Cassandra Bankson.

"Olivia Rodrigo uses The Ordinary and has sworn by the niacinamide serum and literally said multiple times how much it helps her skin, her face, her nose, etc. This is one of my favorite serums as well. The Ordinary has done it with this one. The regular sized one is literally under 10 bucks. It's so good, it's so effective, and then if you do want to spend more, they do have the large size which you can get for like 15 dollars."

"The ordinary's niacinamide serum is like the number one selling serum in all of America. Whenever I go to Sephora or Ulta, they're always sold out. It's because it works, and then people like me recommend it to you, and then you try it and you're like oh my God this is so good, and you use it or you recommend it to someone else, and it just works. When people try it and use it correctly, they like it, and then it just continues to go."

"This niacinamide and zinc is an oily skin's best friend and it's always listed as a best seller at Sephora, Ulta, and any beauty retailer. I feel like this serum really put niacinamide on the map and it's one of the top serums that exists right now and for good reason. It's like $7 to $8 to help control oil and sebum in my nose area and to help give B vitamins to my skin. Niacinamide and zinc can help with oil production, and as an oily-skinned person I love this. If you have blackheads in the area, it's amazing. But even if you have dry skin, as long as you're using a moisturizer, this can still be used. If you have dry or combo skin, especially if you want to put it on areas where you have larger pores, niacinamide can help decrease the appearance of them and it can help with sebum regulation so those areas don't overproduce or underproduce. This doesn't get as gummy or as tacky as some other niacinamide products."

"The Ordinaries niacinamide and zinc, that is literally like one of the bestselling serums in the entirety of America and it's like $8, so that is another great option."

"The Ordinary niacinamide serum for like $7, it's not at CVS but it is at Sephora. I feel like we need more brands like The Ordinary, like Bubble, like The Inky List that create effective high quality and inexpensive skin care."

"I would highly recommend using a seven dollar niacinamide serum from The Ordinary instead of wasting an egg. Let's put niacinamide on our face to reduce the appearance of pores and actually have the benefits of skincare that we know can penetrate into the skin instead of just getting crusty on the top of it."

"The Ordinary has some of the best products for sensitive skin that I recommend all the time. Things like the marula oil are really basic, really gentle, and people can mix and match these into a routine really well."

"The Ordinary literally packaged the exact same marula oil from the exact same manufacturer into the Ordinary bottle and sells it for $10 in a recyclable bottle. This is the exact same oil literally from the same manufacturer and it works extremely extremely well. If you wanted to get the marula oil for literally a seventh of the price, the Ordinary would be the way to go. It's a nice lightweight oil, but I really love it for the hair and for the nails or even for the bath and for the body."

"Drunk Elephant still sells their $68 to $78 Marula Oil, but The Ordinary gets the exact same stuff from the exact same manufacturer and charges $11.40 for it. Is it any cheaper in quality? Is it worse? No, again it's the exact same stuff, it's just without the fancy packaging, without the fancy marketing."

"I have beef with Drunk Elephant. It's not personal beef, I just hate the way that they've attacked their customers online. I also hate the way they can't take criticism and they essentially tell people that you have to use their entire line all together, otherwise it's your fault that you have skin concerns and skin issues. The founder of the Ordinary, the late Brandon Truaxes, actually did as well. He looked at Drunk Elephant's Marula Oil and it's just pure marula oil, and Brandon said I know exactly where that comes from and I know how much it costs as a base price, why are they selling it for $68? Brandon went out and with his company the Ordinary literally packaged the exact same marula oil from the exact same manufacturer into the Ordinary bottle and sells it for $10 in a recyclable bottle. This is the exact same oil literally from the same manufacturer and it works extremely, extremely well. Brandon did this because he was sick of the beauty industry price gouging. I'm sorry, $68 for this marula oil is absolutely price gouging."

"This is a beautiful blue serum, this is a copper peptide serum and it is good. Copper peptides are fantastic and there's a lot of studies showing promising efficacy. The thing is it's very expensive, but it works very well."

"This is the Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum and this blue comes naturally from the copper. This is so good if you have fine lines or wrinkles, if you need wrinkle support, if you need hydration, this is amazing for the skin. Copper peptides can be really hard to come by, but they're phenomenal at plumping up the skin. If you want plumped up skin but you're not going in for fillers, or even if you are going in for fillers and you just want more, this can really plump and rehydrate the surface layers of the skin and actually support layers deep down. I love that it's blue, it's like fun to use. Even though it's the most expensive product that The Ordinary has, it is honestly one of the best for the price. This is one of those that is best tolerated when used regularly, like morning and evening. You do have to be a little bit careful about what you layer it with, just because copper peptides are very wonderful but can be a little bit finicky. But copper peptides have some amazing research behind them."

"Pycnogenol is an amazing skincare ingredient, and this is one of my absolute favorite products. I call it a Camping Buddy because it literally smells like my childhood camping out of the back of my parents SUV on the California coastline. This little antioxidant serum is amazing both because of how it works and also because of how inexpensive it is. It comes from pine trees, though it can also be derived from grapes. This serum is only ten dollars and eleven cents from The Ordinary. It's a water-free formula, and if you're looking for an antioxidant boost, there are some studies that show that pycnogenol is actually more potent, it's a better antioxidant than vitamin C. Pycnogenol should be used in the morning because it is an antioxidant serum, but it could be used at night as well. Because it's such a great antioxidant, it's pretty good at keeping itself stable. The formula is anhydrous, meaning it has no water. It's a little bit of an oily texture, but it does soak into the skin quite nicely."

