Which Is The Best Skin Care Product

Which is the best product?

There is really nothing like a best product. There really can’t be anything like ‘The best product’, because products work differently for different people (based on the skin type to some extent). A product that is the ‘best product’ for one person might end up being the worst for another person. So, a more logical question to ask would be ‘What is the best product for my type of skin?’. However, this still is not completely logical. We tend to segregate people into 4 groups based on their skin types – i.e. dry skin, oily skin, normal skin and sensitive skin. However, this classification is just too broad to be used definitively in determining the best product. We can say ‘best product for a dry skin’ or ‘best product for an oily skin’ are better statements than just ‘best product’. But really, that is what it is – ‘better’; still not accurate.

So, it really comes to rephrasing the question to – ‘What is the best product for me’. Yes, this is exactly the question that you should be asking, and unfortunately there is no easy answer for this. Arriving at the best product for self will need some effort on your part.

First of all, you need to understand how the products work. This is simple. You can consider all products to be composed of 2 types of ingredients – Active and inactive. The active ingredients are the ones that actually work on your skin. The inactive ones just help in delivering these active ingredients to your skin. Both the ingredients need to work for your skin, in order for the product to be effective (and move on to become the best product for you).

Besides the ingredients, the way you apply your products is equally important. In fact, this is even more important. If you do not know how to apply products, you might forever be hunting for the best product for yourself, when that has already passed you. Moreover, it’s also important to decide on the frequency of application (of the product). The environmental factors - temperature, humidity and pollution level, also affect the selection of best product. Here are a few rules that you could use to ensure that your best product is really the best for you:
* Cleanse your skin before applying that best product.
* Use a makeup remover instead of plain water and remove your makeup before going to bed.
* The effectiveness of active ingredients is reduced when applied over another product e.g. over moisturiser. So apply that best product first and then apply a bit of moisturizer if needed.
* Apply the products on moist and warm skin.
* You will have to experiment with a few products before you arrive at the one that is the best product for you.
* Do not exfoliate too much or too hard.
* Vary your routine as per the seasons (winter/summer etc), changes in environmental factors and changes in your skin type

Note that the best product cannot be determined overnight. It’s only through experiment (and awareness) that you can find the ‘Best product’ (for you).