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well may be too rich for you. Look for a moisturizer with SPF for your daytime moisturizer. Not only is sunscreen essential for skin preservation, but wearing moisturizer with built-in SPF saves time. At night, use a moisturizer without SPF, and let your skin relax with a lighter moisturizer while it’s in repair mode. It’s also important to pay attention to how you apply moisturizer. You want to be sure to apply it evenly over the entire face and neck area. Additionally, if your skin still feels dry after using a moisturizer, you don’t need to apply more. Most likely, this means you need to switch to a creamier moisturizer. After cleansing, you must immediately use an alcohol-free toner
and moisturizer. If you leave your skin bare for more than one minute, it will start to dehydrate as the dry air attracts moisture out of the skin. Perform your skincare routine quickly, and be sure to always leave your toner damp on the skin. EXFOLIATORS: By removing dry skin cells, you reveal healthy and vibrant skin. Exfoliation removes expired, dry skin cells making way for new, healthy, plump skin cells. It also helps to reduce blemishes and break outs, lessen clogged pores, rid the skin of dryness and lighten brown spots and hyperpigmentation — all while smoothing the skin. There are two types of exfoliants. A chemical or acid exfoliant does the work
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SERUMS: A serum is a skincare product that has a higher concentration of active ingredients, usually comes in a gel or creamy gel form and is meant for use under a moisturizer or mask. While cleanser, toner and moisturizer are a must for every skin type, serums can be used when you feel like your skin is in a rut and would like to increase the results of your basic products. They also are very beneficial for giving your skin extra hydration when you feel like you need a boost of moisture. Apply a dime-sized amount to the skin, and always apply a cream after applying a serum as they don’t contain protective properties. After cleansing, use an alcohol-free toner and leave it damp on the skin before applying your serum. By leaving your skin damp with toner, the action ingredients in your serum will penetrate deeper within the skin giving you better results. MOISTURIZER: Because moisturizer is a staple in a day and evening skincare routine, we find ourselves wearing it 24 hours a day, 365 days per year so it’s important we use the right one. A moisturizer should absorb in the skin, and not just sit on the surface. So apply your moisturizer, wait for five minutes and touch your skin. If you can still feel the heaviness on the skin, then it very
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