The Only Skincare Products You Actually Need
Summary
TLDRThe video debunks the myth that elaborate skincare routines are essential, emphasizing that 80% of results come from three key products. Before starting skincare, it's crucial to improve diet, get adequate sleep, and maintain hygiene. The skincare routine includes cleansing, moisturizing, and using sunscreen, tailored to different skin types (oily, dry, combination). Natural alternatives like water and beef tallow are also discussed. Additional steps like exfoliants and serums can enhance results but are optional. Mental health care through therapy is also highlighted, encouraging viewers to seek professional support when needed.
Takeaways
- ๐ก Most of your skincare results (about 80%) can be achieved with just three essential products, following the 80/20 rule.
- ๐ Prioritize your diet for good skin health: avoid processed foods, sugars, and seed oils to reduce inflammation and improve overall skin appearance.
- ๐๏ธ Maintain good hygiene practices: wash bed sheets and towels weekly, and keep anything that touches your face, like your phone, clean to prevent acne.
- ๐ค Get 7-8 hours of sleep nightly to manage cortisol levels and reduce skin inflammation and sebum production.
- ๐งผ Use a cleanser suitable for your skin type: foaming cleansers with salicylic acid for oily skin, non-foaming with hydrating ingredients for dry skin, and gentle cleansers for combination skin.
- ๐ฑ For natural skincare, you can use water for cleansing and beef tallow or aloe vera as a natural moisturizer.
- โ๏ธ Sunscreen is crucial in the morning to protect your skin from harmful rays. Opt for mineral sunscreen and avoid harmful chemical ingredients.
- ๐ A consistent routine with cleansing, moisturizing, and sunscreen application is key to effective skincare.
- ๐ฌ Exfoliants and hydrating serums are optional but can enhance your skinโs appearance. Use with caution and start with patch tests.
- ๐ง Mental health is as important as skincare. Seeking therapy when needed is a sign of strength, and platforms like BetterHelp provide accessible options.
Q & A
What are the three most important steps to take before starting a skincare routine?
-The three key steps are: maintaining a healthy diet by cutting out processed foods, getting enough sleep to reduce cortisol levels, and practicing basic hygiene, such as regularly washing bed sheets and cleaning items that touch your face like your phone.
Why does the speaker emphasize the importance of diet in skincare?
-The speaker stresses that diet affects skin health because cutting out processed foods, sugars, and seed oils can improve your skinโs appearance. A clean diet can also benefit gut health, which contributes to overall skin condition.
How does sleep affect skin health, according to the video?
-Lack of sleep increases cortisol, a stress hormone that promotes inflammation and oil production. This can clog pores and lead to more acne, making proper sleep (7-8 hours) essential for healthy skin.
What are the three main skin types mentioned, and how can someone identify their skin type?
-The three main skin types are oily, dry, and combination. To identify your skin type, wash your face with water and leave it for an hour. If your face is shiny, it's oily; if it's flaky and dry, you have dry skin; and if your cheeks are dry but your forehead, nose, and chin are shiny, you have combination skin.
What types of cleansers are recommended for oily, dry, and combination skin?
-For oily skin, a foaming cleanser with salicylic acid or niacinamide is recommended. Dry skin benefits from non-foaming cleansers containing hyaluronic acid, ceramides, glycerin, or aloe vera. Combination skin can use a gentle cleanser.
What advice is given for using salicylic acid in skincare?
-Start with a low concentration of salicylic acid, especially if youโve never used it before, to avoid adverse reactions. Over time, you can increase the strength as your skin adjusts.
What is the purpose of moisturizer in a skincare routine, and how should it be applied?
-Moisturizer hydrates the skin and should be applied morning and night. Use a nickel-sized amount, apply it to your forehead and cheeks, then massage it into your face. Different moisturizers are recommended for oily, dry, and combination skin types, with ingredients like salicylic acid or ceramides depending on the type.
Why is sunscreen important, and what type should be used?
-Sunscreen is important to protect the skin from sun damage, which can cause dark spots and sagging skin. Mineral sunscreen is recommended because it avoids potentially harmful ingredients, and it should be applied generously in the morning.
What are the benefits of using a hydrating serum, and when should it be applied?
-Hydrating serums add extra moisture to the skin, with common ingredients like hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, and niacinamide. It should be applied before moisturizer and patted into the skin, extending down to the neck.
How can exfoliants benefit your skincare routine, and what should you be cautious about?
