5:2 Skin Diet – Is There a Real Benefit Behind it?

      By this time, there are a great number of you that have heard of the new diet trend that is called the 5:2 diet.  This diet requires you to eat normally for five consecutive days and then restrict caloric intake for two days.  There is an additional option of fasting for the remaining two days, should one desire.  This has now been applied to the world of makeup and it is being called the 5:2 skin diet.  For this “diet” you engage in your normal cosmetic routine for five days and then go without makeup for two days.  The purpose of this diet is to allow your skin to “detox” for two days which is supposed to result in your skin looking younger. 

         Years ago, this skin diet should have been a requirement, but in today’s climate of cosmetology is it really needed?  There are brands that continue to use the harsh chemicals of your grandmother’s brands, but for the most part, makeup is not as harmful to the skin as it used to be.  With that being said, if you have makeup that allows you to look and feel good and is posing no irritation to your skin, there is no reason to take on this skin diet and “detox”. 

      What is most important for your skin is thoroughly washing your face clean of makeup each night.  Simply because the makeup that you choose has been marketed as having the ability to last a full 24 hours, does not mean that you have to allow it to do so.  It should be a part of your beauty regimen to never sleep with makeup on.  This is one of the most horrible habits that women have and no amount of the 5:2 skin diet will protect you from the effects of sleeping in your makeup. 

      Your skin needs to be able to be able to repair itself and breathe overnight, therefore, the 5:2 skin diet will not be able to save your skin on its own.  Think about it, even if you only wore makeup for five days, if you do not completely remove it be before bedtime, how are you helping your skin? You are leaving to suffocate for five days before allowing it to “detox” for two days.  What can possibly be repaired or restored at that time?

     Do not be mistaken, the avoidance of makeup for a couple of days will help in the skin’s natural process while allowing your skin to rebalance its very own moisture.  Now, just as with the 5:2 diet that pertains to food, if you devote the majority of your time to a current routine and only taking a split second there are no improvements to be seen.  Especially if you wear makeup that is riddled with chemical plus you are not removing it at the end of the day, a two day fasting of makeup will garner no results for you and your skin. 

      There is no harm is testing the skin diet out for yourself.  Just simply go into the skin diet knowing that there may be virtually zero results for you to see as you look in the mirror.