Rising Skin-Care Trends to Know, According to Derms
Beauty trends may come and go, but healthy skin is always in. Which is why you may not want or need to change up your skin-care routine as often as the trend cycle would suggest. When the current buzz is rooted in innovative science, however, revamping your regimen can be worthwhile.
One brand at the forefront of what’s new and forward-pushing is Rodan + Fields, known for being the number one female-founded skin-care company with products developed for women in all life stages. “It was created by two esteemed dermatologists, whose main goal was to take in-office medical treatments, simplify them, and bring them to the masses,” says Dr. Faranak Kamanger, a board-certified dermatologist in Palo Alto, California. In other words, Not only are the brand’s products cutting-edge, they’re also easy to incorporate into your daily routine.
Here, Dr. Kamanger and Dr. Kaveri Karhade, a board-certified dermatologist in San Francisco, share the skin-care trends they consider worth paying attention to, and the Rodan + Fields products to try them with.
Prevention Over Correction“I think people are really starting to realize the value of focusing on prevention and protecting skin health,” says Dr. Karhade, who considers even something as seemingly basic as a religious use of sunscreen as indicative of this. “When I was in training, it was very common to have patients who didn’t regularly wear sunscreen. That’s becoming more rare today—most 20-to-30-year-olds I meet have a sunscreen or SPF-containing product in their daily regimen, because they understand the importance.”
The derms are also noticing this same preventative approach to aging in general among patients, with ingredients like retinol and retinoids. “Deep wrinkles on the skin are not just a cosmetic issue; they’re a skin-health issue,” says Dr. Karhade. She recommends Rodan + Fields Redefine Regimen, which is designed to visibly lift, sculpt, and firm skin, while also minimizing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It includes four steps’ worth of products, including an SPF 30 moisturizer and a night cream with bakuchiol, a natural alternative to retinol.
The overcomplicated 10-step skin-care routine may finally be on its way out. “Most patients bring in a bag filled with everything they’re using—usually a hodgepodge of products,” says Dr. Karhade. And even when they know the basics, they still might not know the correct order to use them in, or if a particular product is right for their skin or just popular. But lately, she finds, they’re looking to simplify with products that are easy to use and won’t irritate their skin.
She recommends pinpointing your skin type and top concerns, and then looking for ingredients that target them. And she finds that Rodan + Fields makes this both easy and convenient by offering bundled regimens based on skin goals. For example, Redefine uses the company’s proprietary peptide technology and retinoid science for anti-aging benefits, while Unblemish helps clear and prevent breakouts and visibly minimizes pores with salicylic acid, hyaluronic acid, and benzoyl peroxide.
If you often scroll through social media, you’ve probably seen a lot of content around metabolism. Don’t be surprised if you start to hear about it when it comes to your skin-care routine, too. “People are becoming really savvy and interested in what’s going on in their bodies,” says Dr. Kamanger. “With skin care, what’s next is getting in tune with cellular science.”
She says to think of your skin like your phone battery: If energy is in the red, it won’t work as well. “You can apply as many ingredients as you want, but if the cell energy is low, nothing’s going to be functioning optimally,” she says. “You’re not going to be creating collagen or fixing a compromised skin barrier.”
Naturally, Rodan + Fields is on it, with innovative ways to increase that cellular energy—and therefore boost skin’s performance. Both dermatologists agree that the brand’s Total RF Serum is a game-changer. The first-of-its-kind, multi-benefit serum addresses visible signs of aging by re-energizing surface skin cells that have been compromised due to time and environmental factors and have lost their ability to regenerate. “Its proprietary RF TriEnergy Complex helps boost cell turnover to address many different things that skin faces as it gets older, whether it’s wrinkles, fine lines, or collagen synthesis,” says Dr. Karhade.
If you’re questioning whether using a separate cream for the eye area is really worth it, the impressive formulas cropping up lately, with ingredients and technology tailored specifically for it, may change your mind. “The eye is a tricky area,” says Dr. Kamanger. “The skin around it is some of the hardest-working on the body. That’s why when you’re tired, the skin around your eyes reflects that.”
She recommends the Rodan + Fields Redefine Multi-Function Eye Cream, which contains vitamin C and a proprietary blend of botanicals and antioxidants to target fine lines, wrinkles, crow’s-feet, under-eye bags, loss of firmness, loss of natural contour, and sagging.
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