| There is really nothing like a best skin care | | | | for you). |
| product. There really can't be anything like 'The | | | | Besides the ingredients, the way you apply your |
| best skin care product', because skin care | | | | skin care products is equally important. In fact, |
| products work differently for different people | | | | this is even more important. If you do not know |
| (based on the skin type to some extent). A | | | | how to apply skin care products, you might |
| product that is the 'best skin care product' for | | | | forever be hunting for the best skin care product |
| one person might end up being the worst for | | | | for yourself, when that has already passed you. |
| another person. So, a more logical question to ask | | | | Moreover, it's also important to decide on the |
| would be 'What is the best skin care product for | | | | frequency of application (of the skin care product). |
| my type of skin?'. However, this still is not | | | | The environmental factors - temperature, |
| completely logical. We tend to segregate people | | | | humidity and pollution level, also affect the |
| into 4 groups based on their skin types - i.e. dry | | | | selection of best skin care product. Here are a |
| skin, oily skin, normal skin and sensitive skin. | | | | few rules that you could use to ensure that your |
| However, this classification is just too broad to be | | | | best skin care product is really the best for you: |
| used definitively in determining the best skin care | | | | * Cleanse your skin before applying that best skin |
| product. We can say 'best skin care product for a | | | | care product. |
| dry skin' or 'best skin care product for an oily skin' | | | | * Use a makeup remover instead of plain water |
| are better statements than just 'best skin care | | | | and remove your makeup before going to bed. |
| product'. But really, that is what it is - 'better'; still | | | | * The effectiveness of active ingredients is |
| not accurate. | | | | reduced when applied over another product e.g. |
| So, it really comes to rephrasing the question to - | | | | over moisturiser. So apply that best skin care |
| 'What is the best skin care product for me'. Yes, | | | | product first and then apply a bit of moisturizer if |
| this is exactly the question that you should be | | | | needed. |
| asking, and unfortunately there is no easy answer | | | | * Apply the products on moist and warm skin. |
| for this. Arriving at the best skin care product for | | | | * You will have to experiment with a few |
| self will need some effort on your part. | | | | products before you arrive at the one that is the |
| First of all, you need to understand how the skin | | | | best skin care product for you. |
| care products work. This is simple. You can | | | | * Do not exfoliate too much or too hard. |
| consider all skin care products to be composed of | | | | * Vary your skin care routine as per the seasons |
| 2 types of ingredients - Active and inactive. The | | | | (winter/summer etc), changes in environmental |
| active ingredients are the ones that actually work | | | | factors and changes in your skin type |
| on your skin. The inactive ones just help in | | | | Note that the best skin care product cannot be |
| delivering these active ingredients to your skin. | | | | determined overnight. It's only through experiment |
| Both the ingredients need to work for your skin, | | | | (and awareness) that you can find the 'Best skin |
| in order for the product to be effective (and | | | | care product' (for you). |
| move on to become the best skin care product | | | | |