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Want a daily skincare routine that takes care of all of your skin’s needs without being too complex? Read on as VouPre shares the essential steps to follow every day if you want your skin to look its very best.
Cleansing is Non-Negotiable
Cleansing forms the foundation of every skincare routine. It’s absolutely non-negotiable if you want your skin to thrive. If you don’t cleanse your skin every day, it will soon end up overwhelmed by all of the dirt, sebum, pollutants, and other impurities that build up on its surface. These will soon start to work their way deeper into your skin. Once there, they’ll cause severe damage to the cells that give your skin its firmness, smoothness, and luminosity.
If that wasn’t enough of a reason to get serious about cleansing, it’s also worth remembering that the rest of your skincare products simply won’t work properly if applied to dirty skin. That layer of impurities we just mentioned will coat your skin’s surface in a way that makes it difficult for topical products to penetrate through. Only a very small percentage of the products you apply will be able to fight past that barrier to access your skin cells. This means that you won’t see any big results from all of your skincare efforts.
With that said, using a cleanser that isn’t suitable for your skin type won’t do your skin any favors either. So, be sure to pick the right product. If your skin type is oily, you’ll need a relatively powerful cleanser to remove the excess grease that your skin produces. A sulfate-free foaming cleanser, like the VouPre ClearSuds Foaming Purifier, would be a good choice. On the other hand, if your skin type is dry or sensitive, you won’t want to remove too much oil as this provides natural lubrication and protection. This calls for a gentler, moisturizing cleanser, like the VouPre Radiance Facial Cleanser.
A Hydrating Toner Should Be Considered Essential
When it comes to the most essential steps for a skincare routine, toners aren’t usually included. However, in our opinion, they should be! Having said that, not any toner will do. What your skin needs after cleansing is hydration. In the same way that you apply a conditioner after shampooing your hair, a hydrating toner will help to quickly restore any moisture that was lost during the cleansing process.
Another reason to use a toner is because these products are designed to rebalance the pH level of the skin’s surface. This is something else that cleansing can interfere with. Why does this matter? Because if your skin’s pH is balanced, it will feel much more receptive to the other products you apply. This means that your skincare routine will be more effective.
How can you tell if a toner is hydrating? By taking a look at its ingredient list. With the VouPre Hydrating Toner, for example, you’ll notice a blend of hydrating ingredients. Between aloe vera, glycerin, cucumber, and allantoin, it’s packed with ingredients that bind moisture to the skin. These same compounds are also known for soothing the feeling of inflammation. They’ll ensure that your skin feels calm, balanced, and fully prepped for the rest of your routine.
A Vitamin C Serum is a Must
Vitamin C serums have been in the spotlight lately, and for good reason. When it comes to multi-tasking skincare ingredients, nothing quite competes with the numerous benefits offered by vitamin C. This single ingredient is able to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, brighten the look of the skin, lighten the visibility of dark spots, give skin hydration a boost, and more. It’s not just hearsay either – there are countless studies out there that confirm all that vitamin C can do.
While vitamin C is worth incorporating into more than one step of your skincare routine, using a serum that really harnesses the ingredient’s power will enhance the results that you see. Serums are capable of holding onto high concentrations of active ingredients, while their silky consistency enables the skin to quickly drink them up.
There are a few things to keep in mind when choosing a vitamin C serum. The first is the type of vitamin C that has been used. The VouPre Vita C Serum, for example, contains both tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate. This creates a highly efficient yet stable blend, making it far better for the skin than many of the other vitamin C serums out there.
If you’re only going to be using one serum in your skincare routine, you’ll also want to ensure that it’s a hydrating formula. Again, our vitamin C serum meets the mark. Thanks to a super-hydrating combination of plant oils, including jojoba, coconut, and olive, it will keep your skin feeling quenched for hours.
Give Your Eye Area Some Extra Care
While you could potentially skip this step if you’re still in your late teens or early 20s, eye care should be a regular part of skincare for everyone else. The skin around the eyes is extremely delicate. This is due to how it’s so much thinner than the skin elsewhere on the face. This makes it more prone to damage, which includes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Giving this area some extra attention with products that have been formulated specifically for this fragile skin will help to keep the skin around your eyes looking firm, smooth, and bright for many more years to come.
