by Maggie Walker, Skin Inc.
Hindsight is 20/20, and a recent survey from LaserAway proves this to be incredibly true when it comes to skin care practices. LaserAway surveyed over 1,000 millennials on beauty practices they followed when they were younger that they regret now. This report focused on five key areas including: facial skin care, hair and makeup, health and nutrition, body skin care and dental care.
4 Key Takeaways
From the entire report, the top takeaways included:
85% of millennials are more cautious about the beauty practices they follow now than the ones they followed when they were younger.
49% of millennials regret past beauty trends that they followed when they were younger.
43% of millennials shared that past beauty practices negatively impacted their skin.
57% of millennials said they spend more money on their beauty and health now than when they were younger.
5 Biggest Beauty Regrets
When it comes to beauty regrets for millennials, it ranges to practices that caused premature aging and skin damage to wishing they better embraced their natural beauty in their younger years. The survey listed out the top five biggest beauty regrets shared among millennials.
Not investing in quality skin care
Eating too much junk food
Not getting enough sleep
Not drinking enough water
Not getting enough exercise
The reasons millennial regret these decisions is in part because they negatively impacted their skin (43%), know its possible negative effects now (31%), impacted their health negatively (14%) and caused irreversible damage (12%).
Top Beauty Regrets by Category
To take a deeper look into the specific beauty regrets, LaserAway broke down their results by beauty category.
Not investing in quality skin care
Skipping face moisturizer
Neglecting lip care
Overplucking eyebrows
Skipping eye cream
Top Hair and Makeup Regrets
Over washing hair
Not using hair heat protectant
Bleaching hair
Not removing makeup before bed
Using heat styling tools
Overusing hair products
Top Health and Nutrition Regrets
Eating too much junk food
Not drinking enough water
Not getting enough exercise
Eating too much sugar
Top Body Care Regrets
Skipping sunscreen
Skipping body moisturizer
Neglecting the neck and chest from sun care
Not protecting hands from the sun
Using abrasive scrubs on the skin
Overusing acne treatment
The right skincare routine, done consistently is important for everyone regardless of age. And it's never too late to start. Get on the right track with a treatment tailored for your individual skincare needs and homecare recommendations from your esthetician. And glow wherever you go!
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