23 Signs You Might Be a Skincare Addict

Do you hoard cleansers like the zombie apocalypse is coming? Can't imagine going outdoors without applying sunscreen first? You are on three different waitlists for a sold-out skincare product?

Hate to break it to you, but you might be a skincare addict.

Hey, no judgement here, we'd love to see your cleanser stash! And we are always down for a good sunscreen recommendation.

Signs you might have a skincare problem

• You remove your makeup no matter how late you get in and/or how tired and/or how inebriated you are.
• You avoid the sun like a vampire.
• You read the ingredients list and can recognize all the plant extracts, even though they are in Latin.
• Many things in life are hard. Right there at the top of the list? The process of finding a decent sunscreen.
• You get preachy about the importance of (re)applying sunscreen on daily basis. Yes, even when it's cloudy.
• You get evangelical about the importance of a low pH cleanser.
• You get evangelical about patch testing.
• That said - your idea of living dangerously is to apply a new product without patch testing first.
• You put together skincare routines and push products on unsuspecting friends and/or family members.
• You recoil in horror when someone mentions using apricot scrub/baking soda/lemon on their face.

• Saved in your bookmarks: various Reddit skincare sub-threads, MakeupAlley, CosDNA, Caroline Hirons's blog.
• You gasp at the price of a designer handbag. But you can always justify the price of an expensive serum.

• Often you'll buy a backup product. And a backup of a backup because heaven forbids your favourite product gets discontinued.
• You have a spreadsheet to keep track of the products you are testing.
• Your skincare stash is a living thing that has taken over the bathroom and slowly started to migrate to the rest of your home.
• Likewise, with your stash of face cloths.
• You might have sucked at science in school. But you have no problem digesting various skin care studies.
• You can name all the different forms of retinol at the top of your head.
• You might have over-exfoliated your skin a number of times.
• When you travel you always worry about the luggage weight limit because your suitcase is stuffed with skincare products.
• That said - you elevated your travel skincare kit to an art form.
• One of your favourite things in the world? Having a good snoop at other people's products.

• You own a sunscreen measuring spoon, pH testing strips and ever-growing pile of Muji storage containers, pots, and bottles.

How many of these apply to you? Have we forgotten anything? Do let us know in the comments :)