "Gen Z" products now.
Kind of lame to clickbait us and go in on millennials for...no reason...because the products you mentioned weren't even true millennial products.
Agreed.
And I don't understand attributing the products to Gen Z? We started using better products because millennial dermatologists started posting videos on UA-cam and suggesting better products and ingredients.
@@oo-sb4ps 100% true
@@oo-sb4ps EXACTLY. This is just a bad video all around. It can't be "Gen Z" skincare when millennials ALSO use all of these products. Show me a millennial that's still using Proactive. I'll wait.
As an older gen Z, I can confirm I was using St Ives, back in 2016 and really any cheap products that kept popping up on those online magazines when I was looking for ways to clear my acne. So I'd say a good chunk of gen Z, especially the older ones used what would be considered "millennial skincare". I would've definitely called this video something more along the lines of how skincare choices have changed over the years, not "millennials vs Gen Z" because back then quite a few of us were old enough to be getting acne and looking for a solution too.
So this isn’t a millenial vs gen z video. It’s a “products from 5-10 years ago Vs. Today” video. As you pointed out, Gen Z also used the “millenial” products years ago because that’s what existed at the time, and millenials use current products on the market available now rather than resorting to time travel, lol. But I guess it was the right move to get those clicks and start fights/engagement lmao.
It’s what millennials used in their 20s/teens and what Gen z is using in their 20s/ teens. I would consider it millennial vs gen z in that sense😊
@@missesmnj yeah I get that but I think it’s weird to view generations as moments in time that have a starting point and ending points in 20s and 30: rather than coexisting and overlapping throughout their lives. People exist past their 20s and 30s and before too!
Yeah I agree with you. I'm a millennial and I think this video is kinda lame. No mention of proactive, stridex, clean and clear. Seems like a clickbaity titled video for engagement 100%. If you're gonna compare at least compare the generations correctly...
@@missesmnj But it's not. There's not one product mentioned that I used as a teen other than the biore strips. and I'm a young millennial. It's just not a well researched video.
Yeah this video was so bizarre lol
I think this would have been better framed as "stuff gen z uses in their 20s vs stuff millennials used in their 20s".
Though my routine in my twenties, in the 2013-2019 era, was the same Neutrogena cleanser I still use, the Clinique dramatically different moisturizer that is actually too light for me now, and a mineral Neutrogena sunscreen. To be fair, I thought the sunscreen went before my moisturizer bc it was thinner. It was a bit of a dark time.
But yeah i dont think current skincare is gen z skincare so much as what gen x and millennials have created and established and are marketing to gen z, along with their own generations. We traumatized ourselves with too much exfoliation and want to spare the younguns from that.
Also i definitely see more millennials being hated on for existing than any other generation, but i am a millennial, so the algorithm is probably playing a part. I imagine it's doing that for you too, since you seem more gen z leaning.
Agreed. My go-to cleanser has been the YTTP superfood for years now, but I also absolutely bought a bottle of the purity years ago. I think think the video was just framed poorly.
As a 92 millennial I was obsessed with anything AVEENO. There obviously is a lot more skincare options now, which is kind of unfair when trying to compare, so no one should be fighting. Of course technology advances, and more research has been done for the best ingredients. Then more accessibility for overseas skincare/ingredients. It wasn't really an option until the internet truly exploded, only what was available in stores. I felt like growing up moisturizer I saw as something you had to do when you got older when you looked at Olay products, that's why millennials didn't have it as a part of their routine. We were focused on trying to find a great cleanser and acne products to clear our face. As someone said below, you definitely should have spoke about Proactive. They were one of the first to truly put together a package for skincare routine for people struggling with acne.
Neutrogena also had a good package for treating acne
Me, gen X, watching that Video and remembering that the highest SPF available in my teens was 20. Back then german drugstores had about three brands available on the shelves -Clearasil, LÓreal and Nivea. You basically had the choice between pure grease with fragrance or rubbing alcohol with even more fragrance. 😅 I wonder how, at 44, I still have skin.
This video is a little daft. Every "gen z" product he used was a product created by millennials or older. The youths just lucked out and came of age when we decided to make better skincare because what we had available in the 90s and early-00s as teens/young adults was terrible and antiquated.
