Dermatologist's Favorite Facial Skincare Products of 2023| Hyperpigmentation and Antiaging Edition

My Favorite New skincare products of 2023 for Hyperpigmentation and Anti-aging on the face. Body favorites video coming Next!
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Products mentioned in the video:
Zerafite Barrier Brightening Cream
Glytone Discoloration Defense Serum
Drunk Elephant Bouncy Bright Facial
Paula’s Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione
The Ordinary Barrier Repair Serum
e.l.f Retinoid Serum
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Supergoop bioretinol sunscreen
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[@kay123nay]

Thank you Dr. Alexis. My face looks so good now because of you. Could you do a similar video for the body?

[@DrAlexisStephens]

I am so happy to hear that! And YES the best body skincare video is coming in a couple days ☺

[@annettetaylorsmith2333]

​@@DrAlexisStephens I am looking for skin care for my 11 year old Granddaughter. Can you recommend any for me. Thank you, Annette Taylor Smith

[@bloopbloopbloopbloopbloop]

​@@DrAlexisStephens How often would you use the first 3 products? The Zerafite, Glytone, and Paula's Choice?

[@nicolebrown5987]

@@DrAlexisStephens please do something with repairing your hands specially!!! Please!!! Happy Holidays

[@mr.andmrs.valentine803]

​@DrAlexisStephens I need your thoughts on Mary kay anti aging products...please

[@annettesichamba6041]

You should start your own skincare line. You will do so good.🌸🇨🇦

[@DrAlexisStephens]

Thank you for your support ☺

[@user-pp9rh1io7k]

Dr Alexis can we use the vit c around the eye area?

[@memebzk5001]

I agree

[@michelledjoni]

Thank you! Please continue to post. I’ve learned so much since 2019.

[@ekaa5255]

I love the content and formatting of these videos. Love the time stamps up front. It’s all so clear and organized. You’re a great teacher Dr Alexis!

[@8spiderman8]

You’ve saved my skin so many times!!🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@toree333]

You’re videos have informed me so much! I find myself going back to your videos as reference all the time. I even educated my husband and family on how to better take care of our skin. Thank you.

[@tywanbrown3034]

Thanks Dr. Alexis for all your recommendations and HAPPY HOLIDAYS

[@karensmith-henry4990]

Hello Doc!! Happy Sunday!! You know we love your recommendation!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I appreciate it so much!❤🙏

[@DrAlexisStephens]

Thank you so much for watching! Happy Sunday☺

[@lakershaolivarez1034]

Hi Dr Stephens and Happy Holidays to you and the family! I pray all is well. Thank you for another amazing video. Take care 💗

[@AllthingsDew]

Thank you for all the hyperpigmentation videos! I’ve been watching them all weekend ❤❤❤

[@DrAlexisStephens]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and I hope they are helping!

[@girlmeetsuniversse]

I would love to see a video on moisturizer recommendations that are good to use while getting rid of hyperpigmentation!

[@vailetyekombe2681]

❤ from Kenya, East Africa. Your recommendations are very helpful

[@Saidwhatisaid11]

Definitely interested in the pillow. I subscribed to Dermatica and it is working well ! Currently experiencing the purging you mentioned, but I’m ok with it as the results will be worth it 😇😇

[@justaznyce]

Good morning Dr. Stephens❤️ Thank you so much for sharing. You look stunning🥰Enjoy your Sunday🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️😘

[@DrAlexisStephens]

Thank you so much! Happy Sunday☺

[@sethrintatu]

There is no better content on KZbin ❤

[@Luvanmusiq]

2023 was a great year for videos from you! Can’t wait for 2024. Thank you!! Does Zerafite play well with other ingredients like Thiamidol and Azelaic Acid too?

[@MENA_ADUBEA]

I love the lighting in this new set up. Watching now! 1:59

[@memebzk5001]

Thank you for this list, can you please do a vid on how to layer these products?

[@theonly_jannzz]

Hey Dr. I love you so much!!! You’re my fave! Sending you love from Jamaica 🇯🇲 You’ve helped my skin! ❤

[@kwamoshi448]

Hey,fellow Jamaican here🤍 I'm not sure if you already watch her but another great derm for skin of color is Dr. Vanita Rattan!! She helped me a lot as well

[@DrAlexisStephens]

Thank you so much! So happy to be apart of your skincare journey☺

[@michellerobinson4032]

Thank you for taking the time and sharing so much wisdom. My skin is looking so much better since taking your advice

[@DrAlexisStephens]

So happy to hear that. Thank you so much🥰

[@FynazDramaQueen]

Thanks so much for your videos. I've taking better care of my skin since watching your videos.

[@TransformationinProgrss]

Thanks for complying this shopping list. Love your channel.

