Style Theory: Skincare is a SCAM?!
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Which skincare products do YOU use, loyal Theorist? Neutrogena? CeraVe? Cetaphil? Pond’s? Well, you may want to take a CLOSER look at the label. It turns out that the skincare industry may have been lying to us for years about what’s really hidden inside of their products. Sorry, Mia Maples, but you may think twice before doing about skincare test video because this could change your daily skincare routine FOREVER.
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there’s someone who asks for matt to play the unfinished swan on every gt and gtlive vid. they’ve been early on every vid for 72 days so could you please consider a gtlive on it before matt goes?
As most dermatologists on youtube recommends:
Keep it simple. Cleanse, moisturerise and sunscreen. Everything else are bonus but the basics are all that really matter ✨
Get this to the top comments
As a guy, keep in simple, 3 in one body wash /shampoo/conditioner and water.
Edit:
1 this is a joke.
2 skin includes areas not on one’s face like their hands, legs, and torso. So caring for one’s skin by washing one’s body is technically skin care.
You can literally just get a moisturiser with spf in it too. For anyone that has acne reading this, literally only wash your face with warm/hot water and apply moisturiser thinly so your pores don’t get anymore clogged up!
I love skincare so I use a lot of products 😂
Yessss my mom is a dermatologist and that’s what she always says
10 year old sephora kids are trembling right now
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My sis💀💀
I was bouta say the preppy 10 year olds are shaking in their boots rn
Facts
I'd love a sequel to this that actually talks about what DOES give you healthy skin
That’s hard question to answer honestly because it can vary person to person
I've enjoyed watching Skincare By Hyram to learn about skin care products and ingredients.
@@LittleMamaFelinethat garbage? Wouldn’t be me
Walking and any sports, staying out in the morning sun, hide inside at noon, eat a balanced diet unless you're a viking warrior. Pretty simple but we all fail to follow through
Eating healthy, exercise, rinsing with water, sunscreen
my mother was a dermatologist and she hated her job as she was criticized for having low returning customers. She called out the terrible skin brands and warned her customers that the tester products generally provide better results. the different skin types do require different care but ultimately spf and washing your skin is the bare minimum you need.
wait, the stuff they have in testers isnt the same as the full sizes?
I would love to have her for my dermatologist, if thats the case
@@K.Arashi definitely not, they want you to buy it so they make the initial tester give you that wow-ing effect.
Dermatologists are like therapists or financial planners: if their clients don't come back, it means they did their job right.
@JacobL228 well, with therapists, if their client doesn't come back, it could mean 2 things
the (number) theories remain always jumpscare me
Same!
And then comes the existential dread...
WHO ASKED + IM BETTER THAN MATPAT 😂
WHO ASKED + IM BETTER THAN MATPAT 😂
@@MythicalYFGAreported for misinformation 😂😂 matpat❤❤❤❤
Skincare routine: cleanse, moisturize, sunscreen 🙏
retinoid or tretinoin in the evening
@@lfdp2023 is there a way to get them without a doctor prescription?
I really need to start sunscreen but gotta find the right one first. My skin breaks out super easily 😭
@@lfdp2023 how do i get retinoid?
@@Adhdburnout Korean sunscreen has been great for me and doesn't leave my combination skin greasy. I use Centella and I really like it
I find it funny how he structured the sponsor ad the same way he just described the skin care industry structuring their ads to effectively market
irony
I looked at this and I'm like.. no wayyyyy. I went up and analyzed it and it's using fomo, scare tactics, create a problem and offer the solution... Everything in the book right as it criticizes the big money hungry corporations for doing it
God forbid he supports his team
@gamingchannelofthefatboigo2595 there's nothing wrong with him supporting his team. Matpat is awesome. I just found it funny how it parallels and it felt like an intentional yet subtle touch of humor
Honestly it's probably best that he follows the book that he just laid out, really tests your observational and critical thinking skills
I feel like if anyone wants to get a skin care routine, visiting a dermatologist is always the first step, consulting an expert is always useful and can actually tell you what stuff your face needs
Dermatologist told my mum that in all those fancy creams with special ingedients it's actually the most basic ingredients that were discovered to work long ago. like how realistic is that they discover so often the new magical ingredients for new launch of new skin care set of creams. I haven seen so many different commercials about new miraculous ingredient. Mostly it's just marketing.
@@AcinnnScience did become much more efficient in recent times due to easy access to research papers over the internet and also because of powerful computers (and more recently deep learning), but yeah, there's no way miracle medicine will appear only in ads and not in news articles or anything else. If something groundbreaking is discovered, you will probably hear about it from sources other than the manufacturer; for example, you've probably heard of ozempic or semaglutide, a medicine which decreases your appetite, and it sounds great when obesity is rising. I would argue that it's not an ideal solution to obesity, as it usually stems from bad dietary choices, but if the patient doesn't do anything about it (which is how you get to obesity in the first place), then cutting their appetite is probably the best solution.
@@Acinnn lets remember the usa is SUPER old school about skincare to this day... the usa is super old school even about fps. they're SO late compared to new findins.
@@maymayyyy sorry, I don't quite get what do you mean and how it relates to my comment?
