Skin care routine includes

The core process of skin care essentially only has three required options: "cleansing, moisturizing, and sunscreen." The rest of the exfoliation, functional essences, facial masks, eye creams, etc. are all optional items that can be stacked as needed. There is no standardized process that is common to the entire network. The addition and deletion of all steps must be adjusted based on skin type, current skin condition, and the scene.

Speaking of this, someone must ask, who do you believe in the streamlined skin care and effective skin care that have been quarreling on the Internet for several years? I have helped my friends adjust no less than 20 skin care regimens, and they all have their own reasons: those with oily-mixed skin and prone to lip locks are mostly suitable for the streamlined route. I had a best friend who followed the trend and bought a table of skin care products a few years ago. She stacked seven or eight layers of them every day, which made her chin shut. Later, she changed the routine to amino acid cleansing + refreshing lotion + Shaker sunscreen in the morning, and an extra dot of salicylic acid essence in the evening, which disappeared in half a month. But there are also people with mature skin who have clear needs for anti-aging and blemishes. For example, my mother, who is 52 years old, regularly combines toner, serum, A-alcohol essence, eye cream, and repair cream at night. After using it for five or six years, her skin is indeed much tighter than that of friends of the same age who only apply basic cream, and there are no problems with acne or sensitivity. There is really no need to argue about what is right or wrong. What suits you is the right one.

Let’s talk about the three core must-have options first. There are too many people who have fallen through the traps here. Take facial cleansing as an example. People on the Internet used to call it "soap-based cleansing." But in fact, oily skin produces so much oil in the summer that you can fry an egg. It's no problem to use soap to wash the T-zone once or twice a week. I have oily skin, so I use soap to focus on the face every Friday night in the summer. Next, apply an oil-controlling essence on your nose and forehead. Blackheads do grow much slower, but you should really avoid touching it if you have dry or sensitive skin. My sister followed the trend and bought a soap-based facial cleanser from an Internet celebrity. She originally had normal skin, but her cheeks became red and peeled after half a month of use. It took two months to heal. There are also many people who are confused about secondary cleansing. Should they use facial cleanser again after removing makeup? I have stepped into this pit before. After removing makeup and washing it again every day, my cheeks tend to turn red. Later I learned that most of the current makeup remover oils and makeup remover balms have the ability to clean directly after emulsification. As long as the emulsification is in place, there is no need for secondary cleansing at all, but it is easy to damage the skin barrier.

Moisturizing is also very interesting. Many people think that the stickier the product, the stronger the moisturizing power. In winter, they can feel at ease by applying three layers of cream. This is actually not true. My T-zone tends to be oily in the summer, so just applying a clear gel after washing my face is enough. If I apply too much, it will make it look oily at noon. In the winter, when my cheeks are dry, I will apply a thicker repair cream on my cheeks. I will only apply lotion on my T-zone, which is both moisturizing and oil-controlling. There is also the "sandwich mask method" that has been popular all over the Internet. First apply the essence, then the mask and finally the cream. My friend with dry skin used it in winter and said that it has a great hydrating effect. Another friend with oily skin used this method twice, and his forehead felt numb. In the final analysis, it still depends on the compatibility of the skin. If you feel that toner is useless, you can skip this step. No one will say you are wrong if you apply essence and cream directly after washing your face.

Sun protection is more flexible. Sun protection does not only apply to sunscreen. I have a colleague with severely sensitive skin that gets red and stings no matter how much sunscreen I apply. She wears a wide-brimmed hat, a mask, and a sunscreen umbrella when going out all year round. She sits in the office not near the window all year round, and her skin is more delicate than that of someone who wears sunscreen every day. But if you are a salesperson who runs outdoors every day, or your workstation is by a window, you should still apply sunscreen honestly, or reapply sunscreen spray every two hours. You can choose either hard sunscreen or soft sunscreen. As long as it can block ultraviolet rays, it meets the standard.

After talking about the basic items, let’s talk about the advanced steps that many people like to fiddle with. There are even more pitfalls here. Take exfoliation as an example. Many bloggers said before that "you must exfoliate your skin once a week to make it brighter." Don't listen blindly. Even if you have dry or sensitive skin, exfoliating once a month is too much. I received a private message from a fan before. Originally, I was just a little oily and dull, so I used scrub to exfoliate every day. In the end, it turned into rosacea. It took more than half a year for the redness to disappear. There are also functional essences, such as whitening, anti-aging, and anti-acne. Don’t be greedy and stack two or three kinds at a time. I tried to stack VC + whitening essence in the morning before, and the irritation made my face hurt for a long time. I later learned that you should either use it in the morning and evening, or build up tolerance first. If you have city wall skin, I didn’t say that it is really more stable for ordinary skin.

My current routine is quite casual. In the morning in summer, I use amino acid cleansing + VC essence + oil control and sunscreen. I’m ready to go out in 3 minutes. At night, if I put on makeup, I use cleansing oil. If I don’t put on makeup, I use cleansing directly. Then I apply a whitening essence + lotion. I apply a mud mask once a week to remove blackheads in the T-zone.； In winter, I replace my lotion with a repairing cream and add a lip balm. Occasionally when I'm lazy, I just apply the cream on my face after washing my face and go to bed. My skin is much more stable than before when I followed the "perfect routine" every day. You really don’t have to follow the dozen-step process on the Internet and force yourself. You will feel comfortable after applying it, your skin will not break out or become red, and your skin will be in stable condition. This is better than anything else.