My name is Liz, and I created your optimized skincare routine and plan. I focused on your high and medium priorities based on your DNA test. I also considered your Yudoyu quiz results which told us about your skin type and feelings about your skin. Your personalized routine includes products packed with ingredients that, with consistent use, will improve current skin quality and protect your future face. Please add lifestyle and dietary changes (outlined below) for an added boost toward happier, healthier skin!
Warmly,
Liz and The Yudoyu Team
We are here to help if you have any questions! Email us at hello@yudoyu.com.M
Normal + Sometimes Sensitive + 40+
DNA ANALYSIS EXPLANATIONS
Our lab tests 16 core and dozens of secondary genetic markers that contribute to skin protection and premature aging and can play a big role in your skin’s future well-being.
The genes tested are cataloged according to their structural, functional, and metabolic effects on the skin.
Each Skin DNA category provides 1 of 3 outcomes: High Risk, Medium or Low Risk.
How does your skin compare with the rest of the population?
Yudoyu’s partner lab SkinDNA® has established one of the world’s largest derma genetics databases with more than 2 million DNA profiles*.
Our data allows us to discover distinctive skin traits shared between groups of people.
Gene performance is either normal, impaired, or deficient. Remember, your DNA is only a part of your skin equation, and we can help you on YOUR path to healthier, happier skin.
Your body is working at a near optimum. You are producing close to normal levels of collagen to counteract the breakdown process.
COLLAGEN BREAKDOWN: Normal – The enzyme responsible for Collagen Breakdown is functioning in the Optimal Range.
COLLAGEN PROTECTION: Impaired – The antioxidant responsible for protecting your collagen functions less than ideally. Your skin may not receive the support it needs to keep collagen as healthy as it needs to be.
Your body has a reduced ability to break down glucose. Excess glucose has been linked to a number of age-related traits, amongst them – wrinkles.
WRINKLE FACTOR: Deficient – Your body has a minimal ability to break down glucose efficiently. Excess glucose molecules stick to collagen and elastin, binding fibers together. This leads to wrinkles, thinning skin, free radicals, and structural skin damage. We’ll give you some ideas on how to reduce this risk and help keep wrinkles away!
You may have a higher probability to experience irregular pigmentation and burning. Your may have a number of vulnerabilities in the production of melanin and other processors that function to protect your skin from the sun.
GENES TESTED:
MELANIN 1: Deficient – Your body produces irregular volumes of melanin (pigment). As a result, your skin is sensitive when exposed to sunlight.
MELANIN 2: Normal – You have a tendency to tan. However, prolonged exposure may still cause sensitivity, freckling and irregular pigmentation with minimal sunburning symptoms. Using sunblock is good for everyone!
PHOTO DEFENSE: Deficient – Your body minimally breaks down free radicals produced from UVB (Burning) Rays once they have entered the skin. These rays are responsible not only for sunburns but also for pigmentation responses.
UV RADIATION REPAIR: Deficient – Your result suggests you are not adequately repairing DNA damage caused by UVA exposure (often called the “Aging” Rays).
UV RADICAL REPAIR: Normal – You have optimal UV induced Free Radical and oxidative stress repairing ability. After sun exposure, this gene is crucial for maintaining the overall health and integrity of the skin by repairing damage UV Radicals might have caused.
You may have a reduced ability to produce essential antioxidants. Your results also suggest that you may be sensitive to Environmental Pollutants. By living an unhealthy lifestyle that includes smoking & stress you can decrease your lifetime free of radical production.
GENES TESTED:
ANTIOXIDANT PRODUCTION: Normal – Your genes are great at producing the body’s most crucial antioxidants. You are less prone to the destructive effects of free radicals.
POLLUTION DEFENSE: Deficient – Your body does not break down UVB radiation, fumes, carbon, and smoke effectively This may cause your skin to become more sensitive to environmental pollutants.
Genetically, your body is producing normal levels of inflammatory proteins. Your results indicate that you have a normal risk factor to chemical sensitivity issues and skin inflammatory responses. You may still at times experience skin irritations when using a highly active or highly chemical product.
