Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K. Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and it's time for a five five minute Friday. Today, let's talk all about

layering our skin care. I know you guys are using skincare products that are amazing, but one of the

things you really need to do is learn how to layer your skincare products and ingredients so that they interact and mix appropriately.

We do so much work to try find the best products and ingredients for our skin types,

but are you using them in the correct order? Listen to find out. So my rule of thumb when

applying skincare is to apply your lightest products first and the heaviest last because thinner products are generally more active, they absorb more readily, and they can't penetrate those thicker products.

I like a beginner skincare routine that's easy.

So a cleanser that's gentle, sulfate-free face wash is great, a moisturizer that's a simple formula.

Usually fragrance-free is best so you don't have allergic tendencies.

And a sunscreen.

Mineral is always the best in my book.

If you like beginner basics and a simple routine, that's all you need.

Cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen. I personally think we need to do better than that.

We need antioxidants. We need to prevent sun damage and photo aging. And we need regenerative

treatments with retinoles, retinae, stem cell growth factors.

So I like you to use your active skin care.

These ingredients with the actives like the retinol, the alpha hydroxies and beta hydroxy acids,

these work best at night.

This is when your skin is rejuvenating and turning over and regenerating.

Remember not to mix certain ingredients.

Retinal doesn't always play well with certain forms of vitamin C, benzoporoxide, and the

aha-baha, alpha-hydroxies and beta-hydroxy acids.

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