I had a breakout on my cheeks a week ago, probably because my period was coming. I got a comment from a cousin saying: you should take care of your skin, you’re breaking out. I literally felt like shit, I make sure to take care of my skin everyday😢 please, be cautious with your comments 😞

I would like a “Cassandra Bankson 2020 awards” for skincare, makeup, hair.... 😬

"Its very hurtful for someone to tell an acne sufferer that it's just their makeup or it's just their skincare that they've got wrong" honestly tho. My sister just so happened to be blessed with perfect normal skin that she can wash with mf dawn dish soap and it's still look great. She made comments like "look how much less moisturizer I use then you that's probably why you have so much acne" or "I dont use anything on my face and look at it, its probably cause you put too much on your face" *me literally having fash wash, niacimnide, and a moisturizer* like seriously it does hurt because I've struggled for years and sometimes I wish she had a shit load of acne so she could stop being so judgmental and jump to damn conclusions:/it really fucking affects your mental health, like seriously.. i always had those comments in my head and I mean the list goes on.. like girl not everyone has the same goddamn fucking skin ok? Why do you think products work better on other people then some.. CAUSE👏WE👏HAVE👏DIFFERENT👏FUCKING👏SKIN👏 .. well and diet. Although my skin has gotten a lot better now. But my mom and sister are like just dont use anything and itll go back to normal- like bye world why did I even try..

"Correlation does not always equal causation" is giving me flashbacks to science class lol

Spf is your BFF

Can you do a video comparing the fda and european rules?

I work in New Zealand as dermal laser tech and aesthetician of over 10 years and I've never felt so understood and soothed by a KZfaq video in all my days perusing the World Wide Web.

Mad respect to Cassandra for her late uploads! It’s 2am and I’m like yayyy a new skincare video!! :)

i was never 100% on the anti-fragrance train but it's still rlly cool to hear that fragrance sometimes can add a lot to the formulation!!

Video summary: 1- You don't have to be 30 years old to start on retinoids 2- Fear about chemical sunscreen filters 3- Clean beauty is NOT more eco-friendly and sustainable 4- Skincare isn't the only answer to acne 5- CBD/hemp oil is much like any other oil 6- Fragrances aren't the devil 7- People of darker skin color can use acids 8- Silicones won't cause you to breakout 9- Eye creams aren't essential to your skincare routine 10- Everything is futile if you're not wearing sunscreen

I have a fragrance allergy and am part of a support group online. Everyday we get more and more people. We can not have normal lives now because of companies overuse of fragrance in their products. I have heard 1000s of really sad stories of people who have lose friends jobs and families gatherings because of this stupid allergy. I no longer have a normal life because of bath and body works, sephoria and lush. Don’t push our experience aside just because you don’t have this allergy. I have passed out in a yoga class because some idiot had to wear perfume to do yoga. I felt my throat close up. It took 2 days for the migraine to go away. We may be a minority but our allergy is hell.

Man if I'd had retin-a when i was 16 it would have saved me literally ALL of the most problematic issues with my skin.

Wait omg, I didn’t even realize that this was posted minutes ago. I was feeling a little bit down and I wanted to watch some of Cassandra’s content. Perfect timing! Thank you Cassandra!

Good morning! I want to thank you for the video this morning. I needed the distraction this morning before work. I love the idea of unpopular skincare opinions that are actually true!! Love you! 🖤🦋

Oh yay! Was just looking for something good to watch/listen to as I do my routine.

The PURITO sunscreen scandal is make my questioning my whole life again. More sceptical than ever here. 'The truth' does not exist anymore. . . . . . OK thank you for minding my drama. That was relieving now I can get on with my day

Yellow is a gorgeous color on you! It also matches your bright smile and personality!

Cassandra comin in hot bustin all the skincare myths!! Love the info on clean beauty & sustainable practices. I still try to use “clean beauty” products but doing a lot more research and not demonizing traditional products like I used to.

Excellent topic and presentation! Always so sincere and relevant.

I’m on a skincare video binge, and this is actually what I needed to see 😊💖

@5:25 you hit the nail on the head. Thanks for making that point 🙏

My issue with fragrance is that a lot of things irritate my skin and when 'fragrance' is on the ingredient list, I can't single out a specific ingredient to avoid the way I can with octocrylene or whatever else makes my face sting. I don't avoid fragrance like the plague, I have a few products that contain it that don't bother me but I prefer it when all of the ingredients in my skincare that are listed by name. It also bugs me a bit if I have to avoid a product that might otherwise work for me because they chose to include an ingredient that the product would function the same without. It's like vegans and Red#4. I also am inclined, maybe incorrectly, to think that there are more people who don't realize that their skin is being irritated by their skincare products than people who are paranoid about ingredients. Until recently I simply thought that having a perpetually red and blotchy face was my lot in life.

