Speaker 1: Is for you, an aggressive nighttime routine could lead to you having the best morning skin or maybe so we thought the morning shed, it’s something that’s trending all over social media, but we are here with dermatologist, Dr. Ife Rodney, to share why a simple routine might be your best but thank you so much for being with us this morning. I love this. I am a total social media influenced on skincare all the time, and I walked into the green room and I have to admit, I gasped when I saw you because I want your face and I want your skin. So tell me all your secrets.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me. So first of all, as a dermatologist, I love seeing people care for their skin and their hair, but a lot of these steps are more trendy than they are actually beneficial.
Speaker 1: Okay.
Speaker 2: So one of the ones I’ve seen quite a bit is this chinstrap. You wrap it up and around your head and it’s supposed to reduce. I
Speaker 1: Had never seen, I know something like this. So these are the ear holes?
Speaker 2: Yes, exactly. And it goes all the way over and you sleep with that the entire night and it’s supposed to help reduce the appearance of a double chin. Okay.
Speaker 1: Does This work?
Speaker 2: No, it does not work. When you first remove it in the morning, of course your jawline is going to look snatched, your chin is going to be tight, but those effects wear away very quickly.
Speaker 1: This is like the height of consumerism,
Speaker 2: Right? Basically. And it’s uncomfortable as well.
Speaker 1: And I see a lot of people saying, I do ugly girl things at night so I can wake up. Beautiful. So that’s one of those things.
Speaker 2: That’s definitely one of those
Speaker 1: What are some of the other things that you’re seeing?
Speaker 2: So, these are actually kind of cute. They are the eye patches and masks and they’re a lot of fun to apply, but the issue is that you only really need to leave them on for 15 to maybe 40 minutes. So when you leave it on overnight, it can actually just irritate your skin.
Speaker 1: So I just ordered, because again, I saw it on social media and I was hashtag influenced the sheet mask that you leave on for eight hours.
Speaker 2: I think after 30, 40 minutes you’ve gotten the maximum benefit. So I do love these, but just not as part of your overnight routine.
Speaker 1: So we don’t have to put ourselves through it all night long. Correct. What about this
Speaker 2: Now this is a protective hair covering. I advise everyone to use these regardless of your hair type because first of all, it prevents friction and tangling of your hair at night. What I want to emphasize though is the broad flat band right here. This is important because it ensures that the hair covering does not rip out your hairline while you sleep. So that’s the key point.
Speaker 1: So it’s like sleeping on a Saturn or silk pillowcase. Right,
Speaker 2: Exactly. That’s the option if you don’t want to actually sleep with a head covering.
Speaker 1: So we are doing a million things in our nighttime routine. You’re saying simple is best. So walk us through kind of the dos, right? You’re starting with the gentle cleanser at night.
Speaker 2: Yes. The first step is a gentle cleanser. Just remove it. Oil and makeup. You don’t need any active ingredients in your cleanser. They have lifting be done by the other agents.
Speaker 1: So then everyone suggests retinol is kind of the key. The anti-aging Elixir, right?
Speaker 2: Definitely.
Speaker 1: So what’s your advice on using it? Do you space it out after your cleanser? Do you do dry skin, wet skin
Speaker 2: On dry skin, pat dry your skin after you cleanse and then you apply the retinol serum. That’s the most important thing that you can do for your skin. Just a few drops to the entire face at night. I love Alpha Ettes specifically because it has lactic acid, which is an alpha hydroxy acid in it as well. So it prevents dryness of the skin.
Speaker 1: And a lot of people have reactions to retinal. I know if I start it, your skin kind of gets worse before it gets better. Stick with it maybe or stick with it
Speaker 2: Definitely. But what I tell my patients is that just use less. You only need a few jobs for your entire feast. If it’s still too irritating, then you can use it every other night.
Speaker 1: We’re in the habit of thinking more is better. More is better, right? No, no. And then finish it off with a moisturizer.
Speaker 2: So actually I don’t like to use a moisturizer at the same time on the same night as the retinol. So on the nights when you do not use the retinol, that’s when you can focus on a moisturizer.
Speaker 1: Any ingredients you want the moisturizer to have, or just simple as best
Speaker 2: Simple, but hyaluronic acid, ceramides, anything that can draw moisture into your skin to help seal it in overnight.
Speaker 1: Alright, last thing. Eye cream. Do we need it? Do we not need it? I hear both ways.
Speaker 2: So you don’t actually need an eye cream, but if you have a specific eye concern, like dark circles or puffiness, then you can choose an eye cream targeted to that concern. I specifically love the DEJ eye cream by revision specifically because of the applicator wand. So it makes it really seamless. You pump hair and you glide it along your eyelid so you can get it as close to the eye margin as possible. While I’m not getting it into your eye,
Speaker 1: Not going to help these check bags under my eyes. But anything we’ll take anything. Dr. Rodney, thank you so much for breaking it down for us. Don’t always believe everything you see on social media. Go to the professionals. Thank you so much Steven. I’m going to get you some of this eye cream over here.