Remember to remove makeup

This isn’t anything new, but we tend to not remove our makeup properly. A lot of people assume that removing makeup and cleansing the face are two the same things. Often when they try to remove the makeup and cleanse the face at once, they do neither of these thing and their skin is neither free from makeup nor cleansed. 

Don’t over-cleanse

Another very basic rule is to not over-cleanse your face. No matter how good of intentions you have to keep your skin constantly super clean, over-washing can in fact make your pores get really angry and inflamed.

Don’t over-exfoliate skin

Similarly to over-cleansing your face, when you over-exfoliate you irritate your skin more than it should be. Your skin will try to protect itself by enlarging the pores and producing more sebum. That again leads to clogged pores and breakouts.

Don’t skip sunscreen

The sun not only causes your skin to produce more oils because it is drying – and more oil means more clogged pores, which means more pimples and more acne and more breakouts – but it also intensify the colouring and the hyperpigmentation of your skin making it worse and darker. On top of all that, sun exposure kills the collagen in our skin making it look less youthful, elastic and firm. So no matter if it is a sunny or rainy day, make sure to protect you skin and ensuring it stays youthful and bouncy for as long as it is possible by wearing (and reapplying throughout the day) sunscreen.

Make sure to give the products enough time to work

A lot of the time we rush through our skincare routine because we are either in a hurry in the morning or too tired to bother in the evening. We buy all of these expensive skincare products to give us amazing skin but if they are not left on the skin for long enough, they can’t do their job. Especially cleansers need a proper contact time with your skin in order for them to work their magic.