"This is fantastic. It's a super potent antioxidant serum that I feel really rivals vitamin C and can often be better than vitamin C because some people have issues with the stinging and burning of the l-ascorbic acid which is what's in a lot of vitamin C serums. This pycnogenol is super tiny but super mighty. I love this especially for morning time. It has this dark amber color because it's literally made from pine trees. You can take one or two dots and apply it to the skin right as you start your day. This can help slightly boost up sunscreen and protect you from free radical damage, so if you live in a polluted city or if you're someone who's out and about all day this is so nice to have on skin. It's inexpensive but effective. It also has kind of an earthy smell, so if you're super sensitive to smells be careful. It is fragrance-free so it smells like the actual formula, but I absolutely love this especially under sunscreen. You can use this day or night. I recommend it in the morning because it kind of gives a boost to sunscreen. For anyone who just can't use vitamin C either because certain formulas burn their skin or the ones that don't burn their skin are too oily on the skin, this is an antioxidant powerhouse."

"This one from The Inkey List is so good, so potent. I absolutely love it. Alpha arbutin is such a little hero ingredient that so many people don't pay attention to. Alpha arbutin is fantastic for pigmentation because of how it transforms itself into hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is what's prescribed by doctors and dermatologists."

"There is the Inkey List, they have an alpha arbutin serum if you want other options. It's a great option that you can still buy over the counter, especially if you can't get your hands on something like hydroquinone which needs that prescription from a Derm, and if you don't want to use vitamin C or if it doesn't work for your skin but you're like I love the idea of vitamin C brightening my skin and helping with dark spots, the alpha arbutin is a good alternative."

"One of my personal favorite sunscreens for my acne prone skin was from Isentry, it's the Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel. It's in a serum dropper so it's much more lightweight than a lot of greasy formulas."

"Isentry had the Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel which was one of my absolute favorite sunscreens, but it wasn't just perfect for my oily and acne prone skin. I was constantly thinking like, how can I get a sunscreen that works for my oily and acne prone skin but gives me a K Beauty dewy glow? There don't seem to be a lot of products that give you that glow for people who are more oily prone and acne prone, glowy not greasy."

"The Ordinary does have a Resveratrol and Ferulic Acid. If you like skin care with Ferulic Acid and Vitamin C but you don't want to spend the money, this is your new best friend. It's the Ferulic Acid but with the Resveratrol from red wine grapes, basically so good. Not as fun to apply as some other options, but inexpensive and this is still a hit."

"The Ordinary's Resveratrol and Ferulic Acid, this little serum is about ten dollars, it might have gone up to like twelve, and this is a wonderful antioxidant serum for people who want to add it in for dark spot care, for redness, for wrinkle care, or just an antioxidant boost over sunscreen."

"I would bring my Ordinary Soothing and Barrier Support Serum to LA, but the problem is that it's so difficult to travel with this that I haven't been able to be as consistent as I wanted to."

"I love that it's fragrance free and I actually love the blend of actives. The Ordinary has done this many times before they usually have that like single ingredient focus but this really was just a blend of everything that I was not expecting and I do love what it did for my skin. The phenoxyethanol burn is the only thing I didn't like but for me with my oily acne proneness I just love it. I love what this does to my skin, no irritation, phenomenal, really impressed for my oily prone skin. I feel like this is a serum that I can use as a moisturizer. But all of that being said this is not for everybody. This is for somebody who wants to repair their skin barrier but doesn't have overly sensitive skin. If you have overly sensitive skin I am worried that the phenoxyethanol or the blend of so many different ingredients might not work well for everybody. If you have oily skin you can use this serum instead of a moisturizer. If you have dry skin you're probably going to want to use this and then moisturize over the top. If you do have acne it did kind of sting my open blemishes when I first apply it and then it kind of goes down."

"This iUNIK Centella Calming Gel Cream, I love love love this as well, and if you have oily skin that is prone to more redness, this really helps to bring that redness down."

"This is the iUNIK Centella Calming Gel Cream and the thing about this is that it's got that centella. This Centella Calming Gel Cream is fantastic especially if you have redness in the skin. You see how this one is like a complete gel, it's completely clear when you dispense it and it's probably one of the most lightweight options. It's great for acne prone skin but it is still hydrating and again because it has the centella, which is also known as Gotu Kola, that actually helps with a little bit of redness and hydration."

"Moisturizers like the Natural Moisturizing Factors, the original, if you're a little bit more oily to dry, or if you're super dry, the Firce Ceramides, so gentle, so calming, it's like a ceramide sheet for your face."

"The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors was a moisturizer that I liked but it wasn't my favorite. They finally have a fantastic moisturizer. It's so good, and I'm an oily print person, so this really impresses me. It has like five ingredients and it is literally a gentle foaming facial cleanser. It's meant to not strip your skin's barrier, which it holds up to you very well. It has maybe three cleansing ingredients that don't strip and then vitamin E, so it's like a very very mild antioxidant cleanser. This works so well, and for my oily skin it gets rid of the oil, it gets rid of the gunk."

