Do we use too many beauty products?

Which beauty products do you use every day? Chances are it’s probably more than you used to. With what seems like a neverending supply of new lotions and potions on the market that are designed to make you appear younger, bronzer, and healthier, it’s difficult to know where to start.

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There’s something for everyone. And we all love it – after all, who wouldn’t want beautiful clear skin, sleek hair and perfect makeup? But are all these products really helping us to achieve that or is it just that we 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 was not improving the condition of my skin, in fact it could have been making it worse. I had got so used to applying it a couple of times a day that when I didn’t use it for one day, my hands quickly became drier than ever. Some skin products work almost too well – to the extent that your skin becomes ‘addicted’ and unable to cope without them. It’s the same with hair styling – the more products you use, the more you’ll find you need. Blow-drying and styling your hair can dry it out, and leave it brittle and frizzy. The answer to this, of course, is product – there are loads 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 you’ll find these products only succeed in disguising the problem without actually doing anything to repair the damage. You keep using it because your hair looks good, 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 products that will really last and work for your skin, like Body Shop body butter or Clarins HydraQuench 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 one tub will usually last much longer too. As for hair, the best way to recovery is to wear it 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. As well as styling tools, GHD also offer a great range of shampoo and styling products that are specifically developed to protect heat-styled hair.

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