What does a great skincare routine do for your skin? It can help you maintain healthy skin by properly cleansing and protecting it. It can also improve your skin if you’re struggling with congestion, texture, dryness, aging, or breakouts.

scrub me secret: just like a great skincare routine can do a lot for your skin, a bad skincare routine can damage your skin and cause issues like sensitivity, redness, bumpy texture, breakouts, flaking skin, etc. This is why I suggest starting with the basics, making sure your skin is benefiting from that, and then adding on products from there. If you’re doing too much there is no way of knowing what’s helping and what isn’t.

Your beginner skincare routine:

My suggestion as an esthetician is to start with a skincare routine that contains these 4 steps - Cleanse, tone, moisturize, and SPF. Be intentional about the products you choose and make sure they are working for your skin. After you have these 4 steps down, you can start adding other items one at a time.

scrub me secret: oftentimes I’ll meet someone who wants to purchase multiple new serums and masks for their skincare routine. I always suggest to introduce no more than 2 new products like serums, treatment fluids, masks, or exfoliants at a time. Adding too many new items at once can sometimes result in skin sensitivity or breakouts.

scrub me secret: you can use the EWG website where they have a skin ingredient and skincare product database that helps you decide if a product is the right fit for you. It gives the product a rating and breaks down the ingredients listing reasons why a product is rated a certain way.

scrub me secret: Once you’re getting good results and are in a rythym with this skincare routine adding a facial oil would be my next suggestion. A facial oil can have multiple different uses like pre-cleanse (oil cleansing), using it for facial massage, and as the last step of your PM routine if you are feeling dry or lacking of radiance.

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