Dr. Dustin Portela
@drdustinportela
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- “This is pH balanced and it's a very gentle cleanser”4:26–4:32
- “You want a pH balanced cleanser”4:48–4:51
- “You want very gentle surfactants”4:53–4:56
- “If you have sensitive skin, avoid fragrance”4:58–5:02
- “You want to make sure that it removes sunscreen effectively because you should be wearing that every day”5:09–5:14
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “This is going to have a little bit thicker texture than the lotion from Astora”10:05–10:11
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “This is also kind of a treatment. It's dark spot correcting because of the niacinamide”10:19–10:26
- “It is a gel, but inside they put these little dollops of more of a cream in there, and I just thought it looked cool inside the packaging”10:28–10:33
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “This is a lotion. It's much more lightweight. This is going to be better for a more oily skin type who doesn't want a thicker type of moisturizer”9:48–9:55
- “It blends in very nicely”9:57–10:00
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “This has a nice texture to it as most Korean serums do”7:06–7:10
- “This one is going to have a little retinol in it plus the PDRN, so you're getting some of that kind of peptide type action”7:08–7:15
- “The green tea antioxidants are going to be in there to help you with anti-aging”7:15–7:19
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “This is very similar texture to a snail mucin, but fully cruelty-free, and the texture gives you the same experience as snail mucin”7:53–8:00
- “You can see it kind of stringing up there, but completely cruelty-free, ethically sourced”8:06–8:10
- “That is your best alternative to snail mucin”8:13–8:16
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “This feels very nice”6:32–6:34
- “Jumiso has great textures to their products”6:33–6:37
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “Very nice texture”12:49–12:50
- “Blends in even faster than Then I Met You”12:51–12:55
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “Starts out white, but blends in very nicely”12:36–12:41
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
About
Dustin Portela is your go-to dermatologist & doctor with content around skincare, healthy living, optimizing sleep, and fitness and exercise. Gaining over two million followers on TikTok and other social media, Dustin Portela has become the go-to dermatologist on the internet for skincare. His straightforward approach and honesty has built trust in people of all ages to be a voice of reason in the internet age of outlandish skin hacks and shortcuts, misinformation, and countless products that promise to make us look younger, tighten our skin, erase our acne, etc. Dustin Portela, DO, is a Board Certified Dermatologist and Dermatologic Surgeon. He is certified through the American Board of Dermatology, the largest national group of board certified dermatologists. Dr. Portela’s professional memberships include the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Mohs Surgery, and the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.