SKIN PURGING - What Everyone REALLY Needs To Know

Skin purging happens to us all, but with these 5 quick steps to prevent skin purging I hope you can take back control of your skincare routine.

Hey guys and welcome back to Mad About Skin where today we are talking skin purging. Purging skin is something we all go through, often when we introduce a new ingredient into our skincare routine, in this video I want to share why I don't think skin purging is a bad thing and what we can do to minimise skin purges when they do happen.

Skin purging happens when we introduce an ingredient into our skin care routine which increases cellular turnover. This increased turnover brings microcomedomes in the skin to the surface as breakouts. Because this happens quickly and all at once it can be a bit alarming but im here to say purging skin is not something to be afraid of.

There is a lot to go through when it comes to skin purging so in this video I will answer the common question, why is my skin purging? We will then take a look at the ingredients which cause purging and the things we can do to minimise skin purging and breakouts.

Whilst skin purging happens mostly in oily skin types, it can happen to all of us which is why I would encourage evetyone to take onboard the tips in this video to minimise the risk of skin purging.

There are 5 quick things you can do in your own skincare routine to minimise the risk of purging or to clear skin purging quicker and that's what I want to outline in today's video.

I would love to know your own experience with skin purging, is this something you suffer with or experience? Please leave me a comment below.

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Products Mentioned:

Geek and Gorgeous Stress Less Serum

Timestamps:

00:00 start
01:21 why is my skin purging
02:40 what ingredients cause purging
03:07 why purging is good
04:00 how long does a skin purge last
05:44 how to minimise purging
08:00 summary

Wherever you are in the world, I hope you are keeping safe and well and I look forward to seeing you in the next video

xx

Rob

#skincare #purging #acne

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[MadAboutSkin]

Happy Sunday everyone and welcome to today's video.. Purging impacts each one of us at some point so i hope you guys find this video useful.. Sending you lots of love

[williamtheantioxidantqueen]

I have NEVER purged. It doesn't mean it happens to people but let's talk about the difference between irritation and purging.

[Cici]

Thanks so much Rob for highlighting that niacinamide can actually cause purging. I experienced purging from niacinamide and I almost freaked out cos most skinfluencers said that niacinamide doesn’t cause purging when in fact it does.

Note that niacinamide caused purging for me and not irritation!

[Moetrog]

The only times I’ve purged are when I switched to the Geek and Gorgeous retinal and then when I added azelaic acid. The azelaic acid caused huge painful pimples, but it got better after about two weeks and now I can’t live without it.

[chris]

I have had soo many purging experiences and it always stresses me out so I’ll have this video on stand by for whenever I use a new product 😂😘😘😘sending sooo much love hun finally put up the Christmas decorations up this weekend and couldn’t be happier 💜💜💜

[Delicious]

I’m on Tretinoin and currently in the purging stage. I see a difference in my skin already. I’m sticking with it.

[Patti-]

Thankfully, I haven't had this issue... but I am guilty of adding more than one product at a time. And having some irritation. It's so hard to wait!!❤️❤️❤️

[lorainemcgillivray]

Hi Rob this isn't something i've dealt with tbh - I guess the one good thing about being super dry, rosacea and eczema prone lol. I rarely get a pimple, but I use both azelaic acid and a retinoid regularly with a once weekly BHA. This seems to keep my pores really clear and I didn't have the "maskne" everyone talked about either - just a lot of dry/irritated skin with the masks initially. Irritation can cause pimples for some people, so it's important for them to know purging only lasts a couple of weeks and if longer it's probably irritation or the product just isn't suiting their skin. Best wishes.

[lavayuki]

I don’t get breakouts or at least very rarely but when I do I feel like crying and usually toss the product as it’s not something I’m used to with my dry skin with probably zero sebum lol. This video is really useful for trying new products!

[bettyarcuri]

New Orleans
As usual we love watching your videos. They're so informative. I was always getting compliments on my skin. The past few days I noticed my skin having a rough texture. I religiously do my skin care twice a day every day. BC I feel I need to calm my skin, I cleansed it and just put moisturizer on. No serums, retinol or Glycolic acid for a few days. Maybe this is happening bc I'm always keeping up with my serums and my skin needs a break. Thanks for your tip of the stress less serum.

[chimpmunkproof]

Your content is so good. Your explanations are awesome. I really appreciate you and your YouTube channel. I would add that many people purge much longer than 3 weeks. My tret purge was a little over 2 months.

[paulinemaxton]

I might be the only person who hasn't had a purge yet but at 47 I'm sure there is still time lol

[HelzOfOz]

OMG. I needed this video. I don’t want to think it’s my G&G Retinal??? Surely the Adapalene prepped my skin???

[francescabuonanno]

Hi, I am 18 and I have combination skin( oily forehead with enlarged pores on my nose and normal skin on cheeks and chin).
I was thinking about buying an exfoliant toner that contains both salicylic acid with niacinamide but also hyluronic acid, sea water as well and some types of seaweed like chrorella and laminaria and also camomille water.
Do you think that those ingredients will help me prevent skin purging? I also want to go very slowly and I also have hydrating creams that contain sunflower seed oil and macadamia oil and other types of seaweed as well.
Do you think my skin will be fine?

[jenifermeyer]

Cystic acne and purging is very bad due to scarring and discoloration for months and months, sometimes a year or so. Just had a purge and 4 cysts all in same area and bad scarring. Very dry and remnants of cystic acne, 65.

[michellemercado]

Happy Sunday!! I just started The Ordinary Niacinamide and on day 2 I am already purging. lol I am going to continue and be patient. Love you

[evieabercrombie]

I had a purge with Differin. I was braced for the worst, but all in all wasn't terrible. Now I'm just dealing with the post inflammatory erythema from it....ugh.

[yooshairpin]

This happened to me with melano cc essence. Trying to get rid of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation though it did help but at the same time brought up quite a few whiteheads 😭

[kimberlygabrielsen]

Does purging still apply to someone who has peri oral dermatitis?

[MartynaNoise]

Since I introduced retinol to my routine, my skin has been breaking out like crazy since August. I'm starting to think it's not a purge anymore. :/