It is great if you thoroughly cleanse your skin and never forget to wash off cosmetics at night, and you also have correctly selected serums and masks in your beauty arsenal (further down the list). However, if you confuse the application sequence, everything immediately becomes not so great.
The fact is that products applied in the wrong order, firstly, can lose their effectiveness (a barrier on the skin, formed, for example, by face oil, will prevent the absorption of other components contained in the next product in line). Secondly, our actions can block skin hydration (if the wrong scheme becomes a habit, this can lead to serious consequences, up to premature wrinkles and loss of elasticity, provoked by a permanent state of dehydration).
Makeup remover
If you are using decorative products, sunscreen or silicone-based products (which is most likely, since it is found in most skincare and decorative products), then first of all you need to wash off all these layers from the skin with a make-up remover. To get rid of makeup residues in one step, get a product designed for both the face and eyes. Products focused on removing makeup only on the surface of the skin are not strong enough to remove eye makeup products. You will increase friction and pressure, but you still won't achieve the desired results. As a result: unnecessary unwanted (and completely useless) effect on sensitive skin.
Mousses, milk and micellar water will help remove impurities for those with dry skin types. For oily skin, it is better to choose cleansing gels or foams: they allow you to regulate the work of the sebaceous glands. When it comes to combination and normal skin types, start from your individual preferences. Choose from those marked "for all skin types."
Cleanser
This is the second stage, if we are talking about cleansing before bed, and the first - if we mean the morning cleansing procedure. So, your product undertakes to rid the skin of all impurities and penetrate deeper into the pores, thereby completing the cleansing procedure.
We recommend taking a closer look at sulfate-free cleansers: they weaken the protective barrier less.
Exfoliant
Remember that you should scrub your skin no more than 2 times a week. The peeling procedure will remove dead skin cells and allow the skincare products to penetrate deeper into the skin. As a result, we get a refreshed face and a smoother skin tone.
Toner
Recall that the tonic normalizes the pH balance after exposure to cleansing products.
If today scrubbing the skin of your face is not in your plans, immediately after cleansing, go to the tonic. By the way, let's recall the obligatory K-beauty care rule: the time interval between the completion of cleansing and the application of tonic should not exceed 3 seconds (also read: K-beauty: 10 steps to flawless skin that every Korean woman knows about).
Special means
If you are using a product aimed at fighting acne, then it's time to take it on beauty-arms just after the toner. In addition, after the tonic, we usually apply masks or serums to the face. If you decide to use both, the serum should follow.
Apply a moisturizer or serum immediately after spraying the mist on your face: this will allow the moisturizing ingredients to be absorbed into the deeper layers of the skin.
Chemical sanskrin
We use it next and always before a moisturizer. Do not forget, of course, to apply the product to all exposed areas of the body.
Moisturizer for the face and eye area
It is always preferable to use a moisturizer (note that even if the skin is oily, this does not mean that it is sufficiently hydrated). We use cream for the area around the eyes at a young age when we feel tightness. After 30, we rely on a remedy aimed at combating age-related changes, and use it daily.
Face oil
This is optional, but if you prefer oil for your face, then the moisturizing step should be done with it. The fact is that the oil forms a barrier on the skin through which the components of other moisturizing products cannot get through.
After the above components, the daily beauty routine can be considered complete. Next is the makeup procedure, which is preferably started with a primer.
Photo: Getty Images
Related materials
- This is for nothing: the main mistakes in cleansing the skin (and their consequences)
- What is micellar water and how to really use it
- How gait affects your mood and health
- Getting up at five in the morning and 5 more useful habits of successful people