Yes, you could have as many steps as you want in your daytime skincare routine—but some days you might want to abbreviate it (uh, hello snooze button) or if you’re starting out, you want something easy you can stick to.
Luckily the basics of a daytime anti-aging routine are simply:
If you have very dry, sensitive skin and did a proper cleanse the night before, you might opt to just rinse the skin with water and move onto the next step.
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DRY SKIN
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OILY/COMBO SKIN
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ACNE PRONE SKIN
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SENSITIVE SKIN (ALL TYPES)
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Vitamin C can be amazing for stimulating collagen production (collagen is the protein in the skin that helps keep it looking SNATCHED), helping to fight against all the things that try to come for our skin during the day (pollution, free radicals, UV, etc), and can also help brighten the complexion.
Vitamin C in its purest form (l ascorbic acid) is said to be the gold standard, however for some this can be irritating, and that’s where some derivatives come in. Make sure you check out this vitamin C series on my Youtube channel to learn more.
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For those who have tried and just can’t tolerate vitamin C or just prefer something else, you can also look into other antioxidants like green tea, niacinamide, etc and peptides to help plump the skin.
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For some this might be split into two steps: moisturizer and then sunscreen, but if you’re sunscreen is moisturizing enough on its own, you can combine the steps.
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