SKINCARE

What belongs in your skincare cabinet?

Morning skincare should focus on prevention and protection for the day and your nighttime routine should focus on cleansing and repair.

Toner
Toners are applied after washing your face to smooth, soften and calm skin. Toners often contain ingredients that replenish and restore nutrients to your skin and can diminish redness and dry patches.

Moisturizer
Like cleansers, moisturizers are for everyone and should be used every time you wash your face. And like cleansers, a little trial and error is totally normal when you’re looking for the right one – oily skin, for example, can benefit from a lightweight, oil-free or gel products. Moisturizers prevent your skin from drying out, leaving your skin hydrated and smooth. They are most effective when applied while your skin is slightly damp to seal in moisture.

Exfoliation
Here’s a product you might not need or want to apply every day. If you have dry skin, including winter-air induced dry skin, you may exfoliate more than usual, but you should still keep it to once or twice a week – max. Exfoliation can be used after a cleanser, but it must be used before a moisturizer, as it helps to remove flaky skin by increasing skin cell turnover. The benefits are real – removing dead skin and buildup, for smoother skin and clearer pores.

Serum
A must needed addition to your skincare routine, serums contain ingredients like antioxidants or retinol, which support skins’ health in a number of ways, such as calming redness, improving texture and firmness.