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Take your skin health up a notch with the right routine suitable for your skin.
Healthy and glowing skin is not all about having great genes.
Your lifestyle habits and daily skin care routine have a crucial impact on your skin health and appearance.
And building a great skin care routine does not start from getting the best products out there.
It starts from understanding your skin, learning how to care for and protect it, and meeting its requirements.
Before you start following a skincare routine, it is critical to determine your skin type.
If you are confused about your skin type, here is a simple way to determine it:
Normal skin: This skin type feels balanced.
It is neither too oily nor too dry.
Also, it is not excessively sensitive and does not react to anything applied to it.
Oily skin: If your T-zone is shiny and greasy, you may have oily skin.
Oily skin tends to have larger sebaceous glands that produce excess oil.
It is also acne-prone.
Dry skin: If your skin feels tight and itchy, especially after washing, you have dry skin.
This type of skin feels patchy and itchy. It is also prone to premature aging.
Combination skin: If your T-zone is oily and the cheeks and rest of the face are dry, you have combination skin.
Sensitive skin: If your skin reacts to any product and gets irritated easily (especially after sun exposure), you have sensitive skin.
Daily skin care routine: Step by step guide
Note: Whatever the skin type, follow the three main steps – Cleansing, Toning, and Moisturising (the CTM routine).
For the rest, you can experiment with any skincare product that suits your skin.
Normal skin is balanced and doesn’t have issues like other skin types.
The aim of your skincare routine should be not to upset the balance.
Morning routine
Cleansing
Cleanse your skin with a non-foamy or gentle sulfate-free cleanser.
Sulfate-free cleansers do not dry out your skin and do a good job of getting rid of any excess oil or grime that may have settled into your skin pores.
Toning
Avoid toners that contain alcohol.
These products are not only extremely harsh on your skin, but they also dehydrate it and lead to dryness.
Instead, use toners with natural ingredients like rosewater and other nourishing and hydrating ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and peptides. They help balance your skin’s pH levels.
Serum
Use a Vitamin C serum, it helps in revitalising and refreshing the skin.
Combining Vitamin C with sunscreen (the last step of the routine) can double the protection and neutralize the harmful free radicals.
Moisturising
Using a moisturiser will help hydrate your skin.
Look for products that contain ceramides, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and peptides.
Also choose products that are non-comedogenic and specially formulated for the face.
Night routine
Cleansing
Use the same cleanser that you use in the morning.
If you have to remove makeup, Josh Sim, an aesthetic consultant says, “Use micellar water for sensitive and oily skin to remove make-up thoroughly before cleansing.”
Toning
Tone your skin with a gentle and hydrating toner containing chamomile, green tea extracts, and ingredients like allantoin and niacinamide.
Serum
Use an antioxidant-rich serum to provide additional nourishment to your skin.
Check for ingredients like algae extracts, resveratrol, and sodium ascorbyl phosphate (a stable form of Vitamin C).
Eye Cream
Apply an eye cream to rejuvenate the delicate skin around your eyes.
Pick an eye cream that can address any current skin issues you are facing, such as dark circles or puffy eyes.
Moisturising
Go for a moisturiser with a creamy formula to provide deep nourishment to your skin. – www.stylecraze.com.
