Did you know that a lot of esthetician’s try new product lines and treatments out on themselves first? Sounds so nice, doesn’t it? Until your glycolic peel leaves you scabbed.
Luckily, it was not me. But a fellow esthetician tried out a fairly low percentage glycolic that left her scabbed. In trying to deduce why the peel did that (and she is the peel queen so it had nothing to do with lack of experience), it came up that her skin was probably sensitized to the acid, which created the reaction. She peels every other week or so, and uses AHAs in her basic skin care routine, so the glycolic was just too much for her skin.
I am not saying that your product is going to scab you–that’s really extreme–but sometimes when you have been using the same product with the same ingredients over time, your skin rebels.
The moisturizer you once loved to pieces may just not work as effectively anymore. That’s your skin saying ho hum.
Or you suddenly experience a lot of redness and sensitivity to a serum you have used faithfully for years. This happens a lot with AHA products. That’s your skin saying, no no more, I can’t take it anymore!
So you need to move on. Give your skin a break. Try a new line, try new active ingredients–don’t go from one Vitamin C product to another, try one with Pomegranate power instead.
I recommend switching up your products at least twice a year, late spring and late fall, to protect it from different weather extremes. How often do switch it up?