"This is the Natural Moisturizing Factors plus HA and this is a great moisturizer. It has ingredients that your skin naturally uses and produces like hyaluronic acid and it's inexpensive and lightweight. It has a nice fluffy texture but it's not the most moisturizing, so if you have combo skin you can use this, which also means if you're oily or if you're dry this is a great choice. It won't treat acne but it supports a healthy skin barrier."

"This is Dr. Sam's Flawless Moisturizer. She gave this to me. Her entire line is cruelty-free. I have put this on my face. I don't even know the ingredients but she's like this will help your skin."

"This is from Dr Sam who is amazing, a cosmetic derm from the UK, and she created the Flawless Moisturizer. Her products are geared towards those who want the luxurious lifestyle but without having to pay a luxury price, and they actually have products with science that actually work. It's got panthenol which is vitamin B5. It's a medium moisturizer, not the thickest but not a gel. If you have redness in the skin, if you have adult acne, this is one of the best. If you're looking for a moisturizer that just works well and doesn't clog the pores, doesn't break you out, doesn't make the white heads explode out of the cheeks, so good for adult acne. One of the derms that I work with is absolutely obsessed with this and recommends it all the time."

"This is one of the best and it's inexpensive. This is the natural moisturizing factors plus phytoceramides and if you are looking for one of the richest most hydrating but inexpensive creams that The Ordinary has to offer this is going to be it. This is kind of the updated version of their NMF moisturizer which I personally love but this is the phytoceramides, phyto coming from plants and ceramides relating to those fatty acids that are so amazing in our skin and they actually make up half of the very outside layer of our skin. The problem is as we get older as weather changes as temperature changes and as our stress levels change our skin can kind of start breaking those ceramides down or not building them back and replenishing them as needed and that's why a great moisturizer is essential. This is so good but it is so hydrating. For me acne and oily prone, not my top one, not my favorite, but this one is amazing for dry skin. It's like butter, it's like vegan ceramide butter. It is so nice and I have used this as like a night mask but for dry skin this is perfect for everyday. What's great about this formula is that it's also got glycerin, remember that's that humectant that we also found in the cleanser, so this is giving you a leave on form of the same ingredient that was in here that's so good for the skin."

"The Natural Moisturizing Factors Plus Phytoceramides is fantastic but it is super thick if you are an oily prone person and you're not struggling with dryness this might not be for you but for the price this is one of the most luxurious moisturizers that you can get. It does feel like melted butter on the skin and it really locks in that moisture. The phytoceramides in this product come from plants that's why they're called phytoceramides and the natural moisturizing factors help to actually draw water into the skin as well as having ingredients that seal it in and kind of sit on top of it. Once you rub it in it's not overly tacky but it does take a second to dry down and for the price if you are budget sensitive this is one of the best ones."

"This is one of my holy grail products. My skin drinks this up. I was going to say I'm so glad that you've tried this because this is one of these products that I would like love to hate on but that works so well that I have to love it. It's $100, it's from Charlotte Tilbury. She's a makeup artist, but if you want something that is hydrating, beautiful like silk ribbons, but that works under makeup, this is it. This is the only cream-based moisturizer I would use before makeup because any other cream-based one will pill or act weird with primers and foundations, but this one is, I understand why they call it magic cream. It's one of those that I wish I would love to hate, but the magic cream is so fantastic."

"I don't love all of her products but this is one that I do. It is one of the best hydrating moisturizers for under makeup that's luxury and doesn't pill. It's expensive though, it's not magic, it's freaking science, but it doesn't pill under foundation."

"The Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream is really good specifically for people who wear makeup. The history behind it is pretty interesting, Charlotte Tilbury was a makeup artist who found that when she was doing runway models or celebrities, their moisturizers or their sunscreens would peel up under the makeup and just not work. So she started custom blending this magic cream literally on set, wiping it on people's faces and using this as a base almost like a primer."

"This is their Unseen Sunscreen that actually has a very similar texture to the original Unseen Sunscreen however the ingredients are different. These don't have any organic or chemical filters in them, they only have the physical or mineral ones at zinc oxide 17.42% and titanium dioxide at 1.33%. They do say that it helps with the sunburn, it's an SPF 40 as we expect and it does feel pretty nice on my skin. It's $40 for the packet. This does not get the cast pass but the original does, is cheaper, the original is on sale more and the original doesn't give that whiteness."

"This unseen sunscreen took the Internet by storm and for good reason. It is a clear Vaseline texture fluid that just soaks into skin. It feels like a makeup primer and it is totally invisible on literally every single skin tone. It's not like white and it blends out as you can see, it's literally clear and it stays clear. It gives you kind of a dewy sheen, it's absolutely gorgeous. It's an amazing formula and yes it's worth the money but it's expensive at 38 to 48 dollars depending on where you get it."

"using sunscreen and thinking okay I'm going to use my sunscreen my Super Goop or my e.l. as a primer for a little bit of concealer"

"Kelly Roland has said so many times that this Black Girl Sunscreen SPF 30 is incredible and yes it's $15 to $17 you can get this at Target you can get this at Walmart love the brand love Kelly and love this drugstore sunscreen option that doesn't cost hundreds of dollars."

"I'm also using Black Girl Sunscreen for my sunscreen today. I absolutely love this as the SPF 30 gives me a little bit of a glow."

