Skincare

Good skin really shows our lifestyle, whether we are eating right or whether we are taking care of the skin as we are supposed to. I can’t believe that I am writing about this topic, because I am not an expert in this field neither am I a skincare, make up or any other beauty trend junky. But I love to educate myself about everything that is beneficial for the skin, right from what are the latest skincare treatments to what lipstick shades are worth trying to even what to drink to have flawless skin. Having extra knowledge never harms us, right?

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To give you a little bit of background, I follow all the basic steps of skincare routine, I have a combination skin, mixture of a dry and oily, but more on the oilier side and super-duper SENSETIVE. Not kidding when I say this, if I ever sit with my chin resting on my hand for an hour or so my skin becomes red and super itchy. It is annoying. Having a flawless skin without any major allergies is a blessing I tell you. I always double check the product ingredient list before I buy anything related to skincare or make up. I use products that have very little or no fragrance in it. The more fragrance your product has the more harm it will bring to your skin due to higher percentage of alcohol. Alcohol tends to suck away the moisture and dry out our skin. Make sure to READ the label before deciding on the product. I was suffering with the worst acne breakout few years back, since then I follow all the things that my dermatologist has asked me to. It is not about the product always that causes problems, there are some things which are related to our food intolerance and overall lifestyle. Understanding how exactly our body reacts to each and every little thing that we use or eat or do is helpful. Following are some basic rules that I follow before making any new purchase, I generally don’t switch my skincare routine that often but when I do I make sure these are the must haves.

Very little to no fragrance in anything that goes on to the face
Face wash with some percentage of Salicylic acid
Oil free
Non-Comedogenic

I am sure there is plenty of research available on google regarding oil free and non-comedogenic products and their benefits. Make sure you read before purchasing anything, as we all have different bodies that react differently. Doing our own research about everything is a good habit. Clean, vegan, cruelty free skincare products are the players of the beauty industry these days I assume, I don’t know much about that but having a product which has cleaner ingredients than artificial ones is always good. Some products that I have tried from this clean category (make up) had coconut oil in it which made my skin break out very badly, but there are few clean brands that I absolutely love for makeup, (you can read more about that here). Everything is not suitable for everyone when skincare and make up is concerned, that being said, keeping a watch and understanding, if the product is working or not even though it is from cleaner category is the way forward.

Again, I am not an expert, just sharing what suits me. Happy scrolling –

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