I’m a 40-year-old dermatologist – my 10p anti-ageing trick will leave you with baby smooth skin
WE ALL want to look after our skin as best as we can and now a dermatologist has spilt the tea on her favourite beauty secrets.
Dr Shereene Idris, a 40-year-old skincare expert from the States has revealed exactly how to decrease fine lines and get baby smooth skin.
The beauty whizz, who regularly shares skin advice on social media wrote that these beauty secrets would be a game-changer for your skin – whether that’s the face, scalp or body.
And honestly, if the 40 year old’s skin is anything to go by, we are more than willing to listen to any of her advice.
She first began by providing a solution for those struggling with a dry and flaky scalp.
Beauty secrets that will change your skincare game
Shereene Idris
Most of us suffer from dry skin in the colder months and want to reduce the amount of dry skin on our face and our scalp.
The beauty expert revealed that using glycolic acid, a chemical exfoliator, on your scalp can help break down dry skin.
Skincare pros at The Inkey List recommend applying it directly to your scalp and letting it sit for ten minutes before following with your normal hair wash routine.
If you are suffering with flaky skin on the face that won’t budge even with a gallon of moisturiser than Shereene recommends using ketoconazole.
This ingredient commonly used in anti-dandruff shampoo and kills off fungus infections causing dandruff.
But this fungus can also grow on the face and lead to flaky skin, which is why it can also be used as a wash for the skin instead of hair.
In addition, she suggests nappy rash cream isn’t just for babies, but can be used to ‘baste’ skin.
In a previous video, she revealed: “It’s a term I made up a few years ago as an extension to my lip basting technique.
I do this at night when i’m in a very dry climate or my skin is super dry and parched, and I do it after washing my face.”
The zinc can help lock in moisture and heal the skin.
Next, she recommended products with sulfur to tackle pesky sebaceous filaments.
These tiny black dots can be mistaken for blackheads but is in fact a small hair like thread that moves oil from the glands to the surface of the skin.
Sulfur will help to slowly exfoliate the skin and prevent this build up.
For a cheap way to get baby soft skin the skincare whizz recommends running a steamy bath with porridge oats to help moisturise the skin and soothe it.
Dermatologist-approved anti-aging tips
Dermatologist Dr. Brendan Camp shared his dermatologist-approved tips with The U.S. Sun.
- Stop using tanning beds.
- Don’t use sunscreen to contour your face.
- Wear driving gloves to protect your hands from the sun. He likes Coolibar Gannett UV Gloves UPF 50+, $15.99 to $39.
- Exercise, stick to a healthy diet, and get enough sleep.
- Don’t drink excessively or smoke.
You can buy porridge outs for as little as 90p in Tesco and seeing as you only need a cup of them per bath the hack will cost just 10p.
Finally, for those battling with fine lines around the eye area, the dermatologist recommended using an eye cream with retinol – a cult-ingredient known for reversing the effects of ageing.
“Beauty secrets that will change your skincare game,” she captioned the post.
The clip posted to Shereene’s TikTok account @shereeneidriss has since gone viral with over 140k views and 6,000 likes.
People were quick tot hank her and ask for more advice in the comments section.
One person wrote: “Do you have any recommendations for retinol eye cream please?”
Another commented: “I use Tret around my eyes and it really helps.”
“I trust your skincare advice,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “All the way.”
“How do I do face basting if my face don’t tolerate zinc?” asked a fifth.
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