[@itscharine1712]

You rock Dr. Stephens!! Come to Atlanta ❤

[@denisep6076]

Thank you, Dr. Alexis. Great info as usual. Do you think you could do a video on the best Korean products for darker skin?

[@appleg.9923]

Thank you, Dr. Stephens!

[@DrAlexisStephens]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@elsaleyva8387]

Like always great video!! 👌🏼

[@marieguerda5295]

Thank you so much for your advise , we appreciated

[@SIMPLYYOUMAKEUP]

Thank you, I need to check the elf sunscreen out. Happy Holiday to you.

[@RW-yt7ro]

just bought the moisturizer and it came with a empty jar and a refill insert and I love the concept of reusable jar and a minimal packaging refill . and its a nice thick cream , thought it was going to be super lightweight but I was wrong .

[@accountuser9382]

I bought the elf sunscreen for Christmas love it😊

[@Tahti_Is_Blessed]

Omg Dr. Alexis I need you in Pittsburgh, PA lol. Happy Sunday. Enjoy your day.

[@cdanieldance]

I purchased the zerafite brightening cream on your recommendation. Tonight the first night. It feels amazing 😊

[@leslierosa9102]

Hi very curious what you think 2 weeks later ?? Im thinking of it too

[@aislinn1991_]

Alexis always glowing ❤

[@ginjuice8951]

Dr Alexis. Get it right!😂

[@larasunshine7]

I'm excited to hear about the moisturizer because I deal with melasma and it sounds like it could help with this condition. I follow the principle of adding a drop or two of grapeseed oil to my regular moisturizer (as instructed by Dr Stephens), however, one can't do this if you need to put moisturizer on under your sunscreen in the morning as the oil will affect the sunscreen. I'm also very curious to know how much this moisturizer will cost, as so many of these specialized products, such as those high in linoleic acid, are prohibitively expensive for many of us.

[@mariemcgrath8681]

Thanks for this video.

[@tedaman8652]

Thanks for all that you do. Do you please have a list of the products you showcased on this video?

[@bridgetbrown5246]

Can you please do a skin care routine for oily skin?

[@whitneybrown4067]

This is Gonna b so Good Dr AS🔥🔥🔥👍n Happy Sunday😀….

[@DrAlexisStephens]

Thanks for watching and Happy Sunday☺

[@twitterblackdove]

Doc, please don't forget about the BODY CARE faves!

[@monye9963]

Dr you blessed us with another video, it’s good to see someone who looks like us in this space, you go girl.

[@YolyCurls]

I would like to see a video with budget friendly products for body marks. Cleansing exfoliation and what ever is out there that can help. Thank you.

[@YellowBellow11]

So grateful to have come across your channel. Now that I’m 31 I’ve been trying to take better care of my skin and your videos have paved the way. After watching a series of your videos and taking notes. I’ve come up with my own facial skin care routine. But I’d like to know if I’m applying correctly. First hydrate with Avene Thermal spring water, 2. La Roche-Posay hydrating gentle cleanser, 3. Paula’s choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum, 4. Eadeam or La Roche- Posay double repair face moisturizer, & Handcraft 100% pure grapeseed oil. *only if it’s night time for the oil* I’m targeting dry skin & want to continue to have even skin.

[@jojb411]

You look gorgeous doctor!

[@betterhavemymoney]

This is my favorite channel 🩵 I learn so much from watching these videos!

[@DrAlexisStephens]

Happy to hear that! Thank you for watching 🥰

[@lynnbernard7030]

I'm so excited to have stumbled on this channel! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the community! What would be good products/ingredients to treat hypo-pigmentation (white spots)? Also, is there anything besides laser procedures to treat xanthelasma?

[@uchayu3473]

Love this video Dr Alexis. Question, can the Zerafite skin brightening cream be used with vitamin c?

[@pathall9757]

Thanks Doc❤

[@T.jackson10]

Could you do a video for best body washes/products for Body acne. Please. I love your videos.

[@tatiananaugolnykh]

In which order could all these products be applied, please ??? Thank You !

[@auzij4949]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@MonaMoMo1399]

Hi Dr. Alexis. I love your videos, they are very informative. I consider you my very own personal dermatologist 😊. Can you recommend a product that would good for laugh lines around the mouth? Love from Queens, NY.

[@Carlton4starZ]

I'm a New subscriber 🙌🏼 you are awesome 💯😎

[@Vi-gk9ov]

Thank you for your recommendations! I would love if you could suggest products targeting Hyperpigmentation that are available in Europe too.

