Don’t waste money on these skin care products | dermatologist suggests

Here are safer more effective alternatives ▪️Skin lightening soaps Alternative: for body you can use lotions with lactic acid or glycolic acid which helps in in gentle skin exfoliation Apply susncreen on the body to prevent tanning. Body lotion @mywishcare AHA BHA lotion @be.bodywise aha lotion Sunscreen @babe.laboratorios body spray sunscreen @shop.wellwell Well well spray sunscreen @fixderma.skincare spray sunscreen ▪️Fairness face wash Alternative: Face wash is in content with the skin for too short a time to show any effects. Better to use face wash with gentle exfoliants like glycolic acid, lactic acid, mandelic acid. Face wash @beminimalist__ Minimalist AHA brightening wash @aminu.life exfoliating wash AHA glow face wash ▪️Fairness cream Better to use products which reduce melanin production twice a day or an antioxidant serum which protects skin against uv damage . Follow it up with a sunscreen. Kojivit cream Kojic cream Biluma cream ▪️Physical scrubs Gentle chemical exfoliants are better. Physical scrubs can cause microtears on skin. Need to be careful with exfoliants so as to not damage skin barrier. @beminimalist__ Minimalist aha bha 10 % @lorealparis glycobright serum @foxtaleskin overnight mask ▪️Essential oils Essential oils can be highly irritating in the skin and don’t have much benefits. Better to use squalane oil. @suganda.co squalane @beminimalist__ Minimalist squalane oil @theordinary 100% squalane ▪️Intimate area lightening creams Just have a regular moisturiser and body wash. Clean the intimate area with just plain water. No special wash or creams are required ▪️Collagen creams Collagen molecule is too large to penetrate the skin. Better to use retinol creams with peptides ▪️Vitamin C powders Powders can cause uneven distribution of powder in the solvent and cause irritation to skin. Avoid vitamin c powders. Better to use a vitamin c serum. If you are a beginner start with 5-10 % vitamin c. Avoid if you have active acne. Disclaimer: this is for educational purposes only! Please consult your dermatologist for skin related issues.