Best Anti-Aging Game-Changers of 2025 (Dermatologist Approved)| Dr. Sam Ellis
Sweed Beauty$65.00- “I have been so impressed with the results that it has given to my patients”▶ 2:09
- “What I really liked about it is that the ingredient list is quite minimal. It's very much focused on the few peptides that have the most evidence for lash growth. And of course, it's prostaglandin free”▶ 3:19
- “I was a little bit skeptical of the promises to grow longer, thicker lashes, but I started talking about it with my patients”
- “Months later, my patients would come back and I would see their eyelashes and I would have actually forgotten that I told them to use this lash and I'd be like, 'What are you doing for your lashes?' And they would say, 'It's the Sweed brand. You recommended it to me.'”▶ 3:46
- “Having a fuller, more fluttery lash definitely can rejuvenate the upper face, but of course not at the expense of having darkening or irritation or hollowing around your eyes”▶ 4:04
- “So this continues to be my go-to recommendation”▶ 4:14
Medik8$94.00- “The Medik8 Liquid Peptides Advanced MP Face Serum was holy grail for me”▶ 4:53
- “It is just incredibly packed with the most evidence-based peptides when it comes to rejuvenating the skin”▶ 5:15
- “I really enjoy the texture of this product. It's sort of a thicker, milky serum, and I honestly think it could kind of double as a hydrating serum if you wanted to simplify your skincare routine”▶ 5:22
- “This is a little bit pricier, so I wouldn't recommend it unless I felt like it was really worth the spend, is the fact that it's incredibly comprehensive”▶ 5:37
- “It's going to help with collagen boosting, elasticity, hydration, and fine lines and wrinkles”▶ 5:44
- “If I had to just pick one peptide for me to use for this coming year, I think it would be this one”▶ 6:09
- “Their advanced pro-collagen and peptide cream, which I heard through the grapevine, they've been working on for quite a while, is really what I think a lot of people are seeking when they're looking for an anti-aging moisturizer”▶ 6:52
- “This cream comes in a jar. It's definitely on the thicker, richer side, but it's not super heavy”▶ 7:25
- “When I first started using it, I really thought of my patients who have more dry or mature skin who are looking for something that's going to melt into their skin, but also have added benefits because of the specialty ingredients that are in there to actually transform their skin”▶ 7:32
- “It also has some peptides in there and some of their new technology to really help smooth out lines and wrinkles”▶ 7:54
Prequel$23- “This product has multiple acids as the name suggests, but sort of the hero ingredient is the 15% glycolic acid”▶ 8:25
- “They don't realize that glycolic acid can also stimulate collagen production and help with hydration”▶ 8:42
- “For people who are dealing with crepey skin, more mature skin, skin that's drying out really easily, incorporating glycolic acid and especially at a higher potency, and especially for your body, can be incredibly beneficial and anti-aging”▶ 8:49
- “I do feel like it has really helped with my skin firmness and the overall texture, especially for the little bumps on my arms and on my thighs”
- “For my patients who do have more mature skin, they've reported that it has helped so much with the smoothness and the quality of their skin”
- “If you have not tried using this on your body, I highly recommend”▶ 9:04
CYKLAR$32.00- “What Cyklar did with this product, I wish I had made it”▶ 10:45
- “The little physical exfoliation beads to me are just such a beautiful size. There's enough of them that when I'm applying this, I actually feel like I'm getting a good scrub that isn't irritating to my skin”▶ 10:58
- “The finish of this is what I find so satisfying because it really lathers and foams up. So, you also feel like you are actually cleansing and washing your body at the same time”▶ 11:11
- “This also has jojoba seed oil and sunflower oil. So other really skin nourishing oils so that when you are scrubbing and when you are applying that gentle exfoliant, you are also replenishing the skin at the same time”▶ 11:19
- “I also love that this is just so easy to incorporate into any routine. It's not like an extra step”▶ 11:32
- “I also want to mention this product is fragrance-free”▶ 11:46
