July 12, 2022

Skincare that your skin don’t need

This time let’s talk about some of the hyped skincare products that are available in the market. These are the overrated products that are not so helpful or may harm you in some way, but still, people on social media are ensuring that your attention goes to these products, which may not benefit you in any way as claimed by the brands.  Most of these products are not much supported by evidence and are only making claims on hype. Here are some of the overrated and hyped skincare products.

 

Exfoliation brushes:

Using exfoliation brushes can be quite harmful to your skin. Most of them are made of plastic bristles and rubbing them on the skin on daily basis or incorrectly even occasionally can damage the skin pores in the longer run. Choosing a setting with too much stimulation or settling for a brush that is too stiff can cause inflammation. It can further cause dryness and disrupt the skin lipid barrier of the skin. It is best to use your own hand for exfoliation which is a far better option. Cleansing with a strong oil-busting wash that exfoliates is a much more sure-fire way to eliminate excess oil or any pore gunk.

 

Blackheads pore strips

Do the blackhead pore strips work? Well in theory it is supposed to clean your pores by clinging to the build-up inside your skin. . These pore strips are made of adhesive material on one side to pull out the open comedones or blackheads. To some extent it is effective, but it comes with a cost of painful experience which otherwise is not required. Overuse of these strips can damage the skin by making the pores bigger. Again a good cleanser with an exfoliation formula is a better option to eliminate blackheads. Natural and superior quality of clay in combination with a harmless foaming agent can be a better alternative to remove blackheads.

 

Jade rollers

Who doesn’t wants a well-contoured face? Jade rollers in the market claim to offer the same when included in the skincare routine. They are basically rolling stones made out of a semi-precious jade stone that is said to have energy-healing properties to keep the skin youthful and cool. The muscle of the face with age is likely to drop and it is the reality we all have to face. Jade rollers to some extent help target muscle to stimulate and reduce the puffiness but don’t guarantee youthful skin forever. For smoothening away lines, wrinkles, and fading brown spots there are other alternatives available like facial oils in natural or retinoids prescribed by the demonologists.

Pore vacuum

Pore vacuums are basically these suction devices with interchangeable tips to remove blackheads, whiteheads, or dead skin cells. They are mostly used for deep cleansing in the skincare routine and placed on the most congested area of skin to release the excess sebum or dirt from the skin. These are generally safe devices to use but in appropriate settings can cause mild irritation like redness or bruise to the skin. However, they are double-edged sword devices as they may prevent breakouts to some extent, but may also bring out deep pimples to the surface due constant opening of pores.

Of course, there are ways to clean your pores that don’t involve treating your skin and face like a carpet. Trends come and go and brands will capture your attention to grow. It is always good to use minimal skincare with high efficacy and safety profile or atlease proceed with these products with caution. The choice is always yours.

GO LESS advises you that any product or a beauty tool that is causing pain to you must be stopped immediately.

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June 29, 2022

Find your skincare personality

Did you know that our personality plays an important role in how we behave and also how it influences our daily habits that build the quality of our life and lifestyle? Believe it or not, but it doesn’t limit here, it plays a critical role in our skincare habits and concerns too. Our personality type has a bigger effect on how and which product is important for us to buy, further affecting our skincare habits and routine.

Here are four interesting personality types that reflect your personal care habits and which skincare products you search for.

The Zero Hero: You spend no or little time on skincare and believe in washing off with ‘water’ as a quick solution to all cleansing, toning, and moisturizing needs of the skin. You are not fussy about skincare and many times prefer to use the same body soap, wash, or liquid on your face and hair. You don’t prioritize what brand to select or care anything about the ingredients that are mentioned on the tube. You don’t feel the need to understand your skin type, its problems, or needs but just need a cleansing agent to cleanse the daily dust and germs. You find skincare product search time-consuming and expensive.

