Skin Care
for all the skincare lovers and learners
Skincare Brands
In the cosmetic industry, there are billions of different skincare brands. This, of course, can cause problems when it comes to us newbies who are trying to start up a skincare routine but don't know what products to get.
Vitamins
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is key for cell growth, and often used as a topical anti-aging treatment.
Vitamin B works with enzymes to help your body function
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps tissue to grow and repair itself.
Vitamin D helps maintain a protective barrier against sun damage
Vitamin E helps the body regulate retinol levels, which is essential for healthy skin.
Acids and Serums
Hyaluronic Acid
Niacinamide
Retinol
Salicylic Acid
The 5 Skin Types
Normal: Not prone to breakouts, flakiness, or feeling greasy or tight. Small pores and smooth skin texture.
Oily: A shiny face (particularly across your T-zone and chin), enlarged pores, and spots.
Dry: Skin that feels and looks rough. Itchiness, flaking skin, scaling or peeling. Fine lines or cracks.
Combination: Oily and dry spots, larger pores on T-zone, breakouts and dry patches at the same time, oily skin in summer and dry in winter and flaky area on the scalp.
Sensitive: Lots of redness, reactive super easily, development of rashes is common, prone to breakouts, tightness, burning, irritation.
Different Types Of Acne
Whiteheads
Blackheads
Pustule
Papule
Cyst
Nodule
Skincare Routines
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Skincare Red Flags
Scams: Before and after photos can be altered and or photo shopped in the most unnoticeable way possible but signs of photoshop and editing can be recognized by
1. Difference in lighting
2. Different lining with the camera
3. Background changes
4. The before and after is actually different
Ads that say “no filter"
Products that say or have a label with “no preservatives”
No visible/labeled expiration date
Ingredients don't match the product
Brand says “chemical free”
types of acne
whiteheads
characteristics: small, white, raised bumps on the skin
how they form: Whiteheads occur when a hair follicle/sebaceous gland becomes inflamed. Inflammation can occur as a result of: Increased sebum (oily material produced by the sebaceous gland) production.
how to treat:
- Alpha hydroxy acid (AHA)
- Apple cider vinegar
- Retinol and vitamin A
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Salicylic acid
- Lemon juice
- Aloe vera
- Tea tree oil
- Witch hazel
- Honeylearn more about whiteheadsBlackheads
Characteristics: They're slightly raised, although they aren't painful because they aren't inflamed like pimples. May look like a dark speck of dirt is in a bump on your skin.
How they form: Blackheads form when a hair follicle in the skin becomes clogged or plugged. Dead skin cells and excess oil collect in the follicle's opening, which produces a bump. If the skin over the bump opens, the air exposure causes the plug to look black, thus forming a blackhead.
How to treat:
- retinoid
- salicylic acid
- chemical mask
- aha
- clay mask
- Microdermabrasion
- Benzoyl peroxide
- exfoliatelearn more about blackheadspustule
characteristics: They are easily identified upon physical examination as red bumps with white or yellowish centers. If severe, they may be accompanied by additional signs and symptoms surrounding the lesion, such as pain, tenderness, swelling, soreness, and warmth.
how they form: When the skin becomes inflamed due to an allergic reaction to food, environmental allergens, or poisonous insect bites. However, the most common cause of pustules is acne.
How to treat: Apply an over-the-counter treatment like calamine lotion, cortisone cream, salicylic acid, or benzoyl peroxide gel. Stay away from products that can irritate your skin, like cosmetics or sunscreens.learn more about acne pustulesPapule
characteristics: a small, well-defined bump in the skin. It may have a rounded, pointed or flat top, and may have a dip. It can appear with a stalk, be thread-like or look warty. It can be soft or firm and its surface may be rough or smooth.
how they form: usually caused by an infiltration of inflammatory cells into the epidermis (intraepidermal) or dermis, subepidermal edema, or epidermal hypertrophy.
how to treat: Apply an ice cube or ice pack covered in a light towel over your papules for at least 10 minutes. Apply ice to your papules up to two to three times a day. Lemon juice: The citric acid in lemon juice is antibacterial. Apply a small amount of lemon juice to a cotton applicator and rub it on your papules.learn more about acne papulescyst
characteristics: closed capsule or sac-like structures, typically containing a liquid, semisolid, or gaseous material, much like a blister.
how they form:
- Blocked ducts, which cause a build-up of fluid.
- A defect in the cells.
- An impact injury that pops a blood vessel.
how to treat:
- place warm compression on the cyst.
- seek dermatologist treatment
learn more about cystic acnenodule
characteristics: firm, painful lumps to form under your skin and red bumps to appear on your skin's surface.
how they form: when your skin's pores become blocked, trapping dead skin cells, hair and sebum.
how to treat: healthcare treatment is requiredlearn more about acne nodules
Skincare Brands
Popular Asian Skincare BrandsSulwhasoo
Oh k
Minisoo
Missha
COSRX
iDEWCARE
Seoul Ceuticals
Peach & lily
Beauty of Joseon
Manyo
Instree
Aestura
Gatsby
TonymolyPopular Dermatologist and Esthetician Approved/Recommended Skincare BrandsCera Ve
Hero Cosmetics
Byoma
Laroche-posay
Bioderma
Avène
Murad
AziMD
Epionce
PillowTalkDerm
Dr. Zenovia Skincare
Rose Ingleton MD
Dr. Dennis Gross
Visha Skincare
Motif
MDAiRE Skincare
Macrene Actives
Dr. Barbara Sturm
Obagi
Lancer Skincare
EXUVIANCE
The Ordinary
Aquaphor
Cetaphil
SkinMedica
Glytone
First Aid Beauty
Glo Skin beauty
Hermetica
R+Co
Tarte Cosmetics
Wander Beauty
Neutrogena
SkinCeuticals
Suggested skincare routines
Skincare routine for normal skin
Morning
1. Cleanse
2. toner
3. serum
4. eye cream
5. moisturizer
6. SPF
NIGHT
1. cleanse
2. toner
3. serum/retinol
4. eye cream
5. night cream
6. Moisturizerweekly
mask once a week
exfoliator 2-3 times a week max<click me to go back :)
skincare routine for dry skin
Morning
1. Water Rinse
3. Eye Cream
4. Moisturizer
5. Face oil (optional)
6. Sunscreen
Night
1. Cleanser
2. Serum
3. Eye Cream
4. Moisturizer
5. Face Oil/Mask (optional)weekly
mask 1-2 times a week
exfoliator once a week max<click me to go back :)
Skincare routine for oily skin
Morning
1. Gentle cleanser
2. Toner
3. Serum
4. Eye Cream
5. SPF
NIGHT
1. Oil Based Cleanser (or oil based makeup remover)
2. Gel/Foam Cleanser
3. Toner
4. Serum
5. Eye Cream
6. Moisturizerweekly
mask 1-2 times a week
exfoliator 1-2 times a week max<click me to go back :)
Skincare routine for combination skin
Morning
1. cleanser
2. toner
3. moisturizer
4. spf
NIGHT
1. cleanser
2. toner
3. serums
4. moisturizer
5. face oils (optional)weekly
mask 1-2 times a week
exfoliator 3 times a week max<click me to go back :)
skincare routine for sensitive skin
morning
1. cleanser
2. toner
3. eye cream
4. moisturizer
5. face oils
6. spf
NIGHT
1. cleanser
2. toner
3. serums (for sensitive skin)
4. moisturizerweekly
mask 1-2 times a week
exfoliator twice a week max<click me to go back :)