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I'm a 33-year-old woman who wants to fade fine lines. A dermatologist recommended a cult-favorite night cream and said I should ditch my face mist.

Julia Pugachevsky   

I'm a 33-year-old woman who wants to fade fine lines. A dermatologist recommended a cult-favorite night cream and said I should ditch my face mist.
  • Chloé Pantazi-Wolber is a 33-year-old woman concerned with fine lines and dry skin.
  • A dermatologist suggested switching to a stronger retinol and ditching a face mist.

Chloé Pantazi-Wolber is a 33-year-old woman who shared her skin routine to get an analysis from a dermatologist as part of Insider's Skin Clinic. (Full disclosure: She's also an editor at Insider).

Pantazi-Wolber said her main skin concern is anti-aging and reducing fine lines. She also sometimes has dry skin and deals with the pesky pimple or two before her period.

In addition to her 4-5 step morning and evening skincare regimens, she gets monthly facials at Heyday which include extractions and often LED therapy.

Dr. Blair Murphy-Rose, a dermatologist practicing in New York City, reviewed Pantazi-Wolber's full skincare routine and said "she is using some great anti-aging products," particularly the ones with antioxidants and vitamin A.

For more drastic changes to fine lines — without leading to drier or damaged skin — Murphy-Rose recommended a few changes.

Try a stronger retinol product for better anti-aging results

Every other night, Pantazi-Wolber applies a pea-sized amount of the INKEY List Retinol Anti-Aging Serum.

For more visible results, Murphy-Rose suggested trying a stronger retinol product. She said the AlphaRet Overnight Cream from skinbetter science is "a perennial favorite of many dermatologists" — including herself — because of its combination of retinol and alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs). Like retinol, AHAs are often used to smooth fine lines and fade dark spots.

Ditch the face mist

Pantazi-Wolber uses Eminence Organic Skin Care Stone Crop Hydrating Mist as a toner both in the mornings and at night.

Murphy-Rose said this could be a potential culprit in her dry skin, and that sometimes skin irritation can look like flaky skin on the surface.

"For most patients, I would not endorse the use of a mist like this because it has so many botanicals," she said. "Each one increases the probability of someone developing a hypersensitivity reaction to it."

Take a break from a potentially pore-clogging serum

While Pantazi-Wolber said her acne is infrequent and hormonal, Murphy-Rose recommended cutting out the La Roche Posay 10% Pure Vitamin C Face Serum she uses every morning.

According to Murphy-Rose, it contains a skin clogging ingredient: Tocopherol, or vitamin E.

But the change doesn't have to be permanent if she loves the serum. "I find that often if we remove the potential comedogenic skincare products from a patient's routine, once their skin has cleared up, it may be possible to restart the product," Murphy-Rose said.

Combine moisturizer and sunscreen for extra hydration

If she's wearing makeup with sunscreen, Pantazi-Wolber uses Biossance Squalane + Zinc Sunscreen. When she's not applying cosmetics, she opts for Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen.

At night, she uses Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Refining Moisture Cream Complex as a moisturizer.

If she still has dry skin after omitting the face mist, Murphy-Rose suggested applying moisturizer before sunscreen every morning or switching to a richer formula for day and night. Two of Murphy-Rose's personal favorites include Skinceuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 and Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Cream Moisturizer, both of which contain rejuvenating fatty acids.



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