Pros: Someone who doesn’t spend time on skincare products or routine tend to save a lot of time and money from buying the wrong products for the skin.  You tend to keep your mind away from any kind of trendy products that may cause possible damage to the current state of skin which is completely fine.

Cons: Washing off skin with only water can be harsh to the skin. None of the skincare problems can be resolved by water. Additionally, using body wash or soaps for face and hair can be harmful because many brands include lye and Sodium Laureth sulfates as a harsh foaming ingredient that strips your skin’s natural oils causing more oil generation, dryness, or sensitivity.

 

The Minimalist: You prefer to choose less for your skin, limiting it mostly to cleansing and moisturizing so that your skin is comfortable or less tight. You are not too fussy about brands and their claims on the tube or bottles. You are aware of your skin type and wish to keep the skincare routine to minimal to combat your oil or dry skin matters on daily basis. You follow a basic skincare routine with limited products for a long time and keep the confusion of new brands and their claims at the bay.

Pros: Mostly being minimalist in nature, the choice of your products is limited to cleansing, toning, and moisturizing. The multi-step skincare routine is not relatable and living frugally makes sense to you when it comes to skincare.

Cons: Being limited with skincare steps, many times can you miss the crucial step like exfoliation or treating your skin problems like acne, aging, dark spots, dark circles, etc. with correct products. Being frugal with your skincare doesn’t allow you to play around with new products with possible skincare benefits.

 

The Trend-seeker: You take your skincare extremely seriously. You expect quick and visible results from your skincare products. You have numerous options of cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers, and masks ready for your changing needs of skincare and its issues. You follow the beauty influencers for trendy product reviews and their multi-step skincare routine as solutions to your skincare needs. You are not hesitant to study, experiment, and spend time and money on buying new products.

Pros: Being enthusiastic about skincare you are open to advise and suggestions. You are particular about your skincare routine and would not miss steps to perfect skincare, including the required treatments. You are aware of the products and their accurate benefits.

Cons: Playing and experimenting with products and having a multi-step routine can be harmful to your skin causing sensitivity and irritation with time. Sticking to core products is necessary to treat the skin concerns and allow the effects to show up as per the stated time.

 

The Jaribooti Ved: You don’t trust any market products but only homemade remedies for skin and hair care and issues. You go for DIY formulas with your kitchen ingredients or personally formulate your great-grandmother recipes or are influenced by YouTube instant natural care remedies. To you, chemicals or any harsh skincare products are a big No as they either have caused major harm to your skin in the past or you are concerned about having them in the future.

Pros: Your belief in natural ingredients and their benefits is unshakeable. You avoid the use of trendy or harsh chemical-based products and keep your skincare clean and natural. Proven recipes keep you motivated to continue the use of kitchen ingredients that are safe to use and show the effects of the proven formulas.

Cons: You spend a lot of time developing the DIY recipes and that takes away some of your valuable time as some remedies are successful while others fail to give results. Lack of knowledge of the skin type and kitchen ingredients doesn’t solve the skin issues, in fact, wrongly formulated recipes increase concerns of the skin. Your lack of awareness also influences you to believe the wrong brands of calming herbal and organic products.

 

Spending time on knowing your skin type and analyzing it once every year with an expert is important, especially after major life-changing events such as pregnancy, menopause, stressful job, or change of place. Selecting the right products for your skin type can continue to provide the required hydration and exfoliation to prevent skin issues and also slow down the aging of the skin.

A skincare routine may sound like high-maintenance work, but in reality, it is essential at any age for the strength and structure of the skin cells.

There is always a first time to everything. If you are open to including a skincare routine then explore the 2 steps GO LESS skin care basic kit here https://goless.in/product/go-less-basic-skin-care-kit/

 

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June 22, 2022

Skincare matters for men too

When it comes to looking attractive, most Indian men limit their thoughts and actions to dressing well. The efforts are mostly limited around the idea of just clothing, accessories and etiquette whereas grooming which play a key role to the overall confidence and personal style of a man is often ignored. This matters, because taking care of skin reflects a man’s choice to deep personal care, a choice to healthy skin which is not only looks good but stays good for longer time too.

