What products do you actually need to maintain healthy skin? Industry folks will tell you you need at least 100 different products in your bathroom or you are clearly some kind of schlub. Well, I'm autistic and that is ridiculous, so here is my KISS (keep it simple stupid) version: 🧵 - ThreadSky

drjensbeautylab.bsky.social • 81 days ago

What products do you actually need to maintain healthy skin? Industry folks will tell you you need at least 100 different products in your bathroom or you are clearly some kind of schlub. Well, I'm autistic and that is ridiculous, so here is my KISS (keep it simple stupid) version: 🧵

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drjensbeautylab.bsky.social•81 days ago

1. Face wash appropriate for your skin type. It should be mild and lotion-based and it should not contain SLS. No bar soap or Dr. Bronner's/castile soap, the pH is so high it will destroy your barrier. You should only use soap on your face 1X/day unless you are a teenager or have SEVERE oiliness.

drjensbeautylab.bsky.social•81 days ago

2. Toner to reset your skin's pH to its resting, slightly acidic state. If you don't tone, don't buy expensive moisturizers bc they will only deliver active ingredients to skin at a slightly acidic pH. Toner should NOT be astringent, it should not do ANYTHING besides the above.

drjensbeautylab.bsky.social•81 days ago

3. Moisturizer and eye cream. Your choice of moisturizer should align with your skin type. Oily skin types should avoid heavy creams and stick with lighter-weight products. Dry skin can layer moisturizers as needed for extra hydration. It doesn't matter serum/cream as long as your skin is hydrated.

drjensbeautylab.bsky.social•81 days ago

4. Some form of exfoliation. You can use physical methods, like scrubby beads, etc, or you can use chemical exfoliants like AHAs or BHAs. NOTE: if your skin type is not oily, BHAs should not touch your skin, unless you are using them to spot treat hormonal acne. NO AHA/BHA COMBOS DAMMIT

drjensbeautylab.bsky.social•81 days ago

5. Sunscreen for when you will be outside for more than 20m. I recommend sticking to zinc oxide-based sunscreens, as chemical sunscreens are both irritating and many are endocrine disruptors.

drjensbeautylab.bsky.social•81 days ago

That's it! You can maintain healthy skin with just this simple regimen for years barring some kind of hormonal event. Other products like masks, zit zappers, etc can totally be used, but they aren't required. Don't buy into the bullshit, keep it simple.

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