A Guide to Buy Right Skin Care Products

 

A GUIDE TO BUY RIGHT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

When choosing a product for your skin, you should be more careful. Because it’s so easy for you to carried away by fancy advertisements and marketing strategies.  And also, be aware of some common myth like:

Only Expensive products are genuine and highly effective ❌

The more products you use, the better your skin will be ❌

Natural products do not have any chemicals within them ❌ (Best example: The Face Shop, Ayush, Biotique, etc.)

Do not believe in the above mentioned Myth.

1. Check the Active Ingredients – When buying a product, check out the ingredients mentioned in the pack. There is a general rule that the ingredients are listed in the descending order of concentration. So the top five elements should be 80% of the entire product. So, make sure the ingredients you are looking for are in the Top 5.

2. Stay Away from these Ingredients – Parabens, Sulfates, Fragrance/ Perfumes, Formaldehyde and Synthetic colors are some of the ingredients that shouldn’t be found on a skin care product at all cost.  

3. Don’t buy products with strong scent. Because they add heavy perfumes to make the product to smell that good.

4. Not all Chemicals are Harmful – There are Chemicals which are harmless and that has neutral effects.

Some of Harmless Chemicals in Skincare Products

5. Don’t trust products that disclose only few ingredients – For example, let’s take this Biotique toner that says 100% natural extracts, but only 4.86% of its ingredients are mentioned. What about the rest? Never trust these kind of products

6. Know, why you are using a product.

We all use tons of products just like that, and sometimes not even knowing the basic use of product.

CLEANSER – The Basic use of a Cleanser/ Face Wash is to remove dirt, impurities and excess oiliness from the skin. So make sure that your cleanser do not dry out your skin nor leaves your skin oily like you did not wash it off properly.

TONER – Toner is not a mandatory step in skincare routine.  Basically toners are used to retain the pH balance of the skin after cleansing. Since, nowadays cleansers comes with right pH, Toners are not necessary. There are some toners which targets your skin concerns and help with your skin issue. Those kind of toners are useful.

MOISTURIZER – Not applying moisturizer is a skincare crime.  All skin types including oily skin type should use a moisturizer. It nourishes your skin, slows the sign of aging, help fight acne, prevents skin dehydration and avoid major skin problems.

 

7. Never Copy other’s skincare products. Know your Skin type and buy products for your type. Things that work for others might not work for you.

 

8. Ingredients to look for – Find your key ingredients. Keep it in your mind that all ingredients are not suitable for your skin type.

For Oily Skin – Benzoyl Peroxide, Alpha Hyaluronic acid, light weight Moisturizer and non – comedogenic product (Products that are formulated not to block or clog pores)

Dry Skin – Creams with Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter or Lactic Acid

Sensitive Skin – Products with less ingredients are great for sensitive skin. And also product with ingredients like Aloe Vera, Chamomile, Green Tea, and Shea Butter are good.

 

9. Never get misguided with the reviews and your favorite influencer’s recommendation. Especially, those Youtubers who do paid promotions by doing a video where they will show, like they are using the product. Never ever trust those paid promotions.

10. Do a small research with the above said points before buying a skincare product. And also check the ones you are using right now. Make a change if necessary. Visit  MADE SAFE to find certified products.

           

But first, SkinCare