GP’s PRP Facial on Netflix—and the New Essential Dr. Nigma Is Making for Skin

“Whoa. Worth it,” GP exclaims several weeks after getting a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) facial with Nigma Talib, the Los Angeles–based naturopathic doctor and trained medical aesthetician she’s worked with for years. But the secret to Talib’s clients’ glow (including GP’s) goes far beyond a single treatment. Talib combines gut-health knowledge (more on that in her book Younger Skin Starts in the Gut), traditional Chinese face-mapping, and powerful treatment protocols for glowing, clear, healthy skin. “It’s not about erasing all your wrinkles,” says Talib. “Having some wrinkles, but with really clear, firm, nonpigmented skin—that, to me, is youthful skin.”

The first step, Talib explains, isn’t an office visit. “Cleansing is where it all starts,” she says. To that end, Talib’s new product is a creamy, foamy, skin-softening cleanser designed to work for all skin types and all ages. “The cleansing step is often overlooked, because you wash it off,” says Talib. “But people live in these toxic, polluted cities. And they’re not cleaning their skin properly, not taking the makeup off at night; they’re traveling. I see how much dirt comes off people’s skin. A few pumps of this cleanser takes off all your makeup. I had a patient who tried it after the Golden Globes, and it was all she needed to remove a full face of makeup.”

“What people get wrong about cleansing is they don’t realize you need something that’s going to pull off all the crap on your face before you put a serum on,” Talib continues. She formulated her cleanser with zeolites, found in volcanic ash. “Volcanic ash is a beautiful component,” she says. “Like how a sponge sucks in water, this sucks out stuff from the skin.” Glycolic and salicylic acids gently exfoliate, fermented mangosteen and hyssop extract fight free radicals, hyaluronic acid moisturizes, and chamomile soothes. It feels incredible going on, which, Talib says, is part of the point: “If you don’t love cleansing, you’re not going to do it enough.”