*I'm so glad you actually used nuance. I live in Belgium, where the UV-index is 0.6 max this time of the year. We have about 6 hours of daylight currently, it is always cloudy (raining at least half the time). I am also melanated and work an office job. All other e-dermatoligists would have me believe I need to reapply SPF50 every 2 hours. What a waste*
Yeah , I Never reapply but no matter if the uv is 0 , I will always use my spf because i use actives and im just paranoid , In summer times I just use a wide brim had and shades once that 2 hours is up ! BTW! YOU ARE SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL SIS ! Represent in Belgium
Happy to see nuance. It’s dark outside when I leave to go to work and it’s dark outside when I head home and I’m not even by any windows. And I hear “you still need it in case you happen to go outside for like 3 sec”
How do you deal with all that chemicals in your blood? I was putting sunscreen all over my body 3 times a day for 6 months (working at a beach) after third month I felt poisoned.. my swear was smelling different, my immune sistem didnt work as good and i had brain fog, also very low vit d, like my blood test were all screwed for the first time in my life. Later I switched to mineral sunscrem and had zero problems.. I do not understand how people can drown in chemical creams and nobody talks about sideffects
I start sunscreen in April and end in October because we have a UV index of 0 or 1 in the rest of the year. I have an inflammatory skin conditions and my skin is ok with them but always very slightly irritated. Sometimes I wear UV clothing and a wide brim hat instead because it is quicker just throwing that on and walking my dog
I am a great example of using or not using sunscreen. I am 70 and in my growing up years no one stressed using sunscreen. We used to bake on the beach with baby oil. I had a skin cancer that needed an incision from my below my eye to my lips to surgically remove it. The surgeon did a great job, but the scar will be there permanently. I also could have died from this if it had not been found. I wear sunscreen every day and use a hat when outside. Once the damage is done it’s done and will keep showing up as you get older. Wear the sunscreen. Your face and body will thank you. I also wear sunscreen on my exposed body parts during the summer. ❤️
@ I grew up in San Jose and we had a beach house in Santa Cruz. My parents were beach folks so we were there a lot thus all the sun exposure. I now live in Grass Valley CA.
Some of the worst sun poisoning I ever got was skiing in Austria. I was sick for two days from over exposure. I had no idea about the reflection of the sun until the nurse at the lodge told me. I told her but I am black and she looked at me and said I will alert the sun:( That was 20 years ago and I wear SPF 70 when skiing, hiking swimming and SPF 50 walking around NYC. The more you know.
I DO know that any level of Fitzpatrick scale number can develop skin damage from the sun, even the darker Fitzpatrick Types 5 and 6! I don't think many people are aware of this, especially when you are younger! Skin cancer too!
Hello from Austria! I'm white as a ghost and yep, if it's not a rainy day in cold season, I'm not leaving my house without SPF. This year my 50 years old neighbor died because of skin cancer. She had a pretty brown skin for austrian standarts. That helped me and my husband to develope a habit of applying SPF because no one is safe. Old generation here likes roasting themselves on a sun all summer and i call those people "a skin cancer group". Unfortunately, many of us learn on mistakes and we are lucky if it was just a bad sunburn in Austrian Alps
SPF everyday since my teens, unless I'm sick and not going outside. I'm 45 which is definitely the age where you can tell who wore SPF and who didn't. My skin is not perfect but looks pretty great.
Thankyou much for this video. I am disabled with chronic pain throughout my body and am primarily homebound. Also I put my window blinds pointed downward. That being said I still wear sunscreen. I have been very careful to wear sunscreen daily since I was 23 ,(I am 53 now,). My facial skin has thanked me for it. Unfortunately I was not thoughtful enough to wear sunscreen on my forearms and hands. I thought because I was olives skinned and never burned in the past that I was safe. Now my forearms and hands show it. I thank you so much Dr. Eris for discussing blue light from our phones, altitude and the location on the planet. I learned a lot. ll. will still wear the sunscreen on my face , neck, forearms and hands daily indoors and outdoors. It's better to be safe than sorry as I learned from my experience. Thankyou again for this very helpful video .
From AK here! Winter right now, sunrise is 9:30 AM, sunset is 4:30 PM. UV index is constantly "0." BUT... we live near the mountain, taught my daughter and created her routine of always applying sunscreen on. She watches me do it, and also she snowboards 👍.
I get into the altitudes and the latitudes in my video. The higher up you go, especially when there is snow. You definitely need to wear sunscreen, even though it can be deceiving with a low UV index.
It's a habit for me too and I don't think I'd ever go out without it, but now maybe I'll use a lower SPF such as 30, on low index days. I'm phobic about the sun.
12.45 in Perth, Australia, U.V is 13 at the moment. it is constantly over 11 in Spring and Summer. What a tijme to start tretinoin! The sun got to my head me thinks!🥵😉
In Australia we treat UV rays the same way as New Yorkers treat rain 😮 when its sunny outside carry a UV Golf umbrella wear a hat sunglasses and sunscreen don't forget your lips !!!
