The Viral Skincare Products That RUINED My Skin 😭
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
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In this video, I'll reveal the skincare products that ruined my skin. Learn from my mistakes and think before you buy!
I discuss my own personal experience with viral skincare products including Medicube Age-R Booster-H Glow Boost, their collagen jelly cream, high percentage niacinamide and more! 😭 #skincarefail #skincaretips - Jak na to + styl
Thank you for the mention, James. It's essential to note that many individuals prioritize maximizing the penetration of active ingredients into their skin. However, I firmly believe that this approach only heightens the risk of skin irritation without delivering additional benefits. Achieving optimal results from skincare is akin to a marathon, not a race. By challenging the skin's natural barrier function, there is an increased likelihood of adverse reactions. As always, I encourage everyone to prioritize safety.
Penetration seems like it's, um, penetrating the skin barrier...is that what we need? I know mine is just trashed by time and bad practices, so I'm not jazzed about anything that says it's coming through.
@@maryeckel9682 yep penetration need to be well tuned for the product you want actives in with the correct amount without other in-actives ingredients getting deeper to reduce irritation risk. It’s a reality that every skincare product to some extent when you apply it on your skin can disrupt the barrier a little even water ( a decent penetration enhancing ingredient) does so by disrupting the skin barrier a little.
Agreed! I noticed when I used more intense ingredients I ruined my skin barrier and it did the opposite
Collagen masks, creams don’t work because collagen is a protein that is too big for the skin to absorb
Ever since watching James' videos, he's saved me a LOT of money regarding all the new products flying around on social media. Such a goat 😇
IKR? I've bought so much less and had much better results.
Absolute same, and I felt the exact same with make up when it comes to Roberts content; the twins really seem to care about their content being quality for their audience, and not after some kind of agenda to just build up their ego or try and get monetary and or brand gains. They’re awesome centricity and honesty is going to be the reason why I see longevity and a whole lot more success in the future with the Welsh Brothers and that is absolutely including Marcus.❤
@@Ali-in-Wonderland.So well put.
@realestofthereals A what now?? 🤔🤔
Oh man, same here. James has given genuinely amazing advice that has helped my skin. Less really is more. His brother Robert is the exact same except with makeup, I’ve learned so much from these amazing brothers ❤
I love how both you and Robert been solving technical problems lately by just improvising instead of desperately trying to produce the perfect video. As a wise man once said: "Perfection doesnt exist" 😉. LYSFM💜
Absolutely precisely and exactly I couldn’t agree more
this is how i found out they weren’t the same person
@@shealreadydonehadherses Nooooo!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@shealreadydonehadhersesSAME. are they twins.?
@@H.A.-zr2wc i was so confused bc james would say he didn’t do makeup and i’d watch roberts video and be like is he lying…?
Not me sitting here with this Medicube collagen gel creme in my already flared up red face asking myself why I’m getting progressively dryer all while you’re talking about this 😭❤️
This gel was awful!!
You can check the Aestura Barrier cream, heard a lot of good things about it for sensitive skin.
I devised a morning routine that gives skincare products the time they need to settle while not feeling like I'm hanging around waiting:
1) Get out of bed (this is the hardest step)
2) Do skincare up to and including moisturiser
3) Get dressed
4) Apply suncream
5) Have breakfast
6) Do makeup
I have rosacea and love this type of video! I've wasted a lot of money on (possibly great for others) products that irritated my skin! It's super helpful to avoid triggering products.
I too have really reactive skin and have noticed that even if the products are gentle, the act of apply 4-5 layers of products irritates my skin. So we do need to apply less products.
' It was winter, I don't know if it was winter but its the uk' comment - good lord Im feeling that now... 2nd storm of the week babyyyyy
Ps. this was a really helpful video, I thought I was going craxy when niacinamide was flaring my skin, and sunscreens too!
We're having an unusual amount of rain in the Chicago area (US), too! The El Niño pattern went back to La Niña, and temps are down but it's still raining a lot.
Wouldn't you know by the snow?
@@valkyrja--snow isn’t indicative of winter lol, it’s a slight joke because it’s always raining in the uk
@@valkyrja--however I believe it’s like one of the wettest/coldest summers in the uk currently
There are 12 different types of extracts in that collagen jelly including Salmon Egg Extract -- My guess is that you are having a reaction to one of them. The more extracts in a product the higher the chance of having a reaction to one of them. I do some formulating and I never add more than 2 extracts to a product.
