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How Much Product Should You Use
It’s the age-old question: how much product do you really need to use?
So often the instructions on our favourite skincare products tell us to use a dollop, a splash or a generous amount on our skin. But what does that even mean? Are you using too much or too little?
Don’t worry, we’re here to help. We’ve used some of our favourite products to demonstrate how much of each product type you should be using.
Usually it’s all about trying a more effective cleansing method and using less product. Your samples are going to go so much further after reading this!
Facial Cleanser
The Method: Spend 30 seconds massaging your cleanser into your face to ensure you remove all traces of makeup, product, dirt and grime. Rinse it off with a generous amount of water.
The Product: Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Creamy Cleanser & Makeup Remover is a one-stop cleanser that removes impurities and makeup without drying or dehydrating your skin.
Exfoliating Scrub
The Method: Use small circular motions to rub the exfoliating scrub across your skin using your fingertips. Do not scrub harshly or press your hands too firmly against your skin – a light to moderate pressure is enough. Rinse off with plenty of water.
The Product: Indio Facial Scrub is enriched with natural sea minerals to refine skin and promote skin renewal.
Facial Serum
The Method: A serum should be applied before you moisturise to target any skin concerns. Dot tiny amounts of the serum across your skin, especially in areas that you want to treat most. Then blend together with short, light strokes.
The Product: Elucent Anti-Ageing Serum contains extremely high levels of AHAs as well as vitamins B3, C and E to gently exfoliate, smooth fine lines and wrinkles plus improve the tone and texture of your skin.
Facial Oil
The Method: A tiny drop goes a long way. Using both hands, pat the oil onto cleansed, dry skin. Allow it to completely absorb before applying any further products.
The Product: Sukin Facial Oil is a 100% natural blend of argan oil, maracuja, rosehip and jojoba oils that replenishes, brightens, moisturises and softens the complexion.
Facial Moisturiser
The Method: Using a light pressure, start at your neck and apply the moisturiser to your whole face with upward strokes. Use both hands for best results.
The Product: Angelic Lily Nourishing Face Moisturiser is a beautiful non-greasy cream that will nourish your skin and leave it feeling smoother and firmer.
Eye Cream
The Method: Use your ring finger to lightly dab your eye cream into the delicate undereye area and the contours of your eyes. Don’t rub or push too hard, just keep dabbing and tapping until everything is absorbed.
The Product: Angelic Lily Restorative Eye Cream contains soothing and restorative botanicals that help to smooth away fine lines and revive tired and puffy eyes.
Shampoo
The Method: Make sure your hair is completely saturated with water, and then lather the shampoo a little in your palms before applying to your roots. Lather up your whole head and then rinse thoroughly.
The Product: Al’chemy Ylang Ylang Colour Care Shampoo contains 6 botanical cleansers and pure botanical actives to strengthen dry hair that has been damaged by colour treatments and heat styling. This sachet contains enough for 3 uses.
Conditioner
The Method: Focus on the ends and not the roots, and comb it through wet hair with your fingers or a specially designed tool like The Wet Brush. You’ll be amazed by how much further it spreads when you really work it through your locks.
The Product: evo the therapist calming conditioner is an intensely moisturising conditioner that is ideal for dry, frizzy or colour-treated hair. There’s enough in this sachet for up to 3 uses!
Heat Styling
The Method: Work the product through the lengths of your hair with your fingertips to make sure you are protecting all of your hair. Apply to towel dried or completely dried hair, depending on the tool you are using.
The Product: Kerastase Nectar Thermique is a heat protective primer that nourishes the hair and leaves you with smooth and glossy locks. You’ll see 85% less hair breakage from blowdrying when using this product. This sachet contains enough for 4-5 uses.
Hair Moisture Treatment
The Method: Distribute the product evenly across both hands, so that a small layer covers your palms and fingers. Work it through your hair gradually with your fingers, starting at the mid-lengths and through to the ends.
The Product: Marc Daniels Blue Cypress Blonde Smooth Ends Treatment is designed for those with dyed or natural blonde hair. Stop your colour from going brassy, seal those ends and protect your hair with this treatment.