Which eye care products should you be using?
This all depends on what the skin around your eyes needs. If it’s crying out for some moisture, seek out a hydrating eye serum, like the VouPre Advanced Gold Eye Serum. It’s packed with moisture-binding ingredients, including sodium hyaluronate, peptides, aloe vera, and glycerin. It’s filled with antioxidants too, which will join forces with the hydrating ingredients to give you healthier-looking skin.
Meanwhile, if you seem to constantly be battling the appearance of dark circles, try an eye cream like the VouPre Dark Circle Eye Cream. This moisturizer contains ingredients that have been proven to help lighten the look of dark circles, including resveratrol, vitamin C, and caffeine.
Everyone Needs to Moisturize
Moisturizing is another essential part of every skincare routine. While this may seem like a no-brainer to those with dry or sensitive skin, people with combination or oily skin sometimes forgo this step in an attempt to prevent their skin from feeling even greasier. However, this tends to have the opposite effect. By depriving your skin of moisture, you’ll be triggering your sebaceous glands into producing even more sebum.
Instead, successfully moisturizing lies in picking a moisturizer that’s compatible with your skin type. For those worried about clogged pores and breakouts, this means opting for a lightweight, non-comedogenic formula. A moisturizer like the Cannabis Silk Cream from the VouPre Cannabis Collection, which doesn’t contain any heavy, pore-clogging oils, would be ideal.
On the other hand, if your skin is dry or sensitive, heavier ingredients are exactly what you need. Moisturizers containing plant oils and plant butters will work exceptionally well at locking moisture into your thirsty and damaged skin. A moisturizer like the Aqua Nano Cream from the VouPre Aqua Collection would work well for both day and night.
Sun Protection is Crucial
Another non-negotiable step of every skincare routine is sun protection. If you want your skin to look youthful and healthy, protecting it from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays is a must. Those UV rays not only cause up to 80% of the visible signs of aging that develop on the face but can also trigger the development of skin cancer. None of that is going to be beneficial to your complexion, or your overall health!
If you’re not a fan of traditional sunscreens, an SPF moisturizer is often a great alternative, so long as you’re generous with your application of the product. SPF moisturizers tend to be lighter than traditional sunscreens. They also don’t leave a white cast behind on the skin. Instead, they melt into the skin quickly, leaving it looking dewy and feeling protected.
The VouPre Age Defense Cream SPF 30 is the perfect example. It provides the recommended amount of sun protection while also bestowing the skin with a plethora of hydrating ingredients and antioxidants. It feels decadent when applied, so much so that you won’t mind reapplying it every couple of hours to keep your sun protection levels topped up.
Weekly Add-Ons
While the above daily skincare routine will work wonders on your complexion, there are a couple of extra products that should be added in on a weekly basis.
An exfoliator is one. Exfoliating removes dead skin cells from your skin’s surface while also clearing blockages out from your pores. There are numerous exfoliators out there to choose from, but always go for a gentler formula, like the VouPre Deep Renewal Facial Peel. Over-exfoliation can cause a number of problems that you don’t want to be dealing with!
Face masks are also worth considering once a week. They can be a very effective way to tackle the visible skin concerns that you’re facing. A clay mask, like VouPre’s Detoxifying Thermal Mask, will leave your skin looking brighter and less congested. Sheet masks, on the other hand, like the Hydra-Glow Revitalizing Facial Mask, are known for being exceptionally hydrating. If you don’t have the time to mask once a week, consider a leave-on mask instead. The VouPre Aqua Melting Mask can be applied as part of your evening skincare routine and then left to work its magic overnight.
Creating the Perfect Skincare Routine With VouPre
It can take some time to put together the perfect skincare routine, so don’t be tempted to rush this. Consider each product carefully, ensuring that every formula you use is capable of meeting your skin’s needs in some way. The steps and products that we’ve shared above will do just that, giving you a glowing, flawless complexion that you can truly be proud of.
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