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The Perfect 9Step Skin Care Routine Whether you have a threestep or ninestep routine, there's one thing anyone can do to improve their skincare: apply products in the right order. Regardless of your skin concerns, you'll want to start with a clean, toned base, then apply concentrated active ingredients, and finish by sealing in moisture and, of course, SPF for the day. Here are the steps to a good skin care regimen brought to you by superbotanicals.co 1. Wash your face. Morning and night, rinse your face with water and rub a small amount of gentle cleanser between clean palms. Massage facial cleanser all over face with gentle pressure. Rinse your hands and massage your face with water to rinse your face until you have removed the cleanser and dirt. Gently pat your face dry with a soft towel. If you wear makeup, you may need to cleanse twice a night. First, remove your makeup with cleansing oil or micellar water. Try leaving specific eye makeup removers on for a couple of minutes to allow the makeup to come off more easily and to avoid rubbing your eyes. Follow with a gentle fullface cleanse. Also, try Super Botanicals’ Beauty Mystery Box for cool surprises 2. Apply toner. If you use a toner, apply it after cleansing your face and before anything else. Pour a few drops of toner into the palms of your hands or onto a cotton pad and gently glide over face. If your toner is exfoliating, meaning it removes dead skin cells with ingredients like glycolic acid, use it only at night. Moisturizing formulas can be used twice daily. Do not use exfoliating toner and retinoids or other exfoliants at the same time. 3. Apply serum. The morning is a good time to use a serum with antioxidants, such as a vitamin C brightening serum, because they protect your skin from the free radicals you'll encounter throughout the day. Evening is a good time to use a hydrating serum with hyaluronic acid, which prevents your skin from drying out overnight, especially if you're using antiaging or acne treatments that can irritate and dry out your skin. Serums may also contain exfoliants such as alphahydroxy acids (AHAs) or lactic acid. Regardless of what you're using, always remember: waterbased serums should go under your moisturizer; Oilbased serums should be applied after moisturizer. 4. Apply eye cream. You can apply a regular moisturizer to your undereye area, but if you decide to use a specialized eye cream, you'll usually want to layer the moisturizer underneath, as eye
creams tend to be more diluted than moisturizers to the face. Try using an eye cream creams tend to be more diluted than moisturizers to the face. Try using an eye cream with a metal ball applicator and store it in the fridge to counter puffiness in the morning. Using a moisturizing eye cream at night can lead to fluid retention that makes your eyes look puffy in the morning. 5. Use a spot treatment. It's a good idea to use acne blemish treatments at night, when your body is in repair mode. Beware of layering acnefighting ingredients, like benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acids, with retinol, which can cause irritation. Instead, make sure you're doing everything you can to keep your skin calm and hydrated. 6. Hydrate. The moisturizer hydrates your skin and locks in all the other layers of product you've applied. Look for a light lotion in the morning, ideally with SPF 30 or higher. At night, you can use a thicker night cream. People with dry skin may want to use a cream morning and night. 7. Apply retinoids. Retinoids (vitamin A derivatives, including retinol) can reduce dark spots, breakouts, and fine lines by increasing skin cell turnover, but they can also be irritating, especially to sensitive skin. If you use retinoids, be aware that they break down in the sun, so you should only use them at night. They also make your skin more sensitive to the sun, which is why sunscreen is a must. 8. Apply facial oil. If you use a facial oil, be sure to apply it after your other skin care products, as nothing else will be able to penetrate the oil. 9. Apply sunscreen. It may be the last step, but almost any dermatologist will tell you that sun protection is the most important part of any skin care regimen. Protecting your skin from UV rays can prevent skin cancer and signs of aging. If your moisturizer doesn't contain SPF, you still need to use sunscreen. For chemical sunscreens, wait 20 minutes before going outside for the sunscreen to take effect. Look for broadspectrum SPF, which means your sunscreen protects from both UVA and UVB radiation.