Published: June 30, 2023
Ever find yourself envying people who always seem to have the time for a long, 10-step skincare routine twice a day? If you have a busy schedule, then spending all of that time on your skin can seem like an unrealistic goal.
However, this doesn’t mean that you have to completely neglect your skin. Instead, the secret lies in finding the middle ground; learning how to care for your skin in a way that doesn’t take too much time away from your already hectic day.
If that’s something that you’ve been struggling to do, you’ve come to the right place. Today, Avinichi is going to be sharing a few quick and effective skincare tips that even the busiest person will be able to follow.
Keep Your Skincare Routine Basic
The first of our skincare tips may initially seem like a no-brainer; keeping your skincare routine as basic as possible. While there’s nothing wrong with indulging in a longer routine on those rare days when you have a few extra minutes to spare, it’s worth establishing a minimal routine that you can turn to when you’re strapped for time.
However, what should a basic skincare routine consist of?
The very first step needs to be a thorough cleanse. It’s one of the most important steps in any skincare routine, so make sure that you don’t skip it, no matter how busy you may be.
After cleansing, you then have the option of applying toners, essences, and serums. However, let’s face it, on a busy day, you’re not going to have time for that. So, instead, skip ahead to the next essential; a moisturizer.
No matter what your skin type may be, moisturizing is essential. That said, make sure that you pick a moisturizer that has been designed with your skin type in mind. For dry skin, we’d recommend the Avinichi Noni Morning Glow. With shea butter, aloe vera leaf extract, vitamin E, and several other ingredients that soften and soothe the complexion, this cream will leave dry skin feeling touchably supple, especially when paired with the Noni Night Repair Cream in the evenings.
For oily skin, you’ll need a lighter formula, such as the Mulberr-E Moisture Infusion Cream in our Phyto Thermal Collection. This cream hydrates with lightweight humectants while also providing a dose of salicylic acid to ensure that pores feel clog-free.
Of course, if you’re following this routine during the day, then make sure to finish off with a sunscreen!
Cleanse Your Face in the Shower
One way to cut a minute or two from your skincare routine is to cleanse your face while you’re in the shower, instead of doing it separately.
However, don’t be tempted to use your body cleanser for this. The skin on the face is much thinner and more delicate than the skin on the body. A body cleanser will contain ingredients that are far too harsh for fragile facial skin. It may do a good job to start with, but it won’t be long before you start to notice irritation and sensitivities.
Instead, find yourself a good facial cleanser that has been designed for use on damp skin, just like the Avinichi Noni Mousse Cleanser. Simply massage this cleanser into your skin until it lathers up, before rinsing it off. With a long list of plant extracts and oils, including argan, noni fruit, chamomile, and lavender, this cleanser will leave your skin looking refreshed and beautifully radiant.
Invest in Multipurpose Serums
Although a serum isn’t a skincare essential, it’s still well worth adding one into your skincare routine whenever you have a minute to spare. Serums are highly concentrated skincare products, making them capable of improving the appearance of so many different skin concerns.
The downside to this is that many serums consist of targeted formulas. They’re often designed to hone in on just one or two visible skin issues. This is why many people incorporate multiple serums into their skincare routines. It enables them to tackle a wider range of problems with the use of multiple concentrated products.
However, when you’re rushing for time, you won’t want to waste those precious minutes layering two or three serums onto your face. This brings us to the next of our skincare tips; using multipurpose serums to save the day.
Take the Avinichi Hydrating Multifruit C-Serum, for example. Thanks to multiple plant oils, including jojoba, avocado, coconut, and olive, this serum is fantastic at hydrating and moisturizing the skin. However, it also contains a potent vitamin blend. With two forms of vitamin C, plus vitamins A and E, this serum will help to reduce the visible signs of aging and skin damage too. Whether this may be wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, dullness, or anything else, this special combination of vitamins is capable of improving your complexion in several ways.
Use Leave-On Face Masks
Read through the skincare tips on your favorite beauty blogs and you’ll probably see face masks mentioned quite often. Face masks really can be a game-changer when it comes to the skin. Just like serums, they contain potent blends of ingredients that are capable of helping the skin in numerous ways.