Prequel$26.76- “The retinal renew, the retinaldehyde gel that we put out this year to me is the retinoid of the year”▶ 12:16
- “It is more potent than retinol. It works faster than retinol, but it's not as intense as tretinoin”▶ 12:25
- “Although I use tretinoin on my face and have for 10 plus years, I could never tolerate tretinoin on my neck or on my chest. It was just too irritating there. So to have my own retinaldehyde product that still helps me maintain the skin in these areas which is very important to do but not have irritation. I'm so happy”▶ 12:40
- “Taking it a notch down and using retinaldehyde really consistently is going to allow you to do this”▶ 13:32
- “This retinaldehyde gel is so creamy, so supportive of your skin barrier”▶ 13:37
- “We're getting such great feedback on it so far”
Allies of Skin$89.00- “It is a hydrating serum, but it is also a really great antioxidant”▶ 14:24
- “Resveratrol comes in. It's one of my favorite antioxidants in skincare and it tends to be a lot more gentle and less irritating than vitamin C”▶ 15:03
- “If you cannot use vitamin C and you want to be using an antioxidant, this serum is so good because it's not just about what ingredients it has. It's also about the formula overall and how it plays with your skin, what else it offers your skin”▶ 15:17
- “You're getting that resveratrol protection which is also anti-inflammatory, but you're also getting all the benefits of the beta glucan complex in here, which is incredibly hydrating for the skin”▶ 15:29
- “I find myself recommending this the most to my patients who have sensitive skin or who have more dehydrated skin”▶ 15:49
EltaMD$52.00UV Skin Recovery Red Color Correcting Green Tint Broad Spectrum SPF 50shade · Green Tint- “For anyone out there who struggles with redness, you kind of know the struggle of finding a good sunscreen because sunscreen can sometimes irritate your skin, which can exacerbate redness or exacerbate your rosacea”▶ 16:16
- “They incorporated this green tint to sort of neutralize that, but it's also not an overwhelming tint. It doesn't look like you're wearing makeup and you don't look kind of gray or anything like that, which is often a problem with green tinted products”▶ 16:28
- “The formula itself for being a mineral-based sunscreen is so creamy, blends into the skin so effortlessly. I just think this is such a standout”▶ 16:40
- “To me, this is probably my tippy top for personal use”▶ 16:59
- “I also really like that it's great for post-procedure. So, after I have micro needling, after I have laser resurfacing, and I want to kind of cancel out some of the red tones in my skin, and of course, I need to be protecting with sunscreen, this tends to be the one I reach for”▶ 17:03
Prequel$13.99- “It does not taste disgusting. It has sort of like a sweet minty taste, but there's none of that sunscreen chemically taste in there”▶ 18:52
- “And then there's a beautiful rose dust shade, which I sort of think of as your lips but better”▶ 19:07
- “This is not just sunscreen. It's also incredibly nourishing on the lips”
- “I've even had patients ask me if they can wear it at night as like a lip mask because they love it that much”▶ 19:16
- “It has that reverse emulsion technology which is essentially water droplets suspended in oil. So, the texture is so luxurious and creamy and hydrating”▶ 20:00
- “I really respect that they took the time and they invested in clinical trials to show that this eye cream creates true efficacy when applied to the skin”▶ 20:16
- “It helps with sagging and it helps with fine lines and wrinkles, which are two big problems that people tend to struggle with as their skin matures”▶ 20:22
- “It has acetal tetropeptide 5, which helps with puffiness”▶ 20:31
- “Having this peptide in there that helps kind of smooth that area out and reduce that excess fluid is really beneficial and is going to give you sort of that instant result. And you're going to get long-term benefits”▶ 20:40
- “I always get comments about this specific eye cream being like, 'I was a little skeptical, but this one actually worked super well for me.' And lots of my patients have felt the same way”▶ 20:54
- “And it's not super expensive the way a lot of eye creams can be”▶ 21:03
- “A little goes a long way with this. And I really feel like it's bang for your buck”▶ 21:22
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