Perfect, flawless skin, who doesn’t want that? Everyone in this era wants to look picture perfect and camera ready. Everyone loves to be complimented on how perfect their skin looks, especially women, and mostly women in their teens. People are so desperate for perfection and easily influenced that they blindly follow various beauty trends. Whether it is necessary or not, suits their skin or not, they need to buy it and add it to their routine just because their favorite influencer is using it. It is when the perfection feels like a burden.
How far can a person run behind every trend just to pretend to be perfect? Is it until you start to feel your routine like hours long lecture, giving you mental and physical stress? That’s how you pay the price of perfection?
Actual Price of Perfection
You’re a few inches back from the glass skin. One more new serum, one more new peeler, a new face mask, add only this one product to your skincare kit, and you’re close to having glass skin. This is what every newly launched brand tells you, and your favorite influencer brainwashes you.
You spend your time finding the product, pay half of your monthly salary to get one, and spend hours applying it and waiting days to see if it works. It’s fine if the product worked, but what if it didn’t but got worse? Now tell me, what price of perfection did you pay for the show? A few thousand, you’ll say. No, now calculate all the efforts you made, the time you spent waiting, the money you spent that you kept for something more important, and the mental and physical stress you got during all these processes. Isn’t this also the price of perfection you paid?
Even the best dermatologist in Kathmandu, Dr. Isha, advice perfect skin comes with consistency, but the industry sells you variability.
Skincare: Peace or Burden?
Your skincare shouldn’t feel like a burden when it should feel like peace. It should be simplified, not like a house chore. Your skin is not supposed to pay the price of perfection. Even a real dermatologist advice perfect skin doesn’t come with a multi step routine. Influencer driven routines can even cause contact dermatitis and damage the skin barrier, especially on younger and sensitive skin.
Dermatologists advice that perfect skin is not always subject to tons of layering but a simple three step routine, i.e., face wash, moisturizer, and a good SPF. You don’t always need to use strong acids like retinol and niacinamides made for aging skin on your young skin.
Why Does More Not Mean Better?
Expensive products that cost more than usual don’t mean they’re better for your skin. More layering into the skin won’t give you better results until it’s made for your skin. Skin between the ages of 16 and 20 does not need harsh chemicals to cure acne or under-eye dark circles, as it can produce collagen itself. Dermatologist advice perfect skin at a younger age can be achieved even with a proper diet, good sleep, and a simple skincare routine. Expensive but wrong products will only clear your pocket, not your skin. That’s why you pay what you owe, not for the price of perfection.
Real Life Example
Here are a few real-life examples regarding blindly following trends popular among teenagers:
“Aarati,” 17: she was using many serums at a time, along with an expensive sunscreen. She even had two peels and an electric face cleanser device. She spent her monthly pay on the products and only visited a dermatologist after getting breakouts around her face.
“Bina,” 19, a young college student, mentioned she follows a 10-step skincare routine. She confessed to using expensive products available online, and some imported too, and frequently skipped lectures and stayed up late just to stay away from the guilt of skipping a routine, but got severe acne. Later discovered, her issue was treatable with simple over-the-counter medicine.
What Experts in Aesthetic Aura Suggest
Aesthetic Aura is a leading dermatology clinic. Here, dermatologists advice perfect skin can be achieved without paying the price of perfection. Here, by perfect skin, they don’t mean glass skin, fair skin, or polished skin, they mean the skin that makes you feel yourself and makes you confident and comfortable. Here’s what experts in Aesthetic Aura suggest:
- Start with basics: You don’t need a 10 step daily skincare routine. All you need is a good cleanser and moisturizer, going with a good SPF. Most skin only needs these three things, and you are good to go.
- See a dermatologist: Before adding one more trendy product to your bucket, see the best dermatologist. Know your skin and treat it like a thing. Aesthetic Aura has a list of certified skin specialist to rescue your skin.
- Stop running behind trends: Every trend and every new launch might not be for you. Trends can be expensive as well as not suitable for your skin at all. You won’t miss anything if you miss a blind trend. Even if you want to follow, be critical and ask if it is safe for your skin.
- Introduce actives slowly: Use actives only when you have a specific issue like acne, pimples, or dark under eyes. Apply one active at a time. Take the treatment slowly but consistently.
- Quality over price: Don’t pay your hard earned income for random expensive products. Check the contents and compositions. Don’t make your physical and mental health pay the price of perfection. Your skin is not a battlefield to experiment on.
Conclusion
Be aware of what you follow and what you feed your skin. Your skin is going to age, and it will slowly lose its self healing capacity. How you treat it today is seen in the future. You don’t need to rush and stress to change your routines and products frequently. Don’t make your skincare routine a tiring chore, make it a calm and composed procedure that will heal your skin and lower your psychological stress. Spend consciously on a few but effective products suitable for you.
And lastly, beauty doesn’t lie in perfect skin but in the way you carry yourself and feel confident within. In the end, chasing expensive products benefits the brand, influencers advertise brands that pay them, but it’s only you who knows better for your skin. Listen to yourself, not the trends.
FAQs for The Price of Perfection: When Skincare Becomes a Burden
What is the “price of perfection” in skincare?
“Price of perfection” is all the physical, mental, and financial costs that you pay altogether just to have unrealistic beauty standards.
Why do people run for perfect skin?
People tend to run for perfect skin due to changing trends and pressure to follow the influential people, just so they blend with the crowd.
What can be the simplified skincare routine?
Using a good cleanser and moisturizer and applying a good sunscreen can be a very simplified yet effective skincare routine.
Do expensive products mean good products?
No, expensive products do not mean good products. Even budget friendly products can give better results if used accordingly.
Is excessive layering of products a good idea?
No, excessive layering isn’t a good idea. It can damage your skin barrier and even make you break out. Even dermatologists advice perfect skin needs no multi layering.