-Exfoliants help remove dead skin cells and improve skin texture. Common ingredients are salicylic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, and retinol. Since they can be strong, itโs important to do a patch test first and follow instructions on frequency and application to avoid skin irritation.
Outlines
๐ค Simplifying Skincare: The Basics for Better Skin
The speaker starts by addressing the confusion many men face with skincare, as influencers promote complicated routines. However, achieving clear skin can be done with just three essential products. Before even discussing skincare, there are three foundational steps: 1) Fix your diet by cutting processed foods and sugars, which will improve skin and overall health. 2) Prioritize sleep, as lack of sleep increases cortisol, causing inflammation and acne. 3) Maintain good hygiene by washing bed sheets, towels, and cleaning items like your phone to reduce acne-causing bacteria.
๐ง Starting with Skincare: The Cleansing Step
With the foundational habits in place, the speaker dives into the first step of a skincare routine: cleansing. The speaker explains how to cleanse and stresses the importance of selecting the right product based on skin type (oily, dry, or combination). Oily skin types should opt for foaming cleansers with ingredients like salicylic acid and niacinamide, while dry skin types should use non-foaming cleansers with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid. The speaker also gives a simple method for testing skin type by observing oiliness or dryness after washing your face with water.
๐งด Moisturizing for Every Skin Type
The second step in a skincare routine is moisturizing, done twice daily. Oily skin types should look for products with ingredients like salicylic acid or retinol (to be used at night). For dry skin, moisturizers with ceramides, glycerin, and shea butter are recommended. Combination skin types can benefit from lactic acid, glycolic acid, and vitamin C. Natural skincare enthusiasts can use aloe vera or beef tallow, with the speaker sharing personal experience using tallow as a moisturizer. Ingredients like retinol should be reserved for nighttime to avoid sun damage.
โ๏ธ Protect Your Skin: The Role of Sunscreen
The final step is applying sunscreen. The speaker emphasizes using mineral sunscreens over chemical ones, warning about harmful ingredients found in non-mineral sunscreens. A generous application is recommended, and those with darker skin may benefit from tinted sunscreen to avoid a pale 'white cast.' Sunscreen is critical in preventing skin damage, sagging, and dark spots. While not necessary, the speaker mentions additional products like exfoliants and hydrating serums that can enhance skin appearance but advises testing strong ingredients like salicylic acid first.
๐ก Extra Skincare Tips: Exfoliants and Hydrating Serums
Though not essential, exfoliants and hydrating serums can be beneficial additions to a skincare routine. Chemical exfoliants like salicylic acid and retinol help remove dead skin cells and should be used with caution, starting with a patch test. Hydrating serums, containing ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin C, can add extra moisture. The speaker advises patting the serum into the skin rather than rubbing it, and extending product application down to the neck. The speaker concludes by encouraging viewers to do their research and test products that work best for their individual skin needs.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กSkincare routine
๐กDiet and skincare
๐กSleep and cortisol
๐กCleansers
๐กSalicylic acid
๐กMoisturizers
๐กNatural skincare
๐กSunscreen
๐กExfoliants
๐กStress and skincare
Highlights
Skincare confusion from influencers and celebrities pushing complex routines.
80% of skincare results can come from just three products, following Pareto's Principle.
Diet plays a significant role in skin health, contrary to what some dermatologists say.
Lack of sleep increases cortisol, leading to inflammation, oil production, and acne.
Basic hygiene like washing bed sheets, towels, and phone screens can prevent acne.
Cleanse twice daily, using products suited to your skin type: dry, oily, or combination.
Oily skin benefits from foaming cleansers with salicylic acid and niacinamide.
Dry skin needs non-foaming cleansers with hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin.
Combination skin types can use gentle cleansers for balanced care.
Moisturize twice daily, tailoring the moisturizer to your skin type (oily, dry, combination).
Beef tallow and aloe vera can be natural alternatives for moisturizers.
Mineral sunscreen is recommended for daily protection to prevent skin damage.
Exfoliants with ingredients like salicylic or glycolic acid can enhance skin clarity.
Hydrating serums with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide provide extra moisture.
Bringing skincare products down to the neck is an important but often overlooked step.