While that may be the case, many face masks can be quite time-consuming to use. Most need to be left on the face for 10-15 minutes. If you’re already dealing with a busy lifestyle, then you probably won’t have such a significant chunk of time to spend waiting for a face mask to soak into your skin.
One way to get around this is to use leave-on masks instead. These are generally designed for overnight use. You apply one when carrying out your evening skincare routine so that your mask then has all night to work its magic. While some overnight masks need to be removed with a cleanser the next morning, others don’t. This makes them suitable for even the busiest of schedules.
Where can you find a mask like that? Right here! The Avinichi Liquid Lift Overnight Melting Mask is the perfect example of an effective leave-on mask. This formula has been crafted to counter the appearance of dryness, dullness, and roughness. It contains a number of hydrating ingredients, including sodium hyaluronate, squalane, glycerin, and aloe vera leaf extract. At the same time, it also boasts a very long list of superfruit extracts. Superfood skincare is our specialty at Avinichi, and this botanical-infused face mask truly exemplifies that.
Multitask While Masking
Overnight masks are great, but if you don’t want to miss out on some of the other incredible face masks out there, then the next of our skincare tips is worth paying attention to…
It all comes down to learning how to multitask while masking. Simply put, instead of sitting around and doing nothing for 10-15 minutes while your mask gets to work, spend that time doing something productive instead. Whether this may be loading the dishwasher, putting a heap of laundry into the washing machine, or packing your lunch, pick a task that doesn’t take too much time and get this done while you have your mask on your face.
The Avinichi Phyto Remedy Thermal Mask is ideal for this. It’s a clay-based mask, meaning that it’s quite thick in consistency. You won’t have to worry about it sliding or dripping off while you’re going about your other tasks. The gentle warmth that it emits also feels incredibly relaxing. It will make whatever task you choose to do at the time feel less like a chore and more like a decadent indulgence!
If you’d prefer to go down the sheet mask route, then check out the Avinichi Noni Advanced Hydro-Gel Face & Eye Mask. Hydrogel masks are amazing for soothing and calming the complexion, and this formula is particularly so. It’s brimming with lavender oil, noni fruit extract, and Irish moss powder to leave the skin feeling restored and balanced. It also contains silver and coral to give the skin an extra glow.
So long as you firmly tap and smooth the mask onto your skin when applying it, it should remain in place while you go ahead and get other things done!
Protect Your Skin With an SPF Moisturizer
As we mentioned in one of our earlier skincare tips, sunscreen is non-negotiable when it comes to your skincare routine, and so is moisturizing. So, when trying to save time, it only makes sense to look for ways in which you can combine both of these steps. This is why SPF moisturizers have become so popular. They allow you to give your skin all that it needs while also helping to cut back on how long your skincare routine takes.
That said, you need to be careful when using SPF moisturizers. Research shows that most people don’t actually use enough product when applying sunscreen. This means that they aren’t receiving the amount of protection printed on the bottle. This issue worsens when it comes to SPF moisturizers – people tend to use even less!
So, if you want to replace your dedicated sunscreen with a moisturizer containing SPF, go right ahead. However, make sure that you’re applying enough of the cream in the morning, and continue to reapply it throughout the day. General guidelines state that, for adequate protection, you should be using around a quarter of a teaspoon of sunscreen for your face, but you may need to apply a little more than this when using a moisturizer containing SPF.
Sleep on Silk
Want to wake up with smoother-looking skin without having to actually spend time doing anything?
That’s where silk pillowcases come in. This is one of the more common skincare tips out there, but you won’t fully appreciate how effective it is until you actually try it.
Silk, as well as satin, is an extremely smooth material. When your face rubs against it at night, it glides across the fabric. On the other hand, other materials, such as cotton, are much rougher. Each time your face rubs against it, it will pull at your skin. Granted, this may only be a very small amount, but it builds up over the course of your life, to the point where your sleep wrinkles will one day stop bouncing away when you wake up in the morning.
Switch to a silk pillowcase and you should notice a difference in your skin, as well as your hair, in no time.
Final Words
Many of the skincare tips out there require a fair bit of time and dedication, which simply isn’t doable when you have a busy lifestyle. However, the skincare tips that we’ve shared above are a much more realistic way to improve your complexion, no matter how hectic your daily schedule may be!
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