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TIL most of my clients don't actually need a moisturizer in summer
I was going through old training notes from 2019 and found a stat that said humidity levels above 60% actually make occlusive moisturizers trap sweat and clog pores. Been skipping moisturizer on my oily clients the last 3 months and their skin looks better. Anyone else adjust their product recommendations based on local humidity data?
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averyc945mo ago
...and that's exactly the kind of thing I've been yelling at my crew about for years. We do painting, not skincare, but same principle applies with paint drying in humid weather. One time I had a whole job go wrong because we didn't check the humidity before sealing a deck, and the moisture got trapped under the finish. Ended up peeling two weeks later. So yeah, I bet a lot of people don't think about how the air itself is doing half the work for them in summer. Makes me wonder if beauty brands even test their stuff in real world conditions instead of just dry labs.
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keith1645mo ago
My father painted houses for 30 years and he'd agree with you on the humidity thing, but I actually see this differently for skincare. The 60% humidity stat might be true in a lab, but most of my clients live in air conditioned homes or offices where the air is a lot drier than outside. A light moisturizer still does work for them even in summer, it just needs to be a gel or water based formula instead of a heavy cream.
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