STC product recommendations24 Nov 2021 08:44
My wife received her STC recommendations recently and, despite a low microbiome score, was disappointed at the price of the recommended products.
She needed to carry out some digging to find the products on third party websites as the STC app doesnt show the price of the recommendations. She calculated that her morning routine alone would cost around £150 (toner, cleanser, moisturiser) and based on the quantity of each product she anticipated she would need to buy more product every couple of months. Needless to say, the annual cost of the morning routine was a heck of a lot more than her current outlay from the likes of the body shop. The evening routine was different products once again, which, although not "priced up", would like result in an additional £150 or so per round of products.
Granted her microbiome score was low, but she wasnt motivated to sink a thousand pound a year (+) into a skincare regime when she didnt really have too many compliants from the real life results of her high street products.
My slight concern is that my wife wont be alone with this view. A lot of people who buy STC kits may well do so as a novelty and then ultimately bin the suggestions due to the cost involved.
I know some users will sink thousands (and already do) into their skincare regime, but i would say that is a small percentage of the global population.
STC needs to start recommending, or DVRG testing, more "run of the mill" products. If any of these are seen to be beneficial to the skins microbiome then i can see STC being the secret weapon in more peoples skincare regime. However, the current recommendations are very expensive and i think that alienates a lot of the would be users of the test
Gerry, if you see this post i would be interested to know your views. This isn't a criticism of the STC testing process, it is purely a comment on the cost of recommended products. Users in their teens, 20's and possibly 30's are likely to be unwilling to chuck thousands a year at their skincare regime, especially in the current financial market. 40/50 year olds and beyond, with more disposable income, maybe. But using social media influencers is likely to generate a lot of interest in the teen to 30's market, many of whom would not then be able to (or be willing to) afford the recommended products.
What are other users views of the recommendations? Ive seen positive responses on social media so i know opinions and tolerances to cost will differ
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