What aspects and contents does the skin care process include

In fact, there are not so many rigid steps as reported online. The core is always the three basic items of cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection. The rest of the functional care is all supplementary items superimposed on demand based on skin type, skin condition, and scene. Any more points is too much.

A while ago, I helped my cousin who had just started skin care clean up the dressing table. She heard that the Internet celebrity Amway put together a "complete ten-step skin care", from toner, serum, various functional essences to lotions, creams, and massage oils, layer by layer, they were applied to the face. After half a month, her cheeks became dull and flushed, so she went to a dermatologist for consultation. The doctor told her to stop all the fancy products and only use three gentle cleansers, moisturizing creams and sunscreen. After two weeks of use, her skin stabilized.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that everyone should stick to the three steps. After all, the humidity difference between the north and the south can vary by several levels, and skin types include oily, dry, sensitive, and mixed. There is no formula that can fit everyone. On a day in the summer when the temperature is over 30 degrees, those with healthy and oily skin may just apply a refreshing serum after washing their face, and then add a non-sticky sunscreen and apply an extra layer of lotion. In winter, the heating room in the north is as dry as a desert. Friends with dry skin must add a layer of occlusive cream after applying moisturizing essence before going to bed, otherwise their face will be dry and peeling the next day.

The debates about skin care procedures that are the most hotly debated nowadays are also quite interesting. For example, whether or not to use cleansing in the morning? Friends with dry and sensitive skin mostly believe that "washing with warm water is enough". After all, the oil on the face after sleeping is a natural protective film. Using a cleansing cleanser with strong cleaning power will easily destroy the barrier. In the morning, the floating dust can be wiped away with warm water; but for oily skin, it is easy to destroy the barrier. Most of my friends don’t agree with it, saying that their T-zone is so oily that it reflects light when they wake up in the morning. They don’t need to cleanse their face, and they have to rub it in when applying sunscreen. It can also easily clog pores and cause blackheads. In fact, it all depends on how you feel after washing your face. If you feel your face is sticky after washing without cleansing, then use a mild amino acid cleanser. If you feel tight after washing, you can use warm water. There is also the question of whether to exfoliate regularly. Some people think that going once every two weeks can help exfoliate dead skin cells, and the skin care products will be absorbed faster and the face will be more translucent. Others think that exfoliation is a IQ tax. Frequent use will thin the cuticle and turn it into sensitive skin. In fact, there is no right or wrong. It is perfectly fine for healthy oily skin to use mild acid products to exfoliate occasionally. Dry and sensitive skin may not need to touch it once for more than half a year.

If you wear heavy makeup or apply high-power waterproof and sunscreen that day, you need to add a step of makeup removal before cleansing. There is no need to add makeup remover oil and makeup remover. Choose a makeup remover product suitable for your skin type, rub it thoroughly, and then wash your face with cleanser. There is no need to over-cleanse. If you don’t put on any makeup that day and only apply ordinary sunscreen, many gentle cleansers can actually clean it off. You don’t need to specifically remove makeup, but it will easily damage the skin.

It’s interesting to say that skin care is actually like feeding the skin. Cleaning means wiping the food plate first, moisturizing means feeding the skin with necessary water and nutrients, and sun protection means adding a protective shield to the skin to prevent it from getting sunburned and aging. Those products with whitening, anti-aging, and anti-acne functions are like supplements. Just make up for whatever is missing. If you supplement the already healthy skin, it will easily lead to problems.

Friends around me who have very stable skin basically don’t have a fixed seven or eight-step process. They all add more essence today when their skin is dry, and less cream tomorrow when their skin becomes oily. They do it however they feel comfortable. On the contrary, they avoid many skin care pitfalls compared to people who stare at the stuck steps in the process every day.