Silicone is my friend, speaking as an oil field with large pores. Love it and it feels very lightweight on my skin

Thank you for this wonderful video, Cassandra!. People always go by hearsay and never actually research their stuff. I really miss silicones in my shampoo, which have been, for the most part, replaced by polyquats nowadays. Ironically, I seem to be allergic to the latter, experiencing a weird sensation in my throat and slight nausea after use, and it also causes massive build ups on my scalp leading to dandruff.

I'd love to see your best sunscreens of 2020!!♥️ Maybe even discuss a little about this new thing with the Purtio sunscreen not even being SPF50? 😅

cassandra, what about a video about body skincare? ❤️

I struggle with malasma and Im learning so much! Thank you Cassandra! In one of your upcoming videos could you explain product piling a little more in-depth. Its puzzling. Thanks for all your hard work and passion in teaching us butterflies so many helpful tips. You got me wearing sunscreen everyday!!!

You are literally one of the best KZfaq skincare expert. I love when you get all scientific! Thanks for sharing all the knowledge.

I LOVE it when you hit us with the facts!! 💙💙

My mom told me I needed an anti aging face cream at 27. I wish I knew earlier to wear spf and use a retinoid!

Thank you for the information about fragrance. In some cases, it irritates me but in other cases, not. I have heard a dermatologist demonise fragrance but you are actually give far more information. All power to you.

Thank you for speaking about Ingredients that are bad for darker skin tones. I cleared up my skin with those ingredients and I love a good chemical exfoliant.

Your opinions count for me I like the fact that you don't bulshit you haven't sold out and I have learnt an incredible amount about skin care, it's all down to you and I can never thank you enough. My skin has never looked better since I have started watching you. Most of the products you talk about are available in the UK.

On point Cassandra. I would also like to point out that there are people on the internet who are demonizing certain ingredients just to push their own skincare lines which they claim are "dermat tested". We do need stricter regulations when it comes to skincare and its advertisement.

I am thankful for the advice that is now available specifically for skin of color. I understood many of the mistakes I was making while using products that were too strong for my skin. Most of the advice online is to be careful while using irritating ingredients, the percentage of them in products and not to completely stop using them. "There isn't a lot(of data) to back it up" is exactly the problem these people who talk about skin of color are trying to address.

I swear!! People absolutely attack me when I provide factual information about how they don't need to hate on sunscreen. They attack me when I say that sunscreen bans are just like straw bans and don't have the impact that you want them to have. Sunscreen isn't even in the top 200 reasons for coral bleaching, and zinc oxide behaves very similarly to "chemical" filters. The best sunscreen is the one you will actually wear, and you should just find a formula that you like and works well for you.

cassandra you should do a video about good spfs or moisturizers with spfs. I have autism with sensory issues and i find it really hard to find an SPF i am literally comfortable with, and after hearing about the purito controversy, need to find a new one as im running low! that would be so great, i love your videos so much

Cassandra oh my goodness your SKIN looks so so so so soooo good!! 😭💕 Please please drop your current routine?

This is like the best video you've posted!! So helpful!

Thank you for this informacion. Due to sunscreen is so important. Could you do a video about how sunscreen works?

Okay I love you. You are so helpful and informative, thank you!!!

Great video! 👏 thank you, great job 😘👏

i love this video!! i cannot recommend going to a dermatologist enough. i suffered from chronic cystic acne around my chin. my doctor put me on a retinae, a hormonal treatment, a topical treatment AND highly emphasized the use of SPF. After 3 months I no longer have breakouts. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FOLKS!! ❤️❤️

Thank You, Cassandra, for this video, it is great as always! 🙂 What should I do if every sunscreen that I tried breaks me out like crazy, I tried so many of them. I wasted so much money trying to find something that works. My skin is very, very acne prone and combo. I do have a good everyday regimen, but how to find a sunscreen that don't brake me out like crazy? Thank You!

So fantastic. Ty!

I've been doing skincare since I was 16 16-17 that's when I was on retinol And now I'm 18 and got tretinoin 😊. Love my skin even more

Putting fragrance out of my skincare routine really helped my acne ... I think it depends on your skin 😊

I love you so much, this video cleared a lot of doubts I had

This is so helpful. Personally I fell in love with eye creams because I have severe insomnia any my eye area was so puffy and swollen that it hurt, so finding an eye cream that was super soothing and contained ingredients like caffeine really boosted my self confidence. My eye issues were related to sleep, there for it was treatable. So I am pretty torn on how I feel about eye creams but definitely agree with you and feel that 99% are just over priced moisturizers. Also, some moisturizers have given me milia but my favorite ones dont! More inexpensive moisturizers seem to be more likely to for some reason

GREAT POST today Cassandra!!! 💜 Mad Props!!! 💜

Whoa! It really blew my mind thinking about the sustainability of lab made ingredients compared to the resources used in growing the plant to extract the ingredients from. As a vegan who is concerned about sustainability, it was really eye opening and a great perspective!

