10 Steps for your home care routine at home

You don’t need a billion products to achieve beautiful skin.

We all have fallen victim to buying the latest, greatest products for our skin. Now you probably have a bathroom full of miracle serums and creams that you may have used twice and given up on. You do not have to be product junky owning 10 million products to achieve great skin. A good skincare routine to produce the results you want comes in just 10 steps. Skincare is quality over quantity and much of the time, you will find that less is more when it comes to products as well as ingredients. You need to find the most natural and appropriate one of these products for your skin. For instance, if you have oily, breakout prone skin, you are not going to want to use a super-rich age corrective night cream. The following list is to used as a guide and find your way to beautiful, well-cared for skin.

Your skincare home regiment should be based upon these 10 steps :

Makeup removal – this could be in the form of a wipe, a clean oil, or a lotion. Find the most appropriate method for you. Follow up with a cleanser as these products are known to leave a residue on the skin. Be cautious of ingredients. You never want to put something heavy in alcohol and fragrances on your face. (Obviously, if you do not wear makeup, this step would not apply to you.)
Cleanser – These range from lightweight gels to heavier lotions depending on your skin type. Watch out for foamy cleansers as these contain hazardous ingredients to skin and overall health. Use morning and night. (See :https://theholisticskin.com/top-10-deadliest-skincare-ingredients/)
Exfoliate – Critical in removing dead skin cells, residues from products, boosting cell regeneration, improving tone and texture as well as unclogging pores. Find an exfoliator appropriate for your skin and use 2-3 times per week. (See: https://theholisticskin.com/exfoliation/)
Masque (Mask) – These are corrective products and need to be used determined by your skin condition. (Aging, acne, uneven tone, sensitive…) Once or twice per week, apply a masque in the shower, while watching tv on the couch, or even sleep in it.
Tonique (toner) – toners are a very important step in your regiment, but often go unused. Toners should be used after exfoliation, but prior to serums and moisturizers to return your skin to ph balance and aid in the absorption of products into the skin. https://theholisticskin.com/why-you-need-a-facial-toner/
Serum – a serum is a lightweight fluid, oil or water-based, whose molecular structure is smaller so that it can penetrate into a deeper layer of the skin. Many varieties are available for all skin types and conditions. These are beneficial to use underneath a masque or moisturizer to boost their corrective properties.
Day cream with SPF – a lighter moisturizer suited to skin types with an SPF (sun protection factor) of 15 or higher. Can be worn alone, under makeup, or you can use a “BB cream”, which is a tinted day cream that protects against sun damage.
Night cream – A richer moisturizer to aid the skin in regeneration while sleeping. Formulated with different corrective properties and ingredients to aid the skin in the recovery of acne, hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, and sensitivity. No SPF is needed in these creams as they are meant to be worn overnight.
Eye cream – cream or gel form, once you reach your twenties, you should be using an eye product regularly to prevent fine lines, loss of elasticity and discoloration in the eye area. For mature skin types, a richer product may be needed to help to diminish and correct these conditions.
Lip Balm – balms are very important in keeping the lips soft and supple. Balms are wax-like substances that moisturize, heal, protect and relieve chapped lips. Can be flavored, infused with essential oils, and the daytime or sports variety have an SPF factor.