The 1×1 of facial care: , Toner Serum, Cream & Co.

The right facial care is neglected by many. Serum, cream & Co. not only help you to keep your skin clean, but also to prevent wrinkles and later signs of aging. After thoroughly cleansing your face, you should also make sure to use a toner and serum. A suitable eye care after the cream is also important and is often forgotten by many.

Here is an overview of the most important steps:

1. Step: Thorough cleaning
2. Step: Facial Toner / Toner
3. Step: Serum
4. Step: Day or night cream
5. Step: Eye care

Each of these products differs in its ingredients. Depending on your skin type, your skin may be velvety and soft, or sensitive with dry patches and blackheads. Therefore, it is not only advisable to know your skin type well, but also to reach for the appropriate products. You can find a variety of creams and serums in drugstores or online, like at asambeauty. But what distinguishes serums from creams? And why is a toner so important? Find out here!

Facial Toner & Toner: Neutralize PH value

Once you have thoroughly cleansed your face of sebum, make-up, sun cream and sweat, the first step is to apply the toner or facial toner. This is important to neutralize the PH value of your skin. After exfoliation, cleansing milk and soap, your skin’s pH can get out of balance. This is the perfect way to prepare your skin for the next step in your skincare routine.

Serum: Ideal complement to the day and night cream!

Another step that many neglect: The serum! This is highly concentrated and contains all the important ingredients your skin needs. When should you use a serum? It’s best to use serums before your day or night cream. If the cream layer is too thick, the important ingredients of your serum cannot be absorbed into your skin. What’s more, applying the serum before your cream can actually enhance the positive effect of your cream! You probably also ask yourself the question: How do I choose the right serum for my skin? This differs according to skin type. More about that in a moment.

Day and night cream: Perfect alternative to facial oil

Next comes the classic: the cream. While you should use a light cream during the day that absorbs quickly, we recommend that you use a heavier cream in the evening. Alternatively, you can also use a face oil or a face mask that absorbs at night. The optional last step is: The eye cream.

Skin types: Facial care with the right ingredients

A total of four skin types are distinguished: Normal skin, combination skin, dry skin and oily skin. Each skin type has very different needs. Therefore, it is important to know your skin type. Depending on your skin type, your facial care will differ. The easiest way to identify your skin type is to cleanse your face. Once make-up, sebum & co. have been thoroughly removed, you can do without cream and serum for the time being and wait. After 30 minutes, it’s time:

How’s your skin?

You can recognize your skin type by these characteristics:

• Normal skin: fine pores, rosy, fine blood circulation and soft
• Oily skin: large pores, greasy, oily and blemishes.
• Dry skin: feeling of tension, redness, flaky patches and small wrinkles
• Combination skin: Eyes and cheek area tense & redden, T-zone is shiny and oily

Once you’ve determined your skin type, it’s time to get to grips with the right skincare regimen.

Normal Skin: Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E & Shea Butter

Normal skin has fine pores and is smooth. This is because, unlike the other skin types, the sebum supply is balanced and does exactly what it is supposed to do: Perfectly balance the moisture content of your skin depending on the season and circumstances. Compared to dry and oily skin, you’ll find your face care routine far easier with this skin type. Our pro tip: Seasonal facial care. So moisturise your skin in autumn and winter and exfoliate in summer to remove dead skin cells and excess sebum.

Tip: Seasonal skin care!

If you have normal skin, your skincare routine should include the following ingredients:

• Ceramide
• Jojoba oil
• vitamin E
• vitamin C
• Shea butter

Oily skin: fruit acid, glycerin & panthenol

Oily skin is often caused by overactive sebum production. All that sebum clogs your pores. The result is large pores, blackheads, pimples and blemishes. The causes of increased sebum production vary: genetic predisposition, an unbalanced diet, stress or genetic predisposition.

If you have oily and blemished skin, a proper cleansing is essential for you!

When it comes to the ingredients of your skincare, you should therefore make sure that your pores are freed from excess sebum. Instead, the horny layer of your skin should be supported in its natural moisture retention. We advise you to use the following ingredients:

• Fruit acids
• aloe vera
• Urea
• Glycerin
• Panthenol

Dry skin: gamma-linolenic acid, natural oils and aloe vera

The complete opposite of oily skin is dry skin. This suffers from a lack of moisture. Either too little sebum is produced, or moisture is not properly absorbed and stored. The consequences: Your skin tightens and flakes. This is especially noticeable during the cold season.

