Hey Liah here. So today I wanted to touch on Some of the most commonly asked questions and also some of the beauty myth that I often get commented on let's begin right away Everything that you apply topically will get absorbed into the bloodstream And I think we hear this a lot from you know not chill skincare brands organic skincare brands Promoting more natural products forcing you guys to use their products versus the chemical or synthetic Ingredients and this is absolutely far from the truth our skin is very very very resilient So let's break down the skin structure There's three different layers in the skin so the very first layer that we see on top of the skin It's called epidermis And then we have the dermis layer where the collagen gets produced and the hyaluronic acid acid gets produced and all of the other skin Building blocks or the proteins are in the dermis layer, and then there's hypodermis, which is the subcutaneous tissue? But in fact it's very very hard for skin care products to even get past the epidermis Which is a very top layer of your skin? We have something called skin barrier system so skin barrier is more like a very strict bouncer That works for a very exclusive VIP club so the bowser wants to protect its client its guests That's already inside the club, but also they want to bounce back or refuse any other foreigners Who's just trying to randomly access the club so a skin barrier is something that protects our skin from losing water or losing hydration but also keep our skin from receiving external substances But that also makes it very very hard for a lot of skin care products to pass through the skin barrier now That's why a lot of skincare companies and cosmetic chemists and even the material companies They always think about the delivery system How can we deliver this vitamin C. Ingredient to the dermis layer? It's because it's really really hard for vitamin C. Or a lot of topical actives to penetrate into the dermis layer the second myth that I hear a lot is that? Non-comedogenic tested, hypoallergenic tested, dermatologist tested and dermatologist recommended are always better This is actually really tricky because in order to have that claim They will have obviously their own testing result so they can do it independently They can only gather like ten people and test it on ten people who doesn't have any allergies So that wouldn't really reflect the real-life situation I know a lot of you guys do follow the comedogenic rating system, but in fact the test was done Way way way way back then in 1970s is actually done inside the rabbits ear and rabbits ears are obviously more Sensitive and more prone to clogged pores and it's always about the concentration too of course apply 100% coconut oil can give you clogged pores depending on individual skin condition But if there's only 1% in the entire formulation That's not going to give you the same results and then when it comes to dermatologist tested and dermatologist recommended Claims is really not a regulated term some dermatologists may have tested it and may have not liked it But they obviously did test it so they can just slap on that tested claim So it's very tricky to actually believe and buy into these claims and it's always the best to Test it out by yourself look at the entire formulation rather than focusing on one single ingredient of the entire product Occlusives form a non breathable barrier, and this is very far from the truth They're not like a plastic wrap if you apply and wrap around your face with a plastic wrap you will feel that kind of heating up and also sweating sensation But when you apply a very thick and you know a heavy-duty moisturizer your skin still feels very comfortable Especially a lot of people think that silicones are suffocating and they clog the pores But silicone oils are in fact one of the most breathable and permeable Beautiful exclusive if the ingredients are the same go for the cheaper one Yes, the ingredients are similar with a dupe and the original, but you never know How its formulated a lot of times people do think that ingredients are everything But what I can say is that formulation or at least the formulating technology is Everything or it is what makes one product superior than another one okay? So it's easier to understand it this way me and Gordon Ramsay We were given the same exact ingredients to cook with But of course the end result or the dish that we both cook are going to be completely different It's because of the difference in the cooking skills, aka Formulating technology so even though the ingredient label looks the same it doesn't mean that it's gonna be the same product It's gonna be the same feel and sensorial and everything the apple cider vinegar as a toner for clearing up acne skin This is not actually a myth But it's something that I got a lot of questions about I have Used apple cider vinegar as a toner in the past and it has a superior Exfoliating property and also it does have very very potent antibacterial Property so therefore it can potentially help however I wouldn't use this every single day for me if I were to use it I think I would use it probably once a week at most and I also do believe that overuse of antibacterial Products can also diminish and eliminate all the good bacterias that are protecting our skin as well So your skin is naturally losing its immunity to fight against the harmful bacteria, and if you are gonna use it Please dilute it into water so that the pH is more skin friendly you have to make sure You cleanse really really well This is one of the most skin damaging advice out there so cleanser inevitably is the most damaging skin care product And that's because it contains surfactants