How much to spend on beauty. Svetlana Strokova, an expert from the La Roche-Posay laboratory, visiting the podcast "Spent"

We are taught not to save on health from childhood. And beauty is an outward manifestation of health. So is it true that the more expensive the product, the more effective it is? And also what should be the basic skin care, how to wash without water, and what cosmetics cannot be saved on? The medical expert put everything on the shelves La Roche-Posay Svetlana Strokova.

01:00 - what should be the basic care for both women and men. Svetlana talks about cleansing, moisturizing and photoprotection.

04:45 - how much a set of high-quality face care products can cost on average. The expert also explains what is included in the cost price of pharmaceutical cosmetics. Spoiler alert: Not just the ingredients themselves, it's a lot more complicated.

08:20 - whether pharmacy cosmetics are actually consumed more economically than shop cosmetics and how much cream should be applied to the face to see the effect.

09:43 - what is the specificity of men's care cosmetics. Svetlana emphasizes that it is important to look at the current condition of the skin, and not at its type. It also explains why you shouldn't clean your face with laundry soap.

13:23 - Pavel found a radical way to deal with irritation after shaving, and the expert shares the secret of how to take care of a beard to make it beautiful.

16:23 - how often you can wash your face and whether you need to use soaps, gels and the entire arsenal of care products every time. Life hack from Svetlana: how to remove dirt from the skin, except with water.

19:14 - at what age a person needs to think about age-related cosmetics and how to select such products. By the way, did you know that skin aging is related to human race? La Roche-Posay offers a whole line of products to preserve youth.

23:15 - what is the function of probes and whether they can be used to understand whether a tool is right for you or not. And also advice on why you should not raid stores in search of samples and how it may end.

26:07 - what should be the basic body care. And why are budget shower gels not suitable for everyone?

32:50 - why investing in cosmetics is not only an investment in your health, but also in helping society, and specifically - to people with certain diseases. We are talking about the La Roche-Posay Foundation and the diagnosis of melanoma.

37:17 - how to choose cosmetics and why components marked "E" are not as dangerous as it is commonly believed. Svetlana gives a number of supporting examples that are hard to argue with.

41:44 - how to rationally buy cosmetics so as not to spend the entire salary on them - a step-by-step algorithm from an expert.

43:43 - our favorite section "Shopping". Pavel recommends that all cat owners purchase wire protection. He bought himself two types of covers: fabric and plastic. And Svetlana with warmth in her soul awaits delivery honey and jamthat are being prepared in a distant village. By the way, part of the proceeds from the sale of sweet treats goes to the construction and development of the social center. This is how kindness will save the world!

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