Yea 12 seems extremely excessive unnecessary and just unproductive. Plus you will never know whats irritating you or actually helping
I think one of Dr Idriss's main beefs with hyaluronic acid especially the lower molecular weights is because of that potential for irrititation! Apparently the body also seems to either make or send that size of hylauronic acid to areas during the wound healing process, hence the whole inflammation response thing. I don't remember the science haha, but I know she's mentioned it a couple times on her shorts and longer videos.
And I also totally don't get the hype of those overnight face masks! I feel like it's not really the mask doing anything, but rather the fact that these people are wearing a full on occlusive on their face, right after washing and other skin care, and leaving it on for hours. Like yeah, your skin will probably feel pretty plump after that, TEWL was not even allowed in the chat! It feels like basically the same idea as like those silicone patches just...not reusable...and I'm so over single use products at this point, especially at like 5 bucks as a mask!
I just commented the same thing about Dr Idriss discussing this! My own derm recommended I stay away from low molecular weight HA (and HA in general if I can help it) because I kept having an inflammatory response every time I used products with it. Since cutting it out, my skin is finally healed and I'm never looking back 😅
Dr Shirin is so good. My skin gets so irritated in summers and monsoon season just by wiping of sweat and even klairs soothing creams etc were not able to sooth it fully, then I heard her tip of applying diaper rash cream in night and it sooths my skin like nothing else. She is a gem.
Those masks are amazing though.
The difference between them
& a one or multiple use
Silicone mask is huge.
I hate trendy products usually
- but those masks are amazing 🙏🏼💜
Thank you for this video! Holy Moly!
Fellow Rosacea sufferere here.🖐️ I have been following your channel especially because you talk about your own experiences with rosacea and it has definitely saved me some money. I was literally just looking at the Biodance collagen masks yesterday thinking I might try it, but now I've decided it's just not worth the risk to my skin. Also hearing about the hydrolyzed collagen and hyaluronic acid is so great to know. I really wish there were more products that DIDN'T contain so much hyaluronic acid, it's in almost every product in some quantity, and I feel like it irritates my skin, so I can't even imagine how bad hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid would be for me.😮
I'm not sure if you've done a video dedicated to rosacea before, but I'd love to know the products you'd highly recommend for it along with the products that irritated it the worst. I've personally found that the Axis-y Quinoa Cleansing Gel and the Axis-y Heartleaf Gel Cream are absolutely amazing for my rosacea, as well as the Numbuzin No 1 Pure Full toner and Sun Essence have been great too. Would love to know your best picks! Much💗!
Yes!! I think so many people are applying sunscreen too soon. I religiously set a 10minute timer on my watch to put time between my skincare and sun care!
I also wait to apply sunscreen, but I don’t use a timer. What I do is after I finish applying my skincare, I tame my hair. After I’m done getting my hair into some semblance of order (which can take anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes), then I apply sunscreen.
Noooooo not your beautiful skin 😭😭😭 your passion for this channel is on another level 💃 hope your skin healed well 🩷
Basically is the same as the theory of “too much of anything is poisonous”
It's weirdly reassuring that even James, who's had access to any and all products and the best advice, also struggles with sensitive skin and can't always figure out why. I remember the debate about irritation from HA, and the consensus was that HA is harmless and the culprit must be something else in the products. So interesting to hear about anecdotal evidence to the contrary.
Your hair really looks amazing in this, it compliments your features beautifully. This is 💯 my comfort channel at this point. 💖
Omg "comfort channel"... There's a term for everything and this is such a perfect one! 😂 How does so much time pass while watching him?!
@@brittimusmaximus7298 right?! Idk what it is, but the vibe is so soothing. Ofc also I’ve learnt loads about skincare, and he inspired me to look more into the science behind it. What an absolute legend ✨
Well I stupidly used old zit cream and got a chemical burn 😭😭 so yeah I can relate
Oof, this just reminded me to throw out my old BP and get a new tube it's been too long
@@jazwhoaskedforthis I need to get some, my skin has been such a bitch ass whore lately. Chins covered in spots 😢congestion to fuck. Ugh
This is just the type of thing I would do 🤦♀️😆
James you've greatly contributed to my consciousness over what products I put on my face. And I am forever grateful to you for that.