@@AcinnnThey're implying the foreign brands are actually finding new ingredients that work. Which isn't true, most foreign brands basically use the same new ingredients
Matpat - talks about fear ads of the skincare world
Also matpat - "fear ad of VPN"
To be fair, Hackers are more threatening than wrinkles.
I just burst out laughing@@emanuelrojas2
@@emanuelrojas2 That's debatable
To be fair, VPNs actually DO help, they just aren't necessary. The everyday person probably doesn't need one, but they do have helpful tools (like using streaming services in different countries) that actually DO work. Sometimes (depending on the product) the skincare product won't do anything at all. They ARE different.
Eh, VPNs don't really matter outside of accessing location locked content.
I feel like one of the biggest scams are when they give you a timeline for when you will actually notice effects but a single(really expensive) purchase won't last that long.
Like a single container gives you two weeks worth of recommended use, but it takes 6 weeks to begin to see results and 10 weeks to reach maximum results. By 10 weeks in would you even remember what your skin looked like before starting the product?
@@Zela_Nightbefore and after pictures
Some retinoids are scientifically backed and FDA regulated. Adapalene (sometimes referred to as brand name Differin), is in fact FDA regulated and often sold in the skincare isle. I do however, personally stay away from retinol cosmetics, which are the versions not regulated. That and sunscreen are the only cosmetic drugs that have a robust body of evidence for anti-aging and acne.
I second adaptalene. It was drastically effective for me. But you have to understand that it takes months for your skin to adjust to it. You have to very slowly build up to daily use. And it might make your acne worse originally because it will speed up acne that was developing. But after months of daily use, the results are great! I have much less acne now and most of my scars have faded.
Tretinoin too
this vid is such a bs
@@LucyBashikIt's not absolute BS to be skeptical about studies by companies that aren't public. It's not completely obvious why it is like this, and there is some degree of truth
@@LucyBashik so is the are Ads
the main point of this is be skeptical with ads basically
and nothing wrong with being skeptical
with skin care related just ask some dermatologist what they'd recommend
I am a licensed esthetician who has pretty dry skin and my skincare routine is Cleanser, hydrating serum, moisturizer and spf if it’s the morning and I try to exfoliate my skin 2 times a week. adding anything else to my routine actually causes me to break out more because it’s too many products for my skin to handle.
You exfoliate twice a week? 😱
That is way too much, you'll regret it in a couple of years
@@TabbyeLynne Exfoliating twice a week is not necessarily excessive. And why would you regret it? Chemical exfoliants have the potential to induce collagen formation.
Also a licensed cosmologist here (I have dedicated esthetician training as well) and my routine is nearly exactly the same. My skin is more oily however so I don't add the extra hydrating serum. But I especially agree on the using too many products can backfire front.
We'll miss you MatPat 😭
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SHUT UP U JUST WANT LIKES
He copied somebody else’s comment
Are you Heinsbergs'(the bots') wife or something?
Chicken?
Style Theory idea: Are 3 in 1 bottle products more efficient than buying the three bottles separate?
Yessss, this should definitely be a Style Theory episode
Only if you don’t care about the condition of your hair
That would be a great theory, they just need to make sure to test different hair types/textures and lengths
He’s probably already recording the final episodes because of how he’s leaving soon, maybe whoever takes over the channel could look into it though?
@@TheTrueFlyingElk Yeah, Amy could definitely do it.
It is a bit of a simplistic approach tbh. Whilst some of the points made in this video are true, it is very one-sided and lacks objectivity. There are a lot of products that really tackle actual skin conditions, such as rosacea, neurodermitis, psoriasis.... I have an extremely dry and sun sensitive skin that is as well rosacea-prompt and I can assure you that some drugstore products have actually benefited my overall skin balance. This has a huge impact of my self confidence. I used to have chronic skin inflammation (rosacea) with patches of flaky dry skin and now my skin is beautiful thanks to diligent skin care.
What do you use for your skin?
I have acne, and I can tell a difference when I skip out on my skincare routine and when I'm diligent with it. My skin is clearer and feels better overall.
Reminds me of that one 4chan thread where a guy used head'n shoulders shampoo on his face ironically and it actually cleared his skin better than all other dedicated skin care products ....
You trust a 4channer?
@@pentilex4338 i merely recounted what i read , i did not acknowledge nor deny the claim , the first rule of the internet is to never trust anyone so ...
@@pentilex4338 It's probably true. Most standard skincare ingredients aren't going to do anything about fungal or hormonal acne, but a product specifically designed to deal with fungal overactivity will, which H&S is. There are skincare products with pyrithione zinc or ketoconazole that aren't full of surfactants that are too irritating and drying for the face, but sometimes you make do with what you can get locally.
He probably had fungal acne. Dandruff shampoo like head and shoulders has Zinc pyrithione which may treat fungal acne. But it won’t likely work if you have bacterial acne or traditional acne I heard.
Head and shoulders?
I just noticed something. Style Theory is the only channel out of the four that doesn't have its own introduction sequence.
Omg you're right
We need one
Wdym?
Yeah wdym?
Yea they know. It was in the work
What do you mean? Does Style Theory have its own intro now?