It is myth that skincare is a ‘beauty’ category limited to women concerns, it is something that is critical for men too.  Men have skin too and ‘He’ has his own specific issues that needs to be addressed. Avoiding conversations on skincare or limiting it to only shaving and trimming the facial hair restricts him to know how to achieve a healthy skin that can further define his personal style.

It is true, men and women have different skin types and skin issues. Although there are key differences between men and women’s skin- for example men’s skin is thicker and more prone to oiliness but the skin basics are similar. Whether they want to admit or not, men do need to have at least basic skincare regime in place to keep their complexion clear and skin healthy. Maybe all the serums, cleansers, retinoid, mist etc. can be mystery to men, there are simple and basic steps for men to start a skincare regime today.

Step 1: CLEANSING

It is a no brainer, but it vital for men to cleanse their face regularly. Men’s skin tends to be oilier than woman due to the skin gland being bigger, generating more oil on their skin. Just washing face with good high quality natural cleanser daily is sufficient keep the acne, oiliness and other skin problems at the bay.

Step 2: MOISTURIZING

The signs of aging is often ignored by men until they realised they look like grandfather and then it is too late. Once a day a night facial oil or natural serum is sufficient to keep the skin supple and wrinkle free.

Step 3: SUN PROTECTION  

Even if the above two steps are ignored, men must not ignore the reality of a sun damage to skin. To prevent sun damage which leads to wrinkles, age spots and even skin cancer it is important to apply a high quality (approximately SPF of 30 or higher) to skin before leaving for outdoor work. Including a sun protection step ensures a youthful skin.

Bonus: DETOX MASK

No more lying, but acne is not a problem that men faced only during the teenage times, the fight still continues. A mineral based clay mask used once a week is sufficient to fight the acne on time. A simple 15 minutes of treatment pack will help eliminate toxins and prevent breakouts on the skin. GO LESS Green Clay Mask is a perfect one and is free from artificial fragrance and doesn’t irritates the skin.

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No matter what anyone says – Feeling confident and looking attractive does play a critical role to a better life.

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June 15, 2022

Is your skin aging too fast?

Three unknown reasons that are silently aging your skin.

Lack of use of organic or plant based skincare: In literal sense, we all know ‘you are what you eat’. The same applies to your choice of skincare consumption too. When organic and plant-based skincare is consumed by your body, the rich and original properties of plants and herbs organically frame your skin with a nutrition rich layer which are primarily great for the longevity of the skin. The ingredients of vegan skincare products are rich with natural vitamins and antioxidants that make them effective in treating skin issues.

Most of the premium, conventional and medicinal skincare are mainly filled with chemicals, or made out of genetically modified materials, animal by-products or by harming the environment. Skincare made this way usually leave a synthetic residue of chemicals over the skin. Even though they give results overnight, but has the condition to recur after sometime, causing increased sensitivity, reactions, irritation or acne on the skin.  This is not in the case of plant-based products, though the results are slow and gradual, they are long-lasting, hence perfect to battle the skin aging.

It is always best to change your skincare products from chemicals to plant-based, only when you know it is better way of life.

Too much use of active products: Most of the skincare products in the markets includes heavy use of active ingredients (ingredients that promises to resolve the particular skincare issues) which are mostly pharmaceutical drug or pesticides that are biologically active. They are mostly present in medicinal and premium skincare, promising the fast and effective solutions to your skin woes. The problem arises when too much of highly concentrated ingredients or using too many products at the same time causes irritation, dryness, redness and potential chemical burn. All these further contribute to damaging the natural elasticity of the skin, thus making skin age rapidly.

Too many products means too many active ingredients through product-layer steps, leading to excess of active ingredients on the skin. Hence, ‘it’s not a matter how you are resolving the skin issue, it matters what you are using to resolve.

