The difference between dehydrated skin and aging skin.

A few days ago I encountered a very rude client who was very uneducated about skin care. She not only did not listen to me explain the difference between aging and dry skin, she argued with me using false facts. And that really annoyed me... because you do not have the right to call someone rude, when you are supporting yourself with false facts. Not to mention I was not rude at all. I remained calm the whole time, asking her to let me explain over and over while she rudely interrupted me and walked out on me. I've grown up being quite introverted and quiet, and never have I been called rude before. There really are people who are just stupid and rude ==.

I won't say what this person was like because I don't feel the need to let this person be exposed on the internet, but needless to say... I want people to understand the difference between aging skin and dehydrated skin, at least before you go and yell at someone for assuming that they said you were old. The reason why skincare brands separate their lines into different age groups, is obviously because someone who is 15 and someone who is 50 cannot use the same products. I thought that was common sense. When I tell you to use something that requires more hydration doesn't mean I'm saying your skin is old. As you get older, its natural for your skin to start to  deteriorate and lose its moisture. The lady was clearly in her 40's, and if you really think that using a product that is meant for teenagers and expect to get the same results, please dream on, because it won't work. It's almost like a 40 year old eating baby food and expecting to receive the same nutrients a baby would receive from it. Skincare does not work that way!

Dehydrated skin is caused by:

Not giving enough hydration to your skin, no matter how old you are, as long as you are 25 or over (which is the age women's skin sadly starts to deteriorate whether you like it or not). Usually when your skin is dehydrated... it'll go crazy and be oily yet dry. The reason why it does this is because due to the lack of moisture.. your skin starts to produce its own oils to try to replenish the moisture. But at the same time you feel dry, that means your skin is dehydrated. This problem can happen anytime depending on how you care for your skin. Don't tell me that your skin is "not that dry" when I tell you that a moisturizer meant for teenagers is not suitable for your skin. Nowhere in that sentence did I mention that you had old and aging skin. I am actually doing you a favour and informing you that the product you are about to purchase is about to do nothing to your skin and you will be wasting your money.

Aging skin is caused by:

Loss of collagen, sun damage, environmental damages, free radicals and capillaries in your skin breaking apart. This also will start happening after the age of 25 (yes, whether you like it or not).



So in conclusion, before you tell me that brands do not make products that split into different age groups, you are wrong, and when you try to use a product that is meant for someone who is 15 when you are 40 expecting it to give you the same results you are also wrong. Oh, and you were also wrong when you thought that brands make products for just one age group. I'm sorry you are so self conscious about your aging skin that you thought that when I was trying to educate you about your wrong choice of products that I was implying that you looked old.

Thank you for reading my rant, and I hope everyone takes good care of their skin and please be polite (:
When you are a kind person.. It gets you places.

Have a good day~~

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