I've been using the Vanicream facial moisturizer with SPF 30 as my daily a.m. moisturizer. It's great for protecting my skin (super pale, rosacea, prone to post-acne marks) in these cold, dry months!
Thank you for the informative and nuanced video AND mentioning my home country of Finland! 😄 I have FINALLY got the confirmation that indeed, I don’t need to wear sunscreen in November (unless skiing)!
I live in Nigeria and the only time the UV index is everrrr, and I mean ever below 3 is 7-8am and 5pm lol. As early as 9am, the UV can be as high as 5 already
I live in central Sweden, where the UV index is mostly 0 every day at this time of year. However, I have to take into account that we have snow a lot of days, and that I sit right by the window the whole day. Also my face needs a moisturizer every day anyway, so why not combine some UV protection with the moisturization which quite a lot of sunscreens do. So for me, it makes sense to apply sunscreen once in the morning during the winter.
Finally someone is telling how it really is with spf!👏Also, I get to give DrIdriss an advise for a change! When your ventilation system is old (I know the drill) and you can smell whatever your neighbor is having for dinner (over here, the above one looooves his f-ing bacon, every day, it smells💩) What I do is, put on the oven, put in a little bowl (oven safe) with cinnamon and something to dissolve it, like a tiny bit of butter, neutral oil or such. Your apartment will smell heavenly and gone is that smelly odour from yr neighbors.🙌🌸
Dr.Idriss, please bring your products to Sephora Canada!🇨🇦 A lot of Canadian women(and men) want to enjoy your products and their wonderful benefits! Thank you so much, Merry Christmas! Happy holidays xoxo❤
Love my UV umbrella! It is light outside and black inside! Overall, I am cooler than wearing a hat. Coolibar is my favorite UV protection clothing brand.
My sunbrella is from Sun Precautions (SPF 100) the small travel size. And I agree, it really keeps you much cooler than a hat. They make great clothing items, too.
In Australia, we have UV indexes of above 10 constantly. Sunscreen is an absolute must. I don't think I've ever seen a day that has a UV index of below 3 😂 I use the Australian Cancer Council spf50+ moisturiser sunscreen. It also contains vitamin E and aloe vera. I love it, Aussies do sunscreen quite well
I use sunscreen every single day and actually reapply it 2 - 3 times. Why? Habit from years and years living in sunny California (don't live there anymore 🎉) being a bus driver and in the sun all day, i don't wear makeup so that makes it easy since I love my sunscreen and it feels so wonderfully moisturizing on my skin it's a pleasure to wear. Big plus: I just don't worry about UV index, i know I'm protected and at 56 I'm grateful for my obsessive habit!😅 If you find a sunscreen you love it won't be such a chore to use it. There are plenty of wonderful mineral based ones that are actually very soothing and full of great ingredients. (Hint: Korean!!)
My favorite Dermatologist!!!! I was almost the first comment ... can you please talk about Collagen Drinks please? Trying to see which one I should get
I had ultrasounds done all over my jowls, jawline and platysma a couple years ago. My derm made me take this one as a prep for the procedure during 6 months. I don' t know if it helps by itself but, holy coooow, the results are unbelievable, this area looks and *feels* as toned as in my mid 30’ s. I' m a 53 yo cauca>>mediterranean. Menstrual cycle is in the room😅. Labs: *GENOVÉ DERMATOLOGICS* . Product' s name: _Fluidbase Rederm_ (monodose drinkable sachets in ⬜🟧). If you check the ingredients, 😍😍😍. Hope it helps🧛🏻♀️🖤.
@@Sharylanneshe is totally sponsored. She says so herself. By Amazonian. But she can and does cover certain topics of interest to me, and does so in a more clinical manner. But you can’t compare Idriss with Dray. They both share valid points. One is just more fun to watch ❤❤❤
Thanks for this video, just what I needed. I question myself everyday if I need to wear sunscreen since it’s winter but our living room is flooded with natural light.
High altitude. Ugh. Decades ago I spent a day on a boat on Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, and I got sooooo sunburned: my face and eyelids were swollen the next day. It was freezing cold and I had no idea about the effect of altitude. Lesson learned!!!
@@zakh3108 Lol i watched the video, dude. She ain't talking about darker skin tones at all and she seems to not care for other skintones either.. so bye bye
What a perfect timing for this topic, thank you! I stopped using sunscreen 2 weeks ago due to eye surgery and was wondering if it's okay for my skin (most of the time I'm at home but winter in Poland doesn't really spoil us with sunshine anyway)
As someone who was DEBILITATED by acne ; I will never skip my spf even when not using actives; however I will never and have never reapplied spf unless I went swimming and planned on going back out. My go to after those 2 hours has always been a quality WIDE BRIM and STYLISH and adequate SHADES that filter and block along with uv clothing
In Poland sun in December rises a few minutes before I leave my house (I have 20 min to the office) and goes 15 minutes before I leave the office. On weekdays wearing sunscreen doesn't really make sense, although I sometimes use it as moisturiser. On the weekends, if I plan to go for a walk, I do put sunscreen on.
