Published: October 15, 2024
With just about everything in life, there’s always room for improvement, and your skincare habits are no exception. While you may think that you have it all down, join Avinichi as we share five ways in which you can get even better at doing your skincare, taking your routine, as well as your glow, to the next level.
1) Have a Few Different Go-to Skincare Routines
Most people create one skincare routine for the morning and another for the night. There’s definitely nothing wrong with this, other than the fact that some days, as well as some nights, you’ll have more time for your skin than others. Ideally, when you’re in a hurry, you would have a short skincare routine to follow, whereas when you have more time to spare, you would have a longer routine to indulge in. This is why it can be helpful to develop a few go-to skincare routines:
A Basic Skincare Routine for When You’re in a Hurry
Need to speed through your skincare routine as quickly as possible? There are only two steps that are essential, with the first being a cleanser. Pick a gentle formula that will cleanse your skin without damaging your skin barrier or causing irritation, just like the Avinichi Noni Mousse Cleanser. This one is packed with an array of botanical extracts and plant oils to leave your skin feeling soft and supple.
Now that your skin is clean, give it a coating of moisturizer and sunscreen, and you’re good to go! With that said, pick your moisturizer wisely. Since you’re keeping this skincare routine minimal, you need to ensure that your moisturizer meets your skin’s needs. A formula like the Avinichi Noni Morning Glow is perfectly suited for daytime use. It will keep your skin feeling safe when faced with pollutants and other environmental aggressors. Meanwhile, the Avinichi Noni Night Repair Cream will leave your skin cells feeling supported as they go about their regenerative tasks while you sleep.
A Longer Skincare Routine for When You Have More Time
While a skincare routine consisting of just two or three steps is usually enough to maintain a healthy complexion, any visible skin concerns that you’re hoping to tackle will likely need a few extra products.
Again, start by cleansing your skin. You could also take things a step further by double cleansing. This involves starting with an oil-based cleanser and then following up with a water-based cleanser.
Then, apply a toner. Go for a hydrating formula, like the Noni Pore Purifying Toner, and you’ll quickly plump up the look of your skin.
After toning, treat your skin to one or two serums. Pick formulas that are designed for the visible skin concerns you’re hoping to target. The Hydrating Antioxidant Serum from the Avinichi Phyto Thermal Collection, for example, will minimize the look of skin aging while leaving your skin with a fuller and more volumized finish.
Next, consider using an eye care product. The Dark Circle Eye Perfecting Cream is perfect for lightening the look of dark circles and shadows while the Eye Rescue Phyto-Serum will leave any fine lines and wrinkles looking less noticeable.
Finally, finish up with a moisturizer, as well as SPF during the day.
2) Turn to Multi-Purpose Products on Busy Days
Want your skincare routine to be more effective without you needing to add in a long list of extra products? This is where multi-purpose products can save the day. While some skincare products are geared toward helping with just one visible skin concern, others are capable of tackling several. Incorporating these into your skincare routine will make your entire routine more effective, without you having to spend extra time on your skin.
What sort of multi-purpose products should you be looking out for?
The Avinichi Hydrating Multifruit C-Serum is a great example. Vitamin C in itself is already such a multi-tasker. Research shows that it can help with the appearance of wrinkles, discoloration, dehydration, acne, and more. This serum contains two different forms of vitamin C, along with plant extracts that boast their own sources of the antioxidant. Better yet, the other vitamins and antioxidants in this formula make it even more powerful. It will work wonders at reducing the appearance of environmental damage on your skin while giving your skin a radiant glow.
Another must-try multi-tasker is the Mulberry Velvet Silk Creme from the Avinichi Mulberry Hydrating Regimen. Not only is it loaded with hydrating ingredients, including the much-loved sodium hyaluronate, but it’s also brimming with vitamins and antioxidants. Not only will it moisturize and condition your skin but it will also brighten, tighten, and revive your complexion. Use it regularly and your skin will start to look so much younger!
3) Identify Your Main Skin Goals
Even with the tips that we’ve shared above, it’s still very easy to accidentally start using the wrong skincare products. Whether you fall in love with a product that you see in an advertisement or your favorite influencer is recommending a product that you desperately want to try, people often end up purchasing products for all of the wrong reasons.
If you want to get better at doing your skincare, then this means ensuring that each and every product that you use is, in some way, needed by your skin. How do you do this? By identifying your main skin goals.
Start by determining your skin type. Sure, you may think that you already know this but skin types can change as a person progresses through life. If you want your skincare products to work to their full potential, they need to be suitable for your skin type.
Then, make a list of the visible skin concerns you want to tackle. Hoping to minimize the appearance of wrinkles? Trying to lighten the look of dark spots? Want to give your skin a tighter and less saggy finish? Either way, list these issues in order of priority. Then, make sure that every single product in your skincare routine is able to help with those problems.
4) Know What Your Skin Needs at Different Times of the Year
While you may think that you have the perfect skincare routine all figured out, it won’t be long before that routine needs to be overhauled. Why? Because each time the seasons change, your skincare routine should change with it.
Each season brings with it some fresh new challenges for your skin. If you want to get better at doing your skincare, you need to make sure that your routine is tailored to the current season. Fortunately, this isn’t too difficult – all it requires is a few tweaks to the products that you’re using.
In the winter months, dehydration becomes very common. This is down to the cold temperatures and dry air sucking the moisture from the skin. Skin barrier function can also decline because of this. This is why, in the winter, your skincare routine should consist of thicker and richer products. They’ll form a seal over your skin barrier, leaving it feeling protected. At the same time, this seal will also prevent moisture from evaporating out of your skin quite so quickly, resulting in increased hydration levels.
In the summer, once temperatures and humidity start to rise, the skin begins to produce more sebum. Use your winter products on summer skin and you’ll only end up with clogged pores and acne breakouts. Instead, this is when you need to lighten your routine up. Switch your heavier formulas for lightweight products that hydrate the skin without clogging pores. Extra antioxidants would also be helpful as these will leave your skin feeling protected from all of the environmental harm that the summer months may throw at it.
5) Learn How to Read an Ingredient List
Another way to get better at doing your skincare is by understanding how to read a skincare ingredient list. This will tell you so much about a skincare product, helping you to make the right decision when it comes to whether or not you should be using that product.
The first thing to know is that ingredients are listed in order of concentration. The ingredients at the top of the list are the ones that have been used in the highest concentration, whereas the ingredients at the end of the list will only be used in very small amounts.
How those ingredients are formulated is also worth paying attention to. Take antioxidants, for example. They work best when combined with other antioxidants. Therefore, while a serum that contains vitamin C at the top of its ingredient list may seem appealing at first, that won’t be the case if vitamin C is the only antioxidant in that product. Instead, a formula that lists vitamin C lower down in its ingredient list but also boasts several other antioxidants is likely to be more effective.
Of course, skim through the ingredient list of a skincare product and you’ll likely encounter many names that you aren’t familiar with. While more and more brands are now making use of the common names for ingredients, others still use technical names. Don’t let this put you off – a quick online search will tell you everything you need to know about the ingredient in question.
Finally, be aware of which ingredients you should be avoiding. Sulfates, parabens, formaldehyde, and harsh alcohols are just a few to stay away from. These are all common irritants. While not everybody will react to them, they won’t do your skin barrier any favors!
Summary
Skincare can often be quite time-consuming, not to mention expensive. The last thing that you want is to be spending all of that time and money on a routine that isn’t providing the very best results. However, the tips that we’ve shared above should help to turn things around for you. Not only will they help you to get better at doing your skincare but, in turn, they’ll also make your entire skincare routine so much more effective!
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