Deciphering the language of your skin is tough, challenging and requires a lot of patience. And even after investing a fair amount of time in understanding your skin type and handpicking products that may suit your skin, the routine could go wrong. Frustrating, right?

In this blog, we’ll be discussing these signs in detail, along with some skin tips that could get you through the phase of exaggerating your skincare and simply sticking to the basics for effective, desirable results.

Root Natural is here with 3 potential signs that could help you understand that you’re overdoing your skincare. Let’s Get Started!

1. Your Skin is Still Getting Drier:

Skin experiences dryness when its protective shield is meant to protect and lock moisture breaks. It usually happens due to harmful UV rays, cold weather conditions and incorrect skincare products. When the protective shield breaks, water from the skin begins to evaporate, paving the way for redness, itchiness, irritation and, worst, breakouts.

“But I’m using the relevant skincare products and following the routine religiously. It ideally shouldn’t happen, no?”

You’re right. Ideally, it shouldn’t. Then what’s going wrong? Read the following to understand:

• Using scrubs. It’s 2022, love. Not only are they passé, but they’re also not great for your skin. Try chemical exfoliants instead? They’re very targeted, more effective and super, super, super gentle on your skin.
• Be scared, really scared of any skincare product that indicates alcohol denat on the label. Be more scared when the product has no moisturising ingredients to balance this. Using this is the ultimate horror story for your skin!
• Always remember that tight is not good when it comes to your skin. So, cleansers that make your skin feel tight need no place on your shelves or in your life. Throw them away!

“What is the good for skin then?”

AHAs such as glycolic acid and Vitamin A, especially retinol, are good for your skin. However, they’re strong and good, so it is advisable to use them in moderation for best-suited results.

Our Recommended Natural Products for Dry Skin: Foy Naturals Lavender & Sweet Almond Body Yoghurt For Dry Skin | Organic Harvest 3-In-1 Face Wash For Dry And Normal Skin, 100 Ml, Ideal For Cleansing, Scrubbing, And Glowing Skin, 100% Organic, Sulphate And Paraben Free

 2. Your Skin Is Still Getting Irritated:

People with sensitive skin, we hear you! A bad skincare product can immediately cause your skin to react. It can cause irritation, redness and allergies. When we say this, we mainly mean exfoliants! It is most commonly seen that women use glycolic acid, lactic acid and salicylic acid in their skincare routine. To which, we’d like to say, calm down! Using a different exfoliant on your skin every day can be harsh on your skin cells, hence the reaction.

Dead skin cells, although sometimes undesirable, have an important role to play. They shield the young skin cells that are not ready to expose themselves just yet. When you go all out with exfoliants and other product categories mentioned above, you expose these amateur young skin cells thus, breaking all hell loose. 

Pro tip: Discontinue using products that cause redness, inflammation, stinging sensation and swelling on your skin. They’re the “red flags” in this relationship, and we’re sure you don’t want a toxic one. 

Our Recommended Natural Products for Sensitive Skin: Face Wash - Pomegranate & Honey - Normal & Sensitive Skin | Ma Earth Botanicals- Exfoliating Foaming Almond Face 

3. Your Skin Is Breaking Out of Nowhere:

Get alarmed (not panic) by a skin breakout situation on your face and raise a white flag regarding a certain skincare product usage. For example, oils and silicones in moisturisers provide a protective shield to your skin and lock in the moisture to prevent skin dryness. While that is true, it cannot deny that it could also possibly lock in comedogenic ingredients. Now, this is inevitable, most times, but it’s a CODE RED when it happens.

“What do I do then?”

1. The faulty arena: There’s not much you can do about this one, but most products' comedogenicity ratings are unreliable.
2. Check the dose: Applying products in moderation won’t give you a breakout. A lot of it will. So check the dose and be calm with it.
3. What’s your skin type: If your skin tends to break out on an otherwise normal day, you could easily get affected by using certain moisturisers and exfoliants. Consult your dermatologist.

Also, Note: If you’ve recently started exfoliating, experiencing a breakout is normal. This phase is called a purge, and it happens when pimples forming under the skin are brought to the surface faster, which happens in exfoliation.

Recommendations for breakout-prone skin: Organic Harvest Vitamin B Organic Day Cream With Spinach And Niacinamide, 50 Gm, Ideal For Oily And Combination Skin, Fights Pimples And Painful Acne, 100% Organic | Organic Harvest Vitamin B Organic Face Serum With Niacinamide And Spinach, 30 Ml, Suitable For Oily And Combination Skin Types, Removes Appearance Of Acne And Pimples

Always remember (take notes) - moderation, gentle and regular - are magic spells for skincare. Don’t trade these for anything, and by anything, we mean the haste to get desirable results.