I love using my coconut 🥥 shell! And I love your coconut shell, Dr. Idriss. It has helped me so much with my skincare for the past two years 🎉Thank you for sharing your knowledge as always.
How about a random show video? Tim Ferris does a random show podcast where he answers a bunch a questions he gets. I would love to learn more about deodorant types, dry ears, where to apply sunscreen/lotion around eyes (exactly), mole removal, removing jewelry for skin care (if we have to or can leave it on). So random, I know!
Dr. Idriss, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!! My face is now a sad mess because I've been taking Cyclosporine for almost 8 years and my Dr. didn't mention my need for sunscreen ALL THE TIME, or anytime for that matter. I'll be wearing it sun up til sun down. Period.
LOL, it has been known long ago that sun after 10 am and until 4 pm can be dangerous and the morning one is fine. Mid latitudes Europe do not need any sunscreen if you go to work at 6.30 am and come back after 5 pm. Or if you drive to and back from work anywhere. Thanks for putting some common sense in this insane push to lather oneself in sunscreen 24/7/365
Please may you do a video fully dedicated to puffy eyes?🙏 i know you may not have a full answer but i want to learn non the less. You mentioned surgery in one of the videos and would love to hear a more in depth discussion about it and surrounding products. Also it would be great if you could teach us how to tell if it is caused by hydration or fat
I went to Ecuador in October to visit my mum and it was really hot and I remember a few years ago that my husband burned his pale skin when it was cloudy and rainy, he couldn't believe it hahahaha
Helloooo from the Southern Alps where we get 300 sunny days every year, and loads of snow to ski on. The worst sunburn I've had was from skiing on a white foggy day, and I've seen people going to the doctor's for it. You'd think it is a foggy day so no UVs get to you but boy, it is so reflective.
I’d love if you could do a video about seborrheic dermatitis-friendly products 🙏 I’ve seen you provide some great tips about products to treat it, but it would be so helpful to get more info about ingredients to avoid in the skincare routine, and show some recommendations for a whole skincare routine that has products that don’t promote malessezia growth.
Dr Idriss please make a video on hormonal acne and Winlevi, particularly how to layer our skincare while using Winlevi (vit C am and tretinoin/adapalene pm + Winlevi combos). Thank you!
I am one hour north of Anchorage Alaska (62N). UV Indexes all month are ZERO!!! No sunscreen for now yay! (I hate the way sunscreen feels....even the Korean sunscreens are hard to wear for me)
I can remember the times I got sunburned in Winter in Austria while skiing. The lovely pattern of my protective goggles in contrast to my red skin was always a conversation starter 😅
The uv rays being reflected on the snow is why you are supposed to wear ski goggles or at least sunglasses while skiing. You can get snow blindness where you go blind for a few days. I'm surprised you didn't get it from not wearing ski goggles when you skied.
Thank you for the videos. Could you create an educational video on hyperpigmentation in brown girls? Most of the products we discuss are generally targeted towards white skin. Please recommend products for brown skin. Appreciate it! Thanks!
Thank you, I`m watching this, thinking about the errands I have to go run on a freezing overcast day when I will be bundled up to my eyeballs and the sun will have set by 4:30 thinking ugh, do I haaaave to. And yes! I do! I used an AHA and a retinoid yesterday! Therefore, the tiny bandit mask area of skin that is actually going to be exposed is getting the damn sunscreen.
could you make a vid in the future about the ins & outs of moisturizer with spf vs actual sunscreen? i'm still confused about them to this day and if one is more appropriate than the other in certain situations lol
I just always 'wear the damn sunscreen' and that's one less thing to worry about in my day! Please let us know the make up you are wearing, especially the lovely eye make up - it would be so fab if you'd list your make up in videos 😊
I love your videos, I can say I watched most of them and learned a lot. Just a question, why did you say people with higher melanin need to be more careful about their sun protection?
I’ve always wondered about this. I take walks in the morning before the UV hits 3 and I wondered if sunscreen was necessary. I generally wear it though.
I just checked our UVA index out here in Seattle. Yeah, it's zero. Sunscreen tends to clog up my poors no matter how much I exfoliate. I wear it when the sun is out! But we have many more gray days than sun here. I guess thats good for our skin! Not so good for our mental health and vitamin D levels...😂
I only go out for a walk after 4 in the shade, with a UPF hat and clothes, a portable fan and plastic rimmed sunglasses. I use tinted mineral sunscreen as well as makeup with mineral sunscreen in it. I live in Houston where the UV is typically above 6. I walk in the shade, but still have issues with my Melasma getting worse 😢
Your mineral sunscreen and makeup might be the problem. SPF makeup doesn't give the correct SPF unless you apply the correct amount, and that's near impossible with makeup. I'd suggest trying chemical sunscreens with better filters under your makeup and seeing if that helps!
