If you think your current skin care products just aren’t doing it for you anymore, it’s not always your imagination. As much as you love that cleanser or moisturizer, it may not be giving you the glowing, healthy skin that you’re used to. Although you’d like to remain loyal to your tried-and-true products, it may be time for a switch.
There are many factors that can influence the effectiveness of your skin care products:
1. Change of Weather or Season. Humidity, cold air, air conditioning and indoor heating can all influence your skin’s needs. Winter weather may require a heavier moisturizer to combat the dryer conditions while it makes sense to lighten up when summer hits.
2. Hormonal Changes That Affect Your Skin. Menopause, puberty, pregnancy and even stress levels can affect hormone levels, which have a direct impact on your skin. Acne in the teen years and melasma during pregnancy are both classic cases of skin changes due to hormones.
3. Allergic Reaction. Adverse reactions can happen at any time, even with products that you’ve used without problem for years. With the sheer number of skin care treatments that most people use on a daily basis, tracking down the source of the reaction may take some time, but your skin could not be giving a clearer message: it’s time for a change.
4. Addition Of Oral Or Topical Medications. New medications may require an adjustment to your regular skin care routine, either in products used or frequency to avoid overtaxing the skin. Acne medications, for instance, can make skin very sensitive and dry and may need a basic moisturizer that does not include AHAs in its formula. Apothekari Daily Infusion fits the bill. Formulations that you may have tolerated previously (like an anti-aging retinoid) may also require modifications in order to minimize skin irritation.
5. Expiry Dates or Shelf Life. Once opened, most products have a shelf life of 12 months, after which the active ingredients may lose some of their potency. It’s always a good idea to double check expiry dates, especially on products that are not used on a regular basis.
6. Change of Formula. The truth is that cosmetic companies like tweaking their products, hoping to improve formulas, but those changes aren’t necessarily welcome. What they see as an upgrade or enhancement can spell trouble for your skin.
Sometimes these changes are actually a great opportunity to try something new, something that you may like even better. And when you listen to your skin, it’s amazing the things that it will tell you, including things like, “You shouldn’t have eaten that whole bag of chips last night.” Sadly, skin rarely lies.
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