This Is The Perfect Order Of Applying Your Skin Care Products
By: Sandeep Gupta Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:40:10
The key to a good skincare routine is so much more than the products you choose to apply - the order in which you apply them makes a huge difference too.
A consistent and thorough skincare routine can have your skin seeing a huge difference in a very short period of time.
However, applying your products in the wrong order can sometimes render them completely useless.
* Exfoliater
Once or twice a week, we should be exfoliating our skin. And if you are, it’s best to do it first before your thorough cleanse.
* Cleanser
Making sure your skin is clean is the key to helping the products that follow sink into your skin and do the job they’re meant to.
* Toner
A step many people skip with the notion that it’s ‘pointless’. Well, we hate to break it you, but forgetting to apply toner is like buying milk but forgetting to put it in the fridge.
* Spot Cream
If you apply spot creams, this is when you should be doing it. There are no layers blocking it from doing its job, and it can be deeply absorbed with no barriers.
* Serum
This is where people usually begin to get confused.
Your serum should be applied first as it is lighter in consistency than a moisturiser and therefore can do its job without having to break through a thick layer.
* Eye Cream
Again, applying your eye cream now will let it get to work without any other products standing in its way.
* Moisturiser
You’re so close, don’t give up yet!
Appling this on top of your serum helps lock it in. It can also still get to work as serums are usually very thin and lightweight.
* Facial Oil
This step is definitely optional, but we find this step the biggest treat in our routine.
* SPF
Just to be used in the mornings, but it's crucial to wear a decent SPF every day - even during winter.