@@shereeneidriss The heat is quite brutal here so I know it's part of the problem. I have seen improvement near my eyes with Hydroquinone treatment, but my forehead isn't budging. It's so disheartening.
@@shereeneidriss Fckng hormones🤦🏻♀️😪. I woke up today with The Orion Constellation all over my right zygoma>>TMJ. Miss Perimenopause is starting her unsolicited party🤬... 🧛🏻♀️🖤
@@shereeneidriss Miss Perimenopause decided to party hard last night without my permission and today, I woke up, literally, with The Orion Constellation all over my right zygomatic bone >> TMJ. O👏🏼ver👏🏼night👏🏼! I' m gonna convert to buddhism in order to believe in reincarnation. I wanna be a man in my next life😕. A triathlete man who runs before sunrise😜. 🧛🏻♀️🖤
I was working at the beach in direct sun 10 hours shifts, I ended summer with blood tests that showed I had almost no vitamin d and had to take pills. Doctors say you need half an hour of sun on your skin after that hit the shade and put sunscreen
We have had UV 0 in Denmark since October. And I keep seeing content online that says never to skip sunscreen. Glad to see a more nuanced approach 😅
ya the absolute max where i live has been 1 for the past month and it’s only at that level for about 20 minutes. the rest it is zero
Jealous. It's UV 3-4 at 8.40am in Sydney this time of year 😵
Same in the UK. From November to February it doesn't go go above 1!
Enig! Den mørke vinter er for alvor startet 🥲🕯️
@@LaNimrodelle Im jealous of you! Not for the high UV but for the warm and sunny weather. Would love to go to Sydney and escape the dark winter here 😍
*I'm so glad you actually used nuance. I live in Belgium, where the UV-index is 0.6 max this time of the year. We have about 6 hours of daylight currently, it is always cloudy (raining at least half the time). I am also melanated and work an office job. All other e-dermatoligists would have me believe I need to reapply SPF50 every 2 hours. What a waste*
Do you have to supplement lots of vitamin d?
They probably live in Florida or something and thats why they need spf every day
@@blueseptember2174she should😅
@@blueseptember2174 yes
Yeah , I Never reapply but no matter if the uv is 0 , I will always use my spf because i use actives and im just paranoid , In summer times I just use a wide brim had and shades once that 2 hours is up ! BTW! YOU ARE SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL SIS ! Represent in Belgium
Your long form videos are so much better than shorts, even tho those are what got me subbed
It’s so hard to get all the information in a real or short.
Fully agree. The long forms are the true gold!
RUclips makes her do shorts 😠
@@shereeneidrissthe real nerds are talking! lol we love the long videos because we love learning from you
@@sabrinapfister87 exactly lol. It's not only informational but also entertaining to just sit for 20 minutes and listen to a bunch of niche science.
Happy to see nuance. It’s dark outside when I leave to go to work and it’s dark outside when I head home and I’m not even by any windows. And I hear “you still need it in case you happen to go outside for like 3 sec”
that, and you must remove your makeup and re-apply mid-day. AS IF.
In Australia the UV index in summer is constantly over 10 and in winter is 4 to 5. Never go out the door without sunscreen
Sounds like Florida
Here in my city it's 11 in summer and 5-6 in winters
How do you deal with all that chemicals in your blood? I was putting sunscreen all over my body 3 times a day for 6 months (working at a beach) after third month I felt poisoned.. my swear was smelling different, my immune sistem didnt work as good and i had brain fog, also very low vit d, like my blood test were all screwed for the first time in my life. Later I switched to mineral sunscrem and had zero problems.. I do not understand how people can drown in chemical creams and nobody talks about sideffects
@@kako6417 Because people aren't getting those side effects. You're either victim of the placebo effect or having a very rare reaction
@@jermajayjay1092 I guess.. I dont work at direct sun for 12 hours anymore so Im good now🤩
Sunscreen application is a habit for me. That's the only way I've gotten to wear it.
I do the same. I wear it everyday because if I don't I will get out of the habit of using it all together! So everyday it is!!!
Same here
I start sunscreen in April and end in October because we have a UV index of 0 or 1 in the rest of the year. I have an inflammatory skin conditions and my skin is ok with them but always very slightly irritated. Sometimes I wear UV clothing and a wide brim hat instead because it is quicker just throwing that on and walking my dog
Same here, I am going to wear it
I cannot thank you enough for your clear and thorough explanation.
Dr., you have such a great personality. You're not only great at your profession, your personality makes it a pleasure to listen to you.
I am a great example of using or not using sunscreen. I am 70 and in my growing up years no one stressed using sunscreen. We used to bake on the beach with baby oil. I had a skin cancer that needed an incision from my below my eye to my lips to surgically remove it. The surgeon did a great job, but the scar will be there permanently. I also could have died from this if it had not been found. I wear sunscreen every day and use a hat when outside. Once the damage is done it’s done and will keep showing up as you get older. Wear the sunscreen. Your face and body will thank you. I also wear sunscreen on my exposed body parts during the summer. ❤️
I am so glad you're feeling better now. Glad you had a good surgeon❤
Where did you live?
