Why You Should Follow These 4 Skincare Steps

STEP 1 – CLEANSER & TONER

Every step in the routine prepares the skin optimally for the next, which is why it is key to start off your routine properly – and the way to do that is with a good cleanser and toner.

 

Why cleanse?

To cleanse your skin is essential for your routine to remove impurities, oil, and other unwanted debris as well as help the skin maintain a proper level of hydration. This means if you want to do things right, skip the makeup wipes (they leave behind a layer of gunky residue that can break you out and irritate your face) and opt for a cleansing oil, which dissolves all makeup without stripping your skin. Then follow up with a gentle, creamy cleanser (especially if you have acne-prone skin).

 

LA ROCHE POSAY SR0133 EFFACLAR FOAM GEL 200ML

 

Why tone?

The toner is a natural part of the cleansing step and is key to preparing your skin for what is to come. It lowers your skin’s pH level, calms the skin, and makes sure it is ready to absorb the creams and serums that will follow. Face toners used to be terrible, alcohol-based liquids that irritated the hell out of your face. But today’s (good) toners are filled with either gentle, hydrating ingredients to coddle dry and sensitive skin or with chemical exfoliants to treat acne, oil, and bumps. Toners are not meant to be something that sits around on your skin and feels heavy. They’re essentially just priming your face for ingredients to be better absorbed later on.

 

Ixora Balancing Facial Toner

 

Don’t cheat your skin on a good start; it’s the first step toward great skin!

 

STEP 2 – EYES

Pay extra attention to the skin around your eyes if you don’t want it to prematurely unveil your age, this is where the first signs of aging are most likely to appear.

 

Why eye cream?

The skin around your eyes is very delicate, which makes it more susceptible to irritation, hence the importance of using a cream specifically for the eye area and not your regular day or night cream.

 

Eye creams tend to be lighter and thinner than face moisturizers, so make sure to apply them before you slather on your creams and oils

An important note: Even though eye creams seem like the be-all and end-all of skincare (and anti-aging), they’re honestly not necessary for most people. As long as you’re using moisturizer and sunscreen, your eye area is already getting the TLC it needs.

 

Clinique-All About Eye Cream

 

STEP 3 – BOOST

Here is the step where you add your serums or essences to do exactly as the heading implies – boost!

 

Why serums?

The products will efficiently penetrate the skin and deliver powerful technologies even deeper into the skin to really boost the effectiveness of your day and night cream.

 

Ah, serums—the product you probs keep buying, never really using, and getting panicked that you’re neglecting out of confusion. But we gotcha. Serums are essentially just shots of extremely concentrated nutrients, hydration, and antioxidants that really amp up your skin health as soon as you apply them. People often skip out on using them, but they’re honestly the heavy lifters of your skincare routine.

 

Teami Hibiscus Infused Vitamin C Serum

 

For almost all skin types, the PROS swear by using vitamin C serum every morning, which protects your skin from the inflammation and damage caused by environmental damage during the day while also brightening dark spots and uneven tones over time. Vitamin C serum is the MVP for dry, oily, and acne-prone skin, but it’s also a little strong. So if your skin is sensitive, use it every other morning (or every two mornings) instead.

 

STEP 4 – MOISTURISE

In the last step, you add moisture in form of a day or night cream.

 

Why day cream?

Your day cream provides hydration throughout the day and it also serves as your ultimate defender against environmental stresses, damaging sun, and pollution. That is why day creams are generally formulated with protecting actives.

 

Why night cream?

Night Creams provide your skin with extra nourishment. Just like you are resting and recovering during the night to get ready for the next day, so does your skin, therefor important to help optimize the skin’s natural renewal process by using a night cream.