Woman, 22, behind the controversial ‘Caveman Skin’ trend defends itself after giving up face – while dermatologist brands the ‘extremist’

A Tap Video of compliance with a young woman to what is dubbed as a ‘caveman -skin care routine’ has created controversy this week, with thousands of roads on the ‘new trend’.

A video from Tia Zakher was watched more than 10 million times after the influencer stated that she had no longer used ‘all skin care’ and had stopped ‘using water’ to wash her face.

The 22-year-old placed the video after her alarmed followers questioned the condition of her skin, which seemed overly dry, flaky and even yellowish along the forehead, cheeks, bridge of the nose and around the mouth.

In the video, the Canadian woman explained that she had adopted the variation on the trending cavemen’s skin method as an alleged means to enable her skin barrier to “rebuild herself naturally.”

“My skin actually throws all the damage and tries to regulate itself,” claimed the Tiktoker, which has more than 135,000 followers.

After the video Went viral, it was picked up by media all over the world, which resulted in experts worldwide, the false back care method of the skin made it potentially harmful. Others suggested that the young woman had a kind of skin condition or fungus … or completely invented the saga.

“I post publicly, so it’s ok for people to give public comments and share their opinion, many people also come from a concern,” Tia told Femail.

‘The only thing I can say is that I wish I made it because it is not easy to continue this and be patient as someone who has a history with [skin] Also choose. ‘

Tia explained that it ‘wanted to try something else’ when she took over the routine for cold turkey care.

A few weeks after she stopped washing her face with water and using products, Tia said she noticed that there was visible ‘structure’ on her skin.

‘It was difficult when [the build up] Started to be noticeable, but I also noticed that my redness calmed a lot, so I felt that something was working, “she said.

The influencer warned that she did not believe that this approach was suitable for everyone and advised people to consult a professional before they tried something like that. “

Tia also said that she had since started re -introducing water in her skin care routine and will start using ‘Moisturizer very soon’.

Despite TIA’s warning message about the suitability of her Caveman Skin Care routine for others, dermatologists fear that the viral video copycats may have already inspired, which may destroy the skin results.

Femail spoke with the Australian dermatologist Dr. Ryan de Cruz, who said that “as the name suggests, the Caveman -skin care method is outdated and really does not reflect the evolution of not only the human species, but also medical science and skin care.”

The dermatologist and founder of Melbourne Southern dermatology Slam the Caveman Skin approach to throwing away ‘all kinds of scientifically proven self-care and hygiene methods’ as ‘archaic’.

“It is extremist to absolutely leave all hygiene methods and has no scientific evidence,” he added.

The skin expert mainly suffered from the fundamental lack of hygiene when using no water or a cleaning agent.

“In general, hygiene applies so much to the skin on the face as the skin on the rest of the body – and the risks of non -cleaning of the skin include the development of excessive or excessive dry skin, pigmentation, inflammation and odor.”

“Not cleaning is not only harmful in terms of environmental aggressors, but simple infections such as Staphylococcus or viral infections such as overgrowth of yeast.”

Although Dr. The Cruz was critical of the ‘extremist’ Caveman Skin -routine approach, he acknowledged that it was buried in the aspects of merit.

For example, the dermatologist accepted that he had seen patients whose skin improved as a result of stopping the use of skin care products. However, he added the warning that this was usually in the case of people who had previously used ‘hard cleaning agents and active ingredients of their skin’.

The expert explained: “The moisture barrier of the skin is something that needs to be protected, and skin care when it is used inappropriate or when it is not adapted to the person’s skin type can be quite harmful.”

‘There is certainly a balancing act between the use of moisturizing and recovery products versus hard anti-aging products and acne-oriented skin products that can rid the skin and destroy the skin barrier.

“That is why I certainly agree that patients can notice an improvement in their skin when they actually reduce the number of things they use on it.”

Dr. The Cruz It also noted that ‘many organs in the body have natural ways to preserve themselves’ – including the skin, which ‘turns around every 28 days or so’. This kind of thinking may have supported the methodology of the skin approach of the caveman.

Factors in the modern world such as the environment, pollution and even diet ‘influence the quality of our skin’, making it considerably different from the skin of our age -old ancestors. That is why the use of cleaning agents, and in particular those with research -supported skin improvement of ingredients, are now encouraged to help with this natural turnover process.

“For example, if we look at patients who have atopic eczema or dermatitis, we recommend using cleaning agents based on ceramide or moisturizing factors such as hyauluronic acid,” Dr. The Cruz.

Although Tia is not a patient of Dr. The Cruz, is his assessment of seeing photos of hair that she can be hit by an underlying skin condition such as “retention -hypkeratosis, which is a congenital inability for the skin to exfoliate naturally.”

He explained that any form of underlying skin condition, whether it is eczema and psoriasis, or a tendency to acne-sensitive skin and your own, or excessive dry skin could benefit from absorbing simple, scientifically supported skin care ingredients.

“All these skin conditions can be improved or improved by using suitable cleaning agents,” said Dr. De Cruz.

The only aspect in which the professional opinion of the doctor was in line with TIA’s controversial approach was in the belief to “keep skin care easy”.

“When it comes to a reasonably priced and evidence-based skin care routine, the three elements that must form the basis of a soft skin care routine are a soft moisturizing cleaning agent, daily moisturizing cream and SPF 50+ sunscreen,” said Dr de Cruz.

“You just have to go to the pharmacy to find excellent skin care products that have good research to support it, without breaking the bank.”