The Price of Good Skin

Hello and welcome to the Amara Spa Blog.

Myself and my team were discussing last week what we would be prepared to spend to have good skin. Pretty much all of us agreed we would pay anything. That would be the answer of most of you too, I would think.

For those of us who work in the skincare industry, we know the first step to good skin is to use good products that do not contain ingredients that will aggravate and upset our skin’s natural balance. But I understand that most of you don’t work in this industry and when you read the long list of ingredients on the back of products, it can be a little daunting.

Back in 2003 when I did my research into what products we would have at Amara Spa, I wanted to be bring in lines that my clients would see real results with. I looked at about 8 different lines. I finally whittled that down to Dermalogica and Environ because I truly believed that they could back up the claims they made about making a difference to the health of the skin. And over the years, we have seen some amazing results with some of our clients that have definitely backed up those claims.

But occasionally some of you express concerns that some of these professional lines are expensive in comparison to some of the high street brands.

Now, going back to my opening statement at the beginning of this blog about what we would be prepared to pay for good skin, myself and the team decided to work out exactly what was the price for good skin. And frankly, even we were surprised!

We worked out that three months worth of good products works out to approximately 0.73p per day! Used correctly, that is 90 days worth of skin care that has been professionally prescribed for you - for a cleanser and moisturiser. That is 3 times less than a take-away cup of coffee! Now you can add in other things such as a toner and exfoliator which will improve your skin further, but for those of you just starting out, keeping it simple to begin with is better than buying everything all at once and getting confused. Extras can be introduced later when you have got to grips with the basics.

So next time you feel you can’t justify buying that cleanser, think of that cup of coffee you had that day. Taking care of YOU is important – especially when it only costs 0.73p per day. And your skin is definitely worth more than a cup of coffee.

See you in the Spa soon.

Jackie x