Published: July 15, 2025
Have any beauty trends caught your eye lately? With promises of instant results and dramatic transformations, it’s easy to be persuaded into giving some of the new trends a try…yet this could end up causing more harm than good to your skin.
In recent years, dermatologists have seen a huge rise in skin problems caused by people blindly following beauty trends, without first checking to make sure that those new products or techniques they’re trying are actually beneficial for the skin. Some of these issues can take months to reverse, assuming they haven’t caused any longer-lasting damage.
To save yourself from dealing with all of that skincare heartache, join Avinichi as we talk through the beauty trends that you should avoid at all costs. We’ll also share some effective tips on how to achieve those promised results without compromising your skin.
Daily Exfoliation
There are numerous skinfluencers out there who rave about the benefits of exfoliating daily. With most people already owning and using an exfoliator, it’s an easy beauty trend to try as it doesn’t require purchasing new products. Instead, all you’d need to do is ramp up your exfoliation efforts so that you’re using your exfoliator daily.
To start with, you’re likely to see some benefits from this trend. Exfoliation gives the skin an immediate glow, leaving it looking fresher and brighter. Exfoliate daily, and this is exactly what you’ll see every day.
However, it won’t be long before all of that exfoliation takes its toll on your skin. Your skin’s natural protective barrier will start to struggle to recuperate in between exfoliation sessions. You won’t be giving it enough time to do that, which will cause that barrier to weaken. Once your skin barrier starts to struggle, this opens the door to a whole world of problems, from sensitivities to flakiness to an increase in acne breakouts.
What should you do instead? Ignore anyone who tells you to exfoliate daily! Instead, choose your exfoliation frequency based on your skin type. If you have oily or combination skin, exfoliate 2-3 times a week. Dry skin should be exfoliated once or twice a week, and sensitive skin even less than this. Make sure that you’re not using an overly harsh exfoliator either. A formula like the Avinichi Noni Polishing Peel, which is loaded with hydrating ingredients and antioxidants, will help to keep your skin looking healthy, even if you unintentionally happen to over-exfoliate every once in a while.
Moisturizing With Beef Tallow
Beef tallow, which is rendered beef fat, has been gaining lots of attention in the skincare world. Traditionally a culinary ingredient, it has now found itself at the center of this year’s beauty trends. With beef tallow being a great source of skin-loving essential fatty acids, along with vitamins A, D, E, and K, it’s easy to understand why so many people assume that moisturizing with beef tallow would be beneficial for the skin.
While it’s true that some people have seen success when using beef tallow as a body moisturizer, the majority of those who have tried this trend tend to have big regrets after applying the ingredient to the face. Yes, the composition of beef tallow closely resembles that of the skin’s own sebum, but beef tallow is extremely thick and greasy, so much so that even those who don’t have oily, acne-prone skin find themselves battling with breakouts after smearing beef tallow over their skin.
Another reason to give this trend a miss? You’ll end up smelling like beef! Tallow has a very distinct, fatty scent – one that many people find unpleasant.
The good news is that there are plenty of beautifully-scented, professionally-crafted moisturizers out there that also boast an array of fatty acids and vitamins. The Avinichi Noni Night Repair Cream, for example, is infused with shea butter, jojoba seed oil, and sunflower seed oil. All of these ingredients are great sources of fatty acids. This cream also contains a variety of vitamins, antioxidants, and superfood extracts. They all drastically raise the cream’s nutrient profile to the point where it easily outshines beef tallow!
Self-Injecting Fillers
One of the beauty trends this year that has really taken off is ‘tweakments’. Unlike invasive cosmetic treatments that produce dramatic transformations, tweakments are all about lighter, non-surgical procedures that subtly tweak rather than completely change the face.
While this trend has plenty of merit, there’s another, more dangerous trend that has ridden in on its coattails: self-injecting fillers. These products, which usually contain the likes of Botox and other popular filler ingredients, give people the opportunity to carry out tweakments at home. Rather than visiting a licensed professional, they’re able to inject themselves.
As you can probably imagine, this doesn’t come without risks. There’s a reason that professionals have been licensed to administer fillers. Complications can occur so easily when these procedures are carried out incorrectly. From asymmetry to infections to blindness, there’s a lot that can go wrong. It’s usually impossible to reverse those problems yourself – you’ll end up needing to visit a professional after all!
