What content and requirements does the skin care process include?

In fact, the core process of public daily skin care only has three mandatory options: cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection. The rest, such as exfoliating, applying facial masks, and superimposing functional essences, are optional. The core requirement is never that the more steps, the better, but to adapt to your own skin type and not excessively interfere with the skin's own homeostasis.

A while ago, I was helping my cousin organize the dressing table for her new job. She put 7 bottles of skin care in the morning, ranging from skin-rejuvenating spray, to serum, to whitening essence, lotion, cream, makeup primer, and sunscreen. She spent 20 minutes every morning on her face, which ended up suffocating her forehead, closing her mouth, and applying makeup even with her makeup. I asked her to stop all the fancy steps, leaving only the amino acid cleansing + refreshing moisturizing lotion + SPF30 commuter sunscreen. Within a week, she shut up and used up most of it, and her makeup became much smoother.

Of course, it does not mean that all extra steps are IQ taxes. The most controversial question on the Internet now about the skin care process is "should it be extremely streamlined?" In fact, both sides have truths: people who support muscle fasting feel that people generally over-skin care. They choose 1-2 days a week to stop all functional products, only rely on basic moisturizing or even just washing the face with water, which can allow the skin to repair itself. This is indeed very useful for people who often wear heavy makeup and apply facial masks more than three times a week.； Those who oppose it believe that healthy skin has the ability to metabolize itself. There is no need to deliberately disrupt its rhythm. On the contrary, it may make the barrier fragile. It makes perfect sense to put it on healthy skin that does not cause much trouble to the skin.

To be honest, skin care is quite similar to farming. When cleaning, you need to sweep away the fallen leaves and gravel on the surface first. Don’t let the pores become clogged. You don’t have to sweep away even the protective soil on the surface, otherwise it will easily become hardened.； Moisturizing means to water the soil enough to maintain moisture. When it is dry, water more; when it is waterlogged, water less. ； Sun protection is to build a awning for the ground to prevent it from drying out and causing spots. If these three steps are done solidly, the ground will not be in bad condition. As for the whitening and anti-aging essences, they are equivalent to additional compound fertilizers. If your land is strong enough and you need to increase production, you can add it. If you have sensitive skin like saline-alkali soil, applying fertilizer randomly will easily burn the seedlings.

The detail requirements that many people tend to overlook are actually hidden in their little habits. For example, they always think that when cleaning, they need to wash their face until it feels astringent to the touch. In fact, that is already over-cleansing. After washing normally, the face is moist and not tight, which is the right state.； Some people think that there is no need to apply sunscreen in winter, on cloudy days, or indoors. In fact, ultraviolet rays can penetrate glass, and photoaging is accumulated over time. It will be too late to reapply wrinkles and spots when they appear.

If you are really not sure which process is suitable for you, just practice the basic three steps for three months first, wait until the skin condition is stable, and then try to add the functional steps you want. The cost of trial and error is low, and it is not easy to ruin your face. It is much more cost-effective than following bloggers and buying a bunch of products that you will never use up.