"I just think there's so many sunscreens out there that I probably would not use this one on my face because the overall sensory experience is not that great. It feels like I'm putting glue on. I don't love the texture and it smells gross. I like that it's affordable, but it is slightly stinging my skin. I do think the texture feels like glue. Just because it works for one person or doesn't sting their skin doesn't mean it won't sting yours. It feels sticky. I feel like there's other brands out there that do it better. That said, it is waterproof which I like, and I would use this one on my body."

"This 15.99 bottle of gooey goodness is fragrance free, ultra sheer with no white cast, but it has these fantastic infusions of jojoba and avocado oil. It's water resistant for 80 minutes. This is a fantastic formula that I as well have loved for years now. However, it's not necessarily perfect for oily skin. The avocado and jojoba oil on here, while they are very nourishing for skin, they can break out some oily prone people and they can leave you with a dewy glow that looks greasy for the wrong skin type."

"I haven't started using it yet, it just got one."

"EltaMD has the UV Clear, it's like $50 with niacinamide. It's expensive, but it's really really good."

"So many people love the EltaMD sunscreen like Haley Bieber, all of these celebrities on Harper's Bazaar, they're using sunscreens in their routine. This is amazing, this is fantastic. Sunscreen is phenomenal for your skin and it is one of the best ways to prevent wrinkles, to prevent fine lines, to prevent dark spots and melasma and more."

"For $25, and then it goes on sale for Prime for $20, if you want to tape your face at night you might as well. It's not the best thing in the world but it works. They're kind of weird, they're kind of funky, they're kind of fun too, and especially if you work from home. Frownies get the cast pass."

"Frownies are basically these silicone patches that sit on top of the skin while you sleep and they have under eye ones, they have little smile line ones, and they even have a chest one, and they prevent you from wrinkling. You have to be consistent with them, if you stop using them they stop working, unlike Botox or a neuromodulator you don't have to think about it, but they actually work really well, especially if you press your skin into your pillow while you sleep at night and you wake up with creases. The patches actually prevent those, and you can use them like 30, 40 times. They work really, really well. Are they the same as Botox? No. But do they prevent me from wrinkling and scrunching my sleep? Yes."

"Doctors and derms that I've worked with literally say do not use Neosporin on open wounds. There are other antibacterial cleansers that are way better and wound dressings or even just plain Vaseline or a silicone based gel and a patch that are much better for scar revision and scar healing for wounds."

"Petroleum jelly is basic, it's Vaseline, it's inexpensive, but it is so good for the lips, especially if you deal with things like lip eczema."

"Petrolatum jelly otherwise known as Vaseline has been used for ages by the African-American Community as well as by people who struggle with eczema or psoriasis. It's basically this occlusive petroleum-based product that gets put on the skin and protects it from the outside world. It's used in wound healing and it really is wonderful. It's not dangerous or toxic or anything like that, but it's fragrance free, really inexpensive, and it works very well for a sealant on skin. Some people also use this along with their retinoids if you put this on first and then put a retinoid on it's a way to buffer a retinoid if you are prone to the itching, the peeling and the redness of retinization. But you could also put your retinoid on first and use this to seal things in, especially if you use hyaluronic acid or hydrators. A lot of people use petrolatum jelly which is the refined version of petroleum jelly to seal that in."

"Vaseline today is not cruelty-free which is why I don't use it."

"Products like Rogaine AKA minoxidil well I am your resident a medical esthetician your acne big sister who has been struggling with my own hair loss"

"I think there's Rogaine Minoxidil 5% Foam, it's readily available, it's cheap, it's very effective. I love it. I love it for everyone, males and females. They should all use 5%. And there's this misunderstanding that if you use Minoxidil then when you stop your hair kind of drops. That's not the case. Think of it like fertilizer for your hair. So it keeps your hair strong and thick, and once you stop you'll go back to where you were supposed to be without the fertilizer."

"Minoxidil, which is known as Rogaine, is that hair growth solution that you see over the counter or you can get as a prescription from your doctor."

"Botox is a brand name but there are others out there that exist like Xeomin or Disport. They're still neurotoxins, they still work in the same way preventing your skin from being able to wrinkle."

"When you get Botox or any other neuromodulator such as Xeomin or Dysport, they don't work immediately, they take like a week or more to actually start showing results into your skin. When a professional injects one of these neuromodulators into your face, they're injecting it into the muscle and it temporarily paralyzes the muscle. It doesn't allow the muscle to send that signal and connect. If those signals can't be sent through the muscle, the muscle can't flex, and if we can't flex that muscle, then our eyebrows can't move. And what happens if our eyebrows can't move or if we can't smile or clench down on our jaw for a long period of time, that muscle starts to atrophy, it basically degrades, and the skin on top of the muscle can't wrinkle. So that's why Xeomin works: if the muscles can't move, then the skin on top can't wrinkle, and then those wrinkles can't set in."

"The Ordinary has one of my favorite argireline solutions. This actually works relatively well, a lot of people have had good results with it online, and even I've noticed that it hydrates my skin at the very least and maybe it is helping to temporarily slightly paralyze my glabellar complex muscles if I use it routinely. The results are going to vary for everyone, and although argireline is loved by many, some people say it doesn't work for them. If it's something that looks promising and has science behind it but isn't medically proven with double blind placebo-controlled peer-reviewed studies, I'm not going to spend more than like 20 bucks on it, and that's why I love the Ordinary because this is inexpensive. This goes on the skin and it is hypothesized to work similarly to a neuromodulator, essentially going on the skin and helping to temporarily paralyze the muscles. There's also hydrators in this formula that can help plump up the skin if you do have fine lines and wrinkles. Even putting on something like hyaluronic acid and ceramides or peptides can actually help to plump those outer layers of the skin so that maybe how this is working too. But at the end of the day, if you don't want to go for Botox, I think this is a decent option for the price."

