So there’s a common misconception about skin care that we should spend a ton of money on products and a lot of effort in order to achieve our desired results .
Whenever I ask my mum (55) with such a beautiful spotless skin, what was her skincare routine she’s like “I was free from this hustle “ and laughs, so in today’s world skin care is a must but where do we go wrong basically.
You only need these four steps for your skincare routine.
Cleanser
Serum
Moisturiser
Sunscreen
People online nowadays have made it so complicated so it’s really confusing to sort out what’s real and what’s a gimmick .
The very first mistake we make is on our very first step yeah that’s right cleanser we just see a viral product that everyone is using and grab it from a drug store and start using it but then it doesn’t suit our skin or make our skin concerns worse maybe that cleanser is not for us
Cleansing is the first step that makes your skin clean to allow other products to sink in cleansing clears off all the oil, dirt , and any remaining makeup products on your skin we think it’s the easiest and it’s basically cleansing but you know cleansing can affect your skin more than anything else it can harm your skin more than benefiting it a cleanser contains surfactants which removes the oil out of your skin and it cannot detect the oil or dirt and takes away the oil that’s good for your skin. If you don’t choose the right cleanser according to your skin type or if you use it excessively it will take out the natural oils that protect our skin barrier and that’s gonna damage the skin barrier
What’s the right cleanser for my skin ?
Here’s a little tip before going to pick a product if you’ve dry or sensitive skin you should go only with water trust me that’s good because all your night time skin products will melt off with water and that’s enough to cleanse your skin in the morning overdoing cleansing can damage your skin but here are some good cleansing tips you should go for.
Cleanser for dry skin
Does your skin feels tight and flakey this skin type is genetic because it doesn’t produce much sebum struggles with dry skin are real no matter how moisturiser you apply it doesn’t work you have to work on proper layering of skin
The best cleanser for a dry skin is an oil cleanser that are plant based carrier oils and emulsifier that breaks down the SPF and sebum and the residue of makeup while the emulsifier turns oil milky and rinse it off
Here are two oil cleansers that suit dry skin so far.
Manyo oil cleanser:
Cleanser for oily skin
There’s a misconception that oily skin can’t be sensitive but that’s not true at all sometimes oily skin can be very hard to maintain and people with dry skin struggle a lot so you have to pick a good formula that’s gentle not irritating sometimes people with oily skin think their cleanser is not good enough and results in over using the product but instead they should find a cleanser that’s exfoliating cleanser that contains a gentle exfoliant that removes that extra oil with irritating skin a cleanser that removes dirt, oil and dead skin cells . It uses tiny little beads or chemical acids like salicylic acid or glycolic acid leaving a soft smooth skin .
Here are two exfoliating cleansers that are good for oily skin.
CeraVe renewing salicylic acid cleanser.
Cetaphil gentle exfoliating cleanser.
Cleanser for combination skin.
If you’ve combination skin so I can understand you have too many skin problems and such a confusing texture. Oily and dry skin has products but what about combo skin your T zone is always oily and cheeks and chin are dry you struggle with black heads, white heads and bam there’s acne and break outs so which product we should be using.
For this type of skin you should be using a light foaming cleanser that contains ceramides which cleanses the skin deeply without disrupting the skin barrier and a product that contains a gentle exfoliant that cleanse without causing damage to skin barrier.
Here are two cleanser options for combination skin types.
CeraVe foaming cleanser.
Bayoma jelly cleanser.
Cleanser for acne prone skin.
Acne can be of two types
Non inflammatory
Inflammatory
Non inflammatory is acne that’s not painful or red and it includes white heads and black heads
Inflammatory
This is an angry type of acne it can swollen, painful contains pus and can look red sometimes redness is not visible in darker skin tones there can be cysts, pustules, nodules , papules.
And this is such a sensitive skin type one wrong turn and here we go again so the first step in a skin care routine we should be careful in selecting our cleanser.
Here are two best cleansers listed for acne prone skin CeraVe acne control cleanser:
contains gentle exfoliating chemicals which pull out the impurities without damaging your skin barrier.
aRoshay posay effaclar medicated gel: with 2% salicylic acid targets excess oil and acne break outs.
