How To Build Your Skincare Routine

Having a good skincare routine will help give you the results you want in your skin. When I was younger, I watched my sister try so hard looking for the right products that would help with her acne. She would try every product there was and still saw no results. Until she started making a skincare routine for herself that worked for her skin. It took her a long time to find products that worked, but she found a way to build her skin routine much faster and accurately. Since the products she uses worked for her, I thought it would work for me. Unfortunately her skincare routine did not work for me so I had to rebuild my skin routine from scratch. Which it took longer than I intend it to be. So I love to give you some helpful tips when building a skincare routine. It does take a longtime to perfect but we learn from our mistakes and thrive.  

Learn Your Skin Type

Learning your skin is not hard to do but can take some time to understand. There are so many different types of skin. Some are dry, oily, and combination. Different products work better on different types of skin. Knowing your skin type would make it easier to find the right products that work for you. Forinsteads, if you have oily skin, find products that are oil-free. Or if you have dry skin, then find products that are more hydrating. And if you have combination skin find products that are both oil-free and hydrating. Learning your skin type is important to find the right products to use for your skincare routine. 

Start With Cheap Products Than Go Up From Their 

We would all think buying the most expensive products means it works better than the cheaper products, but sometimes it’s not the case. You can tell when something is overcharged because it works the same way as when it’s cheaper. Our world is so materialistic that we think buying expensive things would work better than when it’s  cheap. I’m not saying that all expensive skincare products don’t work but you have to look at the cheaper products first then go to the expensive products. It is way better to not waste your money on an expensive product that you can find a dupe that is inexpensive. I have wasted so much money on thinking the most expensive skincare products will work for my skin. Remember don’t always think expensive skincare products will always work on your skin. Start cheap than work your way up.

Read The Product Ingredients

Knowing what you put on your skin can help understand why a product gives you issues. You’ll be surprised to know there are skincare products that irritate and damage the skin. So to avoid that look at the ingredients on the back of products to be safe. Things to avoid are products with fragrance, aluminum, and sodium laureth sulfate. Do your research on the product to know if it is safe for you. When I was younger I didn’t look at the ingredients of any product and I didn’t understand why I was breaking out more and my skin was irritated. I had to learn the hard way and finally looked at product ingredients. I realized I was washing my face with a product that has aluminum. Look at the product ingredients to make your life easier with starting your skincare routine. 

Look up more research to know all the ingredients to avoid in your skincare products. 

Look At The Products That Didn’t Work For You To Find Similarities

When I would use a skincare product that didn’t work for me I would just throw it out and say “ Well that didn’t work” without thinking about what caused it to not work. Then I kept buying products that ended with the same results. I realized I should look at the ingredients of the products that didn’t work before to see if there were any similarities. There were a lot of similarities between them. I found out what ingredients I should avoid in my skincare products and what caused me irritation. Instead of throwing products away look at the ingredients to see if there’s any similarities which caused you problems. This will help avoid buying products with the same ingredients as other products that didn’t work.

Use Products  In The Right Order

Sometimes your skincare routine doesn’t  work because you’re applying them in the wrong order. Your skin products work for you but you’re not applying then correctly which can cause unnecessary problems. I have this problem with applying products without looking at the direction on how to apply it correctly.  There is a certain way of using products and we need to be able to follow them. We can’t just put products on and hope for the best. You have to read the directions even if you think you know how. It’s like buying furniture from IKEA and not looking at the directions which it came with. It would look like a wobbly mess and wouldn’t function right. Skincare is just like that but instead of wobbly mess, you would have irritated skin. And instead of not functioning right,  you would have more acne. Have your products line up in the right order when you apply them. 

If you are wondering what the right way to apply multiple products here is the order: 

1. Makeup Remover 
2. Scrub
3. Cleanser 
4. Toner
5. Serums, Mist, or Essence
6. Spot Treatment 
7. Moisturizer 
8. Face Oil
9. Sunscreen 

Thank you for reading this blog post about how to start a skincare routine. Skincare is very important in your daily life. A good routine will improve your skin and give you confidence. Have a great week and be safe.

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