GENES TESTED:
INFLAMMATION: Normal – Your body has a normal inflammatory response to irritants.
XENOBIOTIC DETOX: Normal – Your body can break down xenobiotic compounds such as cigarette smoke, exhaust fumes, urban air pollution, and alcohol. Keep in mind these compounds can still be harmful to you!
SKIN SENSITIVITY: Impaired – You may be moderately sensitive to skin contact from perfumed products, active skincare ingredients. Spot-test products with active ingredients to make sure you can tolerate the ingredients.
…based on your results.
Want to start smaller? Look for the * next to “add to cart” for your best beginner products.
Remember to use a broad-spectrum SPF daily (rain or shine). You’ll find more great choices and add-ons in your “just for YU shop.”
Here is your personalized skincare plan based on your results!
Add these easy-to-do lifestyle habits to your daily routine.
Look for these topical ingredients when shopping for skincare.
VITAMIN B3 (NIACINAMIDE) Reduces irregular pigmentation production
C + FERULIC ACID Provides added support from UVA & UVB damage while reducing pigmentation
GREEN TEA EXTRACT Free radical scavenger
VITAMIN E – Protects skin against pollutants and UV damage
COENZYME Ql0 Protects the mitochondria (the “power plant” of living cells)
LACTIC ACID Treats the signs of glycation with minimal irritation
Please consult your doctor before you begin a new dietary plan.
CRAPE SEED EXTRACT Provides added protection against UV light-induced redness/burns
N-ACETVL CVSTEINE Helps to reduce DNA damage caused from UV-induced free radicals
ALPHA LIPOIC ACID Free Radical Scavenger
RESVERATROL Super Antioxidant
CUMIN Decreases high blood serum glucose levels and prevents formation of glycation end-products
BLUEBERRY EXTRACT Breaks the glycation cycle
VITAMIN Bl & B6 Anti-glycation properties
These minimally-invasive professional treatments will benefit your skin’s texture and make you glow!
MODIFIED JESSNER PEEL A combination peel of salicylic acid, resorcinol, lactic acid and Kojic acid to help brighten and remove surface pigment spots.
Want to dig deeper? Learn about the causes and symptoms of poor skin health, and view our comprehensive list of beneficial ingredients and advice.
Selected for you!
Lymphatic drainage is a facial massage to boost the body’s natural draining system. The face is left visibly more lifted, firm, and youthful by assisting in the movement of excess toxins, water, fats, and proteins down the lymph vessels and into the nodes!
Step 1: Apply treatment oil or cleansing balm of choice. Fingers should not drag but glide easily over the skin with little to no resistance.
Step 2: Follow the directional guide demonstrated in the illustration. Using light pressure, gently massage the face upwards and outwardly. Pressure should be not unlike moving a pen across a table. The key is to lift and relax muscles! If redness occurs, lighten the pressure.
Step 3: Finish with a glass of water, herbal tea, or warm broth for added hydration.
What if I’m doing this wrong?
If you are working in upward and outward motions with light, relaxing amounts of pressure, you are certain to fight against one of the main causes of wrinkles – gravity.
This smoothie not only contains an astounding amount of some of the best whole food sources of antioxidants but tastes like a decadent dessert. (Go on, have it for breakfast, we won’t judge).
Here is one of our favorite shortcuts to having both bone broth and soup, without having to make both separately. Did we also mention how delicious it is?
Roasted bell peppers and tomatoes are two of the top ten foods highest in Vitamin C, making this hummus a super-charged source and convenient snack for any time!
This firming, nourishing, best-thing-since-sliced-bread recipe is not only delicious, but easy to make, and extremely affordable.
† Watch for the symbol: These products and ingredients may contain high amounts of iodine. See the iodine warning below before using.
Thyroid Disease Warnings: If you, or someone in your family, are prone to or suspect you might have thyroid disease, we recommend avoiding the use of all of the following ingredients in both skincare and supplements unless otherwise instructed by your healthcare provider:
These ingredients are enormously high in iodine content, a proven, major thyroid disruptor. When applied topically, they can enter the bloodstream.
Resources: https://www.drchristianson.com/the-iodine-controversy/
