What does the skin care routine include?

The core is actually two parts: "basic must-do items + on-demand adjustments". There is no fixed "seven-step or ten-step standard process" like that spread online. This is also the source of many people's pitfalls - copying other people's processes only causes acne, mud, and sensitivity.

If you think about it, skin care is essentially about building a solid protective barrier for the skin. Cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection are the three core materials for building a barrier. No one of them is missing. Cleansing is to remove the dust, excess secretion of oil, and residual makeup and sunscreen on the face every day. Don't block the pores and cause small pimples. ； Moisturizing is to replenish the skin with enough water and oils it needs, and prevent it from drying out or making it flaky or tight to the point of pain. ； Not to mention sun protection, 90% of photoaging is caused by failure to use sun protection, which is equivalent to adding an extra layer of UV protection buff to the skin's protective shield. I met a young girl who just started working a while ago. She followed a popular blogger and bought a complete skin care line. She stacked four layers of morning cream, antioxidant essence, makeup primer, and sunscreen. She was so stuffy that she had a cleft on her chin. Later, I cut off all the redundant functional steps, leaving only the three basic items of amino acid cleansing, moisturizing lotion, and sunscreen. In less than half a month, the skin was completely gone.

Except for these three unbeatable cores, the remaining steps are all "tailor-made" based on your own skin condition, and there is no saying that they are mandatory. For example, after staying up late recently, your face looks dull and yellow, as if covered with a layer of dust. You can add an antioxidant essence before moisturizing, and use it in the morning to prevent oxidative dullness throughout the day. ； When the season changes, my face becomes red and itchy, so I replace the ordinary moisturizing lotion with a repairing essence, and it will be relieved in three to five days. ； If you have an important party to attend the next day, apply a hydrating mask the night before to prevent makeup from getting stuck. A while ago, I saw a fierce quarrel on the Internet. Some people said that more than three steps of skin care is paying IQ tax, while others said that missing the steps of essence and eye cream is equivalent to white skin care. In fact, there is nothing wrong with both views: I am a sensitive and thin-skinned person, and my barrier is inherently fragile. If you ask him to add three or four layers of high-efficiency essence, it will burden the skin. Adhering to three basic steps is enough to maintain good skin. ； But if you have tolerant skin and have clear whitening and anti-aging needs, as long as your skin does not suffer from tingling or acne discomfort, it is completely reasonable to add a whitening essence and A-alcohol night cream to the basic process. There is no "standard and correct" process at all.

I have combination skin and usually work in an air-conditioned room. In the morning in the summer, I wash my face with a mild amino acid cleanser, apply a refreshing toner, apply a light moisturizing lotion and put on sunscreen before going out. When I get home at night, I take off the sunscreen first, and after cleansing, apply a repairing essence and then cream, and that's it.； When winter gets dry, I switch my lotion to a thick occlusive cream, and apply a moisturizing mask 1-2 times a week. If I went out to tan some time ago, I apply an extra layer of niacinamide essence at night. I never add unnecessary steps, and my skin condition remains very stable. To put it bluntly, the more complete the skin care process, the better. It is comfortable and stable for your own face, and it is more reliable than any standard process posted online.