"Argireline is said to work in a similar way to Botox. Obviously something that you put on your skin that is absorbed, even if it does get into that neuromuscular junction, probably won't work as well as Botox, and if you don't use it regularly it's not going to work. But if this is 10 or 15 dollars versus Botox at a couple of hundred, and if you're scared of needles and you don't want to do Botox, this is an option that doesn't make you do that. If it doesn't work, push comes to shove, you hydrated your face for 10 or 15 bucks, and if it does work, maybe you have a serum that's going to be a staple in your routine and helps you prevent wrinkles and fine lines in the long run. It's not Botox in a bottle, even though people claim it is. It's not the same as getting injections, but it is a really good option, especially if you're on a budget, and it's one of my top picks for fine lines and wrinkles specifically prevention."

"Inky List has some fantastic ones that are under $10. As long as it says BHA or salicylic acid it's probably a really good one."

"One of the products that I constantly lean on from The Inkey List is the Salicylic Acid Cleanser. This is one of the absolute best and it's at an affordable price. Salicylic acid is an ingredient that has been medically proven to help with skin inflammation, to help with acne, to help with blackheads and bacteria, and this works so well, especially if you have oily acne prone skin. For anyone who deals with acne, whether it's whiteheads, blackheads, or even sebaceous filaments, which aren't exactly acne but they can look a lot like acne, this is an absolute must. This works so well and you get a lot of it for the price."

"The Squalane Cleanser is especially good for dry skin and it's super super gentle."

"I hate The Ordinary's cleanser and we've spoken about that. This squalane cleanser is just not for me. If you're going to get started with The Ordinary I wouldn't recommend that you use this product. You're going to need an entire tube of this and it is not worth it. I do not like this stuff."

"If you have dry skin, this cleanser is phenomenal. Many cleansers feel like they strip the skin or make dryness worse, especially in creases like the marionette lines, but this cleanser doesn't do that. For dry skin, combo skin, or dry-combo-oily skin, people go head over heels for this. You can use it as a double cleanse to remove makeup. The squalane is similar to squalene, which is an oil our skin produces naturally and has antioxidant benefits. But a lot of people don't realize this cleanser also has glycerin in it. Glycerin is a humectant, meaning it holds on to moisture. This has glycerin which you'll find in good moisturizers, but it's in this formula to really enhance the moisturizing properties of this cleanser so it literally moisturizes and coats and supports the skin even once you wash the cleanser off. This cleanser also has sucrose stearate and sucrose laurate, both fantastic emollients that act as surfactants, which means they help the water and oil molecules get along together."

"It's two maybe three cleansing ingredients that don't strip and then vitamin E, so it's like a very very mild antioxidant cleanser. This works so well and for my oily skin it gets rid of the oil, it gets rid of the gunk. You should use it with a makeup remover if you have like heavy makeup. This is so good and it's so cheap. I wish they had launched this sooner because it's so simple but so effective. This is probably my favorite favorite cleanser from The Ordinary right now. Get your hands on the Glucoside Foaming Cleanser if you have oily or combination skin or if you just hate the squealing cleanser like me. I love this."

"This is one of my favorites. If you are looking for a simple effective and affordable cleanser, this is one of the best. When I use this on myself it's nice, it's gentle, it's foaming, it's still hydrating but it breaks down dirt and gunk and sunscreen really well. The glucoside foam in here is also very very gentle and it's really only got like five ingredients and no fragrance. I can actually use this as a body cleanser as well. This has very quickly replaced many of my other cleansers as a favorite."

"Panoxyl Benzoyl Peroxide Wash is a little bit more hydrating."

"If you want this active ingredient to penetrate onto the skin, use this like a mask. Literally wash your face but leave it on for 60 seconds, leave it on for 2 or 3 minutes, or if you're getting in the shower, put this on your face before you get in the shower, leave it on, and then wash it off in the shower. As a bonus in the shower you can literally use this on your chest and your back. Benzoyl peroxide does stain if you don't know what this is, but that's why I love benzoyl peroxide in a shower because I can rinse it off before it has a chance to stain my clothes or towels."

"It's FDA cleared to smooth lines and wrinkles and it helps improve circulation to enhance natural color and make visibly fuller lips. It has 56 infrared red LED lights. LED has been medically proven to stimulate collagen to help with fine lines and wrinkles, and depending on the wavelength, basically the color of the light, they can be helpful in treating acne. Dr. Dennis Gross has done their research on skincare and their LED face mask is one of the best that you can get on the market. It's expensive, but that is pretty much as close as you can get to professional that's available at Sephora."

"Dr. Dennis Gross has done studies on it with really good before and afters and they did a good job with this. The contours fit the face even with the strap on it, it doesn't hurt your face, it doesn't dig into your skin. It's rechargeable so you can wear it around the house and you actually have quite a few diodes on it, which is nice, and they have the diodes in the nose as well which I really, really, really like. This is a luxury option because it fits to the contours of your face, and for at-home use this is one of my absolute favorites. I use this in clinic because of how it fits to the face and how well it works."

