PURGING OR IRRITATION? | Esthetician Explains How to Identify and Treat Both Conditions

It can be difficult how to know the difference between when your skin is purging, or when you are experiencing a breakout... especially when you already have acne.

This video will:
- define the difference between purging and a breakout/irritation
- Example skincare routine to heal and treat each condition
- Preventative tips to reduce irritation
- Professional tips for reducing the appearance of purging

Must watch for anyone using Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs), Salicylic Acid(BHA), Benzoyl peroxide, and retinol/retinoids/Retin-A/Differin/Tretinoin

F O L L O W M E !

[SaskiaFrimpong]

It would be really helpful if you had photos of what these look like on different skin tones x

[mashpotter]

I want my pimples to socially distance.

[EloquentlyEse]

I love seeing more and more Black people make skincare content that we can benefit from!!! 😍😊

[TJ_Eats]

I didn't realise the skin was this complex

[NinjaDinosaurfish]

I don’t know how to say this but your voice is like warm cookies on a cold winter day 🥺

[jecoliaha]

Purging lasts about 4-8 weeks and is typically your skin vomiting impurities deep within due to rapid cell turnover from AHAs and BHAs, retinoids, etc.
A good way to tell if your skin is purging is if your pimples are healing faster.

[TSauers]

Can we just focus on how GLOWY she is?!?! 😍

[ShayyButter]

Wearing a mask 8+ hours a day has really irritated my skin and I'm getting more breakouts around the mask area 😕

[rashidanjackson]

I LITERALLY was asking this in my head this MORNING because I have been breaking out all summer!!!! God is good! EDIT: thx for all the likes 😮 question for Nay - - So on the treatment for irritation, what if you’re new to skin care and have NO idea of what products work for you because you’ve just started with a skin care routine?

[moonandstarsatnight]

My only critique is that there weren’t any photos of Black skin. Darker skinned people don’t really have the redness that’s show in the thumbnail picture.

[khoatrinh]

"you need gentle cleansers"
Me: ok good, I got cetaphil
"...not Cetaphil"
Me:....oh no..

[michellepenka]

Let me tell y’all how I used to avoid retinol so much bc I was scared of purging BUTTTT there really was a brighter side for me. Nothing else worked for my skin the way Tretinoin did. The purging lasted around 2 months and I highly suggest trying it if nothing else seems to be working! ❤️❤️❤️

[juliamelody]

currently dealing with the worst irritation because i got very excited about trying new products and started using AHAs, BHA, Retinols, Vitamin C, Benzolperoxide and a ton of other ingredients all within the last 2 or 3 weeks....my skin is freaking out and I definitely learned my lesson the hard way...

[desireed]

my giant inflamed pimples from getting my period: 😗✌️
my hydrating toner, hyaluronic acid serum and thick moisturizer: 👁👄👁

[chitchatwithchels]

Purging lasts for 4-8 weeks? Like 2 months?! Hell nah 🥴

[sarahmalik]

But no-one is talking about her hair ? I couldn't stop looking at it 😭😭😭💔💕

[juuleyuhh]

ive literally had glowing skin since before this quarantine and now ive been purging for 3 months and now i just think my skin is irritated. i want my clear skin back and i dont know what i did wrong :-((

[esperanzaa]

"That's not Cetaphil". I nearly choked. I had this super bad reaction to cetaphil's cleanser where I looked like I had open wounds, it was absolutely terrible.

[Ohemaa]

I gave salicylic a break for a few months when I came back IT I broke out alll over and my skin was peeling almost every few days I wanted to discontinue the product but glad I didn’t cod my skin is normalizing.

[abbizoh]

1:53 "purging.. it gets better before it gets worse" 😂😂