One of my worst nightmares is this, buying something that completely ruin my skin. 😢
I did this. It was meant to be a product that was for sensitive skin. It took months to resolve.
I had an allergic reaction to the ELF Holy Hydration moisturizer and oh my god. The area I used it on was dry, flakey and pissed for weeks 😭
Frrrr, I used the Anua heart leaf oil and it took like two months to fix my skin
Patch testing is your friend. I patch test behind my ear and on my neck because of my eczema 😢
Then you don’t know what it is and you keep using it because you think that’s gonna help you while it makes it worse
Thank you for the sunscreen irritation tip. Letting all the other products sit and then apply sunscreen makes perfect sense. I'd usually get irritation on the sides of the nose, below my chin, and neck.
For me it's on my cheeks, under my eyes, and upper lip area
I wanted to Love the Biodance one SO bad as well! I used it 2 days before a wedding so that my skin could glow, but the day of the wedding I had about 7 new pimples all over my face. I’m 27 and don’t suffer from acne, I will usually see a blemish maybe every one to two months… the fact that I all of a sudden woke up with 7 in places I’ve never broken out before?? Nope!!
Thanks for sharing that anecdote because that product is currently in my cart!
Please never ever use new products before an event
@@nyphira it’s my prerogative to do so if I’d like ❤️
@@EdenBeutlerits really unpredictable sometimes. I love sheet masks for event makeup, but I've learned the hard way to try a sheet mask on a random day to see how my skin reacts.
@sumlem people will be so rude when the advice given is to save them from having bad skin on important events. Keep breaking out then I guess 🤷
It’s the worst when your skin flares up and you can’t figure out why! Props to you for trying to do some investigative work on this! I’ve been on tret for 4 years and hardly ever have any breakouts anymore, and the past month the whole left side of my face is broken out and painful. Could just be summer sweating and maybe need to wash my pillowcase more!
I lived in Houston for 3 years. From April to October, the heat and humidity would destroy me - and flare up my rosacea. I’m sooooo glad I’m back in the UK. It’s 21° here today. Heavenly!
Actually thank you so much for making this video. I thought there was something wrong with me - my glow recipe avocado ceramide serum ALWAYS irritates me. I just tried it on dry skin after watching this video and my skin was fine!! I realized I was using it on damp skin this whole time and that's why it was probably irritating me. Life changer! Thank you James!! Lol
THANK YOU for opening up the Niacinamide conversation. It makes my skin so red and irritated and it’s in so many products unfortunately that I have to be super careful.
I recently damaged my skin barrier with niacinamide! I bought a serum that had a relatively high concentration of niacinamide in it, used it for a few days and ended up with red, burning, dry skin and a rash! Really awful, my skin is healed now but it was damaged for a good two or three weeks. Never again
@@krgxo
Are you sure it was the
Niacinimide ??
& not something else
in it (if it was an
Inexpensive one)
- ie hydrogenated
Castor Oil
(Nightmare)
or one or two other
Ingredients ??
Since Niacinimide is
well tolerated across
the board & v rare
to cause.. that!🙏🏼🇬🇧
(I have a PhD
Which a lot of
Yt-bers - don't !)
@@BangtanBangtanBusan Every time I use anything with niacinamide in it it causes the same sort of reaction but I didn’t connect the dots until I used that one. I think I’m allergic to it idk
@@BangtanBangtanBusan My skin loves castor oil as well
@@krgxo
I wrote "Hydrogenated
Castor Oil" dear💜💜
Not "Castor Oil."
Be careful with that
- it's rlly not the same thing🤔💜
& can make pretty much
any skin breakout.
Unfortunately they put it
in a lot of the cheaper serums🥺💜
& "glow-y mkup products."
As said; I have a PhD💜💜
but crucially I am not selling
anything!) Nor am I trying to
rain on anybody's Parade
🙏🏼💜🏴💜🇬🇧💜🇮🇪💜
Oh the sunscreen on dry skin method changed my skin! When I used it on wet skin it made my rosacea go crazy
A lot of sunscreens that pill on me (mostly fluid sunscreens like my L'Oreal Invisible Fluid and Isdin Fusion fluid sunscreen) don't pill when my skin is dry and no other product is on it. I hate waiting 10 minutes to slap on those after a bath though.😅
@@lipstickzombie4981have you tried the sunscreen from beauty of Joseon? It feels literally like moisturizer and there’s no cast. It’s soo nice
@@lipstickzombie4981 I hate waiting too. usually i just apply toner and serum, then wait by brushing/flossing my teeth, then i do my sunscreen lol
@@lipstickzombie4981Yeah especially if you go do something then need to wash your hands again before applying... (hand eczema sufferer here 🥲)
Just this morning I clicked on an InStyle “article” talking about this medicube jelly and I have been reading the reviews and was very close to buying it. Thank goodness you made this video! I do have sensitive skin and turn tomato red at the slightest provocation and this would be a terrible idea for me. Money aside, it could set me back in my skin progress I’ve worked so hard for.