Only 2 style theories left, what can I even say….
"2 be continued"
Actually there’s only one left. The counters at the start include the episode you’re watching
Only one more Style Theory left 😭
no theres 2
or is there
@@gigiakallal9312*insert vsause music*
This was more of a video on skincare marketing rather than skincare ingredients (how the molecules and skin cells work etc etc) so this video alone doesn't feel like it's debunked the videos of chemists like lab muffin or licensed dermas like Dr. Dray. Would love to see matpat's thoughts on this, but I doubt it's feasible. Ig that's the sort of thing consumers have to research and decide on our own (and maybe even by going to actual irl dermas)
you wrote it perfectly. well done.
That's because either of those *actual relevant experts* would rip this video to shreds.
as someone who is prone to acne, the thing that changed my skin was a few chemical peels... yes I dished out a significant amount of money on multiple treatments (like 80 euros per treatment and I think I did 6 or 8 treatments), but it worked and my skin is so much clearer. I still use creams because after washing my face it is dry, but I dont buy 100 euro creams, my creams cost under 5 euros and it makes my skin feel as soft as if I were to use a 100 euro cream.
plus with a pricey treatment followed up by basic care you're forking over maybe a 1000 dollars over the course of several months vs god knows how much money you'd spend on products trying to find something else. atm i can't make that kind of splurge and enjoy the 'treat yourself' aspect of skin care but as soon as i can afford it I'm getting treatments and sticking to a basic moisturizer, wash, and rosacea control
@@aff77141 I'm not in the states so I honestly don't know how it is there, but yea i paid about 400-600 for treatments and besides that I only use creams under 5 euro that last me about a year and that's going fine.
Ok but for the record, retinol is an extremely well studied ingredient and is almost universally backed by dermatologists. Listing "confusing ingredients" isn't just to confuse consumers, they actually do serve specific purposes.
Ong
Same for aids for skin types, I have strawberry skin, and the Cerave SA lotion actually helped minimize it a lot. So it's all about educating yourself and ensuring you're solving real problems with real solutions instead of made-up ones. Like shrinking your pores and getting rid of your oily skin. (These are made up ones btw)
Yeah, even a simple differin adapalene is super helpful
Yeah plenth of stuff doesn't work as advertised but I see so many comments in here getting the validation they wsnt in here to say it doesn't work when it does
I also found out that under legislation that came into force in the European Union at the end of 2023, there will be restrictions on the concentration of retinol in over-the-counter products, including retinol serums and moisturisers. As they found out some negative effects in higher concentration or over use. They recommend the other form know as retinal also. EU being as always careful.
God I love a 25 minute MatPat video going against a nearly 200 Bilion dollar industry and telling them its one big scam, love it
I ASKED + I CARE + MATPAT IS BETTER UA-camR THAN ME + I HOPE MATPAT ENJOYS RETIREMENT
These are the kinds of bot we want.
I always thank my old history teacher because he would give us pretty useful lectures whenever we were ahead of the curriculum.
(He taught us how to do our taxes for example.) And I will always remember when he said that TV Marketing for anything you see being sold can be one of the hardest scams you can be exposed to because of all the tactics they use.
Much of the historically lower lifespan is due to death in labor and infancy, not massively lower expected lifespan in adults
this! i think that if you lived past the age of five you were probably gonna like till you were like 50 or 60
Also war
@@msk-qp6fnespecially war, famine,natural disasters, total absence of health care and hygiene.
@@L83467 Unless you were a woman, then every pregnancy becomes russian roulette.
Lower lifespan!!??? Proceeds to live above 100 years old. It is just a myth.. that lower lifespan thing.
One of the biggest issues I had when I was in high school was hormonal acne. The worst thing about it was that every cream, gel, face wash, moisturizer, you name it, that my mom would buy me at the store, or my dermatologist prescribed me to use, did NOTHING because my issue wasn't solvable topically.
It was so hard seeing all the ads that talked about these products that were supposed to fix my skin, and little did I know, none of them solved the problem I was facing.
Now I'm a little older, my hormones have leveled out, and all I use is bar soap, a basic cream, and sunscreen and my skin has never looked better. Infuriating.
At what age did your hormonal acne start and end? I had acne in middle school but went away once I started using skin care. That worked until my senior year where I had just a complete breakout all year where nothing worked for me and just recently started to heal (slowly).
The hormones are just making the skin more oily and prone to acne, so topical treatments can help if done effectively. But they can only help. No product is going to stop acne altogether or prevent it from getting worse during certain times of the month. The marketing saying that their products will fix or stop acne completely are an outright lie.
How old are you now?
Skin care definitely helps it not getting worse for me
Same. My acne was awful during 12-17.
Tried all the topical options.
When I got into college and just used bar soap. They went away. My skin is even clearer now than my friends that didn't have acne in highschool.
My favorite cera ve ad is Micheal Cera saying "Let my cream hydrate you"
this made me questions things...
😳
Now that’s the skincare I need
The only skincare I trust, the only one I need
I cream my face twice a day...
