Yahoo News Sandra Oh Has Barely Aged Since 'Grey's Anatomy' Because Of This At-Home Device
Audiences first fell in love with Sandra Oh in Grey’s Anatomy. Thanks to the success of Killing Eve, her fanbase has grown and more accolades have come rolling in (hello, Golden Globe). Despite the high-pressure entertainment industry that sometimes stifled her greatness, she’s given "fewer f*cks" (her words) as she's aged. The actress, now 48, feels even more confident than she did in her 20s.
“Aging is the greatest,” Sandra told InStyle. With it’s come even more professional success (but you already knew that) and focus on self-love (which you might have not). For Sandra, beauty is twofold: mental and physical, per The New Potato. The mental stuff—or, being a compassionate person—is something you’ll have to take up on your own. But, you can adopt the other half of her beauty routine. Sandra’s mastered the art of caring for what’s on the outside with a skincare routine that reflects how good she’s feeling on the inside. Now, you can too.
She swears by accupuncture.
“Growing up and until my gosh, early-mid 30s, I had terrible, terrible skin,” Sandra told TNP. “It made me feel ugly and insecure.” She was dealing with eczema, asthma, and allergies that caused inflammation all over her face. After her skin started affecting her routine on Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra turned to an acupuncturist who she still sees today. “She changed my life,” Sandra added. “This was not an overnight thing. I saw her regularly–sometimes twice a week–for two years. After four years, my whole being felt better, from the inside to out. No creams, no inhalers but from a cellular level, my insides have changed, and it’s reflected on my skin.”
She believes in double cleansing.
Now, Sandra’s product collection isn’t for the faint of heart, but her nighttime routine is doable—in fact—it's kind of a biggie. “In the evening before bed, I’ll clean off my makeup with Neutrogena eye makeup remover (non-oil) then clean with Clarisonic and a gentle cleanser,” she told TNP. Makeup remover does the work of breaking down the layer of product her face, while her second cleanser will kick out the dirt and gunk that’s built up in her pores throughout the day.
The Clarisonic exfoliator isn’t a daily must, but it is an effective tool since it has the power to remove dead skin cells from the top layer of your skin, brighten your complexion, and help your other products “penetrate deeper into your skin,” Women’s Health previously reported.
She adds a serum (or four!) into the mix.
Before you discover their magic, serums might sound like woo-woo elixirs that you’ll spend a pretty penny on to sit unused in your bathroom and collect dust. But they’re actually quite effective. “These products contain higher concentrations of active ingredients than moisturizers and creams, for example,” Joel Schlessinger, MD, board-certified dermatologist and RealSelf advisor previously told Women’s Health. The wide range of serums out there are formulated to treat a ton of skin concerns including wrinkles, dark spots, and acne.
Sandra’s picks? The entire collection by iS Clinical, including the brand's active serum. She’ll occasionally swap that out with the iGlow Illuminating C serum, and the Le Mieux hyaluronic and glycolic serums. “I also love Caudalie Resveratrol Serum,” she tells TNP.
She does LED light therapy, too.
Sandra will back up her serum-loaded regimen with LightStim—a light therapy system used to treat the skin. According to Sandra’s TNP interview, “it makes a real difference.” And according to the experts, she’s right. Devices equipped with red, blue, yellow, and green LED lights treat a number of skin conditions including wrinkles and acne. “The light receptors in molecules react to varying frequencies, which is why different colors of light have different skin benefits,” NYC dermatologist Howard Sobel, MD, previously told Women’s Health.
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