Transcripts
you're probably just as confused as
every other dude is in skincare you're
seeing these influencers these
celebrities attributing their glass skin
to this elaborate 20ep skincare routine
and they swear by it they swear that if
they didn't have this amazing skincare
routine they would look like Deadpool's
left nut a warrior has nothing to be
ashamed when in reality 80% of the
results or even more is going to come
from just three skincare products and
just like paro's principal 20% of
efforts is going to get you 80% of the
results and this is the same scenario so
what are those three products well
before we even get into the three
products there's three things that you
guys need to be doing this is the most
important before you even get into
skincare cuz without doing these things
properly it's going to be virtually
impossible to have nice skin first step
is to get your diet in check I do not
give a if dermatologists say that
food doesn't impact your skin it
certainly does and I know this for
myself my brother my friends a bunch of
followers that I've talked to as soon as
you cut out your processed foods your
sugars your seed oils your skin is going
to look better than it ever has before
and not to mention another byproduct of
just doing this you're just going to get
shredded in the process as well so it's
an added bonus of doing that and getting
your gut health and that bacteria
healthy again two is your sleep lack of
sleep is going to promote and increase
the stress hormone called cortisol
cortisol is going to increase
inflammation as well as sebum and oil
production which is going to result in
Clogg pores increasing your acne so you
want to make sure you're getting about 7
to 8 hours of sleep every single night
go to bed at a consistent time and you
also just want to make sure you're
reducing stress as much as you possibly
can in your life go to the gym go to the
sauna meditate yoga do all the things
that help you you de-stress and overall
doing all of these things is going to
really improve the health of your skin
step number three make sure you were
doing your basic hygiene things like
your bed sheets and your towels you want
to be washing those with hot water
weekly because obviously if you're using
these things frequently or you're
sleeping in your bed for 8 hours there's
going to be so much oil buildup as well
as dead skin cells so that's going to
cause acne you're constantly putting
your face on there so make sure that you
got those things under control anything
that is touching your face you're going
to want to make sure that's clean like
your phone for example apparently it's
got more bacteria than a toilet seat and
that's going to go on the side of your
face when you're on phone calls so make
sure that you're wiping that down with
the Lysol wipe every once in a while as
well all right so now that you got those
things sorted let's move into the actual
skin care so I'm going to discuss two
different types of skincare the typical
science-based dermatologist recommended
skincare which is the one I've been
using since I started skincare and then
we have the fully natural skincare
routine for the people that don't want
to put any unnatural products on their
face first step in any skincare routine
is the cleanse you're going to do this
once in the morning and once at night
and for those of you that don't know how
to cleanse it's as simple as getting
your face wet with lukewarm water taking
about quar size amount of your product
pumping it into your hand and then
massaging it into your face for about 30
to 60 seconds but you're not just going
to choose any cleanser guys everybody
has different skins so you need to get
products that are meant for your skin
type so typically each individual is
going to fall into one of these three
categories you're either going to have
dry skin you're going to have oily skin
or you're going to have a combination
skin type which is a combination of both
you're going to have an oily T-Zone and
you're going to have dry cheeks order to
find out what skin type you have you're
going to wash your face with water and
that's it it and you're just going to
leave it for the next hour or so and
then you're going to go into a well lit
area like your washroom you're going to
take a look at your face now is your
face shiny if your face is shiny then it
is oily now if your face looks really
dry and Flaky you obviously have dry
skin and then if you have combination
skin you'll know because your cheeks are
going to be really dry but your nose and
your forehead and your chin are going to
be shiny starting off with my oily skin
people generally you're going to want to
use a foaming cleanser now you can get
away with a non- foaming cleanser I just
found that a foaming cleanser worked for
me the best when I was trying to remove
the oil key ingredients you're going to
want to look for in your cleanser are
salicylic acid and niacinamide now it's
important to note that when you're using
an ingredient like salicylic acid that
you work your way up in strength you
don't want to start off with the highest
percentage of salicylic acid if you've
never used it before cuz it can be a
powerful ingredient depending on how
sensitive your skin is it might not
react well so start off with something
lower and then you can work your way up
as you go by ey I will be leaving all
the best products for each skin type in
the description below as well for my
people with the dry skin you're going to
want a non foaming cleanser and and the
key ingredients you're going to want to
look for in your cleanser are hyaluronic
acid ceramides glycerin and aloe vera it
doesn't have to include all of these
just look for a few of these ingredients
and for my people with normal to
combination skin you guys can get away
with just a gentle cleanser now for
those that want the fully natural