Girl I had a retin A treatment back when I was 15 and it saved my ass from all the acne I had. I had acne on my chest, on my forehead even on my back and it was so disgusting. Been wearing sunscreen ever since too. I'm 25 now and I'm still learning and experimenting with skincare and I definitely want to give Retinol a try now that I'm starting to develop baby wrinkles on my forehead. Thanks for the great video 😊

Cassandra I may not agree with everything you say and yet I agree with so much! With that said I love that we both use our channels and our time to help others. As esthetician’s we have so much practical knowledge of skin and I love people are listening. Have an amazing day 🙌🏻🍑Lisa Peaches Skin Care

Great point about the effects of clean beauty on the environment. We never think of how most of the land in the USA is devoted to farming and the amount of water used.

Your the best Cassandra!🙌🏼 I always joke with my fellow estheticians that your videos should be used as continued education!😆❤ All your information and knowledge is spot on girl!

Hi Cassandra, Thank you for all the time, effort,research and commitment you put into making your videos. I have just recently found your channel. You are a double for the actress of the eighties name Erin Gray. In my humble opinion. Kind regards from Ireland Kate. 👱‍♀️💕

Me sitting here enjoying the anti-aging, brightening, acne-fighting benefits of Retin-A since age 20: Wait, people are told you have to be 30 before you start?? 💀

I bought the phlabiotics set and I can’t wait to get it! Love you Cassie ❤️

Yes thank you Cassandra. My derm told me it’s because of me using Korean products that I have acne and redness- i find them super soothing and hydrating. Then she prescribed me topical and oral antibiotics

1 thank you for explaining the difference in fragrances, I mean to me its common sense but there are non-licensed yters talking some crap out there. 2 thank you also for explaining silicones, I knew some of the things but not all of what you said. This is a great video. I want to share this link with ppl who spread the myths. So frustrating.

Thank you for this video, its very enlightening! In another video, u mentionned you were also a certified nutritionnist.. I would love to see a video on how diet can affect skin/acne/aging! From like sugar, dairy, gluten, etc! 😊

You’re on FIRE Cassandra 🔥 🙌🏼

ty for backing up fragrance i have products with it that i use on my body and i was like concerned i need to throw all my shit out

Ooh one more thing. I want to thank you for sharing about your acne struggles. I suffered through my entire childhood. I had cystic acne starting in the 4th grade. It shaped my lack of self confidence till I was an adult. I finally used Accutane about of desperation. It worked..who cares about a healthy liver when your young. Lol, but not I realized only then I never looked people in the face. Cause I was hiding my face from everyone. I was 23 before I would look right at other people to talk. It affected every aspect of my life and I dont feel many people get it. Unless they had that type of acne. Totally different then some pimples on my period type acne. Your the stuff and thanks again

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU... I said it three times and it still doesn't seem much!

I think you look prettier than normal in this video 🤗🤗🤗 Thank you for sharing those information with us!!

my skin issues were triggered by using too many hydrating/anti-aging products and stress. sometimes just washing with water and cutting back on skincare IS the key.

can you please do a review about celeteque its a skincare brand here in the philippines and its very cheap. I really want to know whats your opinion about their products

Cassandra please address the recent Purito Sunscreen controversy!! Is it actually spf 50?$ What about dear Klairs and other Korean sunscreens? Thank you in advance!

Have you guys heard about the controversy surrounding purito sunscreen ???

Awesome info!!

Preach on! Just the facts...

Hey Cassandra! Love your content. There was a video by Lab Muffin a while back talking about applying sunscreen when indoors and how it's not necessary. While I still believe in using it just to be on the safer side, can you look into this?

Clear and to the point...somebody finally gets it.

I like pretty much your videos, they are very helpful. And I love your sweater too 😂

Very informative Thank you

My derm put me on tretinoin at 17 and it’s the best thing that could’ve happened to my skin

Love the calm vibe

Hey Cassandra, could you do a video on petroleum jelly? Please :)

Thank you ☺️

love this!!

