Skin Care Trends for 2006
Skin care has certainly been in the news during 2005. The
increasing concern of retaining youthful looking skin has led to
skin care companies developing skin care products that include
all kinds of exotic ingredients supposedly being able to reduce
lines and wrinkles on your face, eliminate age spots and other
blemishes, hydrate, smooth and tone your skin as well as making
various other amazing claims.
In addition, concerns have been raised about some of the
potentially harmful ingredients being applied to our skin and thus
absorbed into our bodies, with potentially harmful effects
on our health.
These reports have led to a 'natural' skin care ingredient boom
right across the skin care industry and increasingly we see
advertisements promoting natural skin care products.
Toward the end of 2005 however, buyers have been realising that
natural skin care products may not necessarily be all-natural
skin care products and are starting to doubt the validity of
advertisements promoting their skin care products as being
natural.
Further, the men's skin care market has been more strongly
targeted with many well-known brands creating and promoting a
skin care range specific for men.
So what can we expect in 2006?
I believe, that the above trends will continue during this year
and will intensify in certain areas. These areas include: