With so many exciting products out there, it can be easy to get carried away when creating a skincare routine. People often place their focus on incorporating all of the trendy new products they’ve just bought…not realizing that the new routine they’ve created is missing some of the most essential, non-negotiable steps.
If you want your skincare routine to work well for you, you need to make sure that it has a solid foundation. Read on as Lavelier talks through the steps that every skincare routine should have. Once you’ve mastered these, you can then turn your attention to enhancing your routine with added extras.
Cleansing, Both Morning and Night
Cleansing is one of the most important steps in any skincare routine. Fail to cleanse your skin, and your other skincare products won’t work in the way that they otherwise would have done. Fortunately, most people are aware of this, with an evening cleanse being the norm for many.
However, people often don’t repeat this again in the morning. They think that going to bed with clean skin means that their skin will still be clean the next morning, which isn’t the case. Instead, a large amount of impurities will build up overnight. Sweat, sebum, dead skin cells, indoor air pollutants, and more will all be coating your skin by morning. Removing this will give your skin a fresh start to the day.
With that said, your skin won’t be quite as dirty in the mornings as it will be in the evenings. Therefore, your morning cleanser should alway be a gentle one, just like the Lavelier Oceana Breezy Facial Cleanser. This one contains several ingredients that are known for calming and balancing the complexion, such as aloe vera, lavender, and chamomile. It’s also infused with plant oils, which will give your skin a boost of hydration for the day.
Regular Exfoliation
Although exfoliation shouldn’t be a part of your daily skincare routine, it’s still a step that you should be following regularly. Even if you’re cleaning twice a day, exfoliation is a must for clearing blockages out from within the pores while giving the cell turnover process a helping hand by removing dead cells from the skin’s surface.
If you aren’t exfoliating regularly, your skin will be missing out. Exfoliation needs to be done consistently in order for full benefits to be seen.
How often should you exfoliate? This depends on your skin type. Dry skin only needs to be exfoliated once or twice a week, and sensitive skin requires even less than this. Oily and combination skin, on the other hand, needs to be exfoliated more often.
While we’re on the topic of exfoliation, make sure that you’re using an exfoliator that’s suitable for your skin type. If you aren’t sure, go with one that’s safe for all skin types, like the Lavelier Oceana Refining Coral Peel. It brings together a few different gentle exfoliants, along with antioxidants and complexion-calming extracts. It will quickly have your skin looking smoother, brighter, and beautifully revived.
A Hydrating Toner
Many would say that a toner is not an essential part of a skincare routine. If you’re aiming to keep your routine as basic as possible, this would be true. It’s definitely not as important as, say, a cleanser or a moisturizer. However, if you have a few extra seconds to spare and want to give your skin the very best, swiping on a hydrating toner can make a huge difference to your complexion.
How? Firstly, by providing hydration directly to your skin cells. With toners being so thin in texture, your freshly cleansed skin will quickly drink one up. A good toner will also rebalance the pH level of your skin’s surface. This will leave your skin feeling fully receptive to any other products you apply. With the right toner, you’ll be able to make your entire skincare routine work more effectively!
With that said, many toners are known for being more astringent than hydrating. Always take a good look at a toner’s ingredient list before deciding which to use. Formulas that contain humectants and ingredients that can calm the feeling of inflammation, like the Lavelier Oceana Pure Balance Toner, are the way to go!
A Vitamin C Serum
Just like a toner, a serum isn’t strictly essential if your skin is perfectly healthy. However, if your skin needs some extra help in certain areas, a serum will likely be able to provide this. They may seem like lightweight, watery products, but serums are capable of carrying high concentrations of active ingredients. This enables them to produce some big changes in the complexion.
While there’s nothing wrong with adding two or three serums to your skincare routine, if you’re going to stick with just one, make it a vitamin C serum. This multi-tasking ingredient is beneficial for just about everyone. It will tackle the appearance of aging, lighten the look of dark spots, leave your skin barrier feeling stronger, and more. Numerous studies confirm these game-changing properties, making vitamin C a must.