Tretinon and highly active retinols definitely work. Sunscreen is skincare and nobody argues about that. AHAs are also effective and you will avoid irritation and damage if you keep moisturised. Yes, you don’t need exotic and expensive pots of stuff but dermatologists all recommend the basics. BTW Vaseline is still a hero product.
I’ve had acne for over a decade now, and subsequently have been trying new skincare on a regular basis for a decade trying to get rid of it. My experience has been that salicylic acid does nothing for me, benzoyl peroxide sort of works but dries my skin out pretty bad, and moisturizer actually is important in that situation. The other thing I’ve discovered is that learning what the common ingredients in skincare products do and what research backs them up can help a lot in figuring out what products will work for you.
I've noticed that some benzoyl products are a lot more drying than others. I'm using PanOxyl benzoyl wash, and it's working very well for me without being overly drying (but I also have oily skin). I also started using a tea tree moisturizer, and that seems to be helping too (I follow it up with a different moisturizer during the winter). You don't see tea tree on store shelves a lot, so it might be an ingredient you haven't tried yet
The only thing that got rid of mine was prescription tretinoin cream, I tried so so many products. Granted I never resorted to chemical peels or accutane but they were next if tret didn’t work. Only thing is that it can be very drying at times. It depends on your skin of course but Ive been using it for ten years now and for me its worth having to apply a little more moisturizer.
I the only one experiencing whiplash between the scare tactic shutdowns of the actual video and the NordVPN add using those very same tactics?
yup, the heavy point of FOMO being driven and then the ad using the same tactic is so silly
maybe hes secretly trying to tell us something
matpat blink twice if youre being held hostage by nord
Yeah, considering he just primed us to be aware of the marketing scare tactic, the NordVPn ad made me instantly pause the video and think about that odd juxtaposition :D Tells us, we have a problem we are not always aware we might have and sells us the solution. (not debating the issue if privacy is a relevant issue here or not, though)
To be honest it feels like all advertisements UA-camrs shill out in their videos nowadays feel like scams. Nord feels like a very common one with very little convincing evidence to say their product works, but maybe I just haven't been looking in the right places
Yes, the irony was not lost on me.
My only issue with this episode saying at the end is "all you need is sunscreen" is you do need to cleanse your skin. Now that can be with something as simple as a bar of soap. But you do need to wash your skin. Especially if you've putting sunscreen on it or if you're putting makeup on it. I would also say you probably should moisturize your skin. Now that moisturizer can be the cheapest dollar store cream there is. Now if you're ok with a little dryness from using that bar of soap, go for it, just soap and sunscreen. No need for the serums and all but you probably want soap
I agree. The way i would put it is if you're young and have normal skin, washing your face, moisturizing, and sunscreen will give like 90% of the benefits of skincare. Everything else can help, but don't worry about it if you already aren't wearing sunscreen everyday.
And drink water!!!
Alright, you say that, but like: why? Why do you assert that one *does* need to cleanse one's skin? I'm not trying to fight you, just to be clear, I just want better argued assertions, considering I myself, a guy, use a facial cleanser everyday.
I agree! Wash with a simple cheap cleanser, use a moisturizer and sunscreen.❤
This whole video was bad. A man speaking for a woman, taking away from women’s voices. There are multiple females that could have spoke. Not even his wife gets a line.
I myself am a living proof to me that skincare works and is beneficial. Sure there's lot of pruducts out there that is just a scam, but you have to find the right products and suddenly it's not a scam, i prefer korean skincare.
Pretty much yeah. This video points out the obvious stuff of fancy products but kinda shoves basics. Mat may be real about his sleep but my lack of sleep and dandruff destroyed my face. You can't just say to simply use normal shampoo and face wash for someone suffering with dandruff and in turn face stuff due to that dandruff.
@@valhallakombi7239 exactly this!
And to the claim that there's no science in skincare, i would say: go ask Michelle lab muffin beauty science.
Hmmm I dunno. When I learned to double cleanse and use niacinamide, salicylic acid etc., I stopped getting acne.
Also, my dermatologist recommended retinol and niacinamide
Azelaic acid 10%, niacinamide, Willow Bark water (BHA), Panthenol ampules, Micelar water (based on Coco glucoside, a very mild natural soap) has helped me stop my 22 year battle with seborrhea, acne, open wounds. And oh did I try everything else before that...
Is Niacinamide that useful ?
@@OcarinaOfTimeyep
@@OcarinaOfTime it helps dry out my face. Less oil = less clogged pores = less acne
PS. My derma also said STOP using moisturizer because I don’t need it with my oily skin type and the humidity in my country, so she’s very picky about what products you use depending on your skin type, other factors etc.
I only use adapalene as an active treatment for my face, and protection by using sunscreen everyday, moisturize by using basic cerave and yet i get flawless skin, actually there's no need for other thing if u really knew it
What really makes me sad is to see 10 year olds or even 6 year olds worried about wrinkles and aging. I was playing with Barbie dolls at that age, and drawing on the walls and carpet (i had to clean it up after, and i did without complaining)
At 10 you only need at most sunscreen and maybe face soap and moisturizer if you have any skin conditions. At 6, sunscreen. That’s it. Once you enter teenage years go for whatever your skin type is but you don’t need something to prevent wrinkles when you won’t have them for at least another decade (or more)
honestly i don't think moisturizers are needed for kids that young unless it's prescription because of a health issue
I needed sunscreen for my facial scars and I usually put it in just those areas and/or wore a hat. Normalize hats for sun protection! Bring back hats in fashion! ☀️🧢👒
I just applied moisturizer because I have eczema. I literally had to get baby powdered, and later probably, Noxema'd just because I had eczema since babyhood.
