Hey everyone and welcome back to my channel. Today we are going to be discussing my PM skin care routine. This was another highly requested video and since I gave you all my AM skin care routine, it only made sense to do the PM. In my PM skin care routine, I do incorporate my active so you will see the different active ingredients that I use. If you do hear any noise in the background, my apologies. I am currently doing laundry and washing dishes and Michael's is working from home so this is all about balance. So yeah, let's get into the video. So first set is double cleansing and what does double cleansing means? So it means that we first use either my cellar water or an oil-based cleanser or an oil bomb to remove the first layer. That includes makeup, SPF, any extra sebum that we have on our skin and what I use is my biodeurma, my cellar water. So I prefer my cellar water over a cleansing balm. That's just my personal preference. I have tried an oil balm. I'm never trying to oil cleanser but if you like an oil balm or cleanser, let me know in the comments below. The oil balm that I did try was the pharmacy beauty one and I did like it. I just prefer my cellar water and I like using that with a cotton swab and just removing the first layer of my makeup or SPF. So set number one. Step number two is now we follow our my cellar water with a water-based cleanser which is my Jack Jensel cleanser. I discuss this in my AM skincare routine. It's really gentle, it doesn't irritate me and it really just one cleanser is really nicely and then two, it just is very soothing to my skin. I don't get red, I don't feel extra dry, it doesn't strip my skin so gentle cleanser. Next is my retinoid or for me my prescription retinoid. So I use my Trentonone 0.025% cream and this is my active that I use at nighttime. Let's discuss a little bit of retinoids. So retinoids is pretty much used as the umbrella term for prescription retinoids and retinols. Essentially they are different but it's just I guess easier for people to refer to both of them as retinoids. Let's discuss quickly just the difference between a prescription retinoid and over the counter retinol. I'm going to make this very simple so it's easy for you to follow. So prescription retinoids and retinols, essentially they are both forms of vitamin A. However prescription retinoids are obviously prescription medication while retinols are found over the counter. That being said prescription retinoids have a higher concentration of retinoic acid while over the counter retinols have a lower concentration which means they are less irritating to patients. That being said since they have a lower concentration of the active ingredient of retinoic acid it will take longer for you to see the results. However patients will prefer retinols just because they are less irritating. For me I can tolerate a prescription retinoid so I use the Trentinoin 0.025% cream. There is one over the counter prescription retinoid essentially and that is called different or adabling. L'Eroshape Essay makes a great one. This is it right here and I'll link all these products in the comments below. If you cannot tolerate a prescription retinoid a great over the counter one is the Jack Concentrated Serum with Bacucho in it. Just the pro tip when it comes to retinoids. If you feel that you are becoming very red and irritated from them what I like to tell my patients is one moisturize first then apply your retinoid then apply moisturizer again. It's like the sandwich method so the retinoid is kind of in between the two moisturizers. That being said sometimes patients can tolerate just applying the retinoid and then a moisturizer after. Never apply the retinoid on wet skin. I feel like that will make you more sensitive to the retinoid and just a general rule. It will take about six weeks for your skin to actually become accustomed to the retinoid. So just be patient with it. Start slow. Use a pea size amount for your whole entire face about two times a week and then slowly tight-treat up. Okay so why am I spending so much time discussing retinoids? Because literally it is clinically proven to one decrease wrinkles promote collagen production, help with acne, increase cell turnover, help with hyperpigmentation, you name it, it does it. That's why I personally love retinoids. I've been using more years. I think since I was in high school when I was prescribed that for the breakouts that I would get. Also I feel like this is the only medication that really keeps my acne at bay. I don't have a lot of acne or I'm not really acne prone but this really helps keep my skin clear. Okay enough about retinoids. Let's continue the regimen. If you have any specific questions about retinoids just leave them in the comment below. I hope that wasn't too confusing. Essentially you have prescription retinoids and over-the-cowiner retinoids. If you cannot tolerate a prescription one then try and over-the-cowiner retinoid but definitely, definitely definitely incorporate it into your skincare routine. It will be a little irritating in the beginning. That is normal. Just go slow. So next step is my moisturizer. So for my nighttime moisturizer I'd like to use something that's a little bit thicker. So I use the Ject Lipid Replenishing Cream. Previously in my Instagram post I mentioned the Ject Peptide Restorative Cream. This one's just a little bit thicker and I like to use this one now in the winter time when my skin can be a little bit drier. So this has the serumides in it. It has some hyaluronic acid in it. It has natural lipids in it. It has antioxidants in it. So essentially everything that I want in my moisturizer this has it does not break me out. So I really, really like this cream. Next is my eye cream. So I use the same eye cream as I mentioned in my AM skincare routine. I'm not gonna repeat that but essentially I use the same eye cream for my AM and PM skincare routine. Next are my masks. So I like to use masks maybe once a week. I definitely use it right before I travel if I don't have time to get in a peel. And essentially I like to refer to my mask as my medical grade facials. I use a mask that has a higher percentage of AHA or BHA in it. And as discussed in my AM skincare routine why are AHAs and BHAs good for us. Essentially it improves skin clarity and texture and sloths away dead skin cells just to clean our pores. So one that I've been using is the Herbal War Prism and this one is the 20% AHA and 5% BHA. I actually always do this the night before I travel. I feel like it just gives me that clean complexion. Another great one is the Drunk Elephant Baby Facial. I use that one before trying this one. With my masks I do like to try different products. Everything else I'm pretty stagnant and I kind of like what I like. Essentially both the baby facial on the Herbal War have a combo of different AHA acids such as lactic glycolic and citric. Then the BHA is the Salicylic. The other thing that I have here is the Drunk Elephant glycolic night serum. So prior I used to rotate between my Trentinoin and an acid at night time. I use the Sunday Riley Lactic acid one. This one is the Drunk Elephant glycolic night serum. It has 10% AHA and 1% BHA. I've now kind of went back to just using my Trentinoin at night time. I like to keep it simple. I'll use this one when I go away or when I go on vacation. I'll travel with this but I'm pretty basic with my night time active. I just use my Trentinoin and it's kind of my Holy Grail skincare product. Now that we just finished discussing my EM skincare routine, if you do have any questions leave them in the comments below. To sum everything up, best thing to take away from this video is to incorporate prescription retinue ed or an over the counter retinal into your skincare routine. It really helps with everything. It will help you with breakouts. It will help just prevent and treat those fine lines. It will help with hyperpigmentation. For me, it's just one of those medications that really just helps maintain my breakouts and that's really the main reason why I love using it. Other than that, if you have any serums or night serums that you like, leave them in the comments below. As mentioned before, I am open to trying new products. I am just the creature of habit when it comes to my skincare routine. So what works for me may not work for you but I do recommend to one, incorporate a retinoid into your skincare routine and then the morning incorporate a vitamin C into your skincare routine. Everything else is extra but to keep it simple, the main ingredient of the products that you should have in your skincare are one, of course a cleanser, a vitamin C, a moisturizer, SPF and a retinoid. Simple. If you don't want to add all the extras, that's fine but that's an easy way to kind of have a good skincare routine is just to incorporate those products. If you want personal recommendations, go see a provider. If any provider will come up with a skincare treatment for you, that's the best way to see what products are right for you. Other than that, if you have any other questions, leave them in the comments below and I'll see you all on my next video. Bye!