Thursday, October 11, 2007

Before You Buy Any Skin Care Treatment

I am often amazed by claims of companies claiming to offer the ultimate skin care product. The fact is, there is no such thing as the ultimate skin product. Because skin care products work based upon each individuals skin type, making a claim to be the best is a falsehood. The reality, when it comes to skin care products, is that what works well for one may not work at all for others.

In order to make an informed decision when it comes to selecting a skin care product, your first thought should be to consider your type of skin. When it comes to skin types, the general classifications are oily skin, dry skin, normal skin and sensitive skin.

Realizing your classification of skin will aid in your search for an effective skin care product, however, finding the best skin care product will require more details.

Recognizing whether your skin is dry, oily, sensitive or normal is the first part in choosing what skin care product is right for you. However, keep in mind that this is only the beginning of the journey to proper skin care.

First of all, you need to understand how the skin care products work. This is simple. You can consider all skin care products to be composed of 2 types of ingredients Active and inactive. The active ingredients are the ones that actually work on your skin.

The primary purpose of the inactive ingredients is to aid in the delivery of the active ingredients to your skin. Both active and inactive ingredients should work in unsion to make the product effective and useful for your skin.

Besides the ingredients, the way you apply your skin care products is equally important. In fact, this is even more important. If you do not know how to apply skin care products, you might forever be hunting for the best skin care product for yourself, when that has already passed you.

Finally, you need to establish the amount of skin care product you should apply to your skin. Environmental factors such as humidity, temperature and pollution levels can also have an affect when it comes to choosing the right skin care product for you.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I use Gloves in a Bottle all the time - I'm an artist and end up washing my hands a zillion times a day (slight exaggeration). Gloves in a Bottle makes it easier to keep my hands clean plus seems to save them from drying up and cracking despite the paint, oil and thinners I get all over them. I also use it whenever I’m cleaning the house (not so often!), gardening or doing any DIY and find it fantastic at shielding my hands from any chemicals and dirt. Great stuff - I get it from the UK Gloves in a Bottle website - excellent service too.