Best skincare products: what are they?

Skincare products are not all the same. Some are better than others, but not only because of the ingredients they contain; their effectiveness actually varies mainly based on the skin type they are intended for. 

In other words, using an excellent product on a skin type that requires completely different active ingredients will not only be useless but could even prove counterproductive as it may actually worsen the situation. 

So what are the best skincare products?

To understand it, it is necessary to take into account some important precautions that we see below. 

Listen to your skin 

To understand which products are of quality, that is, those that perform best on us as mentioned in the introduction, it is essential to first listen to and observe our own skin. 

Leathers can be classified into three main categories or types in which you may also find yours: 

oily skin, or skin that tends to become shiny easily throughout the day;

dry skin, or skin that tends to crack and redden especially in the cold

combination skin, or a type of skin that partially exhibits characteristics of both dry and oily skin. It tends, for example, to become shiny in certain areas of the face such as the forehead, chin, and nose, while remaining drier in other parts of the face. 

Observing how your skin behaves throughout the day is just the first step in understanding what the highest quality products might be for it. 

Look at the ingredients 

Getting used to carefully looking at the ingredients of products is a great way to choose only those that work well for your skin type, without excessive expenditure of energy and budget.

Let's see which ingredients to look for in different products in response to the specific needs of your skin:

• in case of oily skin: the most suitable ingredients are: vitamin C, salicylic acid, glycolic acid. Vitamin C is known for its antioxidant properties, and it is also very useful for lightening acne scars. Both salicylic acid and glycolic acid act as excellent exfoliants that promote cell turnover. 

• in case of dry skin: hyaluronic acid, shea butter, vitamin E. Hyaluronic acid, now known to most, is a molecule with a very strong moisturizing power. Over time, our body tends to reduce the production of this molecule, which is why in case of dry skin it is important to introduce it onto our skin. 

• in the case of combination skin, however, the management is a bit more complicated since this type of skin tends to suffer a lot from seasonal changes. In winter, for example, it particularly suffers from the presence of smog and fine dust, resulting in skin that appears dull and lifeless due to these phenomena. 

Here are the most suitable ingredients for dull and stressed skin: Argan oil, collagen, and green tea. Green tea, in particular, is an excellent ingredient especially because it contains polyphenols that protect the skin from free radicals, reducing the risk of premature skin aging. 

In summary, we can say that perfect products do not exist; however, there are products with the right ingredients for specific skin types.