A daily skin care routine will rejuvenate your skin and it does not have to be complicated or expensive. Personal skin care is following a routine that takes care of your skin. The way to develop a routine is to test skin care products and find out what works for you. Find something you can stick to. You will notice the difference in the way your skin looks and feels.



The first thing you want to do to come up with a routine is determine your skin-type; a dermatologist can help you with this and recommend some skin care products. It helps to know if your skin is normal, oily, dry, sensitive, etc to select the suitable products. You might have to experiment. Here is a routine that should work for most people.

What you want to do is keep your skin clean, hydrated and balance the oil. Too much oil on your skin will clog your pores, too little will dry it out. Washing your face too much can wash too much oil off and leave it dry and delicate.

The first thing on your routine is cleansing. The best way to wash your face is to use lukewarm water to loosen dirt and start unclogging the pores. Use a dime-sized bit of cleanser, rinse with cool or lukewarm water. You might have to try a couple of cleansers before you find the one that suits you the best. However, you should always use soap-free cleansers. Do not use bar soap; bar soaps tend to dry out skin.

Your skin is always removing dead cells and replacing them with new cells. Exfoliation is a way to help the skin with this process. Dead skin cells can block the new skin cells from absorbing the nutrients in your skin care products. Removing dead skin cells is important to increase the effectiveness of skin care routine. You can do your exfoliation just after cleansing. It is important that you understand how much exfoliation you need. Exfoliate 4-5 times per week for oily/normal skin and 1-2 times per week for dry/sensitive skin. Exfoliate a couple of times more in hot and humid weather.

One of the most important things in your routine is a good moisturizer. Moisturizers or moisturisers seal the moisture in your skin. Too much moisturizer can clog your pores. Even people with oily skin need moisturizers. The amount of needed will become clear to you within a week. It is best to apply moisturizers when your skin is still wet.

Get a moisturizer that is loaded with ingredients like Aloe Vera gel, CoQ10, and natural anti-oxidizing extracts. Stay away from moisturizers with fragrance; they can bother you if you have sensitive skin or allergies.

The last thing on your skin care routine is sunscreen to protect you from the damaging effects of sunlight. The sun's light contains ultraviolet radiation that will damage your skin. Ultraviolet A (UVA) is chiefly to blame for premature aging, wrinkles, and tanning. It is important to understand that tanning is not good. Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays are the source of sunburns. Both types of sunlight damage the skin and can cause skin cancer. UV rays do damage over time so we need sunscreens to protect our skin. Sunscreens absorb and reflect the sun's rays.

Sunscreens are available in ointments, creams, gels, lotions, and sprays. All sunscreens have Sun Protection Factor numbers, the higher the SPF, the greater the protection. Several moisturizers come with UV protection so you do not need to have an additional sunscreen.

Drink lots of water and eat at least five servings of fruit and vegetable everyday to keep your skin healthy and soft. Exercise should also be considered part of your skin care routine.

Drinking herbal teas can help hydrate and rejuvenate the skin and help you get your daily vitamins and minerals. There are several examples of teas that have been passed down for generations to promote healthy skin. A few examples are black alder, used for skin eruptions, burdock, dandelion, horsetail, nettles, oat straw, sarsaparilla, and yellow dock.

Experiment with a variety of skin care products and develop a routine that you can stick with for a lifetime. You will notice the difference in the way your skin looks and feels.