What does the skin care process include

Cleaning, moisturizing, sunscreen, and all the remaining functional and special care steps are all options that can be superimposed as needed, and are not compulsory at all.

A while ago, I helped my cousin who had just started working to sort out her skin care products. She listed six steps for skin care in the morning: cleansing, toner mask, essence water, whitening essence, lotion, and sunscreen. At just 22 years old, her skin started to become red and tingling frequently. I went to the dermatologist. The doctor said that it was caused by excessive skin care, which destroyed the skin's own barrier.

At this point, someone must want to ask, are all the essences, exfoliants, and facial masks mentioned on the Internet useless? No, it's just that these are "bonus points" and must be added after you have done a solid job in the three basic steps and the skin condition is stable. In the past two years, there has been a lot of discussion about whether to cleanse your face in the morning. There are actually two opinions in the industry. Doctors with dry and sensitive skin mostly recommend that washing your face with warm water at 32-34°C in the morning is enough. The newly secreted sebum film is a natural moisturizing cream, which is wasted if you wash it off; but for oily skin and combination oil, especially applying it the night before If you have used heavy skin care products such as sleeping masks and lady creams, and your T-zone is shiny in the morning, it is recommended to use a weakly acidic amino acid cleanser to gently cleanse the T-zone. Otherwise, the oil will clog the pores and easily cause closed acne. There is no standard answer to this. Just try it for two or three days and your face will not be tight or oily.

The moisturizing step in the middle does not have to be a full set of water, essence, milk, and cream. When I have oily skin in the summer, it is enough to apply a refreshing soothing essence water on my face after washing my face. I even save lotion. In the winter, I stay in a heated room in the north and my skin becomes dry, so I add a repair essence. Then apply a layer of strong occlusive cream. If you have whitening or anti-aging needs, just put the corresponding essence after the water and before the cream. It's like putting seasonings in cooking. If you want it to be lighter, put less, and if you want it to be fragrant, add two more. The premise is that you don't eat the seasonings.

Sunscreen cannot be skipped regardless of skin type or season, but there is no need to overdo it. Previously, a colleague was afraid of getting spots and would reapply sunscreen every two hours when he was eight feet away from the window in the office. As a result, he was bored and closed his head. In fact, if there is no direct sunlight indoors, there is no need to reapply it. If you stay outdoors for a long time, you should consider reapplying it. The amount does not need to be too much. A one-yuan coin size is enough for the whole face. If you don't apply enough, it means you haven't applied it at all.

As for special treatments such as cleansing mud mask, exfoliation, and acid brushing, it can be done once or twice a week at most. For sensitive skin, you may not even need it at all. I now only apply a mud mask for 10 minutes when my mouth closes before my period. I rarely even apply a facial mask. My skin condition is much more stable than in previous years when I followed the trend of applying facial masks every day, and I seldom get redness or acne.