Thanks for sharing! ❤
@ I grew up in San Jose and we had a beach house in Santa Cruz. My parents were beach folks so we were there a lot thus all the sun exposure. I now live in Grass Valley CA.
@somacarr7528
I see. That explains your skin cancer.
you are so much better than hundreds of derms I have followed in the past in all e-media! thanks so very much for your effort!
Some of the worst sun poisoning I ever got was skiing in Austria. I was sick for two days from over exposure. I had no idea about the reflection of the sun until the nurse at the lodge told me. I told her but I am black and she looked at me and said I will alert the sun:( That was 20 years ago and I wear SPF 70 when skiing, hiking swimming and SPF 50 walking around NYC. The more you know.
Yes! The sun reflecting off the snow is the worst! You don't even know you are getting burned.
I DO know that any level of Fitzpatrick scale number can develop skin damage from the sun, even the darker Fitzpatrick Types 5 and 6! I don't think many people are aware of this, especially when you are younger! Skin cancer too!
Hello from Austria! I'm white as a ghost and yep, if it's not a rainy day in cold season, I'm not leaving my house without SPF. This year my 50 years old neighbor died because of skin cancer. She had a pretty brown skin for austrian standarts. That helped me and my husband to develope a habit of applying SPF because no one is safe. Old generation here likes roasting themselves on a sun all summer and i call those people "a skin cancer group". Unfortunately, many of us learn on mistakes and we are lucky if it was just a bad sunburn in Austrian Alps
Dr Idriss please do a video on side sleepers and their permanently edged wrinkles on their cheeks?
🙋♀️
Tried sleeping on my back but I always get stomach pain 😢.
@@guyelswambeekhoeve5882 I still end up in my ADHD fetal position
A silk pillow case doesn't leave wrinkles
@fionac3578 thank you. I have one for 3 years now and my wrinkles are multiplying.
I'm in Stockholm where the UV index is close to 0 during the winter months. Today's high was 0.2. I don't use sunscreen during winter. 🙃
Went immediately to check today's index: 11. Nice.
0.5 here
1 during few hours if the day. Most day 0 😊
0 - 1 in London today 😂
Wow, what country are you in?
😢 cancer line goes over my city
Thanks, Doc
SPF everyday since my teens, unless I'm sick and not going outside. I'm 45 which is definitely the age where you can tell who wore SPF and who didn't. My skin is not perfect but looks pretty great.
Thankyou much for this video. I am disabled with chronic pain throughout my body and am primarily homebound. Also I put my window blinds pointed downward. That being said I still wear sunscreen. I have been very careful to wear sunscreen daily since I was 23 ,(I am 53 now,). My facial skin has thanked me for it. Unfortunately I was not thoughtful enough to wear sunscreen on my forearms and hands. I thought because I was olives skinned and never burned in the past that I was safe. Now my forearms and hands show it. I thank you so much Dr. Eris for discussing blue light from our phones, altitude and the location on the planet. I learned a lot. ll. will still wear the sunscreen on my face , neck, forearms and hands daily indoors and outdoors. It's better to be safe than sorry as I learned from my experience. Thankyou again for this very helpful video .
Hi! I have a whole deep dive on Vitamin D on my channel!
@@shereeneidriss thankyou for letting me know. I will check it out.
BOOM! Here’s the truth! Thank you for making my Welsh winter months less of a struggle with the kids on a typical grey day. ❤
this vid will definitely help to quell my anxiety if i forget to put on sunscreen during these winter months 😅 extremely informative. thank you!
Hibernating for my skin health 🎉 see you in spring!
From AK here! Winter right now, sunrise is 9:30 AM, sunset is 4:30 PM. UV index is constantly "0." BUT... we live near the mountain, taught my daughter and created her routine of always applying sunscreen on. She watches me do it, and also she snowboards 👍.
In the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano the UV index is one of the strongest in the world considering the altitude and being so close to the equator.
I get into the altitudes and the latitudes in my video. The higher up you go, especially when there is snow. You definitely need to wear sunscreen, even though it can be deceiving with a low UV index.
I wear sunscreen every single day and cannot libe without it because it has become a rigid habit. I love it!!!
I love it too! I think now, for me, it is almost required because I am ALMOST 70!! I need sun protection!
It's a habit for me too and I don't think I'd ever go out without it, but now maybe I'll use a lower SPF such as 30, on low index days. I'm phobic about the sun.
And when its major overcast out and raining you still gonna waste your sunscreen?
@@anitathompson326 Can you still get sun exposure? Even on cloudy overcast days?
@@Jasmine215100 yes you can.
Omg i have been waiting for this video since you shared those shorts and comments were filled with “but uva is different”
12.45 in Perth, Australia, U.V is 13 at the moment. it is constantly over 11 in Spring and Summer. What a tijme to start tretinoin! The sun got to my head me thinks!🥵😉
The effort you put to make this video is truly commendable. Just keep going ❤
Aw thank you for watching!
