A worrying trend in the beauty industry
So after my debacle with the Body Shop blue corn mask, to which I am still getting attacked in my askbox (keep shining you crazy fucksticks) for DARING to speak out against the secondary gods of the beauty industry -because everybody still spontaneously cums buckets at the mention of LUSH-…it occurs to me that it’s not all that different from the actual industry’s reaction.
I purchased a Garnier product a few months ago (a hand cream from their new range) and it left a horrible tacky, waxy skin on my hands that would slough off like dead skin if I rubbed it too much. Now, I take impeccable care of my hands. I salt scrub them every 1-2 weeks, moisturise, keep them clean and generally, treat my hands well. (unfortunately this extreme pampering only extends to my face, too lazy to go across my whole body).
When I complained about this horrible waxy film, I was told that I wasn’t taking good enough care of my hands and that their product was ~perfect~ and I was just using it all wrong. Wow Garnier, that’s some lovely customer support you have there. “UR DOIN IT RONG”…is that really all you asshats can garner? (orgarnierin this case hurfhurfdurf)
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I show the shockingly violent and painful reaction I have to a Body Shop product, warning people not to buy it. I did some research and it turns out that “Skin burning like the fires of hell” is a common complaint, even with people with oily skin (which, askboxers #4, #2 and #7, yes, I have oily skin).
Now, I want to say, to the 2-3 anons asshatting it up in my askbox…At what point is skin that burns like you poured hydrochloric acid on it a simple case of “doing it wrong”? At what point is it acceptable to have your skin break out more violently than it ever had before, only now your skin has been so deprived of moisture that your face feels tight and the skin on your cheeks splits when you smile, even after moisturising constantly for two hours? At what point is it acceptable for a product to burn your eyes from it being near your eyes at all?
I’m tired of this constant “doing it wrong” attitude I seem to get whenever I have a bad experience with a product. While one bad experience doesn’t mean the norm, one good experience isn’t the norm either. So please, before you consider adding another message to the pile that I’m already bored of ignoring…do me a favour and shut the fuck up.