I love your content, but also…your voice. I just want you to tell me a bedtime story ❤😂.
I've been looking at the Medicube device and am so glad you've reviewed this and saved me money (I have rosacea too). I don't know about collagen but low mollecular weight hyularonic acid is released during wound healing to signal inflammation/skin needs healing (Dr Shereene Idriss explains it better) which is why a lot of HA serums flare my rosacea up (only exceptions are Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense, Oskia's Universal Hyulaeronic Acid and Indeed Labs Hydraluron).
I would love to see a vid of what you use for barrier repair
JAMES your hair looks STUNNING omfg
James, you are da bestest! I’ve got your skin type but with a ghostly pale complexion on top 😅
You have helped me find what works best for my skin by explaining it in simple terms without talking to me like I’m a moron.
You’re fab! Thank you thank you thank you.
Don't worry James, we Rosacea sufferers will cry with you about the Medicube device :( I truly was planning on buying it, thank goodness this video was posted before I flushed my money down the toilet
I'm 64 & just getting into skin care & make-up (so last time was the '70's! I have been watching your videos & your brother"s & I've learned so much! I'm also fairly poor but Thrive found me first. I got a couple things but then I found ELF so it didn't take me 5 years to get what I needed. I had cystic and when I was going & skin still sensitive so your struggles with hours good me what to look for in skin care but also gave me some courage
Low molecular hyaluronic acid broke me out so bad 😢😢
I’ve been using Dermatica since November and I love it I use their tretinoin 0.15% with 5% Niacinamide and I have sensitive skin. Never had any peeling or dryness. I’m 46. Great products. ❤
The Biodance mask irritated my skin and flared up my perioral dermatitis 😫 didn’t even plump up my skin nor made it look glowy
I cannot use hydrolyzed ingredients without major irritation and I thought I was the only one! Hydrolyzed peptides especially make my skin freak out - it's just not even worth trying peptide products anymore for myself 😩
The most relatable video but also different products for me 😭 however, it led me to discover that I have a diporpylene acne trigger which I’m actually grateful for
YAY YOU POSTED LIKE A SECOND BEFORE I WOKE UP LOL BEST WAY TO START THE DAYYY
I was noooot expecting the KDA popup on this video, especially because I was thinking it to myself when it appeared 😂
Thank you for sharing! My skin is not sensitive at all (unless you give me essential oil perfumes, ugh), but I love learning things like this anyway :D
I've been tip toeing around your channel but this video was/is needed. People are embarking on their Skincare journey all the time, and even though I am well versed about to purchase some essences to help my Serums penetrate better, you've made me see the red flags in doing this. Ty. 😊
Welcome to Texas! I've learned so much from your videos- thank you!
Internet still glitchy but here no matter how long it takes! I just got my wonderful FREE 10-piece Mixsoon skincare set! Thankx! James for turning me on to their wonderful products! 🤠
3:17 that laugh 🤣🤣🤣❤
I usually only get a few pimples here and there, and the jelly cream gave me a breakout 😭 I liked the fact that it made your skin look dewy and plump, but it was the only new product I used & once I stopped using it, my skin cleared up again.
Curology was the game changer for me. I’m likely swapping to Agency since I’m 49. I’m up to .05% Tretinoin. But if your sponsor prescribes for aging skin, I’ll check them out!!
Your skin is beautiful. Whatever you’re doing.. it’s working wonders! Xox ❤
The thing that I am agreeing with is the Sun screen theory. I was having a hard time blending my Sun screen so I let my skincare set properly then apply. On the other hand, I am scared to use the over night mask from Biodence now. I don’t think I want to risk my skin being irritated.
I think we all know who really deleted the footage cough*Robert Welsh*cough 😉🤣
Agree about high percentage dose niacinamide. I had to throw that 10% Ordinary one away it stung so bad. I pretty much can't use high dose anything, Vitamin C, glycolic acid, retinol you name it.