In Australia we treat UV rays the same way as New Yorkers treat rain 😮 when its sunny outside carry a UV Golf umbrella wear a hat sunglasses and sunscreen don't forget your lips !!!
Australia must be Primary Skin Cancer Country!
I've been using the Vanicream facial moisturizer with SPF 30 as my daily a.m. moisturizer. It's great for protecting my skin (super pale, rosacea, prone to post-acne marks) in these cold, dry months!
This is a lie because that sunscreen is like literal glue. I use vanicream for everythinng else but their face sunscreen is HORRIBLE.
Thank you for the informative and nuanced video AND mentioning my home country of Finland! 😄 I have FINALLY got the confirmation that indeed, I don’t need to wear sunscreen in November (unless skiing)!
Well, in the Caribbean I don't think the UV index is ever below three unless it's night 😂
I live in Nigeria and the only time the UV index is everrrr, and I mean ever below 3 is 7-8am and 5pm lol. As early as 9am, the UV can be as high as 5 already
I live in central Sweden, where the UV index is mostly 0 every day at this time of year. However, I have to take into account that we have snow a lot of days, and that I sit right by the window the whole day. Also my face needs a moisturizer every day anyway, so why not combine some UV protection with the moisturization which quite a lot of sunscreens do. So for me, it makes sense to apply sunscreen once in the morning during the winter.
Thanks for clearing up the question regarding blue light from screens! Now I don't need to worry as much
Finally someone is telling how it really is with spf!👏Also, I get to give DrIdriss an advise for a change! When your ventilation system is old (I know the drill) and you can smell whatever your neighbor is having for dinner (over here, the above one looooves his f-ing bacon, every day, it smells💩) What I do is, put on the oven, put in a little bowl (oven safe) with cinnamon and something to dissolve it, like a tiny bit of butter, neutral oil or such. Your apartment will smell heavenly and gone is that smelly odour from yr neighbors.🙌🌸
Dr.Idriss, please bring your products to Sephora Canada!🇨🇦 A lot of Canadian women(and men) want to enjoy your products and their wonderful benefits! Thank you so much, Merry Christmas! Happy holidays xoxo❤
Love my UV umbrella! It is light outside and black inside! Overall, I am cooler than wearing a hat. Coolibar is my favorite UV protection clothing brand.
My sunbrella is from Sun Precautions (SPF 100) the small travel size. And I agree, it really keeps you much cooler than a hat. They make great clothing items, too.
I knew your nanny is Filipino when I heard “Use your coconut shell.”When I was a kid I often hear it from our elders too!
Best explanation about when to wear sunscreen ever! Thank you so much❤❤❤❤
In Australia, we have UV indexes of above 10 constantly. Sunscreen is an absolute must. I don't think I've ever seen a day that has a UV index of below 3 😂 I use the Australian Cancer Council spf50+ moisturiser sunscreen. It also contains vitamin E and aloe vera. I love it, Aussies do sunscreen quite well
I use sunscreen every single day and actually reapply it 2 - 3 times. Why? Habit from years and years living in sunny California (don't live there anymore 🎉) being a bus driver and in the sun all day, i don't wear makeup so that makes it easy since I love my sunscreen and it feels so wonderfully moisturizing on my skin it's a pleasure to wear. Big plus: I just don't worry about UV index, i know I'm protected and at 56 I'm grateful for my obsessive habit!😅 If you find a sunscreen you love it won't be such a chore to use it. There are plenty of wonderful mineral based ones that are actually very soothing and full of great ingredients. (Hint: Korean!!)
Yeah, I wish it had been my habit when I was younger. PS - the sunglasses tip is gold.
My favorite Dermatologist!!!! I was almost the first comment ... can you please talk about Collagen Drinks please? Trying to see which one I should get
Yes I like her better than dray who sometimes seems “sponsored” to me
@@SharylanneDray = that voice 🙉
I had ultrasounds done all over my jowls, jawline and platysma a couple years ago. My derm made me take this one as a prep for the procedure during 6 months. I don' t know if it helps by itself but, holy coooow, the results are unbelievable, this area looks and *feels* as toned as in my mid 30’ s. I' m a 53 yo cauca>>mediterranean. Menstrual cycle is in the room😅. Labs: *GENOVÉ DERMATOLOGICS* . Product' s name: _Fluidbase Rederm_ (monodose drinkable sachets in ⬜🟧). If you check the ingredients, 😍😍😍.
Hope it helps🧛🏻♀️🖤.
@@Sharylanneshe is totally sponsored. She says so herself. By Amazonian. But she can and does cover certain topics of interest to me, and does so in a more clinical manner. But you can’t compare Idriss with Dray. They both share valid points. One is just more fun to watch ❤❤❤
Thanks for this video, just what I needed. I question myself everyday if I need to wear sunscreen since it’s winter but our living room is flooded with natural light.
Thank the Lord the voice of reason ❤
High altitude. Ugh. Decades ago I spent a day on a boat on Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, and I got sooooo sunburned: my face and eyelids were swollen the next day. It was freezing cold and I had no idea about the effect of altitude. Lesson learned!!!
