Are we addicted to beauty products?
Which beauty products do you regularly use? Chances are it’s probably more than you used to. With a seemingly neverending supply of new lotions and potions on the market that are designed to make you look younger, bronzer, and healthier, it’s hard to know where to start.
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There is really something for everyone. And we all love it – who wouldn’t want beautiful clear skin, sleek hair and perfect makeup? But are these products really helping us to achieve that or do we just want it so much we’re convincing ourselves that we can’t live without them? I recently discovered that the moisturiser I had been using wasn’t actually improving the condition of my skin, in fact it could even have been making it worse. I had become so used to applying it a couple of times a day that when I forgot to use it, my hands quickly became drier than ever. Some skin products almost work too well – your skin becomes dependent on the product as if it was ‘addicted’, and unable to cope without it. It’s the same with hair styling – the more products you use, the more you’ll find you need. Using styling tools and hairdryers can dry your hair out, and leave it brittle and frizzy. The answer to this, of course, is product – there is a massive variety of different styling products to keep frizzy and unruly hair in check. They leave your hair looking shiny and sleek even after using heat-styling tools, problem solved. But nine times out of ten these products only succeed in disguising the problem without actually doing anything to repair the damage. You keep using it because you think your hair looks great, but the longer you leave it the worse your hair condition will become. So how do you know which products are worth your money? Well, to start with, less is more. Choose you products carefully and make sure that they will suit your skin type - products such as Clarins HyraQuench cream. A lot of these may cost more than regular moisturisers, but it’s really worth it in the long run as they do help fix dry skin, and they usually last much longer too. As for hair, the best way to recovery is to wear your hair naturally for a while, and use products designed to help dry hair to recover. If you love the straight look too much to let it go, invest in some GHD straighteners – again they cost a bit more but they’re designed well and are much kinder to hair than many other brands. GHD also offer a great range of shampoo and styling products that are specifically developed to protect heat-styled hair and help it to stay healthy.
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