Today I'm stopping by here to dispel a great myth.. And looking for a beauty routine is anything but a routine.!!! nevertheless, My intention is not to alarm you but to make you aware of what goes wrong when a product that felt great on your skin and gave you incredible benefits, from one day to the next, It stops being your beauty must.
Let's start by understanding , what is a beauty routine?
For me, A beauty routine is nothing more than a series of steps that we carry out, in a specific order, that help us balance our skin and the result of which is an improvement in our appearance.
Just like no two people are alike., We cannot expect the same results from the same routine on two different faces.. This is why the ideal is for your beauty routine to be evaluated by a professional who can advise you on the most suitable products for you and, above all,, that tells you how to apply them.
Why should we follow a beauty routine?
Every day we are exposed to a series of external factors that affect our skin., What is solar radiation like? , air pollution, tobacco smoke, sedentary lifestyle habits and poor diet. All these factors, They are precursors of free radicals that are responsible for our cells oxidizing and aging..
To prevent these factors from completely affecting, The only and best thing we can do is carry out a care routine that prevents exposure to these and helps us replace the damage they have caused us..
What benefits can following a beauty routine bring me??
Follow a beauty routine, in addition to ensuring that the external factors that we have mentioned above do not affect us., can make the aging process of our skin the best possible, what is known as best-aging.
Following a routine not only affects the skin aging process, but it also has another purpose that is observed in the shorter term and that is related to the moment of putting on makeup.. If we follow a beauty routine that helps us take care of our skin, It will help us ensure that the makeup we apply generates the result we want. It's very complicated, even for a professional, apply makeup that makes us look great if our skin is not previously cared for. Skin care is the basis of good makeup.
How to do my beauty routine?
If we search on Google how to carry out a beauty routine, we will get millions of results like: los 10 korean beauty steps, celebrity beauty routines, night beauty routine, summer beauty routine, low cost beauty routine, beauty routines for 20, 30, 40…
All these types of routines are very generic routines and if you remember how this post started, The first thing I told you was that I was going to dispel a myth and that is that routines are anything but routine.. Well then, I would like you to know that the needs of the skin change a lot.. They change with the seasons, They change during the day and even change in areas within the same face.. This seems very complex to understand but it is not like that., If for example we think about the concept of “combination skin”. “Combination skin” is a type of skin that is dry in some areas and oily in others.. If we base ourselves on this concept, We can understand well that the skin can have different characteristics in different areas and that if this is the case, You could imagine what can happen if we also change the external conditions during the course of the day or better, during the course of the year.
This is why we must adapt routines to our momentary needs and to achieve this purpose, We must learn to deal with the different situations that may arise.. Today is not the time when we are going to learn everything about every situation that could arise., but I promise you that with each post I write I will give you one more grain of sand so that you finally learn to “listen” to your skin. Yes indeed, Today I am going to tell you the basic steps that follow a beauty routine and they are the following:
- Cleaning. This is a fundamental step to eliminate the external pollutants that the skin is exposed to and the internal waste that we excrete through the skin..
- Toning. The pH of our skin is around 5,5, although it varies from person to person. It is very important that once we clean the skin, let's apply a lotion to balance the pH, especially if we use water to clean, which has a pH in tone 7. Balancing the pH ensures that the skin's hydrolipid layer is not affected and that the cosmetics we apply next perform the function for which they are intended..
- Application of serums. Serums contain more concentrated ingredients than creams and allow us to provide a dose of active ingredient that will penetrate the skin better and with which better results will be obtained.. Today, serums are being replaced by nutricosmetics, which are more comfortable to use and more effective since they act from within. Nutricosmetics are the cosmetic trend on the market and a safe bet to maximize the effect of your beauty routine.. Our ANTIOX N5 is one of the first nutricosmetics manufactured in Spain and expressly aimed at taking care of our skin..
- Eye contour application. The area around the eyes has thinner skin than the rest of the face., so there are specific products. There are many types and with many purposes. (depigmenting, decongestants, moisturizers…) although we must always choose the one that best suits our needs..
- Application of creams or gels. Creams or gels have the function of providing properties and protecting the skin from dehydration due to perspiration.. They are essential in synergy with serums or nutricosmetics., since they make it easier for them to carry out their function.
- Oil application. Oils provide very interesting properties to our skin, although this step is optional., since it depends on the needs of our skin and the richness of the cream or gel previously applied.
- Sun photoprotection application. This step is the most important. Sunscreen should be worn during the day all year round, let's go out on the street or not, because today we are exposed to radiation of many types, not only solar, but also blue light from electronic devices and which also promote the generation of free radicals. Photoprotector is the best anti-aging treatment that exists.
Generally, Beauty routines follow this order although sometimes some of their steps may appear interchanged., which would be due to the texture of the cosmetic itself in question.
Natural beauty routine.
More and more of you tell me that you are looking for cosmetics that are as natural as possible and, if possible, with hardly any additives.. I always tell you that the additives used as preservatives are necessary to keep cosmetics in good condition and healthy., although you can look for alternatives in which the cosmetics you use contain quality ingredients, of natural origin or vegan. Besides, More and more brands have environmentally friendly company policies and use recycled or recyclable materials in their containers and packaging..
In my next post, I will tell you step by step the importance of each stage of the beauty routine. So you can't miss it!!!
Maria Nande