[Misc] Please be gentle with your skin, and think about the affect of each product you use

Beauty Tips For Body Care
Your skin is an organ, the biggest one you have. It protects you, and you should protect it. Yes, it can be very frustrating to deal with. But every time you use an active / chemical exfoliant / AHA / BHA / salicylic acid / etc you are using something that may harm OR help your skin, depending on how you use it.If you’ve slowly built up your routine, adding one product at a time, using it for a few weeks to determine the effect it’s having - then you’re 100% fineBut please don’t start a brand new routine immediately using multiple actives and strong products. Each of those should be used for a particular purpose, and do your own research (not just reading or asking here) to make sure you know what it’s doing for you. Don’t do it because it’s a fad or it’s popular right now. Everyone’s skin is different and will react differently. Yes, purging and slight burning happens, especially if your skin is dry, but the goal of skincare is not to burn your skin off.The other thing is balancing brands vs ingredients. You should definitely look for particular ingredients, and not be blindly loyal to brands. But at the same time using actives in strong concentrations from TO or wherever without diluting it properly or understanding how often to use it is just a good way to get a chemical burn. If you don’t want to figure all that out that’s perfectly fine - that’s what products that chemists have made are for.Also, I don’t really understand how a “holy grail” product can exist. Yes some products are very good, or a good price for the contents, or widely usable, but people still have different skin AND there are likely several comparable products on the market.It’s just sad to see repeat posts where someone has gotten a chemical burn, or “ruined” skin that was previously fine, and very avoidable. Also, even with IS insurance issues, going to a dermatologist once and getting a prescription that really works, or using some type of telehealth service, can actually save money and time and energy over buying tons of products that don’t work well.
Girls Blog 2015
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