Understanding Skin Purging vs. Breakouts.

Introducing new skincare products can sometimes lead to skin purging or breakouts. When your skin flares up, it’s hard to know whether to stick with a product or toss it. It's essential to distinguish between the two:

Purging vs. Breaking Out:

• Skin Purging: A temporary increase in breakouts due to accelerated skin cell turnover, often occurring when using products with active ingredients. In simpler terms, purging is everything that was stuck under the skin that has now been brought to the service of the skin after your treatment. Purging usually subsides within 5-7 days from your last treatment.

• Breakouts: New blemishes caused by irritation or clogged pores from comedogenic ingredients. Breakouts from reactions often include irritation, redness, or big pustules in unusual areas.

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Our Glowtox products are formulated with non-comedogenic oils like Grapeseed and Jojoba, minimizing the risk of pore blockage. However, individual reactions can vary.

Tips:

• Introduce new products gradually, especially with oil-based or exfoliating products.

• Perform a patch test before full application on your jawline or neck before full-face use.

• Consult with a skincare professional if uncertain.

• Stop use if breakouts worsen after 2–3 weeks.

Other Factors:

• Hormonal shifts, diet, and product combinations can all play a role.

Pro Tip: This one gets me every time! Why I always introduce 4 products at the same time is beyond me, as I am always struggling to figure out which one is causing me to break out! If you are sensitive like me, perhaps try introducing just 1 product at a time, starting with the neck area, and after a couple of days, introduce it to your full face routine. 

Also, a little bit goes a long way! Don’t use too much, and always be sure you are applying the product in the correct order of your routine (remember, thinnest to thickest!) 

Chilly Season is Here! What does that mean for your skincare?

Fall is here and Winter is fast approaching. So what does that mean for your skin?

Colder weather tends to leave the skin barrier feeling dry, cracked and dehydrated! (Don't forget dry and dehydrated are different but feel similar!) That can lead to not only discomfort, dull looking skin, but also can compromise your barrier. So how do we solve this issue?

When winter approaches we swap out our summer shorts for warm leggings and fuzzy sweaters, it’s the same concept as skincare. Summer skincare tends to be more lightweight and gel based for when those sweaty days.

Well… for winter, we want to make sure that: - our products are more rich in texture to protect our barrier from the cold dry air

- We are layering serums from water based to oil based or thinnest to thickest

- We are still wearing SPF

- Exfoliating regularly for better product penetration and brighter skin

- and incorporating oils as the last step to lock in products and prevent water from evaporating from our skin.

This will protect the skins barrier, preventing irritated, dehydrated, dry skin leaving you hydrated, plumped, calm, and smooth all winter long.

Here’s a list of some of our favourite winter moisturizers:

• PCA oat mask (doubles as moisturizer and overnight mask)

• Skinbetter Trio

• Sorella Apothecary The balm

• Miracle 10 Rich Moisture

• And of course, Glowtox Dry Balancing Oil on top!

** These products can also be used all year round if you're dry or like something heavier at night**

Pop in so we can help you find the right products for “chilly” season!

Xo,

GLOW Beauty Bar

Makeup Tips for Oily Skin

Struggling to keep your face from looking shiny throughout the day?

Here are some easy tips on how to keep your makeup looking flawless and shine free throughout the day.

1. Always prime your skin first.

Primer is great for making sure your makeup stays on longer and it helps prevent your skin from looking oily throughout the day. Apply an oil-free primer to the oiliest parts of your face such as the T zone (forehead, nose and chin).

2. Do not overdo powder.

Over powdering your face causes your pores to push out more oil. Apply translucent powder to your problem areas.

3. Go oil-free.

Since your skin naturally produces more than enough oil, make sure you invest in makeup products that are oil free and noncomedogenic (means it does not clog your pores). Best to find blush, primer and foundation that are oil free.

*Also try to find facial cleansers and toners that are infused with glycolic acid or try to use products with salicylic acid to reduce excess oil.

4. Look for “long wear.”

Try to find products like foundation or concealer that are considered “long lasting/long wearing” since they are formulated with specific ingredients that will keep your makeup budge-free.

5. Try matte products.

Matte products help to keep your skin from looking oily. Try matte primers and foundations to limit the amount of shine & stay clear from dewy foundations.

6. Carry blotting papers.

No matter how flawless and matte your makeup may look in the morning, that does not mean it will stay that way midday. The best thing to carry with you when you have oily skin is blotting papers. Just simply blot away when you're looking oily.

*Best way to use blotting papers is to press the paper where you're oily and roll it off your skin. This helps prevent taking off your makeup and is the most effective way of lifting away the excess oil.

7. Blot before reapplying.

A common mistake is applying powder and assuming that it will solve your oily problem. A great way to remove the excess oil and limit the shine throughout the day is to blot away the oil then reapply powder.

Try integrating these steps into your daily routine to limit your midday shine.

Let us know your tips and tricks to reducing oil!

Xo, GLOW