The Pixi tonic is not a bad product at all even until nowadays if you’re not against fragrance. It’s relatively gentle exfoliating toner that can be used once a day and not irritating even if used that frequently for most people.
I was honestly surprised at how minimal the fragrance is! And yes, very gentle- probably my favorite of the Millenial products I tested out!
Totally agree. The Pixi tonic is awesome. I used it everyday and got no irritation. Only great results. Love that stuff.
It's so different because we didn't have internet. We only had magazines and beauty counter workers telling us what we need.
So true! Like I said in the video, skincare has come sooo far since we were growing up and it's way more accessible to teens
@@Hyram I forgot to say I'm a GenX kid! Lol... I used to recommend sea breeze, st. Ives apricot scrub and Olay moisturizer. I guess it worked because I don't have any wrinkles and one forehead line. Lol
‘89 Millennial here who had all the bad products of the 2000s. Fortunately, I got into Korean skincare before it became popular because I started to get acne on a new medication. It was way more expensive then, but I was glowy, hydrated, and religiously putting on SPF in 2015. :)
So were you a millennial into K-Pop too? Cause same. That's how I got into Korean skincare products, and makeup!
@@ladyrose1993 Believe it or not, I've never been into k-pop! But others being into it definitely helped me find more k-beauty. I was into J-beauty in like 2010 but I couldn't afford it at the time.
Millennial skin care in my book is like St.Ives apricot scrub (applied with copious amounts of pressure) and a toner. The drier the better, the enemy was pimples and I thought if the skin was dry it meant the pores couldn’t get clogged 😅 I would only apply moisturizer if my skin felt so tight I couldn’t stand it. Also oil blotting pads, makeup wipes (I didn’t even wear makeup, just as a mid day cleanse), tea tree oil later on and witch hazel. SPF only if going out in the sun all day, none for daily wear or if out in the sun for an hour or 2. It’s a wonder my skin doesn’t look worse!
Haven’t been here for a long time, but i am soooo happy you still do this intro thing. This gives me serotonin 😂♥️
Aww welcome back! And yes of course it's here to stay! 😄
Gen X checking in, sun screen is very important when your young to keep your skin healthy and young looking as you get older. Also start a good routine young, you'll stave off the effects of aging. I have that kale cleanser, I like it's scent but it dries me out like crazy, I prefer the CeraVe hydrating cleanser but I also struggle with dry skin.
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As a millennial born in ‘94, I used proactive physical exfoliating cleansers for so long, thinking that the beads would scrub off my acne… I even did the toothpaste on zits and dabbled into essential oils leaving my skin so red and broken out even more. Never again 😅😅
Yes YTP! You recommended that last year and I’ve used it ever since, it’s the best for my combo skin🖤
Millenial here! I used to use pro-active religiously, then wanted to try something simpler and cheaper so I tried X-OUT. Do u remember that one?! Crazy! In my early phases I also tried neuragena pink grapefruit (skin got a rash, meh). We used to do the clay masks too haha. Later I found a dermatologist and now i use a complex routine of cerave cleanser, clindamycin in morning, and vaniclear moisturizer. Then, cleanser, tretinoin, and moisturizer. God i remember the phases before this, I tried everything!
I'm an older gen z but used "millennial" skincare as a teen and it was almost always neutrogena. And I can attest to the no moisturizer 😅
Me too😭
And I'm an elder millennial who's been using moisturizer for almost 20 years. I think it's more about what you're exposed to and when. My face was itchy in college after showering, so I bought moisturizer.
See that's so odd to me bc I've always used moisturizer! So I really didn't know what Hyram was talking about there.
Same😭 older gen Z here and I NEVER used moisturizer until I finally went to a derm who told me I would probably need it because tret was going to make my skin dry as frick. (it was already dry before that, lol.) I was certain it was just going to make my acne worse, even though not using it was doing more damage.
Let's compare what people used with a lot less information and product availability to what the people are using now who are clued up and have a lot more options, and pick a winner. Seems fair.
