Build your AM Skincare Routine
For those who are intimidated by skincare….I’ve simplified it for you. The four basic things your skin needs in the morning to be hydrated and happy are listed below! If you don’t know where to start, try these products! I’ve added product options with a range of prices that work amazing :)
After the amazing products have soaked in your skin from your PM skincare, your face needs to be refreshed so you can start adding your morning products! My nighttime products are about exfoliation, and my morning are all about healing and brightening. A good cleanser that is simple and soothing can help give the skin a clean and fresh look and feel. My favorite is the IS Clinical “Cleansing Complex”, but I’ve linked multiple here that are tried and true.
A good cleanser
A Vitamin C Serum
A MUST: Vitamin C. Vitamin C has so many benefits for your skin; it brightens, fades acne scars, prevents acne, protects against environmental factors, adds to the skin’s elasticity, and prevents aging (do I need to go on???). I’ve tried a range of products and always go back to SkinCeuticals “CE Ferulic” or the IS Clinical “Pro Heal Serum”. These two are pricey but well worth the money. My acne scars will be gone in less than a week if I use these products religiously. However, Vitamin C does not have to be expensive to be good; I’ve tried so many others that I love and have linked below!
Hydration!! Always apply moisturizer to your skin (morning and night). A simple moisturizer leaves your skin saturated and ready for the day. I recommend always going for a moisturizer that does NOT have fragrance in it because that can irritate the skin easily. I’ve added my favorite moisturizers here!
A Simple Moisturizer
A Sunscreen!
Sunscreen is all the rave, and it deserves all the hype it’s getting. Sunscreen is not a want; it’s a need. Protecting your skin from the sun helps prevent endless things like skin cancer, premature aging, acne, etc. Using sunscreen almost always leads to immediate results of brighter, happier skin as well as long-term results of clearer and firmer skin. I’ve used Elta MD’s “Tinted Sunscreen” for YEARS and never strayed away until I recently started using the ISClinical “Extreme Protect” & I have nothing but good things to say about both!