What steps does the skin care process include

In fact, there are only three core fixed steps of daily skin care: cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection. The rest of the operations, such as toner, essence, eye cream, exfoliation, and facial mask, are all optional extras, and there are no hard requirements that must be done.

A while ago, I helped my cousin who had just started working to sort out her skin care products. She watched the live broadcast and followed the trend and bought more than a dozen products. She followed the blogger's instructions and applied them layer by layer every morning and evening. Within half a month, her normally normal skin became stuffy all over her forehead and closed her mouth. I asked her to stop all the additional steps. She just washed her face with an amino acid cleanser every day, applied a normal moisturizing lotion, and applied enough sunscreen when going out. Within ten days, her skin returned to its smooth state before.

Of course, this does not mean that all additional steps are IQ taxes and there is no need to use them at all. Whether or not you need to add them all depends on your current skin condition and demands. For example, there is a lot of buzz on the Internet right now about "should you exfoliate regularly?" Some people say that healthy skin does not require extra exfoliation at all, while others say that skin will be clear only if you do it once a week. In fact, both statements correspond to different skin types: oily skin has strong sebum secretion in summer, and old dead skin cells accumulate on the face. If your skin feels lumpy and you can't even absorb skin care products, it's absolutely fine to exfoliate with a mild mandelic acid peeling lotion once every two weeks. However, if you have dry and sensitive skin and your stratum corneum is so thin that it turns red at every turn, then following the trend of exfoliating is just asking for trouble. There is absolutely no need to take this step.

For those of you who have dry skin in autumn and winter, your face will feel tight within two hours after applying ordinary moisturizer. Adding a strong occlusive cream or moisturizing essence is a very reasonable choice; if you stayed up late the day before and your face became extremely yellow, and you have an important date the next day, there is nothing wrong with applying a temporary brightening mask as an emergency. Some people are even confused about whether to apply eye cream separately. In fact, as long as the ingredients of the cream you use are mild and do not irritate the eyes, it is enough to apply it on the face around the eyes. If you have targeted lightening needs, it is okay to buy a light eye cream separately and apply it. There is no unified standard at all.

To put it bluntly, skin care is like giving the skin a meal. Cleansing is helping the skin wash the dusty bowl, moisturizing is feeding the skin enough water and energy, and sun protection is providing the skin with an umbrella to block ultraviolet damage. These three are necessary for every meal, and the rest of the steps are snacks or supplements after meals.