Buying products on advice of non-experts: Instead of taking time out and paying attention to your skin and its problems, many unconsciously follow the popularity vote and opt for products that is advised by industry leaders, beauty influencers and sometimes also innocently advised by family and friends. But this is not always the best route, because every person’s skin is different and there is no one-size-fits all skincare solution. What had worked for your sister or best friend may not work for you. Both ingredients and moisturizing agents of anti-aging lotions, creams differs for particular skin type. While glycerin, aloe Vera or ceramides may worked for your friend but doesn’t guarantees the same for you. An individualized approach with help of an expert of the field is crucial to find skin products as per your age, lifestyle and need of long care of the skin.

Cutting on the guess work and following a skincare that is skin specific is the correct way to retain the youthfulness of the skin.

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April 1, 2022

Why minimalist skin care is the future in skincare

Minimalism is a lifestyle that is based on the philosophy of owning less and living a simple and intentional life. It is about embracing a few things and believing that “less is more” to live more. The famous myth attached to practicing minimalism is that one has to sacrifice or disown things to live. Ironically, minimalism focuses on keeping things that are essential and doing things that matter. It is all about owning only what adds value and meaning to life.

Now let’s talk about skincare and minimalism and how choosing less for skin brings value to your life.

We live in a world where we are constantly encouraged to buy more, do more, and achieve more when it comes to skincare. We are forced to compare ourselves with others and mimic a trend. This causes confusion, leaving us to make complex choices when it comes to skincare. Complex choices lead to complex shopping choices impacting health and the planet.

Why is it important to practice minimalism when it comes to our skincare? And the answer is quite simple, minimal ingredients-based skincare is focused on providing space for your skin cells to breathe, glow and nurture with visible results. Apart from this benefit, once we GO LESS on our skincare routine, we realize that there is absolutely no need to fill our cabinets with chemical-based lotions, serums, masks, creams & gels and choose for multi-functional skincare items with strong efficacy claims.

Minimalism and conscious consumerism are trending, where skincare consumers want to use fewer, more effective products. Minimalists’ approach is also about selecting the best, and in skincare vegan products top the list. Natural and vegan skincare has become the preferred choice of many skincare consumers, as they are chemical-free, cruelty free and reduce strain on the environment.

GO LESS reckons upon the idea of providing you with hand-crafted vegan products that leave you with concerned-free skincare and help you focus on things that matter the most in your life.

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March 6, 2022

Rhoussoul Clay emerging as the most loved ingredient in vegan skincare.

Rhossoul clay is one of the toxin-free ingredients for skin and hair treatment.

Clays were always a part of beauty routines for thousands of years- besides, they are known for having the properties to banish blackhead, lift oil and dirt from pores they are also loaded with skin nourishment minerals.

Rhoussoul clay is 100% natural mineral clay powder and in one of the most versatile natural ingredient in vegan skincare. Filled with natural minerals, Rhoussoul Clay nourishes and acts as a moisturizer and keeps the skin bacteria away. Having Moroccan roots dates its usage for centuries and was known to be the most loved skin care ingredient for the eastern world, Versatile in nature it imbibe healing properties that works as a shield for your skin leaving it super healthy.

Today, Rhoussoul clay has emerged in the modern world as a powerful, toxin-free skincare ingredient for skin and hair treatments and considered as natural remedy. Research shows that a single use of Rhoussoul clay can improve skin clarity by 68% and skin firmness by 24%. Due its fine texture, it is an excellent choice for all skin types.

All that we consume is creating an impact on our planet. And when it comes to skin care, recent research shows us that our skin absorbs 60% of what we put on. So when we make a choice to buy any product for our skin, it is not just we impact our planet but we take a chance with our skin too.  Switching to a vegan skin care routine is always a good choice. As sustainable and green beauty is becoming call of the hour.

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