One of the most competitive and fastest moving industries in the world is the skin care business. New companies are popping up all the time and lots are finding relative success by selling online and not having to spend money on expensive shops. This has caused a few issues in terms of quality control however, as experts from Norway claim that around half of skin care products available on the net have negative effects on the skin.

Over 400 products were sampled from a cross section of sellers across the net and included everything from supermarket brands, foreign products and even exclusive professional offerings. There were both facial care and hand care products sampled, and they were all tested extensively on various types of skin and measured on their effectiveness, ease of use and side effects. A control group were given a very basic cream that had no active ingredients.

The results were a little alarming and should be an eye opener for anyone looking to buy this type of product. Not only did 70% of the products have no measurable benefits, but 50% actually caused negative effects to the skin of participants. The recorded side-effects included rashes, itching, tightness, dryness and even blistering.

One expected result that the study did show however was that the more expensive products had the most benefit to the skin. In fact the products that cost in the top 20% of the list all showed positive effects and had no side effects. The overruling advice from this research has to be to do your research and only buy the highest quality skin care products you can. Additionally, be sure to source your products from trusted and well-established companies like this London spa.On a final note, always patch-test new skin care products first on an area of skin that is not usually visible, not too sensitive and does not come into contact with other skin.

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