Can I apply natural oil if I use face cream daily? When should I put on a serum? Is face toner important? What about face scrub – should I use it before or after washing my face? Trust us, the order you use to apply skincare products does matter. Your skin will thank you if you learn how to do it correctly.
A lot has been said about the best skincare products and the ingredients used in them. Indeed, this is all true. However, there is another issue that has a tremendous influence on your skin – and that is the order of applying skincare products. After all, even the best face serum may appear not to be 100% effective unless you know how and when to apply it.
Why should you mind the correct order of your skincare products?
Probably you’re now wondering whether it truly matters if you apply cream first and then follow with a serum. It appears that the order of applying skincare products does matter. Just think, you can’t expect a particular cosmetic to work as intended and as promised by the producer unless you put it on in the wrong moment. In most cases, we are the ones to blame for the reduced effectiveness of a beauty product – we apply it in a wrong way. It must be realized then when used in the right order, skincare products are transported deeper without leaving any grease residues on skin. Additionally, when used appropriately, skin receives a condensed portion of nourishing substances that are delivered to all its layers.
The right order to apply your skincare products
Before you go crazy about this beauty ritual madness and start using everything at once without thinking about it, slow down and check what the correct order of skincare product is. Arranging a simple skin-improving plan takes just a short while but it gives you far better results than using cosmetics without reflecting on the correct order.
1. Natural oil to remove makeup
The starting point is skin cleansing and makeup removal done with a product of oily formula. You can reach for a regular beauty oil (either natural oil or oil blend), baby oil or rich face milk. Such treatment will free your skin from even the most stubborn dirt, collect excess sebum as well as melt dirt and makeup products.
2. Micellar lotion
Now it’s time to take second step in face cleansing, but this time use a gentler product that owes its action to micelles – molecules good at attracting dirt. Damp with micellar lotion cotton pad will take off everything that the oily formula failed to collect.
3. Face toner
Once the face is clean, you have to tonify it. This task is properly fulfilled either by face toner or herbal distillate. When applied to skin, both products soothe irritations and balance skin’s pH.
4. Face serum
The very first skin conditioning product that has to be applied to perfectly cleansed skin is face serum. It has the strongest effect and penetrates the deepest therefore it must be spread on skin as the first one. Otherwise, other skincare product may impede the effectiveness of face serum.
5. Face cream
When skin manages to absorb serum fully, you can reach for a face cream. You should use it mainly to prevent hydration loss and lock the nourishing substances delivered by serum deeply in skin. Face cream creates an occlusive layer on skin and takes good care of the outer layer of skin, which is epidermis.
6. Eye cream
Together with face cream you should apply an eye cream that is dedicated for gentle eye skin. This product is responsible for preventing sagging and dark circles, it improves skin resilience and leaves it lightened up.
When is the perfect time for face masks, ampules and sunscreens?
The order of applying skincare products may change when you want to introduce more cosmetics like for example masks, ampules, oils and sunscreens. When should you apply them to get the best results?
Once a week you may go for a face mask or ampules – do it instead of a face serum, before putting on face cream. Both products are responsible for delivering nourishing substances to the deepest skin layers, and this translates into significant skin improvement. When it comes to natural oils, you can use them right after cleansing face or instead of a face cream – yet be systematic with that. You should find an oil that satisfies all your skin needs, not only to deliver you antibacterial effect. Then you can be sure that soon your face will become highlighted and protected against water loss. Sometimes you also need some sun protection, you can use it either instead of a face cream or right after it. This kind of protection is especially valuable when you want to use a face serum with retinol in the morning without exposing your skin to danger caused by the sunlight.