I almost feel like I need to make my own moisturiser from all the single ingredients ive bought. Half drop of niacinamide moisturiser, quarter pump of vitamin C moisturiser.
Hi James, I’m half way around the world and would like to confirm your findings. I’m an Asian who used the device accordingly, but all I got is redness, dryness and blisters all over the skin.
I’ve got screamingly sensitive skin. I use the ordinary squalene balm to remove sunscreen, then soap but water to double cleanse then Vaseline. All detergents seem to annoy my skin apart from soapnuts. I have no idea what ingredients are doing it apart from that. Most recently reacted to Simple moisturiser. I don’t know why I bothered with it as I used to react to all Simple products when I started using skincare as a teen.
Oh wow the medicube jelly cream broke me out like craaazyyyyy! I was so sad 😭
James, have you tried using Manuka honey skincare products? It might help with eczema, acne and rosacea conditions and has anti-aging benefits...
Loved this thank you. I was thinking about getting the Medic cube thing, but I am quite a sensitive Sally and I think I’m gonna opt for in-house treatments instead. ❤
Not these crazy wrinkles after the sheet mask omgggg😮😂
I was thinking about trying these, but now I'm probably just gonna buy some reusable ones to occasionally use over a thick layer of skincare.
Thank you for protecting my wallet! 🙏🏻
the marketing on that medicube moisturizer is SO tempting but our skin temperament is almost identical so knowing it didn't get along with yours means it won't get along with mine.
Thank you for all of the information!
Thank you for the spf on dry skin tip! I never even paid attention to that, I actually don’t know if I do it or not. I think I do wait but now I’ll make a point to try it, maybe I’ll be able to wear different spfs
4:59 I reckon the device would work magic on my partner’s thick leathery skin. His skin is so tough snd thick that my acupuncturist was flummoxed by how hard it was to get the needles in. As a thin skinned rosacea sufferer, I thinkthe device would screw my skin up too.
ASI am someone with rosacea. I feel your pain as I am a fool for trying new products
I love the 20% niacinamide from Paula’s Choice, BUT, I also only use it perhaps once a week, it’s definitely too potent for more than that to me; I got very sensitive skin when I used it multiple times a week. but i am so lazy with my skincare anyways that it’s nice I can use it sparingly and still see results!
Biodance masks makes my skin red ! It does work though my pores are smaller and skin is plumped but I have rosacea and it does instigate it. Also Paula’s choice 20% niacinamide is another no for me too much redness and irritation.
As someone with type 2 rosacea (sadly for me means a LOT of pustules that come up daily, it’s awful - but azelaic acid and Soolantra have worked wonders!) I’m so glad you mentioned this as something to stay away from!
I stopped using my retinol for right now until my new sunscreen comes in because I know if you don’t use sunscreen with retinol it will mess up your skin bad
Awww that’s to bad. I love the Medicube collagen jelly. It works so well w/my skin and I have used it for awhile now.
Niacinamide is a B vitamin that can cause skin flushing, just like taking B vitamins internally can. Definitely not the best idea for those of us who are already dealing with rosacea.
No wonder I used a Niacinamide skincare product for a week and my skin gets irritated! I put it down and use other skincare products instead. It’s getting there, slowly but surely!
I’m all about protecting my skin barrier, so the thought of using something that disrupts it is a no from me, my skin is way too sensitive and acne prone for that no matter what their marketing tries to push it as and no matter how much money you need to fork out for it! Nope nope nope imho 🤷♀️ … awesome video, very informative as always 💕
I love how the explanation for that medicube skin wand thing was that it’s not a bad product but it does a little TOO much, like it works a little TOO well lol, I almost bought it just couple of days ago, it was 50% off, but then I stopped and was like, hmmmm do I really need this when my skin eats up any product that sits on my face? like the product I use absorb product really well, do I need to to make it absorb any more than that? Probably not lol unless you’re just a skincare freak
Thnk you for pointing out hydrolizes hyaluronic acid and collagen because I also tried Biodance and notice the same irritation. I check all my products and also notice a similar ingredient! Thnk u thnk u❤❤
Dermatica's personalized formula for my skin had been soooooo good at fading my acne scars!
Loving the hair!