It’s really not that deep…it’s just supposed to be a fun comparison video showing the popular products of the times and showcasing how much the skincare world has changed in the last decade or so
He obviously knows how much access to information and products has changed the skincare world, he mentions it pretty regularly in his videos…
It’s just supposed to be a fun showcase of that, it’s not a personal attack 🤷♀️
I love the term zillennal and I think it’s a really distinct category.
I was born in 1996 so I don't know where I stand lol But yeah, my mother ALWAYS used moisturiser and sunscreen on me, my brother and herself. Back then, we did not use serums, toners and cleansers. Just basic soap, moisturiser and sunscreen. Despite not using all these fancy skincare we have now, my mother, grandmother and my grandfather sisters have the MOST beautiful skin I've ever seen and mind you, I live on a tropical islands. From my experience and where I'm from, I've seen the older generation (50+) have amazingly beautiful clear skin better than the youths today who are using all these advanced skincare products.
Millennial here (1988 🤫). We used Neutrogena, proactive, and oxy pads lol. Luckily, I had a mother who insisted I wear spf! I can’t remember a single day of my life that I didn’t use it. Granted, we didn’t have as many options as there are today.
As a Millennial, I used that 3-step Clinique routine and my Shishedo sunscreen religiously in late elementary/Jr High. By high school I was addicted to Dermalogica. The hardest thing to break as a Millennial is not using all one brand for all my products!
Same here! Props to that 3-step Clinique though cause it helped my skin with acne so much in middle/high school.
I tried one of those nose pore strips once a few years ago. When I peeled it after whatever time the directions said, it took a painful amount of skin off (the area was tender for several hours) but literally zero nasty stuff came with it.
There was a faint but visible dent where it had been, as if I'd somehow used a cookie cutter on the surface of my nose skin but leaving deeper layers intact. I had assumed this was just my own skin being too fragile or something, but now it sounds like it wasn't just a "me" issue.
you taught us everything we know 🫶✨
I am a millennial, and I have to say before all of this skin care came out, we didn’t really have much available to us. Believe it or not, the only innovative company was proactive. It wasn’t as good as everybody claimed and way too expensive. I struggled with periodic breakouts and oily skin so it was tough for me to find things that worked. Not anymore obviously because it’s an overly saturated market these days.
My goodness the Biore nose strips, I used those from about '06 until '13 when I started getting better at cleansers. Used Drunk Elephant stuff until about 4 years ago, stopping mostly because I just needed something good but more affordable and started following some of your recommendations on that
Millennials and Gen Z shouldn't fight, that's crab bucket stuff
Hyram, Love your videos! They really teach me a lot! I have a video recommendation! You should definitely do a "The truth about Drunk Elephant skincare." video, knowing that the brand is very popular right now! Anything to learn about the brand would be awesome!
Gen Z got better products because millennials raised standards for skincare.
‘89 Millennial here! It’s unfortunate but millennials really didn’t have anything except for drugstore or Clinique if your mom used it. I knew early on Clinique products were not for me. In my high school years, I used Olay cleansing cloths but I def didn’t have a moisturizer so I just dealt with having dry and tight skin or if it bothered me enough, I’d use my body lotion on my face. Fast forward to the pandemic, I have quite the skincare routine and collection! I pat myself on the back every time I empty a sunscreen. I was told black people couldn’t get sunburn but I’ve been faithfully incorporating sunscreen into my routine since 2020!
I'm a millennial and I exclusively use fenty skin products and I love them.
Hydras I just want to tell you that you made me do skincare more so thank you hyram
Millennials look younger than Gen Z tho…
How about a boomer skincare? 😁 I mean we only had limited resources back then and relied mostly on ads. Would love to see something like Pond's, Olay, etc. Or yes, St Ives too! 🤣
Millennials made gen z product so its fine.