Please do Himalayas products review❤️❤️😭

great video ma'am you never disappoint

I really enjoy your videos and I love that you discuss skincare logically and you try to keep an open mind. I think because "Clean beauty" is a very broad term and that there is no clear definition for it, a lot of people with very different points of view have been grouped together under its labe and many of them are very misunderstood. I, for one, am a follower of science and I'd like to get actives in appropriate concentrations; I'm not a fan of essential oils or home remedies and I'm not fixated on "Naturally" derived ingredients however I'd like to avoid many of the controversial ingredients because I don't see the benefit of using them while there are many alternatives readily available that perform just as well. I think we should be striving for better and safer ingredients. I understand that the molecular structure of the final product is not necessarily the same as all of the individual ingredients and that a chemical change occurs which changes the final chemical structure and that concentrations are very important and some compounds while in lower percentages are absolutely safe. For instance Lye solution is used in soap making yet Lye is highly toxic but when the sopanification process is finished there is no more lye in the final product therefore soap is a absolutely safe to use topically. Plus many chemical changes are non reversible so once the transformer is completed, it's not going back. But some of the ingredients that are deemed as controversial can in fact be detected in the final product and in many cases the concentration do surpasses the authorized amounts when investigated by third parties! And since we do have alternatives I fail to understand why we are still using them! Why are we so focused on "Safe" and not on "Optimal"? If you look at the formulations and ingredients they are very similar, almost a carbon copy from one another yet we have more brands than we've ever had! With this number of brands competing there should be a lot of testing and studies and efficacy controls but there's not a huge amount of more and smarter scientific innovation. Everyone is claiming that they're making revolutionary products when they are private labeling a cheap and outdated formula! When a lot of people in the skincare community dismiss the idea that maybe some of the ingredients that are commonly used in formulations are not the best that we could be using in the 21st century, and label everyone who agrees with some of the Clean beauty's criteria, fearmongerer or anti-science, the conversation cannot progress productively! I think we should be constantly challenging science and trying to discover better, safer and more effective ingredients and be holding higher and higher standards for safety, performance and quality. Of course everything should be (and has been to a certain extent) rigorously tested and be proven effective by multiple researche teams.

Im on tretinoin cream now! 💖💖

yup ive used my differin for acne since i was 16 and will use it for the rest of my life until i can switch to tret haha

When someone mentions 'fragrance', I immediately think they refer to Dr Dray. When someone mentions 'no acids for skin of colour', I immediately think they refer to Dr Vanitta Rattan. 😁😁

Wow 🤩! I love your videos!!!!

Earlyy this time. I love the information and content she has put out this year. Especially I agree with the retinoid part. I’ve heard many of my friends and cousins tell me to stop using my differn as I’m too “young” for it. But I did get it prescribed from the dermatologist.

Lol our girl was a little heated on this one! Love it!

LOL at the first one! I’ve been on and off retinoids since I was 19 for acne (I’m 27)! My aunt, who is an esthetician, jokes that I’ll never have wrinkles. (Of course not true).

Hi Cassandra, can you please talk about the Purito Centella Unscented Suncreen? Apparently it’s actually SPF 19 and not SPF 50+. I’m so upset because I literally bought two bottles of it during Black Friday and I was so excited! I’m going to use them up anyway because why waste, but I just wanted to hear your thoughts on it.

Sooooo early! 🥳 I absolutely love you! ♥️

Preach!!!

Can you please say something about the purito sunscreen spf50 being actually spf19 researched by the founder of incidecoder?

Yeah..!! Never been this early.. So excited for the video..!!

Hi Cassandra! I really have enjoyed watching your videos. I recently decided to dive into skin care and have combination skin. Oily and acne prone. I have some texture issues and discoloration from spending time in the sun ☀️. Anyways I have watched your ordinary videos and see that you should not mix certain things. I’m winding if it’s ok to use Sunday Riley CEO VITAMIN C serum with the ordinary azalea of acid? I’ve been using the azalaic acid and loving it for just over a week now. Both am/pm because I had other items coming in the mail. I have noticed a difference and don’t want to give this up. I don’t want to clash products that I shouldn’t so I thought I’d ask you. Thanks 😊

OMG THANK YOU for this video. I keep seeing fragrance being absolutely demonized and I am sick of it, honestly. I've used fragranced skincare all my adult existance and my skin can be finicky but I've never had issues with fragrance lol...so the myth about fragrances being the devil is frustrating. Like you said, it depends on the person, but the vast majority shouldn't just automatically avoid all fragrances all of a sudden if they have no issues.

When I was a teen in the 80s, maybe early 90s I was prescribed retin a for acne. We found out the doc had to authorize it based on my acne dx for insurance to cover it. They would not pay for it otherwise cause ladies were trying to get it for their wrinkles. And back then it was so expensive to pay outright for. I loved it!

spending my birthday in quarantine watching KZfaq videos and glad this popped up