It’s never too early to start a daily skincare routine. In fact, if you wait until you’ve developed age spots, contour creases, or wrinkles, it could be too late.
Aging is a natural process and one that you can’t control. Though you may not be able to stop the clock on aging, however, you can certainly take steps to slow it down.
Being mindful about your skin care order and following a daily skincare regimen of cleansing, toning, and moisturizing will help keep your skin smooth and supple for as long as possible. Once you’ve established this simple routine, you can start adding spot treatments, boosters, and masks to address specific skin concerns that tend to pop up over time.
There’s no rule that says a skincare routine has to be complicated. Quite the contrary – sometimes simpler is better. Though it may not matter so much which products you include or exclude from your routine, the order in which you apply them does matter.
Here’s what you need to know in order to put together your skin care order correctly...
Before you apply anything to your face, you need to remove all traces of makeup, excess oil, and other impurities. Cleansing is absolutely essential to optimize ingredient absorption. Look for a gentle cleanser appropriate for your skin type and don’t assume makeup wipes are going to do the trick!
We recommend starting with an oil-based cleanser like Nettoyant Creme followed by a cream or gel cleanser like Gel Nettoyant. You can never go wrong with a double-cleanse.
After cleansing, it’s important to tone before moving on to serums, moisturizers, and other products. Toners help treat and rebalance the skin while giving an added boost of hydration.
Choose a hydrating, alcohol-free toner like Lotion Yon-Ka PS and apply it by spraying the skin generously, about 6 times, then gently penetrating the production into the skin. If you prefer to use a cotton pad, gently swipe it onto your skin working from the middle outward.
Even if you don’t include anything else in your skincare routine after cleansing and toning, you absolutely must moisturize. Moisturizer helps protect the skin’s natural barrier that keeps hydration in and impurities out. If you’re using other skincare products, finishing with moisturizer helps seal in the products underneath to improve their efficacy.
In the morning, stick to a lightweight moisturizer that hydrates the skin without making it feel greasy. A gentle hyaluronic acid-based, anti-aging moisturizer like Time Resist Jour is a great option, or you could go with an smoothing day cream like Elastine Jour. In the evening, you can use a thicker moisturizer like Time Resist Nuit or Crème 28 to really amp up hydration while your skin regenerates overnight.
Start with the Big Three
The order in which you apply skincare products is critical. Not only does order impact efficacy but failing to follow the proper order could result in wasted time and, even worse, wasted money. If you’re just starting a skincare routine, avoid the temptation to load up on new products. It’s important to give your skin time to adjust to new products but, more than that, if you add too many products at once you run the risk of diluting the effect or canceling out some products completely. When you’re starting a skincare routine for the first time, it’s best to focus on the big three: cleanser, toner, and moisturizer. Once you’ve got these steps down you can think about adding spot treatments and serums.Cleanser
Before you apply anything to your face, you need to remove all traces of makeup, excess oil, and other impurities. Cleansing is absolutely essential to optimize ingredient absorption. Look for a gentle cleanser appropriate for your skin type and don’t assume makeup wipes are going to do the trick!
We recommend starting with an oil-based cleanser like Nettoyant Creme followed by a cream or gel cleanser like Gel Nettoyant. You can never go wrong with a double-cleanse.
Toner
After cleansing, it’s important to tone before moving on to serums, moisturizers, and other products. Toners help treat and rebalance the skin while giving an added boost of hydration.
Choose a hydrating, alcohol-free toner like Lotion Yon-Ka PS and apply it by spraying the skin generously, about 6 times, then gently penetrating the production into the skin. If you prefer to use a cotton pad, gently swipe it onto your skin working from the middle outward.
Moisturizer
Even if you don’t include anything else in your skincare routine after cleansing and toning, you absolutely must moisturize. Moisturizer helps protect the skin’s natural barrier that keeps hydration in and impurities out. If you’re using other skincare products, finishing with moisturizer helps seal in the products underneath to improve their efficacy.
In the morning, stick to a lightweight moisturizer that hydrates the skin without making it feel greasy. A gentle hyaluronic acid-based, anti-aging moisturizer like Time Resist Jour is a great option, or you could go with an smoothing day cream like Elastine Jour. In the evening, you can use a thicker moisturizer like Time Resist Nuit or Crème 28 to really amp up hydration while your skin regenerates overnight.