Hey Hyram! Ik you’ve done a glow recipe review a couple years ago but it would be so interesting if you talked about some new products that they came out with:) Love your videos 🫶🫶
I'm Gen Y and I get comments quite often about how I look like I'm in my 20s, and I am 41. Back when I was a teen and slightly older for make up and skin care, we didn't have tons of products and brands to choose from back then. I think Revlon was considered luxury. We didn't even have flat irons then. I remember me and my friends brushing our hair out on a towel on the floor and ironing our hair with the clothes iron to straighten it. LOL! As far as make up, it was pretty simple and a lot less than now. Foundation no primers, no concealers, compact pressed powder, some blush, some eyeliner on waterline and some mascara, no finishing sprays or any of that. Maybe some lip gloss or lipstick. The same went for skin creams and cleansers, wasn't so much to choose from. Noxzema and Ponds I remember being a thing. Hair products too, no dry shampoos and all these oils just gels and hairspray. I don't know if that is why we look young, but we definitely didn't do a zillion steps in both skin care or make-ups. I did have bad hair days often though as a teen and living in Florida -.- the frizz.....
Millenial here! (1988). I used noxema, clean and clear and sea breeze 😬 i felt the burn everytime but I was doing my best because the only way to get info was to ask around and thats what was popular. My mom who is a boomer recommended i switch to plain dial soap and oil of olay spf moisturizer. That is what I have used for the last 20 years. You're cringing, i know, but my skin actually looks fine and people always think im younger than i am. Once i adopted the habit of not touching my face and only applying foundation (merle norman) when my hands were squeaky clean, i hardly ever had a breakout again except for some hormonal acne or if my diet gets bad for a few days. I will say, my neice who is 15 has inspired me to look into more up to date options so i found my way to your chanel! I hadnt heard of most of the millenial products you talked about- maybe they were just ones you thought we used? Or did you consult with a true millenial? Ha..well thanks for the tips on some more improved products! I think diet, exercise, water, sleep, sunscreen in moisturizer and good quality foundation are the most important things but thats probably just my millenial upbringing talking. Chao!
All I can say is that I'm just so grateful that my teen skin in the early 2000's was so good because I never even thought about skincare. I'd use a washcloth in the shower on my face and then use that Clean & Clear moisturizer with the purple pump top, you know the one. And I would only get the occasional pimple every few months. I probably would've wrecked my skin if I used some of the products that were out there back then
96 baby here, my mom made me wear oil of Olay with SPF everyday since middle school😂she also had me using this face cleanser called Basis and to this day I have no idea where she got that from she always ordered it online it wasn’t in stores lol
I'm an Elder millennial, I've been using clenser, moisturizer, sunscreen and sometimes toner for about 20 years. Toner used to be a big thing back in the day. Some face cleansers often left a weird redisdue on the skin. Using a toner cleared it a way and it helped reduce skin irritation after the cleansers. I learned skin care from a Bobbi Brown beauty book I picked up in the "teens" section at my local library. 😂
I’ve been following you since you’ve had like 100,000 followers and have watched you grow and I truly think YOU popularized sunscreen. You changed the game!!
Aww thank you for watching for so long, I appreciate your support! ❤️
I'm Gen X and a skincare junkie but to me it is obvious that Gen Z skincare is better because technically and formulas in skincare have gotten better and keeps evolving
This is literally just old stuff vs new technology.
The way ur skin turns red after each product
I wonder how many gen Z teens have the money to buy that Youth to the People cleanser? Feels like a pretty niche selection. Should've added that red chemical peel from the Ordinary as a gen Z trend
that is a millennial product imo
I am not sure if it’s right to label them as gen z products because it’s hard to say that they’re the brain behind these innovations
We didn’t have TikTok and UA-cam was all makeup. We were livin’ on St. Ives and a prayer!
My fellow Gen Xers, who remembers Seabreeze? Pretty much like putting straight rubbing alcohol mixed with menthol on your face...not good ):
I’m gen z and I used a mix of clean and clear, simple & Nivea until the late 2010s. Simple is still great but I would never use the other brands again.