[@dianafarrington6105]

Thank you so much for sharing 🇧🇸

[@shakiamusic86]

I am so happy I’ve found a dermatologist to help me understand wheat my skin needs! Can you do a review on the best body wash and products to help moisturize the body during and after your shower? I live in Atlanta, Ga and my skin has been so dry due to the crazy weather. My hands are starting to feel like sand paper. I’ve been googling and doing research on different products but I’m not sure.

[@soothingsounds3282]

I have watched all you videos and it’s so helpful, thank you so much Doc!! And one quick question, i work at night and i have started using active ingredients right now do i need use sunscreen on the night ? ❤️

[@Pew_PewGod]

I put on sunscreen day and night, but at night I usually won't reapply it unless I got sweaty or needed to rinse may face or something. Artificial blue light (phone/tablet/computer screens, fluorescent lights, LED TVs, etc. etc.) do in fact damage skin, and research is showing that artificial blue light is harsher than originally thought.

[@tamarabarkley8753]

Can you use a product from each category you mentioned in one routine ? If so. What order should you do it in ?

[@jaliyahwilliams4406]

Hello! I am interested in learning more about skin care. Could you make a video on what we should be eating/pill or powder intake as well?

[@april7067]

Can you do a video on the best products for acne-prone & sensitive skin?

[@karenbcz22]

Good grief! What a discovery! This dermatologist is THE BEST on KZbin. OMG! Genius! I don't know how I got here, but thank G*d I found this channel. Thanks! 👍

[@oneritchie]

Thank you for this. Any recommendations for very dry hands and peeling skin around the nails? Ive tried many things without improvement.

[@PrettyIzzyXOXO]

Hi! Thank you for your focus on hyperpigmentation. I have HS and my dermatologists are consistently more focused on that, understandably. But that leaves me to figure out the post acne dark spots and dark patches on my own. Thanks to your videos I’m updating my skincare routine. I want to try the JJ Labs skin Brightening & anti-aging, faded, cysteamine and eucerin anti-pigment dual serum (thiamidol). Is that too much? Do they cancel each other out? I’ve gathered them from a few of your videos, so I’m not sure if you’d recommend them together or in place of one another. Thank you for your help!! Ooh! And could you do a video on keratosis pilaris please?

[@ritcheermasseus1361]

Thank you so much…now in what order do you put these on?

[@tierrastrike8371]

beautiful all around Dr! What lip are you wearing?

[@TreaJenkins]

Love the video can you dononw on how to use these products in what order?

[@shakirasummers2572]

Hello!Thank you for sharing! Today this product popped on my newsfeed and people raved about this. What do you think about Advanced Clinicals Anti-Aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream?

[@susanmcf1]

I look forward to trying the Paula's Choice vitamin C serum.

[@garoristic]

How has the vitamin c been working

[@susanmcf1]

@@garoristicIt’s fine.

[@LoveToday8]

Would you consider a video on chemical peel vs laser treatment for certain skin conditions?

[@MusicaErika]

Dr. Alexis could you please do an Melasma focus video, thank you 🙏

[@melismedy]

Hello Dr. Stephens, love your recommendations! Do you look to see if your reccomendations are cruelty free? Also, the sugargoop sunscreen says to pair with another mineral sunscreen. Is it not enough by it self? Thanks!!

[@Maverickgouda]

Idk about Paula’s choice, but the other brands are

[@amiwill5843]

Thank you for recommending supergoop bioretinol mineral sunscreen. I finally invested in it and this is the best mineral sunscreen I have used. My skin tone is darker/deeper than yours and no white cast at all even with reapplication. Non-irritating also.

[@ally062002]

Dr. Alexis can you PLEASE talk about Potenza and microneedling with exosomes vs. PRP?! I've hardly seen any derms talk about these, is it worth it and does the science back it up?

[@xlena60]

Thank you Dr. Stephens for these videos. I'm glad I found your channel. Would any of the products mentioned in this video work with Vanicream Daily Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid and Ceramides for sensitive skin and Good Molecules Discloration Correcting Serum? I'm currently using these two products. Thank you.

[@RadiantRenewalAcademy]

I'm about to order this

[@MarkieOrMarc]

Happy New Years, Doc I was wondering if you could do a video of the steps of your previous video… going through Hyperpigmentation and Acne at the same time treatment. Quite some people were wondering if you can just go through the steps of what’s products to use first to last for example 1:Which cleanser to use and product and down to the moisturizer. I would really appreciate since, I can’t come to Florida for a appointment 😢 because am in Canada and there’s not a lot of dermatologist that know about black skin since they’re mainly white dermatologists … they rather put you on accutane since they don’t know anything about my melanated skin. I won’t lie what you’re doing is helping a lot of black folks out and that video will garnish a lot of views. God has a special place for in his kingdom. Peace and prosperity queen

[@sophiajohnson9150]

I enjoy the video. Where can I purchase ?

[@jasminematilda]

Hi, I was wondering if any of the products you mentioned are pore clogging? Particularly the first moisturizer and the sunscreens?

[@justKKB]

Night creams/moisturizers are what I'd love to see. Faves? Or does day or night really matter?

[@user-fk8wr1qp4n]

Hi Doc, I have been using the Avenue retrinal 0.1 based on our previous recommendation. Is this elf better than the avene? Thanks

[@Alex51516]

Dr. Alexis, can you do a video of festoons/malar bags for skin of color treatments?

[@JohnMonday-kc5oe]

I recommend Dr.Auchi on KZbin 💯💯

[@baddadenbad]

Hi Dr. Alexis. What do you recommend for hypopigmentation?

[@nicolejohnson9779]

Hello Dr Alexis…i love your videos and wondering if my routine needs additional products. morning routine i used hydrating gentle cleanser from la roche, versed daily brightening moisturizer ( is the paula choice vitamin c product in this video better?) and trade joe sunscreen. 2 a week do the sente pigment tone corrector. Night routine wash face and use oil of olay retinol + peptide. All products i saw on your channel and seem good. is it too basic for a 53 yr old?

[@AKA-lr6cv]

Thank you for the product recommendations! They are so helpful! 💛 I am interested in Zerafite Cream. Can I ask where you purchase yours? Can it be used with Retin-A?

[@Luvanmusiq]

My question too! Does it play well with other ingredients like Thiamidol and Azelaic Acid too?

[@Mamignonne100]

Yes! Where do you buy this Zerafite and the Glytone? Can it be purchased in Toronto?

[@pamelakouassi9240]

Dr Stephen’s,Can we use the Zerafite brightening cream in the same routine as a Retinalhyde?

[@chinenyeeze8929]

Hi Dr Alexis, thank you for all your videos. I have a question regarding seb dem, my dermatologist recommend ketoconazole shampoo or foam, which is better for my hair since i only wash 1 in 2 to 3 weeks. Also shampoo with sulfate are they drying to the scalp also? And hydrocortisone scalplin is it drying to hair and scalp? Thank you

[@TheTeresamori]

When I’m done with my retinol I’ll switch to the elf one on the video

[@enricafitzgerald2414]

Thank you so much for this. Im thinking about trying the Zerafite skin brightening moisturizer, I see that it contains Vitamin C which you advised not to mix with Retinol. Would it be okay for me to use that as a moisturizer on the nights I use Retinol, seen that the percentage of Vitamin C is not that high. Or should I find a moisturizer without it. Thanks

[@kelceynicole]

hi, Dr Alexis! do you recommended Kojic Acid? Specifically for dark underarm. i see ladies talk about Kojie Sans & i am very curious if it works/how safe is it/how affect is it.

[@TS-nn3ql]

I ordered the Paula's Choice Vitamin C. I will give it 16 weeks for results.

[@Freeazabird]

How did you find the results?

[@nenala7684]

You are so beautiful. What do you do to keep your face so greasy but healthy?

[@ItsLeyaMarie]

Please 🙏🏾 do a video on preventative skincare for the hands and décolletage area! I see a lot of women look good in the face but their hands/neck look old!

[@initialspark2008]

How often should we be using vitamin C? I am a first timer and purchased the Paulas choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione. Thank you.

[@dvn8trdvn8tr2]

How are your layering these products? Ty

[@dianafarrington6105]

Thanks

[@midlifemom5829]

Thank you for the video. I've used an entire tube of Topicals Faded that has combo of many actives u mentioned. Did not work. Also used entire bottle of Tran examic acid with no results. I regularly use Vit C (L-Ascorbic), Niacinamide in the morning and Tret 0.1% at night. I have non-sensitive skin and probably going to try office procedure because non of the over the counter products have worked

[@taebrown384]

Are you using sunscreen??

[@Brittbrittbritt777]

For moisturizer, I use either the vanicream daily face moisturizer or the la roche posay lipikar extra dry moisturizer. Are these moisturizers also good for getting rid of hyperpigmentation ? How do I know? I will check out your moisturizer rec as well

[@wiiiz3]

is the supergooop bioretinol good for people with active acne?

[@shylove1463]

⁠ Hey good morning I’ve been watching your videos on KZbin and researching products that are good me from your information. I have a question if I have dry with hyperpigmentation and uneven skin which serum is best cerave skin renewing vitamin c serum or Paula’s Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum?

[@8spiderman8]

What are your thought about red light therapy for skin?

[@kendrawatson6698]

Foreo has introduced skincare line, SUPERCHARGED , are you familiar with that brand? I think their quality is great!

[@reginald9788]

Help Ms. Netta with her skin. That would really be a boost for your already great resume 👌