What's the longest you've stuck with a skincare routine before switching everything up? Be honest. #DermalElixir #SkincareRoutine #SkincareTips

What's the one skincare ingredient you were told to avoid that turned out to be totally fine for your skin type? #DermalElixir #SkincareTips #SkinType

The best ingredient story is usually the boring one: it worked in the studies, so we used it. #DermalElixir #SkincareScience #CleanBeauty

Ceramides make up a large share of your skin barrier already. Replacing what's lost is often more effective than adding something new. #DermalElixir #Ceramides #SkinBarrier

Myth: sensitive skin means avoiding actives entirely. Reality: it usually means starting low and slow, not skipping them. #DermalElixir #SensitiveSkin #SkincareMyths

Serum, moisturizer, or SPF — if you could only keep one step in your routine, which one stays? #DermalElixir #SkincareRoutine #Skincare

Formulating isn't about chasing trends. It's about waiting until an ingredient has enough evidence behind it to earn a place in the bottle. #DermalElixir #IngredientLed #SkincareScience

Retinoids have more published evidence behind them than almost any other skincare ingredient, and they're also the most likely to be used wrong. Percentage matters less than the base and buffering. #DermalElixir #Retinol #SkincareScience

Myth: pores open and close with heat and cold. Reality: pores don't have muscles. What changes is oil viscosity, not pore size. #DermalElixir #SkincareMyths #Skincare

We test at every concentration before it ships. If a claim on the label can't be backed by what's actually in the formula, it doesn't go on the label. #DermalElixir #SkincareScience #CleanFormulation

Hyaluronic acid holds up to 1000x its weight in water. Molecular weight matters more than concentration — different sizes reach different layers, which is why layering multiple weights outperforms one high-percent serum. #DermalElixir #HyaluronicAcid #Skincare

Myth: 'natural' ingredients are always gentler. Reality: poison ivy is natural too. It's about formulation and concentration, not origin. #DermalElixir #SkincareMyths #CleanBeauty

Every Dermal Elixir formula starts with a question: what is this ingredient actually doing at the cellular level? If we can't answer that, it doesn't make the bottle. #DermalElixir #SkincareScience #IngredientLed

Niacinamide gets the spotlight, but it's the ratio that does the work. Too high, too fast = irritation, not results. We formulate for the curve, not the headline number. #DermalElixir #Niacinamide #SkincareScience