Please incorporate skin of color, our needs are different and i trust you to get the right information for all of us out there.
Yes please!!
She goes into skin colour a bit around 7:20
@@zakh3108 Lol i watched the video, dude. She ain't talking about darker skin tones at all and she seems to not care for other skintones either.. so bye bye
Girl you are f**king hilarious! I love you!
What a perfect timing for this topic, thank you! I stopped using sunscreen 2 weeks ago due to eye surgery and was wondering if it's okay for my skin (most of the time I'm at home but winter in Poland doesn't really spoil us with sunshine anyway)
I live in Western Australia...it's very sunny all year round! I try to use sunscreen as often as I can.
As someone who was DEBILITATED by acne ; I will never skip my spf even when not using actives; however I will never and have never reapplied spf unless I went swimming and planned on going back out. My go to after those 2 hours has always been a quality WIDE BRIM and STYLISH and adequate SHADES that filter and block along with uv clothing
Also, some of my worst sunburns have been skiing (I grew up in the mountains in western Montana) all day on a bright sunny day. 😅
Was your face the only part that got burned? What else would be exposed on a mountain in winter?
Thank you for this video... you read my mind... and thanks for being thorough!
Just notice the doctor has now 1,54 MILLION followers 👀👀👀 I've been here since the pandemic.
Omg i just noticed the number 😮
Me too!
In Poland sun in December rises a few minutes before I leave my house (I have 20 min to the office) and goes 15 minutes before I leave the office. On weekdays wearing sunscreen doesn't really make sense, although I sometimes use it as moisturiser.
On the weekends, if I plan to go for a walk, I do put sunscreen on.
Thank you for this! 🇫🇮 Very clarifying! 🤗
I love using my coconut 🥥 shell! And I love your coconut shell, Dr. Idriss. It has helped me so much with my skincare for the past two years 🎉Thank you for sharing your knowledge as always.
How about a random show video? Tim Ferris does a random show podcast where he answers a bunch a questions he gets. I would love to learn more about deodorant types, dry ears, where to apply sunscreen/lotion around eyes (exactly), mole removal, removing jewelry for skin care (if we have to or can leave it on). So random, I know!
Having applied sunscreen everyday (even at home) for 20 years, not wearing one feels naked to me. 😅
Haha I couldn’t agree more regarding feeling naked without it 😅
Dr. Idriss, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!! My face is now a sad mess because I've been taking Cyclosporine for almost 8 years and my Dr. didn't mention my need for sunscreen ALL THE TIME, or anytime for that matter. I'll be wearing it sun up til sun down. Period.
LOL, it has been known long ago that sun after 10 am and until 4 pm can be dangerous and the morning one is fine. Mid latitudes Europe do not need any sunscreen if you go to work at 6.30 am and come back after 5 pm. Or if you drive to and back from work anywhere. Thanks for putting some common sense in this insane push to lather oneself in sunscreen 24/7/365
Please may you do a video fully dedicated to puffy eyes?🙏 i know you may not have a full answer but i want to learn non the less. You mentioned surgery in one of the videos and would love to hear a more in depth discussion about it and surrounding products. Also it would be great if you could teach us how to tell if it is caused by hydration or fat
Making note of this question!
This is great. Great notes re UV index, skiing, and more. Thank you!
The west coast has lots of mountains and WA state has Mt. Rainier ❤❤❤
Just purchased your set at Sephora!!! So excited
Aww keep me posted!!
Please, make a video on products that help fade age spots/ sun damage.
One of my fave topics! I have a few videos on my channel 🙌
Awesome sauce. I'll have to check those videos out. Thank you.
I went to Ecuador in October to visit my mum and it was really hot and I remember a few years ago that my husband burned his pale skin when it was cloudy and rainy, he couldn't believe it hahahaha
Could you please give your thoughts on minoxidil and its possible effects on collagen on the face. Love your videos!
Helloooo from the Southern Alps where we get 300 sunny days every year, and loads of snow to ski on.
The worst sunburn I've had was from skiing on a white foggy day, and I've seen people going to the doctor's for it. You'd think it is a foggy day so no UVs get to you but boy, it is so reflective.
I’d love if you could do a video about seborrheic dermatitis-friendly products 🙏 I’ve seen you provide some great tips about products to treat it, but it would be so helpful to get more info about ingredients to avoid in the skincare routine, and show some recommendations for a whole skincare routine that has products that don’t promote malessezia growth.
Very informative and helpful 😊
So glad!
Very informative video, thank you!!! Would looove to learn more about your thoughts on LED masks targeting acne
Would you make video on sensitive skin and ways to deal with it and repair damage?
This was an AMAZING video and extremely informative. Thank you:)!
Thank you so much. That was both informative and enjoyable.
Thank you for watching!
Dr Idriss please make a video on hormonal acne and Winlevi, particularly how to layer our skincare while using Winlevi (vit C am and tretinoin/adapalene pm + Winlevi combos). Thank you!