Millenial with super sensitive skin here 🤚 - I don't wear makeup, so I only cleanse with water, then the Ordinary Niacinamide/Zinc serum, then when my skin tolerates it, I rotate between the Ordinary Retinoid 2% and Lactic acid, then I use CeraVe body lotion as a face cream cause I use it multiple time a day and find it identical to the CeraVe facecream, for dry days the Ordinary Amino acid and finish off with Avène spf 50 for kids :)
Hi, Elder Millenial here! In the early '00s I remember Neutrogena products and Freeman face masks and scrubs were poplular.
i use korean skincare. cleanser is a foam cleanser from b.lab with matcha, i have from cosrx an aha exfoliation and an cosrx snail essence. also i have a serum from beauty of josean glow i thougt with niacinamide in it. and i use a Day and night cream of sheabutter because i love this one, i have an oily skin with big pores and uneven skin texture and i need hydratation that's why i use these products.
I used to be allergic to chemical sunscreens so I never used it until I found your channel and found out that mineral sunscreens exist! My skin thanks you
Aww I'm so glad you've found sunscreens that work for your skin now! 🥰
Im like in between from when I first started skincare, to now. When I first started I was using all the heavy clay masks with all the fragrance and cute sparkles. Now, I use products that are actually good for my skin thanks to your channel! It's true, I never wore moisturizer before, but now it's one of my fav steps. And thank the lord for the Beauty of Josean Sunscreen! I love it sooo much.
Aww thank you for sharing your skincare story, I love hearing about it! 😍 Keep up the good work, your skin is thanking you! 💙
I agree I love todays skin care. The most so GenZ is the best. Also Noxzema or just didn’t wash my face and never use anything else. I stole things for my mom though lol!
Bizarre video. The Gen Z I know don't use sunscreen, wear tons of makeup, and take zero care of their skin. The millennials I know are fastidious about looking after their skin and skin health. Go figure
In reality, Gen-Z is using new skincare that Millennials are creating and producing, Millennial W
I think you are missing the luxury skincare from back in the day. I don’t know if this is a good comparison. Plus the retinol and spf hype probably exists because millennials are the ones worrying about aging.
I feel like the title is a little misleading. This is more of a comparison of skincare 10 years ago vs now. For this title, I'd like to have seen a comparison of products that are popular for millennials vs gen z right now, as I'm sure the most popular item in each category is different for each group, today.
Clinique has had sunscreen for years.. that is what I used to used before all the new great sunscreens
I’m a Zilleniall too !! and I can NOT decide once and for all what skin appearance do I like most : Matt o Dewy ?!?! the struggle …..
I love that dewy skin look but in the summer I turn from dewy to shiny/oily in like 3 hours lol
I go for matte skin in summer and dewy the rest of the year😅
As a millenial, I never used any of the ones you mentioned that millenials used. The reason being...no one told me that I had to do skincare or the importance of it. If anything, I started using it 8 years ago and I've been using what you're saying Gen Z is using so I feel like this is all off🤷♀
I feel like the millennial side is just what was popular 10 years ago and the other is current
Wait what. I’m a millennial and I don’t dislike gen zs lol I didn’t even know this is a thing
haha it's not a thing. If anything I see mean, punching down tiktoks making fun of millennials - which we get from boomers too!
Please do a video on the best cleansing balms! ❤
As a gen z even now there is so many products that we tend to over due it i am glad i found hyram 3 years ago because back then 9 yr old me was using staint iv srub
As a cleanser for millennial side I would have choose clear and clear, I think we all have use it at one point in our lives
I am generation X and use many of these products - also a sunscreen user def for the last 20 years.
I used to use and love St Ives moisturizer. I bought it recently to see if I still liked it and it felt different than I remembered. I found an old tub of it at my parents house and compared the ingredients and they changed it. I also had a lot of clean and clear. I had dry skin as a teen so it was interesting. I also loved pore strips because I also had a lot of black heads. I picked at my skin way too much. I was also born in 1996.
as a gen z with eczema, dry skin, and discoloration(white spots) i swear by cerave
La Roche Posay sensitive facial cleaner, their Glycolic acid serum for the evening and their Hyalu B5 during daytime under Anthelios sunscreen :)
I’m a millennial and don’t mind gen z at all. I remember boomers giving us so much shit so I vowed to not do that to future generations. I haven’t watched this whole video yet but I think the youngest generation will always have better skincare cuz they’re up to the latest science and technology
I mean science evolves and we learn new things it’s not because of gen z it’s just how life and everything works as time goes on science improves and we find out new things and the internet really became a big thing and people see other countries skincare and it pushes other companies to improve. I just don’t like the gen z vs millennials because it’s not about the two generations at all.