Our tip: Give your skin an extra portion of care!

Therefore, an extra portion of love and care are extremely important for dry skin! We advise you to pay attention to the following ingredients in your facial care:

• Urea
• Gamma-linolenic acid
• Natural oils obtained from almonds, olives and soybeans
• aloe vera

Combination Skin: Omega-6 fatty acid, urea & fruit acid

The most demanding skin care here is the combination skin. While the T-zone (from the forehead over the nose to the chin) tends to produce too much sebum, the cheeks and eyes tend to be too dry. Our tip: Use different skin care products for different parts of the face.

With combination skin, the T-zone is too oily. Cheeks & eye area, however, too dry.

So if you have combination skin, you should reach for the right ingredients for oily skin as well as for dry skin:

• Urea
• omega-6 fatty acid
• Gamma-linolenic acid
• Oils from almonds, olives and soybeans
• aloe vera
• Fruit acid

Why should you use light protection factor?

90% of all premature signs of aging come from not using (or not using correctly!) sun protection factor. Conversely, this also means: If you use the right sunscreen, you can say goodbye to your anti-wrinkle products! Because sun protection alone is a great way to prevent wrinkles. Furthermore: UV radiation is not good for the skin and can aggravate existing skin problems. Additionally, UV radiation damages the DNA in our skin cells, which can lead to sunburn and even skin cancer!

Light protection factor for face, legs & Co: The right application

First of all, you should not only wear a sun protection factor in high temperatures, but you should better incorporate it into your daily routine. Even without warm temperatures, UV rays can still be very harmful. In order for the sunscreen to protect you, it is important to use it correctly.

Sounds simple, but apply the sunscreen all over your skin. Often forgotten areas are the ears and the delicate skin right around the eye. Apply it generously and do not be too sparing. If it feels too thick, smaller amounts of creams with higher SPF can help. Use sunscreen as the last step in your skincare routine, after your serum and day cream. Make-up can easily be applied over sunscreen, just let it soak in for a few minutes.

The right sun protection for your skin type: The best brands

oily skin

If you are already doing everything possible to make your face shine as little as possible, the thought of using an additional skin care product is not a pleasant one.
But sunscreen doesn’t have to put extra strain on your face! Additives such as seaweed, zinc, caffeine or rice starch not only protect against the sun, but also have the perfect caring properties for oily skin. So you can save the cream or make-up and simply replace it with sun protection.

• Seaweed Oil-Control Lotion LSF 15 from Bodyshop
• Sun protection SPF 50 from Paula’s Choice
• Mineral Sunscreen Mat Cucumber SPF 30 from Coola

dry skin

If you are struggling with dry skin, you have usually found your dream Moisturiser. No sunscreen should compete with this place, especially not one that is more greasy than it cares for. Fortunately, there are now sun creams available that have been specially developed for dry skin. Vitamin C, Aloe Vera and Hyloraun acid are ingredients you should look out for. Creams that are fragrance-free are also ideal for you to avoid additional irritation.

• Sun Protection Lotion SPF 15 from Shiseido
• Activated Sun Protector SPF 50 from Kiehl’s
• Photoderm Max Cream Tinted SPF 50+ from Bioderma

normal/mixed skin

Since you don’t have to pay attention to certain special needs with normal skin, you have the free choice of your skincare products. Light and non-greasy products are still best for you.

• Skin Defence Multi-Protection Lotion LSF 50+ from Body Shop
• Smart Solution 365 Silky Sun Block from It’s Skin Smart
• Block Soft Finish Sun Milk SPF 50 Sun Milk from Missha

impure skin

Adding a new sun protection factor to your routine does not seem worth the potential irritation to your skin. But the right formula only enhances the benefits of your existing skin care routine and will not slow you down! Important ingredients to look out for are aloe vera, rose water, vitamin C & E and niacinamide.

• Aloe moisturizer SPF 15 from Mario Badescu
• AKN Mat Fluid LSF 30 from Bioderma
• UV30 Daily Skin Protection by Biotulin

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