Skincare: All the Things You Need to Know
Welcome to my skincare blog section!
In this article, I'll guide you through a comprehensive skincare routine, recommending top products (based on my experience, some researches and skincare studies) and detailing step-by-step how to achieve radiant, healthy skin.
The products that I will link are the best products for a Korean skincare style that are perfect for normal skin and delicate skin too.
THE STEPS
The steps for a perfect skincare are the following ones:
1. Oil Cleanse: This involves using an oil-based cleanser to dissolve and remove makeup, sunscreen, and excess oil from your skin. It's effective because oil attracts oil, making it an ideal first step in your cleansing routine.
2. Water Cleanse: Following the oil cleanse, you'll use a water-based cleanser to thoroughly cleanse your skin, removing any remaining impurities and residues. This step ensures your skin is clean without stripping away its natural moisture.
COSRX Good morning (for morning routine)
Anua - Heartleaf succinic moisture cleansing foam
3. Toner: Toner helps to balance your skin's pH levels, tighten pores, and remove any lingering traces of dirt or cleanser. It preps your skin to better absorb subsequent skincare products.
4. Treatments: This step includes applying targeted treatments like hyaluronic acid (for hydration), salicylic acid (for exfoliation and acne treatment), niacinamide (for brightening and minimizing pores), or masks for specific skin concerns like hydration, acne, or brightening.
The Ordinary - ideal for normal skin
CeraVe / RoundLab / Beauty of Joseon - ideal for sensitive skin
5. Moisturizer: After applying treatments, it's essential to moisturize to hydrate and protect your skin's moisture barrier. Choose a moisturizer suited to your skin type (e.g., oily, dry, combination) to keep your skin balanced and healthy.
6. Mask: Masks provide intensive treatment for specific skincare concerns. Depending on the type of mask (sheet mask, clay mask, gel mask), they can hydrate, detoxify, soothe, or brighten the skin. Masks are typically used a few times a week or as needed.
7. Sunscreen: Applying sunscreen is crucial for protecting your skin from harmful UV rays, which can lead to premature aging, sunburn, and skin cancer. Choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher and apply it generously every day, even on cloudy days or when indoors.
Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing
Another Step, Scrub: The scrub step in a skincare routine involves using a scrub or exfoliant to remove dead skin cells and impurities from the surface of the skin, revealing smoother and brighter skin underneath. To not damage the skin, is important to do a scrub once a week. The scrub products can be oily or creamy; the creamy scrubs usually contains little lumps that helps the product’s application. The oily scrubs works chemically; the properties goes to clean deeply the skin (skin peeling). If your skin is sensitive you should be very careful to find a product that suits your skin’s exigencies.
P.S. The important thing is to find products that are compatible with the skin. Also, for the beginners, my advice is to reduce the steps and focusing only on the most important ones (cleaning, moisturizing and sun cream) and slowly incorporate products in the routine.
Also, do not stress your skin much and be careful always to the products ingredients!