"This is one of my favorites from Dr. Dennis Gross. When you look at their packaging, they've actually done studies on how their LED penetrates and the results that it has. Red LED can decrease inflammation, boost collagen production, and the Dr. Dennis Gross device is strong enough to stimulate collagen production. If you have concerns with collagen production, with fine lines and wrinkles and skin health and elasticity, you definitely want to go for red LED light."

"It has 56 infrared red LED lights. LED has been medically proven to stimulate collagen to help with fine lines and wrinkles, and depending on the wavelength, the color of the light, they can be helpful in treating acne. I use a very fun LED wand, kind of overpriced but it's good for travel. The SolaWave, I used it on my burn and you can't even see my burn anymore. The mouthpiece is washable, which is good. I'm so happy that it's charged out of the box."

"You can hold this on that area and it can be quite helpful. I love this for travel because it's very compact. You can really target this area. It's less expensive than a lot of the other LED devices on the market, these can be $300 to $500, this one you can get on sale for like a hundred bucks and it's very portable. It actually helped me heal up a huge burn that I had on my chest. This plus a cream was magical. The problem is if you're looking for all over benefits this probably isn't going to be your best bet. They started to say that it has microcurrent, I've never felt a microcurrent benefit from this. You would need to have a circuit of electricity that connects at two different probes. I don't see two different probes on here to actually create an electrical circuit. And then they were saying it has vibrating technology, you did good with the LED, don't try to tell me these other claims that I don't think are substantiated. I really like it for little blemishes, for specific wrinkles or fine lines, if you really want to target a specific area or if you're traveling or on the go. This is probably the least expensive option, the best entry option. But sometimes it stops working randomly. It's only supposed to work when it's pressed to the face, but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Mine started doing that after I took it on a plane."

"For hair regrowth it's been studied time and time again and used medically in clinic. This little device is my saving grace. I used to use the white one three years ago and it was great, but I had to use it like three times a week for almost 30 minutes. This one I do for 12 minutes every day or when I'm filming a YouTube video sometimes I do it twice in a row. For me it's easier to stick to something if I make it a habit every day like this 12 minutes a day rather than doing the white one three times a week. The main difference is that this has 500 diodes and it has different wavelengths. This has made monumental difference in my hair and I actually am so glad that I've spoken about this online for so long because I have before and after photos where you can actually track the progress of my hair."

"The elite one has three different wavelengths whereas this one only had one wavelength. I can feel the power with this one. When I first started using the elite one it came out in October of 2023, I was actually surprised. My scalp is getting warm, why is it warm? It doesn't hurt, but I've used this for years and it doesn't get warm. This I can actually feel. I can feel it right now. It's like a light warming sensation and it's not tingling, it's not bad, but I can feel the power like this is some powerful stuff. This one has three different wavelengths: it has 620, 655, and 680. It's more of a spectrum, so it penetrates deep into the skin, helps with collagen stimulation, helps with anti-inflammatory benefits, basically taking down inflammation, and helps stimulate blood flow and circulation."

"I was using the professional which I love but this is what I'm using now and there are some major differences. Low-level laser that is FDA cleared like this one is essential. Don't get something if it's not FDA cleared otherwise you're just wasting your money. The laser here is much more gentle but it literally stimulates circulation, helps follicles grow faster, gives them nutrients that they need because of that blood flow, as well as helping keep the hairs on the head, which for me has personally been fantastic. Red LED is a very specific wavelength but you need to make sure that you're getting something within that wavelength and that's powerful enough to actually work. I do notice a difference between the professional and the elite. This is 12 minutes a day every day versus 25 minutes every couple of days or three times a week. I did love the professional and I saw results but I am seeing much faster results with this."

"The iRestore helmet is something that Dr. Dre got me, used this is LED lights and then low-level laser. She recommended this like a year and a half to actually 3 years ago now back in 2020, that's when I got it and I've been using it since."

"This is an essence toner that I cannot believe I forgot about because this is actually what started it all. This is liquid grape jelly. She recommended this and I have purchased probably 10 plus bottles at this point. If you want the OG, if you want the good stuff, if you just want the basic most calming for sensitive skin, this is your answer."

"Layers so well with acne treatment products that are really drying if you're using like a retinoid gel or a benzoyl peroxide wash this is so good"

"The Ordinary has actives, don't get me wrong they've got the AHA, BHA peeling solution, they've got these other acids like glycolic acid, they've got retinoids. Yes, The Ordinary can be very potent and yes it has unfortunately caused irritation and burned holes in people's skin barriers literally with the acids, but if you do have sensitive skin you're not banned from using The Ordinary."

"This is made of glycolic acid, glycolic acid is an AHA so it's a water-soluble exfoliating acid and it's actually really really small, comes from sugarcane and it can penetrate deep into the skin. If you're really prone to irritation or pigmentation you want a patch test because this might not be right for you, but if you start low and go, glycolic acid can be fantastic. For the price and for what it is, it's such a great product."

"If you're looking to exfoliate, glycolic acid can do it and it does it good. This is potent, so don't use it every day unless you have really resilient skin. If you do have skin that's prone to hyperpigmentation, a little bit of this very strategically placed can help."