@@kitty79eryeah but these companies are using tik tok and reels to specifically target children. Like more than ever before. They're using a mix of influencers and targeted ads to, well target, young children.
younger generations obsessed with pointless products, could become Cassandra in the future, Cassandra: "moisturize me moisturize me"
I had completely forgoten about that trampolines existence.
I love this comment
Yep xD I love the doctor who refrence! But yes! I agree!
I’m 130th like
You say it like they started it😂
Thank you for making this video. I'm an esthetician and even I feel like this skin care craze is ridiculous. Most of the products that are hyped up literally do nothing or anything better than the next product. I've always though the Vitamin C thing was bs even while I was working in a spa. I personally love using glycolic acid. It actually does all these things that some of these products claim to help but this can't be true because these are topical creams that effect the first layer of skin when those issues are deep rooted into your dermis.
Meh, kind of disappointed with the lack of nuance in this episode dismissing all skin care as bogus. Get recommendations and explanations from cosmetic chemists and derms as to why certain active ingredients work based on research, don't blindly buy products with unsupported claims. Vitamin C and antioxidants for example come in multiple forms with a range of efficacy so you have to understand why you're buying what you're buying. Sunscreen is a must. Chemical exofoliants, niacinamide, and retinal/retinol have helped so much with oiliness and acne. Extras beyond a basic moisturizer, cleanser, and sunscreen will depend on your personal needs but that doesn't mean skincare is necessarily a waste of money if you're informed and have the right expectations.
I just love how MatPat tells us all the marketing cheats skin care companies do then use the same ones to sell a VPN for those who did not do enough research in IT Security to understand it.
Thats interesting, as someone who doesn't know a lotta things related to IT security, can you extrapolate a little on what you meant?
@@not_a_cat1392 idk about "IT security", but you definitely don't need a VPN to be safe on your computer, especially on Windows, Windows Defender is more than enough.
*unless you are an idiot*, hence the advertising
@@not_a_cat1392 for starters, the fear mongering that not using a VPN exposes you to hackers or Man in the Middle attacks. This is not true at all. Tom Scott did a video about VPNs. Go watch it and you'll be well educated.
@@IhavethekenergyVPNs dont actually "protect" your data. If you are downloading some shady files, using a VPN, you will still get viruses. All what they do is make you appear as if you are connecting from somewhere else. This helps making it harder to track you, but won't make you 100% immune. Keep in mind that your data is now going through that VPN company, so this is another risk factor as well. An example of that would be one of the hackers that hacked Sony couple years ago. He was caught through his VPN company reporting him for suspicious activity. Keep in mind that VPN was actually paid and promised to keep user's anonymity.
I've never really cared about skin care until my hormonal acne due to PCOS recently got worse. I searched what works for that and sure enough my acne is gone. The products I use are not fancy or anything, they just need to have the ingredients (or lack of them) that work for my skin type and the excess oiliness. I am just happy I found an easy 2 product (cleansing gel + moisturizer) daily skin routine
Which one did you use?
What did you end up using?
Yes please share 😭 I’m oily af
tips ? :)
Watch as they just posted this to bait us
I'm going to miss Matpat, I grew up with him and he's just leaving so soon but he's growing old just like us and I hope everyone can remember him for the person he is.
love this! been wondering about skincare products alot. To know if we actually need 15 skincare steps. Makes me wonder about hair products, like shampoo, conditioner and scalp cleaners. maybe a next theory?
Wow! I probably have more than 30 bottles of products for my hair in my shower, and I seriously thought that shampoos were scalp cleanser 😅🤣
Why did seeing the words, “2 Style Theories Remain” make me wanna cry. I love you and ur channels MatPat! We will miss you so much!
Wait what does it mean, like is the channel gonna close down??
@@mitchmill28no it's just when matpat will stop being the host of it. Instead Amy will be the regular host
Doesn’t it make it seem like Matpat thinks the channels are gonna fail after he leaves
Why did it make you cry? Maybe you're a sycophant?
All I can say as a skincare enthusiast is that before getting tretinoin, I had painful cystic acne. Other than that I use a very basic moisturizer so I don't feel dry. And I've been using aha and glycolic acid on my scar from a car accident and my Ortho said it looked 5 years healed in 6 months
Were there any side effects from using it?
Props to you for doing your research on a product that gives you visible results
Don’t forget sunscreen!
@@lorenzo6777The only side effect could be from tretinoin. Use it to make cistic acne go away, and then stop using it for at least 6 months, so your skin doesn't get burns.
I think this was a solid video, and I have recently been asking these kind of questions. I was on Accutane last year so I went through a lot of the market products before I got to that point. That being said, I wish you covered more about Acne, being one of the biggest targets of advertising about these products, especially since it really is something you can "see". Acne problems obviously aren't as "up in the air" as something like the "deep-set dirt" from 70s skincare commercials.
