Alice Vol. 2 No. 3

BEAUTY
Photo by Alex Green
Floral dress: Buckle
By Vondra Arnold and Anna Crain
There is something satisfying about
having aesthetically pleasing, high end
and raved-about skin care products
sitting on your countertop. Who doesn’t
love going into Sephora and picking
out their favorite beauty guru’s holy
grail moisturizer or face mask? Are all
high end skin care products worth the
hype? Or are there equally as effective
and affordable products out there when
you aren’t willing spend the rest of your
money on a tiny tube of eye cream?
ASK THE EXPERTS
When is comes to skincare, there
are products that are worth the high
price tag and others that you can
find at your local CVS for $10. The
big issue is deciding what products
to splurge on and what products
you can put on your shopping list
for your next grocery haul. Price is
not always the best indicator of the
quality of a product. Dr. Neal Schultz,
Founder of DermTv.com and creator
of Beautyrx.com, shares that when
you buy higher end products, you are
paying for ingredients, formulation,
the way the ingredients are actually
mixed together, packaging, prestige
and perception.
When buying skincare products,
ingredients are crucial factors that
affect the quality. There are two
different types of ingredients: active
and vehicle. Active ingredients are
treating agents. They’re things like
Vitamin C, caffeine, and glycolic acid.
Vehicle ingredients make up creams
and lotions, which active ingredients
are dissolved in. Dr. Ellen Marmur
says, “Some of the more luxury
department store brands may have
more premium ingredients in them,
though that doesn’t mean drugstore
brands aren’t efficacious.” So be on the
lookout for those ingredients during
your next skin care routine update.
Alice May 2017 [11]