I’d like to know your skincare regime. What do YOU use in the morning and night? Additional information on why you use your products is appreciated. Thanks -Ben
Dear Ben,
Thank you for your e-mail. Here is my regime:
Morning
- Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser - a basic cleanser that many dermatologists love!
- Skinceuticals Phloretin CF – with the new antioxidant that provides some sun protection, phloretin,
- Skinceuticals CE Ferulic - used over Phloretin CF because Phloretin CF can be drying, and vitamins C and E are one of the most well-researched network antioxidant pairs, providing everything from additional sun protection to hyperpigmentation treatment to hydration
- Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 85 Sunscreen - the most potent sun protection available
Night
- Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
- Green Cream Level 6 - excellent retinol cream
- Olay Regenerist Night Cream - an excellent source of niacinamide
- Peter Thomas Roth Power K Eye Cream - the best eye cream I know of for my eyes, which are prone to dark circles from late nights studying, blogging, etc.
Hope that this helped!
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How many drops of the Phloretin and C, E, Ferulic do you use, and do you wait for a time after applying the Phloretin before you apply the C, E, Ferulic?
I am wondering about the C E Ferulic–I have heard many great things about this product, but isn’t it in unstable packaging? From what I have gathered, ascorbic acid is unstable and easily oxidized; therefore, every time one opens the bottle, the serum is exposed to air and frequent openings turn the serum ineffective. Are there any other Vitamin C/E serums out there that are stable?
You don’t seem to have any day moisturizer (unless Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 85 Sunscreen is a moisturiser/SPF). I find that I need to apply additional moisturizer over CE Ferulic as my skin feels taught without it.
I was just researching the same thing as Zahra! I bought a sample pack of c e ferulic which arrived yellow in color (oxidized?) so I looked online for more info and found several sites discussing this issue. Here is a link to one I found very interesting. http://www.treatment-skincare.com/Skinceuticals/Serums/C-E-Ferulic/Samples-Discussion.html
Dear Nicki,
could you do a post about brands or skin routines you suggest for highschool students?
Very informative blog!!!!!
Can i ask is it possible to combine the use of retin a and vitamin c together (cos it seems u r using them separately)? And how old is it advisable before i start using vitamin c, retin a and all the “peptides” skincare? is it alright to start young? i’m currently using 20% vitamin c and 5% vitamin e cream with retin a 0.025% and i’m 28. No significant wrinkles, just fine lines ard the eyes and light laugh lines. Can u advise me?
Nicki,
Have you tried the SkinCeuticals retinol products? I currently use the 0.5 cream in the evenings and have seen a slight reduction in developing wrinkles. Do you find the Green Cream products superior to SkinCeuticals when it comes to retinol?
Thanks!