I chatted with my friend, pharmaceutical scientist and skincare content creator @hannah_english about our top tips and tricks for barrier support. We cover active ingredients, favourite products, tips and tricks, perioral dermatitis, folliculitis and rosacea management.
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0:43 Actives for irritated skin
1:49 Fave products
5:44 Gentler versions of harsh actives?
7:15 How long for barrier to recover?
8:09 Cleansers
9:01 Sun protection
10:23 Other tips and tricks
11:17 Perioral dermatitis
12:16 Folliculitis
13:09 What is rosacea, how Hannah found out
14:21 Managing rosacea
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Hope you enjoyed this chat! It was so much fun doing this video with Hannah – we’re both massive nerds and have ADHD, and we don’t see each other in person that often, so we went off on lots of interesting tangents that had to be cut out for clarity.
Let me know what else you want me to cover in the future, particularly for less-talked-about skin conditions!
You can follow Hannah on Instagram @ms_hannah_e, she also just started on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9FRjdyT8OzIMHLKf09zkg
Bury me with a tub of Aquaphor Healing Ointment. Miracle product for so many different skin concerns (barrier repair, dryness treatment and prevention, angular cheilitis prevention, hair dye stain protection, etc. etc.).
mentioning rosacea gets worse as you get older motivated me to actually get it checked out! thank you! now I’ve got another add on to my skincare
Really appreciate how you broke down the science behind barrier repair instead of just listing products — the part about avoiding actives during a flare-up makes a lot of sense for sensitive skin.
bro we are recommending ppl with irritated/red/rosacea skin to use vaseline???? am i crazy or is that really bad advice???