"This is the glycolic acid 7% toning solution, a toner that you can use on the face or even on the scalp. This is amazing and it is 7% so it is intense; you shouldn't necessarily use this every day, but from the application to the formula to the price this is just great. Glycolic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid and it's one of the smallest ones so it can actually penetrate pretty deep, helps to exfoliate but doesn't dehydrate the skin the way that something like a BHA might. This is especially great for people with dry skin who want to exfoliate. With any acid you need to use a sunscreen during the day and you need to use a moisturizer after or a good one at night. This can really help to brighten the skin, it can help to remove dead skin cells and buildup, and it works great for dry skin but also for oily skin. I have an oily scalp and I love using this on my scalp. This is a phenomenal choice from The Ordinary, but you should use it at night, not during the day because it is an acid, so always use it in the evening and then sunscreen responsibly the next day."

"The Granactive Retinoid is one of them and this one is fantastic for fine lines and wrinkles in skin. Retinoids work deep down in the skin to literally plump up those beautiful juicy skin cells stimulating those fibroblasts getting them to produce more collagen and elastin to literally help plump up your skin and actually help with those fine lines and wrinkles. If you're looking for fine line and wrinkle care retinoids are your best bet. I'm using it on my own skin and I recommend it to others all the time."

"One of my favorite retinoids if you want a gentle but effective creamy retinoid serum, this is it. It works so well and if it's in stock, get it because it goes out of stock so soon."

"This is the Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion and with retinoids you can usually find them in creams or as these yellow formulas or in oil but it's hard to find a retinoid that really works for oily skin that absorbs well but is still creamy. This Is The Answer especially for the price. The Ordinary does retinoids really really well and they also give you options on the percentages. This has Granactive Retinoid as well as retinol and look at this creamy texture. It works on dry skin, it works on oily skin, it works on combo skin. I love this especially if someone has fine lines and wrinkles or if someone has acne prone skin and blackheads, this works really well for both. You can use this morning or evening but sun does break down retinoid so evening is probably going to be your best bet. This formula is tried and true and if you haven't gotten your hands on this, probably one of the best bang for your buck options just because retinoids have been proven time and time again in medicine and medical studies to be so effective for skin for skin cell renewal."

"This is potent. If you've got the money and want something fancy, fantastic, but you use it sparingly and patch test first. It's a 3.5 retinoid complex with squalene, so the oil in here will actually help lock it into the skin."

"This one from the Ordinary is under 10 bucks, this is great, and this one's actually an oily solution so if you feel like you have dry skin and acne this can help lock in moisture from like your other products and it can help prevent your skin from drying out while still treating the acne so this is fantastic."

"If you don't have a doctor or a dermatologist you can't get a prescription, literally do not forget that there are online pharmacies that will pair you with experts. Two of my absolute favorites are from Dermatica and from Agency. If you're International, Dermatica is great, it's also under 30 bucks. Both of these are absolutely phenomenal, and if you want prescription stuff but you don't have medical insurance or time to go to a doctor, this is where you start. You can see an expert in two to three days."

"I use it every other day basically but it takes time to see results. You're not going to see results overnight. This is something it takes 3 to 6 months. I've been using it for years, but except for the past couple months I'm just trying my hardest to get back into it. I hadn't used a retinoid in so long and then my face is starting to peel again because I'm going through retinization. Retinization is something that I'm going through with the dry patches, and it's like I know how to properly start a retinoid in my routine and yet this is still happening."

"Dermatica is great especially if you're in the UK. Both of these are customized to me, but if you have acne they're probably going to put things in like tretinoin, which is this retinoid. They're probably going to put in niacinamide, they're probably going to put in some of these ingredients or even azelaic acid that can help with acne and redness."

"This is another great one, the 1% Retinol Serum from The Inkey List. I love The Inkey List and The Ordinary because these are both like under 10, 15 bucks, so they're affordable. If you're going to spend your money on something, spend your money on a potent active ingredient and get it at an inexpensive price and try it long enough, like a month or two, to see if it works for you."

"The retinol one from The Inkey List is really good, it's a great beginner retinol, but I don't know if I would call it a hit, especially since I have been liking the Super Solution retinoid a little bit better."

"Agency is phenomenal, especially if you are someone who has pigmentation in your skin. If your skin has these red or brown marks that are left over, agencies products are so good. Their Future Formula is amazing. It is so absorbent and it is one of the most potent."

"Agency the future formula is fantastic. If you have acne they're probably going to put things in like tretinoin which is this retinoid, they're probably going to put in niacinamide, they're probably going to put in some of these ingredients or even azelaic acid that can help with acne and redness. Agency gives you a bigger bottle and they also have dark spot formulas so if you have like dark spots and scars they're fantastic."

"This is one of my favorites, this is the Future Formula from Agency. You need a prescription strength retinoid if you want the strong stuff. If you want to treat active acne, scars, wrinkles, and pigmentation, you're going to use retinoids and things like that to treat those."

"The Ordinary has a really good Salicylic Acid 2% Solution. If you have acne you'll love that. However, if you have sensitive skin and acne, the Aloe and Niacinamide solution is so good."

"Salicylic acid, remember that's a BHA, that's oil soluble. The Ordinary has some fantastic ones that are really good."

