PSA: I just learned that 80% of facials fail because the pH of the product is way off from the client's skin

I stumbled on this stat in a dermatology journal during a late-night rabbit hole (my husband thinks I'm obsessed), and now I'm rethinking my whole product shelf - has anyone else checked their toners and cleansers with pH strips on different clients?

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ryanj601d ago

jesse's got a point honestly. I tested a bunch of products on different friends with pH strips and most were pretty consistent across different skin types. The real shocker for me was how much a person's moisturizer or even just tap water could swing the reading on their skin before the product even touched it. I think the stat might be more about the skin's own pH being out of whack from other stuff, not the product itself failing. Makes you wonder if we should be checking the skin first before blaming the product.

jesse2901d ago

Hold up, that might be a bit off. Most skin care products are formulated to be stable at a certain pH range, so a good cleanser or toner should stay in that zone on everyone unless it's super old or contaminated. The bigger issue is usually the skin's pH being thrown off, not the product itself being wrong on different people.