{"id":2206127,"date":"2025-06-14T05:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/?p=2206127"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:04:40","slug":"dermatologist-shares-her-skincare-mistakes-as-a-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/dermatologist-shares-her-skincare-mistakes-as-a-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things a Dermatologist Wishes She’d Known as a Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our<\/em> teen years, skincare meant using the St. Ives apricot scrub a few times a week and lathering on a mud mask complete with cucumber rounds for a relaxing at-home spa session. And we\u00a0might<\/em> have even slathered on Hawaiian Tropic tanning oil once in a while (we’re sorry! We knew nothing!). Looking back as adults, there are plenty of things we wish we hadn\u2019t done\u2014and we’re not the only ones. Even doctors regret how they treated their skin in their youth. In a recent TikTok<\/a>, dermatologist and teen skincare expert Dr. Brooke Jeffy shared three of her biggest skincare mistakes from her teen years, and we feel seen.<\/p>\n

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@brookejeffymd<\/a> <\/p>\n

3 Things I Wish I Knew as a Teen \u2600\ufe0f NOT to tan! I worked at a tanning salon and have since spent a lot of time and money repairing that damage. Now, I just have to sit and wait for my skin cancer because it feels inevitable. \ud83d\udca7 Oily skin doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t use moisturizer. Lack of moisture can actually cause your skin to produce more oil in an attempt to hydrate itself. \ud83c\udf00 Less is more with exfoliating. I remember using all sorts of scrubs and sugar on my face, which was way too harsh. #Dermatologist<\/a> #Derm<\/a> #TeenSkincare<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0#TweenSkincare<\/a>\u00a0#SkincareTips<\/a>\u00a0#SkincareRoutine<\/a>\u00a0#SkincareForBeginners<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u266c original sound – Dr. Brooke Jeffy<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n