Skin Care Expert Dr. Leslie Baumann MD

Hi!  I am board certified Dermatologist Dr. Leslie Baumann MD, FAAD. I am a skin care expert who literally wrote the books on skin care science. I am a board certified dermatologist and skin care specialist who has devoted my research over the last 25 years to skin types, skin care products, cosmeceutical ingredients, and creating the best custom skin care routines for your skin type.

I also developed the skincare routine quiz and 16 Baumann Skin Types System used by dermatologists and found in many medical textbooks.  You can find the skin type quiz that doctors use at the link below.

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I have written 3 bestselling books on skin care and skin care ingredients.

In 2002, I published the first and bestselling textbook on Cosmetic Dermatology (McGraw Hill  2002, 2009, 2022). It is now on it's 3rd edition and in many languages.

For over 25 years I have written a monthly column on cometic ingredients called Cosmeceutical Critique for a dermatology publicationcalled Dermatology News.

These columns were published in another textbook used by dermatologists and aestheticians called Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients. It discusses the research data on various skin care ingredients.  The simplified version of that skin care ingredient book can be found in our skin care ingredient library.

In 2005, I published the NY Times best -selling skin care book The Skin Type Solution that divides people into 16 Baumann Skin Types.

In 2023, I write current blogs online to find Skin Care Tips:

Blogs about Skin Care

Blogs about Cosmetic Ingredients

Looking for skin care blogs by a dermatologist?

I have written many blogs in my career. This is where to find the best skin care blogs in 2023:

• For my best and most current skin care blogs, click here.

• For my best and most current skin care ingredient blogs, click here.  

(These ingredient blogs are based on my Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Textbook, which is the best book on cosmetic ingredients.)

I have written many popular blogs in the past. You may have seen my Yahoo blog for Yahoo Health called The Skin Guru that was popular in 2006-2011. We had millions of readers until yahoo health changed their format and stopped using experts to write their blogs.

Over the last 15 years, I have studied skin types by gathering data in dermatologist's offices worldwide. I tested skin care products on the 16 Baumann Skin Types to see which brands, products, ingredients, and combinations of products were best for each skin type.

In 2014 I developed over 40,000 skin care routines.  From 2014-2021 I tested the custom skin routines on dermatology patients worldwide. I have worked with dermatologist physicians around the world to test these prescription skin care regimens on all genders, ethnicities and in different geographic locations. We developed software to match a skin care routine to skin concerns, and then further personalize and customize them based on skin concerns, skin care brand preferences, lifestyle habits, values, and budget.

I have trained over 200 medical providers to use the Skin Type Solutions System in their medical practices. These dermatologists, doctors, and medical aestheticians helped test these dermatologist-developed personalized custom skin care routines on over 100,000 patients.

I have performed research trials for many skin care companies and pharmaceutical companies, and have devoted the last two decades to studying skin type. If you click the preceding link, you can see my research publications.

If you are looking for the best skincare advice from a dermatologist on You Tube, I have many playlists designed to teach you everything you need to know about skincare in 2024.  You can find my playlists of skincare videos on the SkinTypeSolutions You Tube Channel.

1. Baumann, L. (2008, 2012, 2019). Cosmetics and Skin Care in Dermatology. Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. 7t, 8^th and 9^th eds. New York: McGraw Hill.

2. Baumann L.  Baumann's Cosmetic Dermatology Ed 3. (McGraw Hill 2022)

3. Baumann, L. Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients (McGraw Hill 2015)
4. Baumann, L. (2020). 14 A Scientific Approach to Cosmeceuticals. The Art of Aesthetic Surgery, Three Volume Set: Principles and Techniques
5. Baumann, L. (2013). Nonsurgical skin care and rejuvenation. Gurtner GC, Neligan PC. Plastic Surgery (3rd and 4th ed). China: Elsevier, 25.
6. Baumann, L. (2018). How to Use Oral and Topical Cosmeceuticals to Prevent and Treat Skin Aging. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, 26(4), 407-413.
7. Baumann, Leslie S. “Pre- and postprocedure skin care guide for your surgical patients” Frontline Medical Communications Inc (2017).
8. Baumann, Leslie. “Cosmeceuticals in skin of color” Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 35 (2016): 233-237.
9. Castanedo-Tardan, M. P., & Baumann, L. (2009). Ethics of selling skin care. Clinics in dermatology, 27(4), 355-358.

10. Baumann, Leslie S. “The Baumann Skin Typing System” in Farage MA, et al. Textbook of Aging Skin Skin. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2017): 1579-1594.

11. Baumann, L. (2009). The Baumann skin-type indicator: a novel approach to understanding skin type. Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology, 3rd Edition, Informa Healthcare, New York, 29-40.

12. Baumann, L. (2009). The Baumann skin-type indicator: a novel approach to understanding skin type. Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology, 3rd Edition, Informa Healthcare, New York, 29-40.

13. Baumann, Leslie. “Validation of a Questionnaire to Diagnose the Baumann Skin Type in All Ethnicities and in Various Geographic Locations” Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications 6 (2016): 34-40.

14. Baumann, Leslie S., et al. “A Validated Questionnaire for Quantifying Skin Oiliness” Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications 4 (2014): 78-84.

15. Baumann, Leslie. "Ethics in cosmetic dermatology." Clinics in dermatology 30, no. 5 (2012): 522-527.