A SKINCARE expert has warned against using DIY treatments seen on social media as they can cause lasting damage. She shared alternative beauty tips proven to keep skin healthy and radiant. Dr.
Olha Vorodyukhina ( @dr_olha ) is an aesthetics trainer and the founder of Angels Twelve Clinic . The mom-of-three boasts almost 50,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares her expert skincare advice. Speaking to The U.
S. Sun, she revealed the risks associated with trendy home hacks and shared what to do instead. Vorodyukhina said social media is full of beauty tricks that can “cause more than good.
” She shared how blindly following tutorials on apps such as TikTok could damage the skin. “In the case of face taping for example, if you leave tape on your skin for a length of time you can damage the skin barrier and end up with red, inflamed, spotty skin,” she said. “Also avoid aggressive and abrasive products for skin exfoliation.
“Scrubs and masks that have microparticles are not suitable for all skin types and if you use them regularly you can damage the skin’s protective barrier.” Vorodyukhina recommended having a minimal skincare routine as it can be more consistently maintained than a complex one. “I advise my patients to keep it simple: cleanser, serum, hydrate with moisturizer, and protect with SPF,” she said.
“I recommend Heliocare which offers high-level broad-spectrum protection against UVA, UVB, and infrared-A. “Do this first thing in the morning as.
