Is Luxury Skincare Really Worth It?

The Difference Between Cheap And Luxury Skincare

What exactly differentiates cheap skincare from more expensive, luxurious skincare products? Is it just the brand you’re paying extra money for? For some brands, yes, that might be the case. However, there is a big difference in quality between cheap and luxury skincare products. The most important reasons why luxury skincare products are more expensive are:

Superior Ingredients Are Used

The skincare products you’ll find in the drug store use cheaper ingredients or use high-quality ingredients but in a lower concentration. This will limit the effectiveness of the products and will therefore achieve less improvement of the skin. Luxury products often use higher concentrations of active ingredients to ensure greater effectiveness and longer-lasting results.

Extensive Research By Medical Experts

With the release of a new luxury skincare collection comes extensive research. Medical experts formulate each product carefully by using high-quality ingredients that will impact the skin in the most positive way. As cheaper products are formulated on a budget, there will be less research done into the effects on your skin.  

Effectiveness Is Clinically Proven

Besides extensive research during the development of new skincare products, there are clinical trials to prove the effectiveness of the skincare products. Luxury skincare brands test their products thoroughly and closely monitor the effects of the products on their patient’s skin to ensure the best result. 
Even though cheaper skincare can be effective as well, the chances are higher that the products will either have less effect, not work at all for your skin type or will make your skin look and feel worse. You might notice that cheaper skincare products are more tacky and draggy and are not absorbed by your skin as well. A cheaper moisturiser, which you likely use to hydrate your skin, might leave your skin feeling more dry and flaky. 

Is Luxury Skincare Worth Your Money?

Taking these benefits into consideration, we would definitely recommend investing in high-quality, luxury skincare products. After all, we only get one skin that will have to last a lifetime, so we better take good care of it. One of our all-time favourite luxury skincare products is the SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic, available for £112.00, which is a powerful antioxidant Vitamin C serum that can be used for its maximum anti-ageing working. The serum uses 15% pure Vitamin C, 1% Vitamin E and 0.5% Ferulic Acid to obtain the best anti-ageing benefits. One thing is certain, a cheaper product will not be able to live up to the benefits and results achieved by the SkinCeuticals serum. 

Another product that we swear by is the Dr Barbara Sturm Brightening Serum, a luxury serum that is formulated to brighten the skin and give a more glowing complexion. This serum, which can be bought for £230, refines skin tone and texture using natural brightening ingredients. Add this serum to your daily skincare routine and your skin will be glowing!