What do you look at while purchasing facial scrubs, hand and body washes, body lotions?

Quality, Quantity, Effect, Brand, Status, Skin Type.... and so on!What do you look at while purchasing facial scrubs, hand and body washes, body lotions?
The first thing to do is suss out what kind of skin type you have. The main categories are:





Sensitive - you have allergic reactions to lots of products


Dry - flaky, tight skin when not moisturized


Oily - shiny and oily (obviously)


Combination - a little oily around the t-zone and dry or normal on the cheeks


Acne-prone - lots of spots


Normal - none of the above





Lots of people fall in two categories - for example, I'm Combination/Sensitive.





For people with dry skin, they look for creamy products with lots of rich moisturizers, and products that are gentle enough to remove dirt but not strip away natural oils.





For people with sensitive skin, all-natural, organic products with natural ingredients is the way to go. People with sensitive skin should stay away from products with preservatives, colour and perfume.





Oily skin needs light, water-based moisture and has to be kept very clean without stripping away too much natural oil, which causes the skin to produce even more oil as a reaction. Everything has to be oil-free and non-comedegonic or however the hell you spell it.





For combination skin you have to find the balance between moisture and oily-skin care - most people use two different moisturizers.





Acne-prone skin need products with active acne banishers like benzoryl peroxide or, the more traditional sulphur. There are lots of products for acne-prone skin at supermarkets and drugstores, but if acne is really bad the best products are prescription-only that your doctor has to reccomend and can only be bought at a chemist.





Normal skin people can be a bit more relaxed about their skincare regime, and you can worry a bit more about price ranges.





hope this helped.What do you look at while purchasing facial scrubs, hand and body washes, body lotions?
Number one thing for me is it has to smell good...and have ingredients that agree with my skin...for example no mineral oil. I look for natural ingredients as opposed to things I can't pronounce.





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