and surfactants are what eliminates and takes off your makeup dirt and grime But it doesn't recognize the difference between the dirt and also your natural moisture So it does take away Everything now milder surfactants have less chance to take away those natural hydration natural moisture But at the end of the day they are surfactants, too I think a lot of people who do struggle with skin barrier disorder they oftentimes cleanse Very obsessively and I used to be like that too I thought acne was coming from dirt and grime, so I was kind of like obsessively cleaning my skin I cleanse probably three times a day which was in fact damaging my skin barrier and Losing and giving away hydration and water and also it was kind of exacerbating the sensitivity That's why a lot of you guys have been getting a lot of good results after skipping morning cleansing and I Think that's probably the easiest and the best skin care advice that I can give you guys and when you are cleansing just make it Short and sweet okay next one is a very very very interesting one so darker skin tone doesn't need sunscreen and a lot of my friends who have darker skin tones I.Always always Ask if they've used sunscreen and always always always their answer is No why? Because I'm dark do you know a thing about UVA and I start like lecturing them? There are two specific UV rays that you are protecting your skin from one is UVA. And one is UVB so the UVB ray is something that burns your skin that kind of tans your skin However, UVA ray is something that ages your skin. That's something that promotes. Hyperpigmentation melasma photo aging and UVA ray exists in cloudy weather rainy weather Every single day so it's best to avoid the UVA ray with using a broad-spectrum sunscreen So you don't necessarily need to look for a higher SPF number but what you want to focus on is looking for a label that claims that it is broad-spectrum or in Asian sunscreens there's Pa+ systems and European sunscreens, there is PPD ratings day And there are a lot of elegant formulations that do not leave white cast so I think you will enjoy using a lot of sunscreens Anti-aging skincare at the earlier the better whoo, I think a lot of people will have different opinions on this But I just wanted to say that probably not There are definitely preventative methods in anti-aging and there are treatment or reversing methods, but yes Everyone should be committing to preventive method which includes moisturizing properly because the drier your skin gets more prone to Wrinkles and sunscreen every single day sunscreen is in fact the best anti-aging skincare ever that you can apply and not causing too much physical Friction on your skin is going to help your skin to stay young and youthful over talking over rubbing or like over dragging your skin Inevitably does cause wrinkle, but when it comes to choosing skincare.
You don't need to actively look for Anti-aging skincare because a lot of times they are really expensive and a lot of times They wouldn't work because they're trying to shorten the amount of skin cellular turnover rate and you already have it running on a very healthy rate your skin is regenerating renewing and Regulating in a very optimal rate if you're in your teens Or if you're in your 20s probably from 30s or late 20s You might want to start looking for actives like vitamin C. And then move up to like retinoids or retinol, but all the active ingredients that we see in the market They do order your skin cells to do certain things So it inevitably stresses out your skin a little bit if you're younger you have more to loose So just respect your skin as it is go for something. That's cheaper That's more basic a lot of you guys were interested in knowing and learning the difference between purging versus breaking out so purging is basically a Stage or set amount of period that your skin kind of detoxifies and bring it up to the surface this happens a lot When you just started incorporating? Retinoids retinol or vitamin C. Products or H a alpha hydroxy acids including glycolic acid lactic acid and everything like that they're kind of shortening the period that your skin regenerates and Rejuvenate if your skincare product doesn't have any active ingredients that promotes the skin seller turnover I think it's a good chance to assume that you are breaking up from it But you might also want to consider other factors it can be due to the skincare product You just started using but pimples don't form overnight it can be accumulated from a week ago Or it could be your stress level your hormonal Fluctuations and the diet that you're consuming or something that happened in your gut so there are so many other Factors.
Can your skin get used to a certain product and your skincare products stop working is that true or is it false? Sadly your skin doesn't build up a tolerance or immunity to a product But I think this happens a lot when you're using active ingredients again vitamin A vitamin C and also AHA these are the active ingredients that can deliver quite a dramatic result in a short period of time so and if you just started using these ingredients They will give you a very glowing result however It's not going to rapidly change your skin again and again since the result isn't as dramatic as it Used to be you'd think it's not working, but it's still Progressively working, okay? I hope this video was helpful Please give it a big thumbs up if it was because that will help me more than you might think If you are new to my channel Please hit the subscribe button down below that will mean a lot and I'll talk to you guys on my instagram at @liahyoo And i'll see you guys next time bye.
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