solution just watera will do mate just
wash it as if you had a cleanser on your
hands and that's it nice and simple so
when creating your ideal skincare
routine is essential to listen to your
Skin's needs and adapt accordingly
similarly when life's challenges arise
which they eventually do it's crucial to
tune into your emotional needs and seek
the support that resonates with you in
the past I've had many friends come to
me and ask for help and I've tried my
best to help them but ultimately I am
not a professional I'm not a therapist
so it's always best to go the
professional route speaking to a
therapist can be a safe space to express
your thoughts and feelings without the
fear of judgment it's an opportunity to
gain a fresh perspective learn new
coping mechanisms and work through the
obstacles that are holding you back but
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to the video now moving on to the second
step in the skincare routine which is to
moisturize again you're going to do this
once in the morning and once at night
time for those that don't know how to
apply moisturizer apply a nickel size
amount into your hand when I like to do
is I just take it on my finger appli
into my forehead and my cheeks and then
I massage it into my face from there for
people with oily skin you're going to
want to look for moisturizers that have
some of the ingredients like salicylic
acid nicomide hyaluronic acid or a
retinol now if you're going to use a
moisturizer with retinol I suggest that
you save that for the evening time
apparently it can have a bad reaction
with the Sun so if you get one save that
one for the evening time and have a
separate one for the morning for my
people with dry skin you're going to
want to look for moisturizers that
contain ceramides hyaluronic acid
glycerin niacinamide shea butter and
aloe vera again it doesn't need to have
all these ingredients I'm just giving
you a list that you can look for when
you're buying a moisturizer and now for
combination skin you're going to want to
look for ingredients like lactic acid
glycolic acid salicylic acid vitamin C
hyaluronic acid vitamin B5 and ceramides
for my fully natural peeps you can
actually use aloe vera or you can use
beef Tallow now apparently beef towel
works really well as a moisturizer
because it's saturated fats closely
resembles the natural oils that your
face produces it contains vitamin A d e
and K and it's also non-comedic which
means it's not going to clog your pores
that's actually what I have on my face
right now been using it for the past two
days because I've seen a lot of people
recommend it I don't know if it works so
far I mean my face is definitely
moisturized but I don't know if it's
going to cause me to break out so I'll
keep you guys updated with that but so
far seems to be doing a very good job
and the final step in the skincare
routine is the sunscreen now it's
important that you guys buy a mineral
sunscreen and not one of these other
sunscreens that contain any of these
ingredients that I'm listing up on the
screen right now you can take a
screenshot of this and use this for your
reference cuz some of these can be
extremely harmful to your body now when
applying sunscreen obviously you only
need to do it in the morning unless you
live in like Norway where the
Sun never goes down and you're going to
want to apply a generous amount of
sunscreen to your face I'd say about a
quarter size amount should probably be
enough you will have a bit of a white
cast you might look a little bit like
Edward from Twilight or you can get a
tinted sunscreen that's the one that I
use if you have a bit darker skin but if
you have pale skin you're going to look
even paler but it is going to protect
your skin so that you prevent sagging
skin and dark spots as long as you can
for our honorable mentions like I said
these other products are not necessary
but if you'd like to use them they might
slightly increase the appearance of your
skin and that is exfoliants and
hydrating serums now what a chemical
exfoliant is going to do is basically
going to exfoliate your skin without you
having to use your hands to exfoliate or
using a scrub exfoliate ingredients are
like salicylic acid glycolic acid lactic
acid or even retinol and with an
exfoliant like I said before these can
be quite strong so you want to do a test
patch on your skin before you go about
going all over your face try it out in
your skin see how it reacts first cuz
they can be quite strong to begin with
and when it comes to application just
read the bottle because I think every
exfoliant is probably going to be
different in terms of how frequently you
should be using them as well as how to
actually apply them and when it comes to
actually using your exfoliant you're
going to use this right after you wash
your face next we have a hydrating serum
and a hydrating Serum is exactly what it
sounds like it's going to do it's just
going to give you some extra hydration
typically a hydrating Serum is is going
to have the ingredients hyaluronic acid
vitamin C and nicomide to apply a serum
you're going to apply two to three drops
on your face and then you're going to
Pat into your face rather than rub and
you're also going to bring it down to
your neck that's also a key tip for all
of your products bring it down to your
neck as well and in terms of when you're
going to apply this this is going to be
right before you apply your moisturizer
that is everything that you actually
need to do and to use to have a good
skincare routine I am not a
dermatologist by any means do your own
research before using any of these
products but this is what I found has
worked for me you guys found this video
insightful please drop a comment and a
like and I'll catch you guys in the next
video see you
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