Great information, very detailed and very well explained. Thanks ❤🌞🔥🌝🔥
Thank you!!!
I am one hour north of Anchorage Alaska (62N). UV Indexes all month are ZERO!!! No sunscreen for now yay! (I hate the way sunscreen feels....even the Korean sunscreens are hard to wear for me)
The reflection off the snow though! 😂😂😂
@@jenn8179I think there’s hardly any sun there this time of year though
Great video as always! 😊
I can remember the times I got sunburned in Winter in Austria while skiing. The lovely pattern of my protective goggles in contrast to my red skin was always a conversation starter 😅
Awww lol
The uv rays being reflected on the snow is why you are supposed to wear ski goggles or at least sunglasses while skiing. You can get snow blindness where you go blind for a few days. I'm surprised you didn't get it from not wearing ski goggles when you skied.
Thank you for the videos. Could you create an educational video on hyperpigmentation in brown girls? Most of the products we discuss are generally targeted towards white skin. Please recommend products for brown skin. Appreciate it! Thanks!
Thank you, I`m watching this, thinking about the errands I have to go run on a freezing overcast day when I will be bundled up to my eyeballs and the sun will have set by 4:30 thinking ugh, do I haaaave to. And yes! I do! I used an AHA and a retinoid yesterday! Therefore, the tiny bandit mask area of skin that is actually going to be exposed is getting the damn sunscreen.
Hey, maybe you can talk about ingredients in cosmetics that we should avoid and myths about that like sls or something
could you make a vid in the future about the ins & outs of moisturizer with spf vs actual sunscreen? i'm still confused about them to this day and if one is more appropriate than the other in certain situations lol
I just always 'wear the damn sunscreen' and that's one less thing to worry about in my day! Please let us know the make up you are wearing, especially the lovely eye make up - it would be so fab if you'd list your make up in videos 😊
I love your videos, I can say I watched most of them and learned a lot. Just a question, why did you say people with higher melanin need to be more careful about their sun protection?
Very informative video. Thank you ❤
I’ve always wondered about this. I take walks in the morning before the UV hits 3 and I wondered if sunscreen was necessary. I generally wear it though.
Very helpful - thank you for the clarification! :)
With the prices of sunscreen, this is good news😂 even tho I’ve already been taking the advice from your short on it
2 days ago our uv index is 12 here in Australia. We have to wear sunscreen everyday
Ok so from now on I’m not using spf unless UV is close to 3. Love your hair color BTW
Please make video on post acne scars 😊
Check her library. Should be there
I just checked our UVA index out here in Seattle. Yeah, it's zero. Sunscreen tends to clog up my poors no matter how much I exfoliate. I wear it when the sun is out! But we have many more gray days than sun here. I guess thats good for our skin! Not so good for our mental health and vitamin D levels...😂
I only go out for a walk after 4 in the shade, with a UPF hat and clothes, a portable fan and plastic rimmed sunglasses. I use tinted mineral sunscreen as well as makeup with mineral sunscreen in it. I live in Houston where the UV is typically above 6. I walk in the shade, but still have issues with my Melasma getting worse 😢
Your mineral sunscreen and makeup might be the problem. SPF makeup doesn't give the correct SPF unless you apply the correct amount, and that's near impossible with makeup. I'd suggest trying chemical sunscreens with better filters under your makeup and seeing if that helps!
Not really… It’s also due to heat not just the sun exposure plus hormonal fluctuations
@@shereeneidriss The heat is quite brutal here so I know it's part of the problem. I have seen improvement near my eyes with Hydroquinone treatment, but my forehead isn't budging. It's so disheartening.
@@shereeneidriss Fckng hormones🤦🏻♀️😪. I woke up today with The Orion Constellation all over my right zygoma>>TMJ. Miss Perimenopause is starting her unsolicited party🤬...
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@@shereeneidriss Miss Perimenopause decided to party hard last night without my permission and today, I woke up, literally, with The Orion Constellation all over my right zygomatic bone >> TMJ. O👏🏼ver👏🏼night👏🏼! I' m gonna convert to buddhism in order to believe in reincarnation. I wanna be a man in my next life😕. A triathlete man who runs before sunrise😜.
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LOVED this video!
Just wear it. I just don't want to worry about it or check the UV index.
Exactly!
Dr. Shereene Idriss please make a video about frizzy hair and damaged hair and I'm super confused on how take care of it 😭😭😭
thank you!!! and thank you for your most recent vid re: drugstore priced product!!
Happy holidays, Dr. Sherene Idriss... c an you please do something on DYSHIDROTIC ECZEMA. thank you from Washington, DC
I was working at the beach in direct sun 10 hours shifts, I ended summer with blood tests that showed I had almost no vitamin d and had to take pills. Doctors say you need half an hour of sun on your skin after that hit the shade and put sunscreen
I remember last summer here in the Philippines, I got tanner even though I was using spf everyday and staying indoors. The UV index was always 13😬