Which vitamin C serum should you go for? Always pay attention to the type of vitamin C that has been used. The Lavelier Oceana VitaGlow C Serum, for example, contains tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate. Both are known for being highly effective yet much stabler than some of the other forms of vitamin C out there. The fact that this serum also combines vitamin C with several other antioxidants makes it a must-try!
Eye Care Products
Eye care products can be a contentious topic. If you’re already using your facial skincare products on the skin around your eyes, do you really need to splash out on eye serums and eye creams too?
Experts say yes. With the skin around your eyes being so much thinner than the skin everywhere else on your face, there’s a good chance that some of your facial skincare products shouldn’t even be used on your eye area in the first place! This delicate skin needs special care, which is exactly why eye care products exist. While it may not seem this way when you’re young, you’ll definitely regret neglecting your eye area once you reach your 30s and beyond!
So, what’s the most essential eye care product to use? Ideally, you want something hydrating and packed with antioxidants, just like the Lavelier Oceana Wrinkle Reset Eye-Lift Serum. Thanks to the addition of peptides, this serum will also leave the fragile skin around your eyes feeling stronger and more elastic.
If you’d prefer an eye cream, the Lavelier Eye Firming Concentrate would be a great choice. An infusion of caffeine, soluble collagen, vitamin C, and coral seaweed extract will firm up the look of creased and loose skin while also smoothing away the appearance of puffiness.
Separate Day and Night Creams
Hopefully, a moisturizer is already a regular part of your skincare routine. This is another step that nobody should be missing out on, no matter your skin type. However, if you really want to do right by your skin, you’ll need to have two separate moisturizers: one for the morning and another for the night.
Why? Because your skin’s needs in the morning are very different from what it requires at night. During the day, it focuses on defense. It works on protecting itself from all of the environmental aggressors out there, saving those deeper cells from the appearance of free radical damage. The right day cream can help with this. By opting for a hydrating yet lightweight cream that also happens to be filled with antioxidants, like the Lavelier Oceana Skin Dew Moisturizer, you’ll be able to keep your complexion safe from environmental damage while also meeting its moisture needs.
At night, however, your skin cells turn their attention to repair. While you’re asleep, they concentrate on cell regeneration and rejuvenation. This is why the term ‘beauty sleep’ was coined! Ideally, the moisturizer that you use in the evenings will be geared toward this too. A product like the Lavelier Oceana Restorative Night Moisturizer will keep your skin cells feeling supported and energized as they go about these important functions. Use this moisturizer before bed and you’ll wake up with a radiant glow the next morning!
Sun Protection
Last but not least, let’s talk about sun protection. Again, this is another non-negotiable skincare step. Not only does the sun drastically accelerate the skin aging process, but it can also trigger the development of skin cancer. If you want to keep your complexion safe and healthy, sun protection is a must.
Although this is now becoming common knowledge, many people still choose to skip this part of their skincare routine. Why? The two most commonly cited reasons are the inconvenience of applying SPF and the way in which many sunscreens leave the skin feeling greasy and uncomfortable.
While these reasons may be true enough when it comes to some sunscreens, they’re not all the same! Many are formulated specifically to avoid both of those issues, just like the Lavelier Divine Day Defense SPF 30. This cream looks and feels just like a regular moisturizer, meaning that it melts into the skin quickly after application. This also makes it more convenient to use, especially since, being a moisturizer, you’ll be able to give your skin a moisture boost at the same time. Like all sunscreens, this one needs to be reapplied regularly too. However, it’s so enjoyable to use that you won’t mind doing this at all!
Creating the Perfect Skincare Routine With Lavelier
From essences to skincare tools to high-tech devices, there are so many other steps that you could incorporate into your skincare routine. However, before you do that, it’s important to make sure that you’ve covered all of the basics. The steps that we’ve discussed above are the essential steps to include in your skincare routine, after which you can then explore enhancing your efforts with additional products.
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