Dermatologists Say: Don't Waste Your Money on These Products

Dermatologists Dr. Muneeb Shah and Dr. Luke Maxfield go by the name "Doctorly" on Youtube and they share valuable advice about skincare. Here are skin care products they say are a waste of money and what to buy instead.

Skin Fridges: If you haven't heard of this trend, many influencers are pushing tiny, countertop refrigerators for the bathroom- which are supposed to optimize effectiveness and extend the life of common skincare products like moisturizers, creams, etc.

Doctorly says: These are an unnecessary and expensive waste of money. Most off -the-shelf products are full of preservatives which is why they aren't refrigerated at the store. Only homemade products with natural fruit or other ingredients that can spoil would need this.

Hyaluronic Acid: This is an over-hyped ingredient that does have benefits such as temporarily plumping and moisturizing the skin. However, even the best blends of both high and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid cannot penetrate the top layer of skin.

Doctorly says: Procedures are the only real way to see noticeable permanent change to wrinkles and similar skin issues promised to be resolved by using hyaluronic acid. However, if you want the temporary effects, $30 creams with 1.5% hyaluronic do the same thing as $300 ones.

Moisturizers: Moisturizers are important, but $500 ones like the celebrity touted Creme De La Mer are a waste of money.

Doctorly says: $20-$50 moisturizers like SkinFix or La Roche-Posay do the exact same thing as their counterparts for hundreds of dollars. Don't waste your money on any moisturizer over $50.

Skin Oils: Oils like essential oils or other skin oils such as jojoba, rose hip seed or grape seed, squalane, argan, safflower can work to seal in moisture. Many skiln oils are combined into fancy blends which can cost $100 or more.

Doctorly says: The Oridinary and similar brands offer simple, single oils which are thoroughly effective at sealing in moisture and cost $10-$20. No need to spend much more than that on skin oil, especially since some blends contain olive oil and others which may be allergenic.

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