Ranking Skincare Advice From Social Media (with Dr. Sam Ellis)

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The skincare advice that we see on social media is often not the skincare advice that's going to help our skin the most. In fact, it's often the opposite. The stuff that goes viral that we're like, "Wait, this is everywhere. Should I try this?" can cause us to waste our money and sometimes wreck our skin. So today, celebrity dermatologist Dr. Sam Ellis joins me to rank skincare advice from the internet (from superior advice to advice you should ignore). Dr. Samantha Ellis is a board-certified dermatologist who has hundreds of thousands of followers online and is basically impossible to get into to see in real life, but today we get to pick her brain for free. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The morning skincare step most people get wrong • What salmon sperm, beef tallow, and castor oil can and can't do for your skin • Whether your pillowcase, face tape, or silk sheets are actually doing anything • The "Holy Trinity" of skincare that covers 98% of your anti-aging bases • Three diet changes that genuinely support your skin backed by science • What the latest research reveals about industry-funded studies Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts, exclusive podcast content, and full video episodes: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LizMoodyTV⁠ Check out the previous episode with Dr. Sam Ellis, “The Root Causes Of Hair Loss, Acne & Aging—What's Actually Worth Your Money + What's Total BS”: • Listen/watch on Spotify • Listen on Apple Check out the previous ranking advice episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast: • Ranking Fitness Advice From Social Media (with Harley Pasternak) • Ranking Gut Health Advice From Social Media (with Dr. Karan Rajan) • Therapy Advice: Ranking Best & Worst From Social Media (with Lori Gottlieb) • Money Advice: Ranking Best & Worst From Social Media (with HerFirst100K) • Healthy Eating Advice: Ranking Best & Worst From Social Media (with Nutrition By Kylie) For more from Dr. Samatha Ellis: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsamanthaellis/?hl=en • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/drsamellis • Her Practice: https://potozkinellis.com/ Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome.Buy our cute sweatshirts, conversation cards, and more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: • AG1: visit DrinkAG1.com/LizMoody and get an AG1 Flavor Sampler and a bottle of Vitamin • Osea: go to OseaMalibu.com and get 10% off your first order with code LIZMOODY. • Wildgrain: go to Wildgrain.com/LizMoody to get $30 off your first box + FREE croissants for LIFE. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 433. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The skincare advice that we see the most on social media is not the skincare advice that's going to help our skin the most. In fact, it's often the opposite. The stuff that goes viral that we're like, wait, this is everywhere. Should I try this? Is often causing us at best to waste our money. And at worst, it is wrecking our skin. On the Liz Moody podcast, we are always looking for the real science that can actually change our lives.
0:21.7	So today, we are ranking skincare advice from social media.
0:25.4	The top ranking is going to be S-tier, that is superior advice, the best of the best.
0:30.3	And then it goes in order A, B, C, D, E, all the way down to F-tier, which is advice that you should definitely not do, avoid as much as possible.
0:39.6	And I brought in the best person in the world to do this with me, Dr. Samantha Ellis, a board
0:44.8	certified dermatologist who works with all of your favorite celebrities. She has hundreds of
0:49.1	thousands of followers online and her own skincare line carried at Target. She is basically
0:54.0	impossible to get into to see in
0:56.2	real life. But today we have her all to ourselves. This is part of one of my favorite series that we do
1:01.5	on this podcast. I love it so much. I know that you love it too. We have already ranked fitness
1:05.8	advice from social media with celebrity trainer, Harley Pastor Dak. We have ranked therapy
1:09.8	advice from social media with
1:11.0	Lori Gottlieb, nutrition advice, money advice. So scroll back so you do not miss out on any of those.
1:17.0	And then let me know in the comments what topic we should rank next or if you disagree with any of
1:21.3	the rankings that you hear today. Dr. Sam, welcome back to the podcast. Thank you. I'm so excited.
1:27.1	So we already had you on for a longer
1:28.6	form episode where we went through all different skin care concerns like redness and acne and aging
1:33.0	and all these things. And you gave like a protocol for each one. But today we're doing something
1:36.7	that's a little bit fun, a little bit feisty. We're going to be ranking skincare advice from the
1:42.1	internet. We have some pretty interesting stuff here. The first one is from
1:46.1	a little-known actress, Selma Hayek. This is what she said in an interview on YouTube.
1:51.8	My grandmother taught me never to wash my face in the morning. It's not disgusting, guys.
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