Be Happy to be beautiful
BASIC SKIN CARE ROUTINE
There’s no way around it: these days, we judge the book by its cover—and people by their looks. Of course we know that beauty is only skin deep, but we cannot ignore the simple fact: for better or worse, beauty matters.
In this post let's see the basic skin care routine to have a healthy Skin.
Layering Skincare Products
One easy way to remember the order of your skincare products is to consider their texture. You want to apply them from lightest to heaviest. Serums are lightweight, so if you use them after a rich cream, the cream will essentially create a barrier and block the serum from reaching your skin. Many moisturizers also contain water, which can dilute a product that is layered on top of it.
The only time this rule goes out the window is with a face oil. In fact, when to apply an oil is a somewhat debatable topic, but it all comes down to your skin type. Many oils replace moisturizers, so then it would be the last product applied before your sunscreen. OIlier skin types would likely choose between a moisturizer or a face oil. For those with dry and combination skin types, both products can be used — but a thick cream is not necessarily the final product you’d put on.
With that said, here’s what “lightest to heaviest” really means. Water-based products should be the closest to the skin — so, they would be applied first. Oil-dominant products such as a face oil should be applied on top to seal everything else in. So, if a serum is oil-based, it would be applied last, not immediately after cleansing like a traditional water-based serum.
Timing is Everything
As a general rule of thumb, you should wait about 30-60 seconds in between each skincare step before applying the next product, so it has a chance to absorb into the skin thoroughly. Some products, such as an acne treatment, for example, take a few hours to work, so it’s best applied at night without anything else on top of them to block them from reaching your skin.
Skincare Steps:
MORNING -
- Cleansing
- Toning
- Moisturizing
- Cleansing
- Toning
- Serum
- Eye Cream
- Moisturizing
1. CLEANSER:
Cleansing is the very first step of your daily skincare routine. It makes your skin get rid of dirt, make-up, oil, and other types of unwanted particles. It revitalizes your skin and prepares it for the next step of your routine. Do it twice, at morning and night. Nighttime is a whole different story. You must cleanse your face to remove any traces of makeup or sunscreen, as well as oil, sweat, and dirt, to adequately prep your skin for additional treatments and products. Also, make sure you’re cleansing effectively.
2. TONER:
Toner is a kind of liquid that removes extra dirt, oil, and the leftover make-up. It balances the pH of the skin and replenishes your skin. Toners should be used twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night. Toners help restore the skin’s pH balance while prepping it for the rest of your products before your nighttime routine.
3.MOISTURIZER:
We all are familiar with moisturizers. Moisturizer softens your skin and hydrates it. It also protects the face from the harmful effects of weather. It mainly protects the outer layer of your skin, which indirectly keeps the inner layers protected. When you’re sleeping, the skin is in a reparative mode, working hard to regenerate and rebuild the damage precipitated by daily activities and habits. With that said, nighttime is the best time to restore your skin with the right night cream for your skin type and condition. When it comes to the right age to start using a night cream, there’s no magic number, though one’s twenties are typically an excellent time to start making an effort.
4. SERUM:
Serums are generally used before applying moisturizer to your skin. The reason behind this is that they help in locking the moisturizer into the skin. Serums consist of smaller particles that penetrate deep into the skin and provide high concentrations of active elements, which helps to tackle problems like ageing and wrinkles.
5. EYE CREAM:
Incorporating eye cream into your nighttime skin care routine (after you’ve applied the all-over moisturizer) is one simple way to maintain a youthful-looking appearance. Eye cream protects and hydrates the delicate skin around your eyes, which is prone to wrinkling and crinkling.
6.EXFOLIATE:
It doesn’t matter if you exfoliate in the morning or evening as long as you’re doing it one or two times a week. It’s essential to remove dead skin cells so that your products can effectively penetrate the skin. Overly dry or sensitive skin types will want to exfoliate less than someone with normal to oily skin because it can prompt inflammation and irritation, expediting aging.
7.FACIAL MASK:
Facial masks are for everyone. It is actually one of the best products out there. It is very easy to apply and it can be fun to use. You will feel the positive results right after. Regardless of the type of skin that you have, you can use a face mask. It is a skin care treatment that can specifically take care of an issue that you have on your face. Depending on what you need, a mask can hydrate your skin, reduce the size of your pores, deal with inflamed acne, lighten complexion, etc. The truth is, this mask is not part of the basic products that you need to include in your skin care routine. In fact, some masks can only be used once a week or 10 days. However, that does not mean you should not consider using it. If you have existing skin care issues, face masks will really expedite the improvement that you want to happen to your skin.
Addition to these steps Healthy diet, habit of drinking more water and being stress free are also very important. “Keeping a smile on your face will help you to maintain the tone of your facial muscles and skin." Happiness is the best skin care remedy. So don't forget to Smile, BE HAPPY TO BE BEAUTIFUL😃 Thank you for reading this article.
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