Skincare “Honeymoon” Theory…?

It happens to me too, only very recently I think I’ve found a couple of products that KIND of work… I still get redness and blemishes here and there but generally it’s better than before. I can tell when my hormones are playing up as well, that doesn’t have anything to do with the skin care routine. It’s really frustrating and I just can’t afford to spend more money on more products (although I really want to lol) so I just stick with the ones I have at the moment.
Actually I just started using rose oil or whatever it’s called and so far have had great results, I hope it doesn’t stop working too….

this happens to me all the time 🙁 it’s very depressing! I find it happens most with face products (I have oily/acne-prone skin). Pretty much the only product that has consistently worked has been the pill!

Scent, I read an interesting article some time ago that said we should change our hair care products regularly. Cannot recall the reason but it made sense when I was reading it! I mentioned it to my hairdresser and he agreed. The article also discussed skincare and said that ideally we should find a brand or regime that suits our skin and stay with it, and only add new products if needed.

Thanks Roxy, interesting……..means I should keep trying new hair products then, lol!

I have no idea why certain information stays in my head, like this article I told you about! I find it fascinating how you forget certain things and remember other things. We are weird beings…. x

Scent, I read an interesting article some time ago that said we should change our hair care products regularly. Cannot recall the reason but it made sense when I was reading it! I mentioned it to my hairdresser and he agreed. The article also discussed skincare and said that ideally we should find a brand or regime that suits our skin and stay with it, and only add new products if needed.

Thanks Roxy, interesting……..means I should keep trying new hair products then, lol!

Im in same boat, i dont know how many skin care creams i have changed, i think i found the right one then suddenly my skin goes haywire, dont know what it is 🙁

If your skincare contains active ingredients (glycolics, salicylic, vit a, c etc.) your skin does get use to it, hence why we have to start using them once or every second day and build up. Your skin will respond for a few months then ‘get use to it’ which is why Ive seen a lot of companies come out with Plus or experienced user products. use those sparingly though as i dont know what happens after the plus products haha

I know that with retinol type products, which has a similar effect to glycolics you need to build up your tolerance and it does give fantastic results but if you ever stop using it your skin will go back to the way it was before you started it, pretty much stuck with it for life, hehe 🙂

If your skincare contains active ingredients (glycolics, salicylic, vit a, c etc.) your skin does get use to it, hence why we have to start using them once or every second day and build up. Your skin will respond for a few months then ‘get use to it’ which is why Ive seen a lot of companies come out with Plus or experienced user products. use those sparingly though as i dont know what happens after the plus products haha

Scent, I read an interesting article some time ago that said we should change our hair care products regularly. Cannot recall the reason but it made sense when I was reading it! I mentioned it to my hairdresser and he agreed. The article also discussed skincare and said that ideally we should find a brand or regime that suits our skin and stay with it, and only add new products if needed.

I find this happens with my hair care. I’ll love a conditioner and shampoo, but by the time I’m finished the bottle, my hair seems kind of, well, meh..

It’s probably because your skin gets used to the products so they don’t work as effectively anymore, I’ve found that with heaps of products anyway, so I use a different cleanser every day and that way my skin doesn’t get used to every single product I use!