Age 20s Goals

At this age the goal is simple, PREVENTION. Build your foundation and start banking collagen in your mid to late 20s.

Other skin goals you may have: improving brightness, tone, texture, redness, acne, dark spots, hyperpigmentation.

MUST DO in your 20’s:

  1. Vitamin C (1-2x daily as tolerated)

  2. Moisturizer (morning and night)

  3. Sunscreen/SPF (every morning)

  4. Serum for Redness/Spots - optional, if needed

  5. Salicyclic Acid - optional, for acne

  6. Benzoyl Peroxide - optional, for acne

  7. Retinoid - optional, for acne, consider starting after age 25 to help ‘bank’ collagen

    **ONLY START ONE NEW PRODUCT AT A TIME. Use it 1 time a week at first, as tolerated. If you are not irritated, you can increase frequency. After about a week you can start adding a new product. Too many products can be irritating so if this is happening, back off. Give your skin a break. Only make one change at a time to your regimen.

Production Recommendations Age 20s:

Production Recommendations Age 20s:

Makeup Remover: Bioderma Micellar Water (use with cotton pads)

Gentle Facewash:

  • Vanicream Gentle Face Wash

  • Dr. Idriss Soft Wash

  • Cetaphil or Cerave Gentle Face Wash

Vitamin C:

Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum - Dr. Chand’s personal favorite

  • Dr. Idriss Major Fade Active Seal Brightening Vitamin C Moisturizer - Vitamin C + gel moisturizer, typically works for all skin types

  • Vanicream Vitamin C Serum

Moisturizers:

  • CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

  • Aveeno Calm+Restore Oat Gel Moisturizer

  • Dr. Idriss Active Seal - has Vitamin C in it

  • Dr. Idriss Left Un-Red Cream - great for barrier repair

  • Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream

  • La Roche Posay Double Face Moisturizer - they have a version with sunscreen in it

  • Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum - Dr. Chand’s personal favorite

Salicylic Acid (For Acne):

  • Neutrogena Acne Wash Salicyclic Acid (apply to face and let it sit 5 min before washing off)

  • The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution 

  • The INKEY List Beta Hydroxy Acid Serum

  • Cetaphil Gentle Exfoliating SA Lotion (very gentle)

Benzoyl Peroxide (For Acne):

  • Over the counter ‘no-name’ 5% benzoyl peroxide gel is fine

  • PanOxyl Benzoyl Peroxide Wash (if you use a wash, skip the gel)

Sunscreen:

  • Dr. Idriss Disco Block

  • Dr. Jart+ Every Sun Day

  • Beauty of Joseon Sun Relief with Probitoics+Rice

  • La Roche Posay Toleriane UV Face Moisturizer

  • Live Tinted Huegard 3-in-1Mineral Sunscreen

  • SuperGoop Sunscreen (Glow, Matte, Unseen and more)

  • Kosas Dream Beam Comfy Smooth Sunscreen SPF 40

Serums:

  • Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyper Serum - for dark spots, hyperpigmentation

  • Dr. Idriss Left Un-Red Serum - for redness

Retinoids (For Acne/Bank Collagen):

  • L’oreal Revitalift Derm Intesives Night Serum (Retinol that is good for beginners)

  • Differin Adapelene Gel (helpful for acne but not anti-ageing)

  • The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% or 5% in squalene

  • Skin Rocks Retinoid 1or 2

  • Tretinoin - Prescription

Sulfur(For Acne):

  • De La Cruz Sulfur Ointment (spot, full face if you can handle the smell)

  • Neutrogena Stubborn Acne Spot Drying Acne Treatment (spot treatment)

  • TULA SKINCARE The Cult Classic Purifying Face Cleanser  (full face)

  • By Wishtrend Sulfur 3% Clean Gel (leave on gel for spot or full face)

  • Starface super-sulfur magic mask 10% (full face)

Sample Daily Regimen:

Try this regimen daily and adjust it to your needs as tolerated.

WHAT NOT TO MIX:

Vitamin C + Retinoid = OKAY but need to make sure you tolerate each on its own before you mix, careful with mixing ACTIVE vitamin C if you have sensitive skin, try inactive vitamin C at night instead.

Retinoid + Exfoliating acids = can combine with caution, if you can tolerate, prob best to exfoliate 2-3 times a week

Retinoid + Benzoyl Peroxide = Don’t combine. Benzoyl peroxide can oxidize the retinol and render in useless. Even in cleanser form. Alternate nights, benzoyl 3 nights a week and retinol other nights if needing to use benzoyl peroxide for acne

Benzoyl peroxide + Vitamin C = makes vit C ineffective, Use your vitamin C in the morning and Benzoyl peroxide at night 

Vitamin C + copper peptides = copper peptides inactivate vitamin

Azelaic Acid sometimes irritating when mixed with acids, retinoids, kojic acid

‘Normal’ Skin Age 20s: