As with any makeup or skin care product, “Whether or not a skin tint is good for the skin depends entirely on the ingredients in the formula,” says Dr. Ryan Turner a board-certified dermatologist and co-founder of TRNR Skin. Often, they are designed as a skin care/makeup hybrid with active or beneficial ingredients, including sunscreen. However, Turner points out that some makeup and skin care products contain mineral oil, which can congest the skin. “Coconut oil is a popular ingredient in skin care and makeup products but can be comedogenic, triggering breakouts. If someone has acne-prone skin and uses a product with these ingredients or heavier emollients, they could be risking the formation of blemishes,” he adds. Or if you have sensitive skin, a skin tint with fragrance might cause irritation or breakouts, too.

According to Dr. Ryan Turner, a New York City dermatologist and co-founder of his own skin care line, TRNR Skin, this product’s effectiveness is due to key ingredients including the avocado oil that originally caught my attention. “Avocado oil is one of my favorites in skin care because it’s high in natural fats and lipids,” he says. Healthy fats, such as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, are hydrating to the skin while sodium PCA, which pulls in moisture, has a fast-acting plumping effect, says Dr. Turner. The formula also contains the antioxidant beta carotene, which he says helps lessen puffiness and “can increase the microcirculation of the blood vessels under the eye.” 

If you can’t find some reprieve from the sun, try wearing a wide-brimmed, Dr. Turner recommends. An umbrella can also provide sun protection, but certain fabrics work better than others. “Look for a sun umbrella specifically designed to provide up to 99% protection from the sun’s rays,” says Dr. Turner.

“Things that worked for your skin before menopause may not work for you anymore,” says Ryan Turner, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City and co-founder of TRNR Skin. “The products you once loved may be too drying, too sensitizing or too weak.” But if you’re not sure where to start with addressing your new skin issues, you’ve come to the right place. The first step is identifying what’s different about your skin now and then making certain adjustments to counteract those changes. Here, a primer on menopause skin care so you can keep your skin looking as calm, healthy and youthful as possible as this new life stage sets in.

Probiotics are part of this microflora; their function is to help the skin’s microbiome stay in balance by keeping potentially harmful bacteria in check and preventing them from over-proliferating. In turn, that can help to boost barrier health, control inflammation, and prevent water loss in your skin, among other benefits, Ryan Turner, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City and assistant professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, tells SELF.

"The current recommendations and guidelines are to wear a minimum of SPF 30, yet I encourage the use of SPF 50+ to account for the fact that the average person does not use the recommended amount to attain the sunscreen label rating,” Ryan Turner, MD, a board-certified New York City dermatologist and co-founder of TRNR Skin, told Glamour. “That little difference in protection adds up after long hours on the beach, day after day, year after year.”

A 2020 study showed that sea moss had a high concentration of sulfur compared to other types of algae. Sulfur is antimicrobial, though Dr. Turner cautions that there isn’t any hard, specific data on sea moss specifically, so it’s mostly a hypothesis that the algae could help with conditions caused by bacteria (like acne). “Furthermore, [the table only shows] the sulfur content when the algae is reduced to a biomass, and the sulfur may not be in a chemical form that is freely ‘available’ to treat skin conditions,” he adds. “More research needs to be done, and we can only hypothesize that these compounds may be helpful.”

The first rule of beach-day beauty? Adequate SPF, of course—which your daily foundation might not already have. “Conventional makeup, without water-resistance properties, won't necessarily hold up in the water,” says Ryan Turner, MD, a board-certified New York City dermatologist and co-founder of TRNR Skin. “So even if it has SPF, you are quickly going to find yourself overexposed to ultraviolet light.”

Who is a good candidate for chin fillers?

A good candidate for chin filler is someone who is unhappy with the proportions of their chin and wants to restore balance or enhance their existing features, explains Dr. Turner. It can be great for those who want to make their chin look a bit longer or pronounced, as well as add definition to your face to give a more oval or heart-shaped appearance

Sunscreen works differently depending on its formulation. There are two types, chemical and physical. For the former, “the skin absorbs the rays, and then the sunscreen converts that UV into heat,” says Ryan Turner, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and founder of TRNR Skin. “The skin then releases that heat.” For that reason, chemical sunscreens should be applied at least 15 minutes before you head outdoors, since the formula needs time to absorb into the skin.