Skin care routine steps

There’s a right way and a wrong way to caring for your skin.  Here are the skin care routine steps you should use every day!

Good skin care routine

Every skin care routine starts with cleaning your skin.  Depending on your skin type, you may have to clean your skin twice a day.  I have oily skin, so I have to wash my face in the morning; otherwise, I’d be a greasy mess!  If your skin is dry, once may be all that is needed.

Skin care routine steps

So, what are the steps you should take in order to make sure that your skin looks and feels its best?

Step 1

Either way, washing your face at the end of the day is very important for several reasons:

• Removing make-up (try to make your own DIY makeup remover)
• Washing away toxins from the environment
• Cleaning off any dirt (i.e. maybe you have food stuck to your cheeks!)

Without this step, you can make your skin prone to breakouts because of all the ‘stuff’ sitting on it.  Remember to always use a gentle cleanser and never use anything that has anything in it that makes your face feel ‘tingly’ like alcohol.  It could dry you out, causing more oil production and thus, pimples!

Whatever you do, you should always begin with taking off your make-up.  My favorite is micellar water but be sure to get a good quality one for reasons I’ve explained here.  Another option is making your own micellar water.  Nothing is better than saving money by doing it yourself!

After you remove your make-up, it’s time to cleanse your entire face.

Step 2

Exfoliate!  Granted, this can be done in conjunction with step 1 but I wanted to break it into its own step because it’s so important.  Many people don’t know how often to exfoliate.  Again, it’s based on your skin type.  The important thing is to do it but only do it as often as your skin needs.  Sometimes this means once per week!

Step 3

Once you hit your 40’s, I would highly recommend an eye cream.  Truly, I should have started in my 30’s but who thinks about that when you’re busy with life!  Anyway, eye creams are amazing.  I think another reason why I didn’t use eye creams earlier in my life is because I thought they weren’t necessary but when I saw the results, I was hooked.  In fact, I experimented.  I put eye cream under one eye and not the other.  The results were amazing and truly the best skin care for women over 50!

Step 4 (Possibly optional)

Moisturize!  But I say possibly optional because not everyone needs to moisturize.  I have oily skin so I don’t need to moisturize but if you’re dry, you definitely need a moisturizer.  More information on ‘is moisturizer necessary‘.

Step 5

Sunscreen!  I can’t say this enough.  Trust me!  This step is so important if you want beautiful skin for a long time.

Conclusion:

So there you have it!  The best skin care routine steps for women (and men) is in just 5 easy steps.  These skin care routine steps are so easy, but it takes commitment.  Luckily, it’s not a huge commitment and when you know that it can help your skin look better, I know you’ll be able to do it!