Customized Skincare

When it comes to skin health, quizzes are ineffective. If you are serious about customized skincare and have skin concerns to address, we recommend you avoid quizzes and product selectors. A quiz cannot help individuals identify underlying skin conditions. It can’t recommend appropriate skincare products and routines to address them by asking a few generic questions about skin and symptoms. This is because it lacks all the information required, and normally you are offered off the shelf and not customized skincare products.

A personalized skin care quiz for example, may recommend products containing salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide to help quickly remove acne, without taking into account that these are only temporary measures that may even worsen the condition in the long run. A quiz may recommend products containing retinoids to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles if someone is concerned about ageing. But these will dry out already dry skin, contributing to the appearance of more lines and wrinkles. It is important to note that this is not personalized skincare advice, but rather a standard, problem-based skincare classification that does not take skin type or cutotype into account. Some quizzes and questionnaires may actually provide harmful advice. We urge you to be cautious and not to believe the hype.

The first step towards perfect skin will be scientific Skin Testing to examine your skin, check its wellness, and recommend a personalised skincare routine based on your specific needs and concerns. Remember that skin quizzes that use questions to provide personalized product recommendations are not appropriate for people who are serious about their skin health. Because the questions cannot investigate a complete skin status and cannot provide recommendations tailored to you, your environment, pollution levels, the microbiome present on your skin, and many other critical factors, we recommend avoiding personalized online skincare quizzes.

The skin quizzes will not reveal how the ingredients interact with your skin’s microbiome or which ingredients may be causing skin irritation. Honest personalized skincare is the practise of customising a skincare routine or regimen to your specific needs and skin condition. It is personalized skin care that is tailored to your specific skin type, living environment, diet, age, concerns, and goals.

Personalized skincare typically include using products that are formulated to address specific skin conditions or concerns, such as acne, aging, pigmentation, and dryness, as well as adjusting the frequency and timing of product usage based on factors such as skin type and lifestyle. This can include using different products for morning and night, or using different products on different areas of the face, depending on the needs of the skin.

True customized skincare entails working with a skincare professional who can analyse your skin test results, adjust the dosage, and guide you through your personalised skincare routine throughout your programme. Finally at skinara we believe that a customized skincare routine should be evaluated and adjusted over time, as the skin’s needs and condition change.

Our skin probiotics are live, beneficial bacteria in skincare products to support the health of the skin’s microbiome. The skin microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live on the skin and play a role in maintaining its health and appearance. Probiotics can help to balance the skin microbiome by promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria and reducing the overgrowth of harmful bacteria. Skin probiotics help to improve the skin’s barrier function, reduce inflammation, and improve the overall appearance of the skin.

Skin probiotics can be found in various forms such as serums or moisturizers, however products containing live probiotics cannot contain water in the formula. Probiotics can be applied topically or ingested as oral supplements. Please note that fermented skincare ingredients, in the form of extracts or derivatives are not probiotics, but postbiotics. They are probiotic-derived ingredients, by-products of probiotics that are also useful for skin health but require regular re-application as they are not live.

It’s important to note that not all probiotics are the same, so it’s important to do research on what type of probiotics, prebiotics or postbiotics in the product you are looking to purchase. Also, probiotics can be beneficial for skin conditions, it is always advisable to consult a dermatologist before using them. At skinara we work with expert dermatologists, who can recommend Skin Testing Programs and advise on the best choice of skin probiotics for you.