Me as a chemist doing research every day hearing that my work isn’t science 👁️👄👁️
Thank you, truly, for this theory. I'm so fed up with friends telling me that I should follow their 50-step skincare routine for my skin to look as bright as theirs.
Also, this skincare obsession is kinda reminding me of to be beautiful (fazbear frights), just saying...
😂 i bet their trying to get the fazline so they too can look like springtrap
Not to mention, quality of skin is determined on hormones, diet and genetics. You can't get someone's skin unless you're a psycho and literally take it, LOLOL.
Nothing makes destroying your skin easier than putting it through a daily 50-step skin care routine.
he fr j used the promotion tactic he warned us abt 😭not knowing problem exists, need to fix, and a fix for life
Congratulations! That was the point. You've showed you learned the lesson of the video!
@@disgustof-riley8338I don’t think that him making an ad utilising the tactics he highlighted was the lesson of the video at all? It’s called irony, it’s called hypocrisy, but it’s definitely not called “a lesson”. Lol
@@rulie I never said the ad was the lesson :/ The entire rest of the video teaches the lesson, and the ad is more of a test to see if you spot it
@@rulie I'm guessing in class when your teacher gives you a puzzle related to what they're teaching that day you freak out after the lecture and say 'YOU WERE TRYING TO TRICK ME, HOW DARE YOU!!!!'
That Pond's Cold Cream keeps popping up throughout the video actually got me itching to buy one.
Buy one! It's cheap so you don't got a lot to loose if you'd like to try it. I use it as a night cream sometimes & in the next morning my skin feels nice and hydrated 😊
I'm 48 and wish I had started with a gel moisturizer much much earlier than I did. But for many years, I didn't care about my looks at ALL. My skin was so dry, when I was about 40, it just started feeling papery. Now it feels better and is much softer, but now I'm concerned that things are going to start wrinkling and sagging SOON, because I didn't take care of my skin well enough.
It's never too late to start 😊
Having a market with a diverse number of products isn’t inherently bad as everyone is different and has different needs (ex: different skin types). However predatory marketing always has and will always be scummy.
We don't all have different needs for our skin, we have different skin and the industry has financial incentive to convince us that all those differences are bad and need fixing. Cancer is the only skin problem we should be concerned with and it's prevented with sunscreen
@@cyrusunderscore7315 Eczema
How does this episode not have any official dermatology data/recommendations of what you SHOULD actually do?
Yeah waited for that part…
because the episode is about skincare being a scam?
@@redninetailsgamer1511 Sure when it comes to fancy brand name creams from basically what amount to marketing firms… but dermatology as a field and as a science is NOT a scam.
it mentions sunscreen and says that it's the only thing that's proven to work
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Matpat breaking down the tactics about how ads make you want their product, then proceeding to use those tactics in a sponsorship will never not be funny to me.
matpat: Ads make you feel like you need them by telling you about a problem you didn't know you had.
Matpat 5 sec later... Do you have issues articulating what you want to say? Well then you need this lawn mower!
CeraVe not happy with the old thumbnail?
What was the old thumbnail what did it look like
@@zafeerolatidoy2050 it was exactly the same. Just said CeraVe rather then Nivea or ponds
Yessss noticed that too @@anubion42
from what i learned, matpat told that they try multiple thumbnails to see which one sticks the most (aka which one is the most clickbait-y)
i think they changed the name bcs nivea and ponds are more recognizable
I went 1 week without doing literally any skin care, and my skin looked literally the best it ever had. I was GLOWING. Currently, I only wash my face once in the morning with a sensitive Dove soap bar, and moisture with e.l.f. holy hydration moisturizer with SPF. That's it. If you don't have any specialized skin concerns, you really don't need a lot, and your skin will do better with less.
There's a whole thing on TikTok about why gen z looks older than millennials
@@karil6461 That dude that makes tik toks in his bathroom that constantly makes up fake stories about his life and fast-food nonsense? Yea. Sure.
@@karil6461Sorry, I do not trust TikTok as a reliable source of information.
Same. I just use the sensitive dove soap bar, some aloe gel and then my Cetaphil moisturizer with spf
Washing with cold water in the morning really gives a shine
I use moisturizer on my face.
That's it.
Before I used moisturizer, my face would get super oily by itself, which in turn gave way to pimples. I don't buy the tiny packaging at high prices. I get the normal stuff. Sold in big 500ml bottles for like $15 CAD.
Please use sunscreen
interesting. moisturizing your oily skin helped reduce your oily skin? i have oily acne prone skin now and im always skeptical when ppl say wash your face! then mositurize (bc that washing of the face probably stripped your skin barrier and moisturizer is trying ti counteract that)
I have like scrub moisturiser and cream thats it
@@catlover4319people who have oily skin do so because of dry skin. The overproduction of sebum is your skins way of trying to moisturize itself, though the problem with oily skin is being prone to acne. If you keep your skin moisturized then it should reduce the amount of sebum you produce. An acne wash would help as well something with salicylic acid or benzyl peroxide to help reduce the bacteria on your face.
