Comments on: How Often Should You Change Your Skincare Products?

By: beautifulwithbrains

beautifulwithbrains — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:03:56 +0000

In reply to Grace.

Grace, welcome to my blog! I’m glad you like it and I hope to see you here often.

That’s so true. Sometimes brands reformulate products and they end up being worse than before and not work as well. It’s so annoying and I’m sorry that happened to you. Thanks for reminds us of this.

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:07:35 +0000

I’m a new reader but loving your blog so far! I had an experience with a skincare product years back (before it was easy to find and share info online via tools such as blogs) when I thought a skincare product wasn’t working for me anymore because MY skin changed. Turns out that the company reformulated the product. I heartily agree with all of your
points however just wanted to add my two cents, sometimes it’s not us, but the company. Hope this helps someone 🙂

By: beautifulwithbrains

beautifulwithbrains — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:39:21 +0000

In reply to Icaria. Icaria, they certainly do. And a minimal routine can work wonders too. I don't like using too many products anyway. I just don't have the time for it.

By: beautifulwithbrains

beautifulwithbrains — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:35:49 +0000

In reply to Janessa.

Janessa, I haven’t tried Kiko sunscreens simply because I prefer physical sunscreens, but they seem ok to me. Nothing special, but not bad either. I guess those are the usual recommendations companies like to add in their product to warn users that if they burn is not the sunscreen’s fault, but the user for not listening. Like cellulite creams saying you have to exercise and eat healthily if you want to see some results… Although I’m a bit baffled why they would say that SPF 50 is for light skin etc. It’s true that darker skintones have more melanin, but that doesn’t mean they can’t use a higher SPF factor…

Oh, yes, you can build up skin tolerance to an ingredient. Retinoids are recommended for use every other day at first, and then slowly the frequency of application can be increased. But an ingredient doesn’t suddenly stop to do its job (and thus provide certain benefits) if you keep using it for months/years. 🙂

Aww thank you! And you’re welcome. 🙂

By: Icaria

Icaria — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:08:31 +0000

Don’t cosmetic companies love to tell us this when they want us to switch to their products? I’ve had a pretty minimal routine for a little over 2 years now and it works beautifully. Like you mentioned, I do go for lighter formulas in Summer but unless it’s super hot I only switch cleanser. 🙂

By: Janessa

Janessa — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 02:27:49 +0000

What so you think of Kiko’s SPF 50 sunscreen? Or just Kiko sunscreen (in general) if you’ve tried them? I bought a tube of it and it feels so moisturizing but I have no idea if it actually protects me sufficiently since the directions on the box AND leaflet say the spf50 is for light skin and the SPF 30 for medium skin and SPF 15 for darker skin. THEN to avoid the sun (sounds right for a sunscreen to say) and slowly build up sun exposure for a tan. I am confused as to why it would promote a ‘healthy tan’ or ‘safe tan’. I don’t have to box on me right now but that’s what it says.

I like to switch to lighter moisturizers in the summer and add a gentle cleanser for when I want to refresh my face during the day. I have my staples and depending on the season, I add new products to it. Thanks for clearing up that skin doesn’t adapt to products and the ingredients no longer are as effective because I thought that until now. Building skim tolerance to reduce irritation to a newly incorporated ingredient must be different. I maybe confused the two.

You save me (my skin) again! 🙂 you are truly awesome.