Dr. Brooke Jeffy talks about the relationship between lifestyle choices and consistent habits with clear skin and introduces the skincare line she created for tweens and teens to help them avoid breakouts called BTWN. For more information visit brookejeffymd.com and meetbtwn.com
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00:00 - Overcoming acne can be a big challenge for a teenager.
00:05 You try it all and then you try a little bit more
00:07 and somehow nothing seems to do the trick.
00:10 Well, thankfully, Dr. Brooke Jeffy is here to tell us
00:13 how we can treat that stubborn acne.
00:16 Welcome, doctor.
00:17 - Thank you for having me.
00:18 - I've been watching your TikToks
00:19 and I love what you're doing because it's so hard.
00:23 It's hard enough being a teenager
00:24 and then you struggle with your skin in this TikTok age
00:27 and I see all the teenagers, they want drunk elephant.
00:30 They want these trendy products and you weren't against that.
00:34 - Right, I do, but it is very overwhelming
00:36 and they are consumers like the rest of us.
00:39 So the marketing that appeals to them
00:41 is kind of hard to overcome,
00:43 but it plays a role in adults too, right?
00:44 We wanna be using everything.
00:46 - Yes, 'cause you think more is more
00:49 and you're so desperate to fix it,
00:50 but there are ingredients in some of those products
00:53 that are just too active for kids and teens.
00:56 - Exactly, too active, irritating to their skin
00:58 and honestly just not needed.
00:59 I mean, teens and tweens,
01:01 their skin does not need anti-aging products.
01:04 - Yes, right.
01:05 - Those really are not necessary
01:06 until our later 20s, even 30s.
01:09 So they're really potentially doing more harm
01:11 than good to younger kids.
01:12 - So you see patients 11, 12, 13,
01:15 and you're fixing the problems
01:17 that these skincare fixers broke.
01:22 - Yeah, exactly.
01:23 So a lot of times I'm having people back off of ingredients
01:27 because less is often more.
01:29 Certainly there are people that we have to incorporate
01:31 some actives or prescription therapy with,
01:34 but by far and away,
01:35 they're coming into me on way too many things
01:37 that are irritating their skin.
01:39 - So you recommend kind of keeping it simple.
01:41 - I recommend keeping it simple.
01:42 So starting out certainly with cleanser, moisturizer.
01:47 Cleansers are very easy to kind of identify now
01:50 in terms of what you need.
01:51 So like this one, for example, says it's for normal
01:53 to sensitive skin.
01:54 So you would choose something like that if that's you.
01:56 If your skin is a little more oily,
01:58 you would choose one that says it's for oily skin
02:00 like this one.
02:01 So you can rely on products generally
02:03 to tell you what the type is
02:05 and you want to select that matching your skin type.
02:08 Moisturizer, important regardless
02:10 of you're breaking out or not.
02:11 Sometimes kids think that they don't need
02:13 to use a moisturizer if they're breaking out,
02:14 that it's going to make things worse.
02:15 That is not true as long as they're using one appropriate
02:18 for their skin type.
02:19 - This is a very important point
02:20 because I've got a teenager who's been struggling
02:23 with his skin the last few years
02:25 and all the things you put on your skin to clear it
02:27 can really dry it.
02:29 And having dry skin gives you more acne.
02:31 - Exactly, it does.
02:33 It's that irritation, that inflammation,
02:34 it drives more acne because your skin barrier
02:37 is not healthy to resist it.
02:39 So moisturizer, important for everyone.
02:41 - I love that it's counterintuitive if you have oily skin,
02:44 but you do need to moisturize it.
02:45 But don't load on the anti-aging because if you're 12,
02:49 you're not going to have wrinkles.
02:50 - You don't need it and it's only irritating that.
02:53 So some other things to keep in mind with kids
02:56 when they're doing cleansers is it does take 30 to 60 seconds
02:59 to adequately cleanse your face.
03:01 - Yes, 'cause my 14 year old son is definitely like,
03:04 I'm done.
03:05 - Yeah, exactly.
03:07 Fingertips are good or I love these little soft
03:10 cleansing pads. - Oh, this is cute.
03:11 - So they're not aggressively rubbing.
03:13 - This is not a loofah.
03:15 This is nice.
03:17 - Yeah, so keeps it gentle.
03:19 If they are wearing makeup, micellar water,
03:23 definitely want to do a gentle,
03:25 a double cleanse type of situation
03:27 to be sure you're getting makeup off.
03:28 - Okay, so start with this and then cleanse.
03:30 - And then cleanse.
03:31 But consistency, guys, because I'll even see this in adults.
03:35 They're breaking out, but they're sleeping
03:37 in their makeup and products.
03:38 So being consistent twice a day is incredibly important.
03:42 - And now you've got your own line.
03:44 - I do have my own line, Between, which I created
03:48 to help tweens and younger teens
03:52 understand the importance of simplicity.
03:54 So it's just two steps.
03:55 You have to add a sunscreen as well, but two steps.
03:58 And the products are designed so that parents
04:02 don't have to wonder what they should be used.
04:04 They're fragrance-free, only helping the skin.
04:07 And the point is to get these consistent habits
04:09 going to minimize acne breakouts
04:11 and make their skin more resistant to trauma in the future.
04:15 I noticed you picked up the sunscreen.
04:16 I did want to point out that sunscreen,
04:18 sometimes people don't realize
04:19 that is also important for acne care.
04:22 So when your skin is damaged from chronic inflammation,
04:26 ultraviolet radiation from the sun,
04:27 it is not as resistant to acne.
04:29 So important for acne treatment too.
04:32 - Very interesting.
04:33 So make sure, especially in Arizona,
04:36 and that's year round, not just in summer,
04:37 use your sunscreen. - Year round, exactly.
04:39 - Dr. Brooke Jeffy, thank you so much.
04:42 And where can we find your products?
04:43 - You can find my products online.
04:45 The website is www.meetbetweenbtwn.com
04:49 or in my office in North Scottsdale.
04:51 - Thank you so much.
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