Wait, SPF’s the only thing proven to work? You telling me lotions and moisturisers don’t work? I’m all for plumper skin and that being BS but reduced ashiness/cracked skin is a pretty obvious effect that seems tricky to put down to psychosomatic effects
Idk matt, normally I really support your videos but I must say I actually do notice a big difference in my skin when I use my skincare products (only a face wash, vitamin c serum and a moisturizer)
because they work?? the vast majority of his audience are antisocial basement dwellers who don’t know what deodorant is 😂
I love these ads where they literally just empty $25 worth of serum on their faces. It's so satisfying yet so maddening to watch
$25? You mean 1 serum?
@@emh8604 Oops yah. I meant $25 worth of a serum.
the lil girl with the text bubble saying “i’m 86” took me TF out. hilarious. lolol.
1:20 it says "Seek and you shall find" and "shows your most hidden features and secrets"
i tried to look it up and i don't think this is a real type of ponds cream but i could be wrong.
No it isn’t and it’s with an apostrophe normally so pond’s
Worked in skin care/ dermatology research for 15 years. Consumer products are 99% marketing and 1% scientific.
8:59 I love it when commercials try and gaslight me. So ethical 🤗
17:15 MatPat: "I'm not trying to shame them or anything"
MatPat: proceeds to shame the company
WOW, I had never knew about this channel at all out of ALL your other channels before and seeing this now just has me BOOKED man 😅😅😅 tons of stuff to watch and TONS of stuff to look at now.
I’ve been looking for resources on this topic and you were the last person I expected to get the info from 😂 thanks for the vid!
Aaannd yet dermatologists will prescribe some of these ingredients every day because they have been shown to genuinely work 👀
💯. This video is so wrong.
Aaannd yet idiots don't have the mental capacity to understand the point of the video 👀
Btw, I'm referring to you 👍
Yeah, I feel like this video lacked a bit of actual dermatologists or even a beauty industry professional's input. (But this really needed a dermatologist giving a class here) I feel like they really dropped the ball here.
what r u talking about
I deep dove into skincare during pandemic
There is SO MUCH WRONG
He’s really trying to lean on the woke angle too cuz his assumption it’ll sell to women
Truth is this is probably the most female dominant industry
Just don’t let them create problems for you! I grew up having a hair care issue for my whole life, the other day I saw a Tik Tok product that looked like it would fix it. So I looked for Tik Toks where girls with my hair type use it, I looked for reviews, I looked for studies, for anything to help me decide. Then I got it and used it last night and it was a complete game changer!!! But not every product will do that for you. Not every issue needs to be had. For me I need skincare and hair care cause if my skin is bad I pick at it, if my hair is bad I pull it out. Not everyone is the same or needs the same goals. But if you do decide to buy into this stuff a little bit, don’t feel lesser for it. Some of it is based on real stuff.
According to real dermatologists (skin doctors), using a face wash and a moisturizing cream twice a day (not more, because it's too much then and has a detrimental effect instead of a positive one) does actually help your facial skin. It helps with lessening/preventing acne, and it helps slow down aging a bit (IFAIK). So there is a reason to have a basic skin care. Oh and using regular soap on your facial skin is not recommended because it dries out your face too much because your facial skin is much skinnier compared to other parts of your skin.
My skin care staples: Rinse face with water in the AM, sunscreen, cleanse at night, apply cerave night cream, apply home made salt water to breakouts to disinfect when needed. Wear brimmed hats when outside for sun protection.
Just like you I use the costco tubs of the cerave cream, have for years, it's freaking perfect all by itself. Noticed that sunscreen applied too soon after makes it pill up, but that's easy to avoid (just waiting like 20 mins prevents). One tub lasts me months, love that I'm not the only one who uses it as the main moisturizer!
I actually like skin care. I love the creams exfoliation, masks, gels. I don't fell like stopping anytime soon
Personally, doing skin care relaxes my face and helps me feel like my long insomniacs nights won't make me look 10 years older
I don't know if I always want to look young. In my line of work, looks and age matter alot, so there are perks to look young. But I also want to look how I feel
And I feel youthful, so I do think the relaxation the skin care brings help
omg i have eczema i haven’t had a flare up for YEARS until i used cerave!
I love this channel sm pls never stop uploading
this is so true, personally the only “skincare” i do is a moisturiser, because my skin gets very dry and its irritating, and of course sunscreen.
things like vitamins you get through food and it still makes its way to your skin through your body
I would love a follow up video on this topic. Like comparing different brands, if toners are actually necessary, etc
He does not know enough to make an accurate analisys of that. Just follow trusted content creator, like cosmetic formulators, dermatologist, etc (the ones that don't follow trends and are actually commited to providing information). Avoid the teen girl and boys (and the men and women that act like ones) just looking for clout and cashing with their pretty faces, and you'll be fine
you should look for actual dermatologists, estheticians, and beauty experts for that
Prescription retinoids. Dermatologist directed retinols. Salicylic acid toner. Benzol peroxide toner. Salicylic acid cream.
You could have AI do that for you, that's what I did. A personal follow-up with ChatGPT4
@@auricia201 That's why he only made a video on marketint techniques/practices, yeah.