20% niacinamide is bananas 🍌 🍌 lol
we all know Robert deleted the video
Omg i LOVE Dermatica tretinoin ❤ literal lifesaver and glowgiver
Really enjoyed this video
You are so spot on with the Niacinamide. When I first started using it my skin was not happy, so I decided to go to a lower % and for the first few weeks I would add a few drops to my facial cream to build tolerance. My skin barrier was also really struggling because of another product that actually caused eczema around my eyes, but I noticed that my skin barrier started improving with the lower dosage of the Niacinamide.
Well you answered your own
problem. You should have
waited until your skin barrier
was OK. Then tried it -
Niacinimide is almost
Universally tolerated
& a high dosage is
amazing for acne.
15% is good 20% is
brilliant. (I have a PhD
& promise that's
the case)🙏🏼🇬🇧
I love what you pointed out about niacinamide, James. There's no need for a high percentage concentration when so many products already have niacinamide in their formulating, ie. sunscreen and day moisturiser (that we usually use together), hydrating and anti redness serums (again, often used together). The high % is a product logic I don't really understand tbh
At least you didn't delete the sponsorship ad. 😊
Love your hair like that ! I stopped using anything w/ Niacinamide a few yrs back, I absolutely get irritation (
ohhhh, I'm so glad you mentioned that led tool--- I was on the fence, now I'm not! Other note, I've been super reactive to niacinimide, but now I'm wondering if it's not the nano stuffs that usually come in it....
I got the medicube jelly cream free and I just started using it, it hasn’t irritated my skin. Didn’t know it was supposed to be used with a tool, I just slap it on face before bed 🤣. I’m using that Anua niacinamide 10% red looking serum in the day and it’s helped with some acne scars.
Your hair looks so cute!
Ooh loving the hair 😍
Thank you love these videos.
03:15 you literally made me laugh so unexpectedly I got a stomach muscle cramp 😂
I had the same problem with niacinamide! It is in almost everything (even the concealers!). I got rid of the irritation by using a cream with vitamin C during the day. Now I can tolerate those creams.
I love Dermatica. I have used it for awhile. They are amazing. Mine is personalised. Never had a problem.
I don't have a theory, but I have advice as I sit here with a cramped calf because I went ham on a new exercise routine: Don't go ham on anything! 😁
yesss!!!!! i’ve been saying this for years always wait before SPF!
I love your videos! ❤
I've noticed my rosacea HATES peptides. Everytime I try a new product that has them, I get papules without fail 😭 That's so annoying, especially since it's very hip right now...
Welcome to the tret era. You’re going to love it here ❤
Thank you for addressing the Niacinamide problem!!! I can't use products with more than 5% or my skin FREAKS out, and it's so hard to find products at a low percentage or with none at all now! The last time I used a product with sneakily high amounts of niacinamide my face was red, angry, & splotchy for about a week. I am definitely more careful these days but it's a shame that my options are so limited because of this one offender.
James there was a product you recommended and I can’t find the name or link to it anywhere. It was a witchy vibes kinda of cleansing balm. What was it called?
I couldn’t use the sponsor of this video because i’m pregnant but once I give birth in august i’ll be trying to order then. I have basic skincare needs and figured I would like a subscription. I used the curology one previously and loved that one
❤❤❤ The hair!!!
James I'm on the same boat whit the medicube booster, i was so excited to have it and after a week of use my skin was soooo dehydrated and i looked so tired and lifeless, which is completly the opposite it should do. I'm still in negation state which im refusing to believe i spend that much more money on looking more dull, the gadget is there sitting in my bathroom and im pretending to be friends whit him, when we actually hate each other.
I’m a bit older than you and the Ordinary single ingredient serum formulas really suited my skin as I was very sensitive but I didn’t know what ingredients caused my sensitivity and a daily sore blind pimple. I’d always thought it was the bases of products, I know dimethicone on bare skin and fragrance were the main culprits. The ordinary serum bases did not irritate me and I rarely had a sensitive moment and never had a pimple. Until I met The ordinary NMF and newer barrier formulation they actually caused pimples on me so those won’t be something I reach for.
In my journey I started retinol slowly using low grade formula for 3 years then started trentinoin at 0.05 every second day, it was a game changer it made my skin so calm and “normal”.
When you mentioned niacinamide, it reminded me of when I bought a 20% niacinamide serum from a brand that makes really cheap cosmetics of questionable quality that one time a few years when niacinamide was super hyped up and it absolutely destroyed my skin lol