How To Create a Skin Care Routine

<p>Do you feel like you have to be a chemist in order to create a skin care routine or feel overwhelmed by all the products to choose from? If so this episode is for you! Keep in mind I am not a dermatologist or estatician so if you are struggling with your skin consult a professional on what they recommend for you.</p> <p>8 Step skin care routine:</p> <p>1. Cleanser: </p> <ul> <li>The purpose of this is is to remove dirt and make up from your face. It is important to get a gentle cleanser, I used to think if it's burning it's working but that isn't true. If it's burning it's irritating your skin so find one that feels good for you.</li> </ul> <p>2. Toner (optional)</p> <ul> <li>While toners do remove excess dirt that was missed during the cleansing process there are two types of toner, hydrating and exfoliating, so make sure to check the active ingedients to see what type of toner it is.</li> <li>Hydrating toners can be used daily and contain verious active ingredients such as vitamin C or hyaluronic acid and can be used daily as an additional cleanse</li> <li>Exfoliating toners should not be used more than twice a week and they contain AHA or BHA. AHA (glycolic and lactic acid) can be used on most skin types, while BHA (salicin) is better for oily skin as it penetrates deeper, see <a href= "http://dermcollective.com">dermcollective.com</a> for more info</li> </ul> <p>3. Serum</p> <ul> <li>Serums are used to treat specific skin conditions, if you don't currently have any issues with your skin you can use a generic serum with active ingeriendts such as vitamin C, there are different active ingredients that treat different things, but avoid trying to treat more than one thing at a time</li> <li>If you have acne scaring vitamin E serum can help minimize the appearance of scars</li> <li>Hyaluronic acid is a good serum to use for dry skin</li> <li>Retinol is an active ingredient that can help reduce or prevent the signs of aging</li> <li>Salicylic acid is an active ingredient to look for if you have acne prone skin</