A Personal Skin Care Routine Guide for You

I think everyone understands the importance of skin care. How to do it will differ from person to person. Some people have the idea that applying a moisture cream or going to a beauty parlor is the only way to take care of your skin. Others believe that the skin will really take care of itself and they only have to do something to it every now and then. Personal skin care is not really complicated and it is not really expensive considering the benefit of glowing healthy skin when you are done. When you do personal skin care you are simply following a routine or procedure for taking care of your skin.

You must determine your skin type before starting a personal skin care routine. Do you have dry, oily, sensitive, or normal skin. Once you do this you can select the products that are most suitable for you although, you may have to experiment with different products to find what will work best for you. The following is a routine that should work for most people with normal skin.

The first thing to do is use a cleansor for cleaning your skin. Cleansors are made of three main ingredients which are a cleansing oil, water, and wetting agents called surfactants. The oil and wetting agents extract the dirt and oils from your skin and the water flushes them away leaving your skin clean. Finding the right one for you may take some time and always find or use one that is soap free. When using the cleanser don't use very hot water, luke warm water will do. Do not over-cleans your skin and damage it in the process of using your cleansor.

Next you must exfoliate your skin. This is nothing more that helping your skin get rid of the dead skin cells and helping to replace them with new ones. When dead skin cells are left on your body they prevent the skin underneath, or the new skin cells, from taking advantage of the personal skin care products. This is not to say that the dead skin cells don't use or consume your skin care products--they do. So, when you remove the dead skin cells you can gain maximum effectiveness when you use your skin care products. Understanding how often to exfoliate is a must. Exfoliate 4 to 5 times per week for oily and normal skin and 1 to 2 times per week for dry and sensitive skin. You cana exfoliate a couple more times in hot and humid weather.

The third thing on your list is using a skin moisturizer. This is perhaps the most important thing to do in your personal skin care routine. Interestingly enough, even people who have oily skin need a moisturizer. Moisturizers will seal the moisture in your skin and then attract moisture from the air when needed. Using too much moisturizer will have an adverse effect by clogging your skin pores and doing harm to your skin. You will most probably learn how much to use during your first week of use. Apply the moisturizer while you skin is still damp.

The last thing to look at is using a sunscreen in your personal skin care routine. Many of the daytime creams and moisturizers come with UV protection. You can use these on any day.

You really must experiment with different skin care products and the amount of each you must apply to give you the best results. Then you can develop your very own personal skin care routine. If after doing all this and you find that you still have problems you should look for professional help to determine what the problem is. You should do this especially if you have a skin problem to begin with.