@@pattycarljackson Yeah exactly. I wasn’t trying to imply that science improves because of gen z- but it’s a natural part of life that we’re always evolving and learning new things. And yeah definitely agree- I don’t like any generations pitted against one another.
But gotta admit that I had less problems with (painful) acne with the "Millenial" products I used as a teen then now with everything else but also I put my skin through a LOT.. (Also a Zillenial here..97)
I’m an ancient 37 year old millennial that used Paula’s Choice from when they only had like, 10 products. Started using their mineral sunscreens when I was 25
My mom is a boomer and I'm gen z. She used to be an aesthetician and she has some really out of date practices for skin care😭
Not really a generation comparison, it's a time/trend or technology comparison. I'm peak/older millennial and I have NEVER wanted to matify my skin. And SPF was NOT unheard of! As an Australian, we are INTO sunscreens, it's just the filters have gotten better and more comfortable and therefore more wearable to different people!!!
all the Millennials are getting mad lmao
Love you Hyram!!!!!
I mean as a millennial we didn't create our products we were stuck with what was available. I LOVE the products that are out now.
I WANT to like the youth to the people cleanser but I just can't. It irritates my skin and doesn't take off my makeup
Oh and I used Neutrogena everything back in the 90s. Or Clean and Clear. And EVERYTHING had to be oil free bc back then we thought oils made you break out. I dried my poor skin out terribly. And I used witch hazel as a toner.
*Shudder*
The YTTP cleanser is a bad cleanser. I honestly think he just praises it because he has ties to the brand. I bought that cleanser on his recommendation and it dried the SHIT out of my skin. Like SO bad. Broke me out too. Awful awful awful.
@@sashagemini7623 I have a couple friends with very oily skin who like it, but I'm drier skinned these days and it was terrible for me
As a millennial, I used to wash my face with soft soap hand soap, use regular body sunscreen only if I was going to the beach, and used makeup wipes as needed…. Skin care was not a care in my mind until the last 4 years or so.
😂😂😂 as a senior millennial I had lots of fun watching this video
Don't forget Gen X like everyone else does.
I can only imagine boomers skincare being lots of Clinique, Estee Lauder, or basically the perfume/makeup aisle at Macys. Because “drugstore skincare” wasn’t really a thing… or it was just Clean&Clear or St. Ives …. Geez I’m glad we’ve come a long way!
Yeah I have to agree with the other comments. Especially those of us on the 80s end of millennials we didn't have options. We couldn't just pop down to Ulta or Sephora, they weren't open yet. I think clinique was the most viable option I had access to where I lived outside of drug store/walmart options. Is this really fair anyways when many of the brands you love are millennial owned?!
Love your videos and you distorting your skin❤😂
The straight man voice made me so uncomfortable 😂 awesome video hyram!
It always shocks my team 🤣
“We have no idea what we’re doing, we’re all suic!dal, but we care about our skin” describes my friend circle EXACTLY
can you please do a review about korean skincare .💟
Comparing skincare routines of Gen Zs and millennials are like comparing the technology of each time … this was not fair honestly because half of the products gen zs use now where created by Gen Xs and millennials…… and then recreated by gen zs who have been calling it their own so I’m over it 😂😂😂😂
This video is like comparing discmans to iPods, b&w to coloured TV... Ill enjoy a video where you take a walk down memory lane, but feels kinda strange to pit older technology against newer ones and expect this to a 'fair fight'
The oldest Gen Zers are ~25. While some might be involved in the skincare industry, I guarantee the majority of the products available today are developed and pushed by Millennials, precisely because we had the worst options growing up.
Maybe im an outlier but ive used moisturizers and spf for about 15 years. Some pretty huge (and not very accurate) generalisations going on here
Do you have any opinions on the fact that cerave isn't cruelty free?
Just gotta point out...Hyram pretty much created Gen Z's outlook on and expectations for skincare during covid.