"The BHA peeling solution is fantastic because it has that salicylic acid, but sometimes there are people who have dry skin and acne and that's really rough to treat because a lot of acne treatments including BHA can be a little bit more drying. Well, The Ordinary has an anhydrous salicylic acid, this is basically BHA in oil and I'm so happy they launched this because this is so good. It has no water in it, so it's anhydrous. If you're someone who loves a good oil serum but you have acne and you're like I'm so dry, I love an oil and it breaks me out every time, this is going to be a best friend. There is not a lot for dry skin and acne out there the way there is for oily skin and acne, so the fact that The Ordinary has this and at such a great price is amazing. As an aesthetician, this is a fan favorite and you always want to make sure that you have something like this so that you can adapt to those curve ball cases for people who do have some slightly unusual or different needs."

"Justin Bieber uses Starface Pimple Patches. I love a real and honest celebrity who's okay to talk about their pimples and then being okay covering them up with a sticker that kind of draws attention to them. Starface Pimple Patches, affordable, find them at Target. I love this."

"Starface is an amazing brand with some amazing products. They have pimple patches in the shapes of stars that not only help to cover your pimples but make you feel good about having acne as you get rid of it. It's okay to love ourselves and love the process even if we are a work in progress."

"One of my favorites is The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution. This was one of my favorite peels and still is, and it's literally under 10 bucks in this little bottle."

"The Ordinary has actives, don't get me wrong. They've got the AHA BHA peeling solution, they've got these other acids like glycolic acid, they've got retinoids. Yes, The Ordinary can be very potent and yes it has unfortunately caused irritation and burned holes in people's skin barriers literally with the acids. But if you do have sensitive skin, you're not banned from using The Ordinary."

"I'm hoping this is The Ordinary's AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution and they're just pretending it's period blood, but you know, with the internet today."

"This is one of the best things that I found over the counter because it is the most potent chemical peel that you can get without a professional license. This is so good it is one of my favorites and I use it on the RS. The acids in this product work by breaking down the bonds between our skin cells as well as help exfoliating off some of those dead skin cells. You can do this maybe once a month maybe once a week if you're super super attuned to it more than that can be a lot."

"The Ordinary's AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution is one of my favorite products and it's basically the highest potency of a chemical peel that you can get over the counter without being a licensed professional, a licensed aesthetician, or working in the field. I use this on my chest, I use this on my back, I use this on my body, on my face."

"This is a fragrance-free option that I rely on and share with clients. You can start off with 1 minute before you do all 10. This actually gives you results, skin looks clearer, more fresh, glowy, hydrated. It helps with blackheads and acne because of that BHA, and especially if you do this regularly over time it can really help with skin resurfacing. I struggled with bad acne for so many years, and I do think it's because of treatments I've done including chemical peels including this one for the past 3 years almost non-stop that my acne scars do not look as indented or as obvious as they could be. After I use this peel my skin, my pores, they just all look better and other people have noticed that too. Of course don't use this and go in the sun, use this at night and then sunscreen responsibly the next day. The AHA BHA peeling solution is fantastic because it has that salicylic acid, but sometimes there are people who have dry skin and acne and that's really rough to treat because a lot of acne treatments including BHA can be a little bit more drying. Well, The Ordinary has an anhydrous salicylic acid, this is basically BHA in oil, and I'm so happy they launched this because this is so good. It has no water in it so it's anhydrous."

"they're still neurotoxins they still work in the same way preventing your skin from being able to wrinkle but they could be things like Dysport or Xeomin those are other brand names"

"When you get Botox or any other neuromodulator such as Xeomin or Dysport, they don't work immediately, they take like a week or more to actually start showing results into your skin. When a professional injects one of these neuromodulators into your face, they're injecting it into the muscle and it temporarily paralyzes the muscle. It doesn't allow the muscle to send that signal and connect. If those signals can't be sent through the muscle, the muscle can't flex, and if we can't flex that muscle then our eyebrows can't move. What happens if our eyebrows can't move or if we can't smile or clench down on our jaw for a long period of time is that muscle starts to atrophy, it basically degrades, and the skin on top of the muscle can't wrinkle. That's why Botox works and so do these other neuromodulators: because if the muscles can't move, then the skin on top can't wrinkle and those wrinkles can't set in."

"I've heard The Ordinary's Lash and Brow Serum has great reviews. I don't actually know if that's a prostaglandin analog or not, so I'm going to check that out for you. But based on research, there have been some medical studies that looked at people who were using lash serums and looked at the before and afters not just of the lashes but also of how hollow the under eye area is, and they found that those who are using a topical prostaglandin analog saw a little bit more of the hollowing in that area, which for some of those people was not desired."

"The Lash and Brow Serum is constantly selling out and I've heard amazing things about it. The thing is, the Lash and Brow Serum is not a prostaglandin the way that Latisse is, so for some people who have been having concerns about their eye serums, if you don't know the concerns about lash growth serums and how it's like making people's faces have under eye bags, the Ordinary's doesn't do that because it's not a prostaglandin science. But if the Lash and Brow Serum is in stock, it's already inexpensive, it's affordable, and I've heard that it works really well."

"I also tried this from The Ordinary the multi-peptide serum for hair density I just didn't see big results with this. A lot of people have said this is amazing for them maybe I didn't use it for enough months I just didn't see the biggest results so I might retry outing this or I might just say screw it."

"The Ordinary is one that I tried, I think this was 2022 that I tried this. I was just not impressed by this. This was one of the Ordinary products I didn't love. This is the Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density, but I'm wondering if I didn't use it right."