Easy Skincare Routines for Beginners
Taking care of your skin is a lot of work (let’s be honest) but there are countless benefits in doing so. Here’s an easy skincare routine for girls (and boys) who don’t have one yet.
There are a lot of skincare products out there and choosing the product to use can be overwhelming. Online shops and physical stores are filled with different skincare products that offer different ingredients, benefits, and results.
How to choose the best skincare product to use?
Before choosing the skin care product to use, there is one IMPORTANT thing that you need to do first. Yep, I put so much emphasis on the word important because this is really crucial. Are you ready? The most important thing to do before filling your shopping carts with products is to KNOW YOUR SKIN TYPE first. Once you’ve finally identified your skin type, it’s much easier to choose products based on your skin’s needs.
What are the routines for each skin type?
Here are our 3-steps suggestions to begin with your skin care routine.
Normal Skin
If you have normal skin, you’re lucky! Because this skin type can work with almost any product.
What to do: Cleanse it every day, and use brightening and nourishing products to retain its natural glow.
Ingredients to look for: Fruit and floral extracts; licorice, vitamin C, vitamin E glycerin and no to parabens
Oily Skin
This skin type often has shiny and greasy look. This is because your pores are overproducing serum. Although not always the case, this skin type usually goes together with acne due to the excess oil.
What to do: The key is to use the correct combination of products. It’s best to start with a facial cleanser with anti-bacterial properties that lifts all deep-seated dirt in the pores, Then, follow it up with a balancing toner to refine your complexion and seal everything in with a gel moisturizer loaded with anti-zit powers.
Contrary to other beliefs, oily skins still need a moisturizer to keep the production of grease low-key but make sure to use moisturizers that come from oil-free creams or gels.
Ingredients to look for: tea tree oil, aloe vera, rosehip, mangosteen
Dry Skin
This skin type is the opposite of oily skin. While overproducing sebum is bad, not producing oil at all is equally bad as well. This skin type usually has flaky complexion.
What to do: As dryness leads to faster appearance of fine lines, sagging, and wrinkles, make sure to always use rich, cream and/or oil-based products.
Ingredients to look for: rosehip oil, marula oil, argan oil, aloe vera, tea tree oil, jojoba oil
Combination Skin
If you have dry cheeks and an oily T-zone, you’ve got a combo! Typically combination skin has a mix of oily areas where you’ll see a lot of shine and clogged pores (usually the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin)) and dry patches (cheeks and jaw, and hairline) where you’ll experience flaking and redness. Taking care of this skin type is more challenging as you need to cater to two skin types at once.
What to do: Use non-greasy and heavy creams. Use lightweight serums overnight and moisturise your skin with a non-heavy formula.
Life Saving Tip – Take note, though, it’s best to steer clear of heavy + rich moisturizers and sleeping masks as these can block the pores in your forehead, nose, and chin.
Ingredients to look for: Green tea extract, aloe vera, willow bark extract
Starting with your skincare routine can be challenging but the benefits are tremendous! Aside from the tips mentioned, always remember to get enough sleep, drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, eat a healthy diet and steer away from chemical and harmful products.
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