What Is a Good Skin Care Routine and Why Is It Important?

The right cleanser for your skin cleans the skin without stripping essential, healthy oils. always take it easy with over-exfoliating your skin (use once a week) and avoid using the ones with crushed walnut shells or abrasive ingredients. Wash your face twice a day, morning and night to avoid clogged pores and acne. Use foaming liquid cleanser if you have oily skin, creamy or lotion cleanser if you have dry, red or eczema-prone skin, oil cleanser if you have sensitive skin, melting balm cleanser if you have mature skin, and use micellar water cleanser for normal skin.

If you have oily and acne-prone skin, make sure to use Non-Comedogenic products. These products shouldn’t clog pores or trigger acne, either by occluding the skin, blocking glands, or irritating the hair follicle.

The very first toners in the market were alcohol based, used to dry up oily skin and remove leftover dirt and residue from skin. These days, toners are used to balance the PH of the skin which is 4.7 to 5. Toners should be used after cleansing and before applying anything else. You can apply the toner with either your clean hands or cotton pads.

These serums are rich, concentrated doses of active ingredients with very small molecules that make it easy to be absorbed by clean skin. Some examples of serums are, Hyaluronic Acids, to seal in hydration and strengthen the barrier function to prevent moisture, Vitamin C, which helps with brightening dull skin and decreases dark spots with continued use, Retinols, Peptides and Vitamin B3, to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, Colloidal Sulfur and Niacinamide to calm redness and irritation by decreasing inflammation, and improve acne.

The best time to use Vitamin C is usually in the morning, and Retinol at night before bedtime.

Moisturizers assist in preventing water loss through the outer layers of skin. This is one product that doctors recommend using year round, for all skin types. The texture of your moisturizer will differ depending on your skin type. Its recommended to use gel or water based moisturizers for oily skin, lotion texture moisturizer for normal or combination skin, cream or soft cream for dry skin, and balm for inflamed and sensitive skin.