If you’re looking for a way to instantly lift and tighten your complexion but don’t have the time or money for a visit to a professional, consider a product like the Avinichi Wrinkle Reversal Solution instead. It’s a topical product, meaning no injections are necessary. However, its blend of fast-acting ingredients enables it to immediately smooth away the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It gives the skin a much firmer and tauter feel in just seconds.
Antibacterial Cleansers
There’s a common misconception out there that all bacteria are inherently bad for the skin. This has led to a rise in antibacterial cleansers hitting the shelves. These products are trending because they promise to clear away all of the bacteria from the skin, which can initially sound like a good thing.
However, what this approach fails to take into account is that not all bacteria are bad. Your skin has its own microbiome that’s made up of various bacterial strains. While some are definitely harmful, there is also plenty of beneficial bacteria in the mix! Those ‘good’ bacterial strains do everything from regulating skin barrier function to keeping inflammation at bay to maintaining the skin’s immune system. Without them, your skin will suffer in a big way.
This is exactly why those trending antibacterial cleansers should be avoided. Rather than aiming to get rid of all bacteria from your skin, your goal should be to encourage the good so that it outcompetes the bad.
How can you do this? Start by using a gentle cleanser that won’t affect the good bacteria on your skin, just like the Avinichi Noni Mousse Cleanser. Keep your skincare routine simple, staying away from any harsh ingredients. Hydration is also essential for good bacteria to thrive. You could also look into prebiotic skincare ingredients, meaning that they act as a food source for good bacteria. Ingredients like oat extract, which can be found in Avinichi’s String Lift Sculpting System, will leave your skin feeling better balanced.
Lemon Juice as a Skin Brightener
Nobody is happy to see dark spots appear on their skin, yet this commonly occurs with age. With dark spots primarily caused by overexposure to the sun, it can often be too late to take a fully preventative approach once you reach the later years of your life.
This is why skincare ingredients and products that are capable of lightening the look of dark spots have always been popular. Each year’s beauty trends see a new superstar brightening ingredient take center stage. The current ingredient of choice? Lemon juice.
What’s wrong with this? Because lemon juice is extremely acidic. It disrupts the skin barrier, irritates the skin, and can also leave the skin more susceptible to sun damage. In the end, this will only make your dark spots even worse!
Yes, lemon juice is a great source of vitamin C, which has been proven to efficiently lighten the visibility of hyperpigmentation, but the form of vitamin C in lemon juice isn’t very skin-friendly.
Instead, if you want to turn to vitamin C in an attempt to brighten up your complexion, a vitamin C serum containing stable, safe, and effective forms of the ingredient would be a much better bet. The Hydrating Multifruit C-Serum from Avinichi, for example, contains two high-performance vitamin C derivatives, along with an array of other powerful antioxidants. Thanks to a selection of plant oils, it will also hydrate your skin.
Sunscreen Contouring
Let’s round things off by talking about one of the beauty trends that dermatologists hate the most: sunscreen contouring. This trend involves strategically applying sunscreen in a way that allows for selective tanning, so that dark and light variations in your skin color essentially contour your face.
We’ve already talked about how overexposure to the sun is largely responsible for dark spots. However, UV rays are also linked to premature wrinkles, sagging skin, dehydration, and even skin cancer. Leaving certain areas of your face unprotected from the sun will only accelerate the onset of all of those issues.
When it comes down to it, there is no safe way to tan, and selective tanning should definitely be a no-go if you’re hoping to maintain a youthful complexion for years to come. Instead, stick to contouring the old-fashioned way – with makeup! You could also experiment with using self-tanning products to create the sunscreen contour look, but without increasing your skin’s chances of experiencing sun damage.
When Beauty Trends Become Dangerous
When you scroll through social media and spot your favorite influencer raving about a life-changing beauty trend, it can be tempting to jump onto the bandwagon so that you can also experience those game-changing results. However, before you do that, always do some further research. Find out what dermatologists and other skincare professionals think of that trend, so that you can ensure that it truly is beneficial for your skin.
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