Your 30s are a great time to start getting serious about a dedicated skin care routine. You’re still pretty young and have plenty of time to repair any past damage and protect your complexion.

To help you craft the ideal skin care routine in your 30s, Shop TODAY consulted top dermatologists to get their take on what products you should stock up on immediately. Now you just have to make some room in your beauty cabinet!

Serum/Retinol

2. Olay Regenerist Retinol 24 Night Facial Serum

Retinol is a powerful ingredient that can help reduce fine lines, smooth out acne scars and shrink pores. This lightweight serum offers impressive hydration and anti-aging benefits with its vitamin B3 and Retinol Complex. Just remember to only apply it at night since retinol might make skin more sensitive to sunlight, and use it sparingly.

“Follow the instructions. More is not better, more is just more irritation! Even in a moisturizing cream form, you may find you need to add lotion afterward. You can use your gentle moisturizing lotion after your retinol,” said Azeen Sadeghian, a dermatologist advisor for AI-powered skin symptom checker app Aysa.

Click here for the full list of skincare recommendations.

TODAY Show story by Chrissy Callahan (AUGUST 12, 2020)

by Jessica Foy

As parents, we all have fretted over a mysterious rash that’s developed on our child’s skin. You know the questions that run through your mind … Is this serious? Do we have to go to the doctor? Can we just treat this at home, or is my child’s leg going to fall off if we don’t go to the doctor?

If I gave you a dollar for every time I’ve consulted the Internet for one of my children’s skin rashes, you’d probably be able to quit your day job and retire early.

Luckily for us (and my wallet), the brilliant makers of Aysa created an app that assesses you or your child’s symptoms and guides you in the right direction.

Here’s what I like most about the app:

Simplicity

The app is quick to download and setup, allowing you to immediately access the tools to assess a rash or skin condition. My daughter had a mysterious rash on her knee, so I followed the app’s directions by taking a picture of it and answered a few questions. Aysa then analyzed the photo and helped me narrow down what it could be. While it does not diagnose, it definitely steers you in the right direction. It worked well for us!

Personalized

The app allows you to easily keep track of you or your child’s “case.” (That is how it’s listed in the app). The questions asked about a particular picture you submit are tailored to the individual, making it more accurate and reasonable. It’s also important to note that the pictures and information you submit never leave your phone, keeping your privacy secure.

Expertise

My husband is a pediatric resident and uses the parent app of Aysa, VisualDx. After showing him Aysa, his take on it is that this is a great resource for his patients to use as a guide.

The app is built from the experience of more than 47,000 physicians and nurses, and more than 137,000,000 health searches. It is NOT a skin cancer detection app or prevention tool, but rather gives guidance on what to do for a set of 200 common skin problems.

Overall, I would highly recommend this app for parents. Aysa is a fast, easy and personalized tool to help with those pesky skin rashes and conditions.

You can download the app today, and visit Aysa’s website to learn more.