I kept getting skincare ads while watching this I can't-
Lab muffin Beauty Science is a great place to go to get objective skincare. Just because an ingredient is hard to understand does not mean that it doesn’t work. In fact, she has a whole video just on vitamin c. Doctorly is also a great resource that I advise checking out. Skincare is overwhelming, but with a little bit of knowledge, anyone can easily understand it.
Edit: also, never listen to celebrities and don’t get L’Oréal. CeraVe is a pretty safe bet. Skincare CAN save your skin. Although sunscreen is extremely important. It’s definitely not the only thing you need.
Really enjoyed the video but please do a video explaining what *is* the ‘correct’ way to clean and protect my face! You’ve told us what we’re putting on our face is useless but you haven’t given us an alternative to what does work aside from spf. What face soap do I use to clean my face that isn’t just useless chemicals, same for moisturiser? Does moisturiser even work? How *do* I keep my skin soft after stripping away the natural oils if not. What do dermatologists say and are they reliable? Where *can* I find reliable information? I would love to see a video where your team tests out a dermatologist approved skincare routine and the effects after a few weeks ❤
Unfortunately he didn’t touch upon acne skin care or retinol which I think is more important to understand than Vitamin C. Also didn’t give an alternative other than sunscreen. What about the efficacy of cleansers and moisturizers?
The video is about MARKETING in the skincare industry, not ACTUAL SKINCARE. Maybe the next host can tackle that, but that wasn't the point of this video
Vitamin C was used as an example of a chemical that is uplifted by advertisements and not science. The things you mentioned, however, do actually have research papers that someone researching can find pretty quickly
Retinol actually works for certain acne and wrinkles because it’s basically like a mini peel every day. It’s not a gimmick like what he touched in his video
Big difference between sour pasteurized milk and sour raw milk, like Cleopatra would have used.
She would have used what's called clabbered milk. It's similar to kefir, but instead of using kefir grains - which are a mixture of bacteria and yeast, originally harvested from plants and soil - you use the bacteria and yeast that's found naturally in raw milks.
And lactic acid!
ENJOYED and LEARNT quite a bit!! LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM! Please continue 😊
Lotions do in fact protect the skin from drying, especially at the elbows which can get rough.
2:34 I'm dying laughing "13) unholy sacrifice" "15) actual bees"
Indeed😂
It’s so easy to get lost in all those marketing tactics and wonderful promises. It's an absolute shame how we are being fooled by pseudo-scientific terminology and overpriced products.
My recommendation:
Basic Skincare Routine: Cleanser (foaming for oily skin non-foaming or hydrating for dry skin), moisturizer, and SPF
If you have certain skin conditions such as acne, consider something with an active ingredient like benzoyl peroxide. I have a 3 step skincare routine and it works great.
I use black cumin seed oil on my hands feet and other areas that might have become dry. Works like a charm. I prefer simple products over complicated and I stumbled on this by accident when my hands were super dry after a workout and my hand cream was finished.
0:04 No 😃
same bro
Lol
Lol
That's rough, buddy
same
My skin care routine is cleanser, moisturizer, And SPF because I feel like that’s all I need
If you are into Skincare/Beauty enough to have a multi-step skincare routine, you know that the clinical trial on the packaging means nothing. It’s on nearly every single product you buy. Looking at the actual ingredients and reviews across multiple sellers does actually work. Also, Sephora has an excellent return policy, so if after a couple of weeks a product isn’t working for me I just return it. It’s that simple. Skincare does work, but every product doesn’t work for everyone. If I slack on using my moisturizer and hyaluronic acid, the skin on my nose flakes off. Not everyone can slap on sunscreen and call it a day. A dermatologist really should have been consulted for this video
I had bad skin for so long but after sticking to a simple 2 sometimes 3 step routine consistently I cleared up. Like just get a decent soap and maybe something to make your skin less dry if it gets dry trust
Don’t you just love how he doesn’t talk to anyone in the industry and refuses to define any of the words he’s saying?
Its so ridiculous how much skin care stuff there is. Honestly, I just rinse my face and dry it with a rag, then occasionally put on some moisturizer. That's all I really need. I use soap if my face feels dirtier than water alone could cleanse.
honestly same
I’ve just used a type of tallow moisturizer and it’s been the best out of everything I use, acne’s gone down, and skin has felt better in general
the 10 year old sephora kids have been real quiet since this dropped…
14:04 did yall just witness matpat create a problem, then make us think Nord VPN is the solution and will change your life? Or is it just me 👀👀
He made a live demonstration.
Can y'all do a theory on hair care and how to figure out the best routine for your hair type?
Not me having just bought 4 Estee Lauder products because i tried the mini kit and loved it. 😅 it does make my face feel so soft though unlike ponds. And the eye cream makes my purple under eyes less noticable so theres that.
Beauty youthfulness marketing tactic doesn't work on me because I want the wrinkles, my friends say "You don't know what you are talking about, you are blessed!" but having the same face I had as a teen as an adult IS NOT A BLESSING.
"hold up, whats a skin consultant" 😂😂 9:40
MatPat I love the transition into the sponsor it was so smooth
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