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Facetheory's "Pro" Line?

So I window shopped on Facetheory's website after seeing that Facetheory has their big black friday sale and got a little bit surprised to say at least. They launched a new product line. The Facetheory Pro Line to be exact. For your information Facetheory already has quite a lot of actives in their skincare products and with their pro line the percentages are insane in my opinion. E.g. their normal niacinamide serum has already a percentage of 10% which can be irritating to people with sensitive skin or people that are having a sensitivity to niacinamide in general. Their NEW niacinamide serum of the pro line now has a percentage of 20%! That's the highest percentage for a niacinamide serum that I have seen so far. Tbh I'm not sure if it's a good idea to sell products with that high percentages to people that don't have the interest or the time to gain a deeper knowledge about skincare and how you should use certain actives etc. I mean don't get me wrong the new line can work for people that now how to use the products correctly, but I'm afraid that Facetheory will cause more harm than good? πŸ˜₯ What's your opinion about their new "Pro" Line? What's your opinion about Facetheory in general? Do you guys have products you really enjoy from Facetheory? (The pictures got weirdly cropped I'm sorry πŸ™πŸ»)
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Betweendots

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To be honest, I do not know why brands go for 10 or 20% niacinamide when there's no research on higher amount of niacinamide on skin. We only know that 4-5% niacinamide gives the best results, especially if it comes to pigmentation. For me, as an esthetician, brands who want to create pro line but do stuff like "add more actives, they will stand it" are big no - it makes them look like a 🀑.
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cutiiesandy

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omg that's exactly what's going on in my head like I really like some of their products, but even the normal line of their products can be irritating to me. I can't even imagine how irritating the "pro" line would be to me and other people 😣😣 Idk what I should think about them now πŸ€”
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theskinilivein

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Using the word "Pro" and associating it with higher percentages of actives sounds like a great marketing strategy to make people pay more for potential skin irritation without greater results than when using the probably cheaper, non-pro line πŸ€”
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cutiiesandy

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absolutely true πŸ‘ŒπŸ»
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nattyskinfan

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It worries me that people will think a higher percentage is better! πŸ™ˆ Already I worry a bit with some of their actives combinations, but to have them extra strong for no real reason sounds like a recipe for major irritation. I like what I’ve tried from this brand but definitely don’t want anything to do with this new line
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nattyskinfan

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For real! Not a good move, FaceTheory
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jenni21

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thank you for sharing this
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askinmood

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ooh these look great ❀️
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