There are skincare principles that you could use to detect the different skincare bases. You could simply apply your skincare routine from the thinnest to the thickest. The thinner, products add a lot of hydration. While much thicker products lock in moisture or sever as protection.
The best time to apply skincare products its on damp skin. Adding a skincare product on damp skin increases the rate of penetration. Serums with peptides or with Niacinamide will help with hydration and are less likely to irritate the skin.
When you do start layering your skincare products, there are skincare actives that will start diluting other actives in your routine. Its is advisable to keep your skincare routine fairly simple.
If it so happens that your skincare routine is complicated the you
could let your toner or serum sit on your face for a while before you could go in with your next product.
There is an exception to this rule when you are using a serum with Hyaluronic acid. You can apply it to damp skin what would happen is the water on the skin and the serum would bind together on the surface of the skin then your moisturizer will look in that hydration.
There are skincare brands that suggest you can mix different skin care products. It’s a big trend, that could complicate a lot of things especially if there are activities involved. It’s best to layer skin and not mix it.
I will go into much depth in how mixing skincare ingredients would worsen your skin in my next post. To conclude this post it is very important to know what you are putting on your face. It could be the difference between getting good skin and going ten steps back.
DO YOU LAYER YOUR SKINCARE PRODUCTS ?