You Deserve Better!
Most of you know that I try very hard not to criticize other brands of skin care. Especially if you’re using them and your skin looks great! But there are two products that I just can’t keep silent about:
Cetaphil. This one really irks me because I know a lot of dermatologists recommend it. But the reason they do this is because it is completely inert. It literally does nothing! It won’t hurt you, but it won’t help you either. There are no active ingredients in there…just a lot of fillers and emulsifiers.
St. Ives Apricot Scrub. We’ve all used this at one time or another. But this product is known for tearing up the skin. In esthetician school, they actually show microscopic slides of before and after using this, and the integrity of the skin is frightening. This product doesn’t even use apricot as its exfoliating ingredient. It uses walnut shells, which are so jagged that they literally cut the skin. Apricot oil is the very last ingredient on the list, which means the concentration is almost negligible.
I understand the draw of buying grocery store skin care. It’s convenient, and it’s cheap. But there are better products out there that really don’t cost much more. And when you use these mass-produced products, the price you really pay is the health of your skin.