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Flawless skin needs a consistent skincare routine. Having spotless and glowing skin is like a dream for both women and men. And yet, no one is ready to carry persistent efforts to make that dream come true. Even if it can be done easily at home.
You don’t need to rush to expensive saloons for your skincare. All you need is to follow simple skincare steps, consistently, two times a day. Yes, it's advised to follow a daily skincare routine at home, the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night.
Now, the real question is how to do the daily skincare routine at home, what things you need to keep in mind, and what type of skincare products can help you to achieve flawless skin in just a few days.

Confused? No worries, we are here to give you complete answers one by one.
These four basic skincare routine steps are generally recommended by all beauty experts and dermatologists. These are:

• Cleanse
• Exfoliate
• Treat
• Moisturize

You might have heard about these already and must be thinking that you are already doing all that stuff, some way around. But are you doing it in the right manner? Do you follow the right sequence for your skincare routine? If not, then read more.

Cleansing

Cleaning your face with the right face cleanser plays a big role in your skincare routine. How? Because you can’t use any cleaner for the sake of your skincare routine. You must be aware of your skin type and accordingly, you use the type of cleanser for your skin.

If you are confused about it, then use a face cleanser made of superfoods and natural ingredients that are suitable for all skin types. Ideally, it’s advised first to use the oil-based cleanser to remove all dust and impurities from your face, followed by a water-based cleanser so that all leftover oil and dirt gets removed.

Exfoliate

Exfoliation is the second important step that helps your skin to feel refreshed and super clean. It’s advised to use exfoliators at least twice a week so that your skin pores get rid of impurities and dust. In short words, exfoliation helps your skin breathe.

Hence, it’s recommended to use a gentle exfoliator such as natural ingredient-based face scrub. Always try to use an exfoliator made from superfoods as such scrubs are gentle to the skin and make sure your skin doesn’t feel irritated.

Treat

You must be thinking about what ‘treat’ means here in the beauty care segment. Well, once your skin gets free from dirt, it is advised to treat the target area using creams, serums, and skincare ingredients like retinol, vitamin c, hydroxy acids, etc. as per your skin issues.

Depending upon your skin type, choose the right treatment and accordingly use the right skincare products. And, wait a minute, you can’t expect these treatments to show the results over the night. You have got to be patient and keep doing the routine while keeping the faith. Faith and trust bring results.

Moisturize

This step is mostly considered the last step in the skincare routine. Whether you follow day skincare or night skincare, it’s always advised to use the ideal moisturizer at the end. Without using it, your skin won’t nourish and will feel unsafe.

We mostly recommend moisturizing your whole body. Not only does your face need hydration, but your whole body also needs some love and care. And, here love means moisturization.

A most important aspect of any skincare routine: STICK TO YOUR ROUTINE!!!

As we said earlier, you can’t expect the result over the NIGHT. You need to have the patience and consistency to get the results. Good things will come to you only if you wait and keep making the effort, effortlessly.

Trust us, if you stick to your daily skincare routine at home, you will definitely see the results. Ideally, any skincare routine takes six to 12 weeks to show its results. That means 2-4 months. However, you will start noticing visible changes within the week. But if you have oily or acne skin, then it takes time. But not to worry, just have faith in the process.

Now, let’s talk about the ideal skincare routine you should do at home every day, during the day, and at night. Whether you do the morning or night skincare routine, there is one thing you need to keep in mind to apply products in the right order. Yes, you just can't pick any step or product and start doing it. You need to follow the sequence. Let’s discuss the ideal routine first, then we’ll be discussing the skincare routine as per the skin types. Here we go!

The Best Skincare Routine: Step by Step Guide, Only For You!

Cleanse This is the foremost step of any best skincare routine. While carrying a morning routine, wash your face with a mild cleanser. However, while doing the night-time routine, first wash your face with an oil-based cleanser. Then, clean with foam based. Why is it so? The oily or cream-based cleanser helps to remove all the dirt and impurities you get during the day.

Irrespective of any season, first clean your face with oil or cream-based cleanser, then foam based. The foam-based face cleanser helps to remove the excessive oil, in case you get using the oil-based cleanser. Also, it cleans the pores so that exfoliation and treatment work well.

How to clean your face?

Take a small amount of oil or cream-based cleanser in cotton or a silicon face cleaner and clean your face gently. Especially, take an extra amount to remove your eye makeup and foundation base if you are using it.

Once done, rinse your face with water and take a small amount of foam-based cleanser between your palms. Massage your face using gentle pressure. Rinse your face with water and gently clean it with a soft towel. Have a look in the mirror and see if all the makeup has been removed or not. If yes, then you are ready for the second step.

If you are looking for the best face cleanser, you can try Multigreens Face Cleanser by Happier. It’s gentle in use and is packed with nourishing ingredients such as Aloe Vera, Cucumber, Green Tea, Kale, Green Apple, Glycerin, and Allantoin.

Exfoliate

We generally recommend doing this step twice a week or on alternative days. As we discussed, exfoliation is important.

How to exfoliate your face?

Take a small amount of a superfood or natural exfoliator in your palms. Add a few drops of water into it and start massaging your face in circles. Focus more near the nose and chin areas. These places are more prone to black or white heads that are strictly made from the dirt we carry in our pores throughout the day. Massage your face for at least 1-2 minutes. Then, rinse your face with water and pat it to dry with a soft face towel.

Note: Use face towels for your face skincare routines. One should always keep face or body towels separately. Face towels are supposed to be softer than your body towels.

Treat your face with the right treatment

There are several ways and reasons to treat your face. For instance, if you have open pores, you should use a toner first, or if you are more prone to dryness than your oil-based serums.

For: Open pores - Use toners such as Powerblend Face Toner and serums/creams with retinol

Dull skin - Use serums having Vitamin C

Dry skin - Use serums having hyaluronic acid

Oily skin - Use serums/creams with salicylic acid

Combination skin - Use serums with vitamin C and hyaluronic acid

How to use it?

Take a small amount of the ideal serum or cream into your palm, and rub the product between your palms to activate the product. Then, use it all over your face and neck area. You should use all these products over the neck area as well so that the color of your face and neck remains the same.

Eye creams

Once you get done treating your face, it’s advised to use eye creams for under-eye areas to remove dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles. Whether you have dark circles or not, you must use an eye cream.

Why? Today, we all are considered tech freaks as we keep using mobiles and laptops throughout the day. These gadgets do have harmful rays that affect our eyes and under-eye areas. Using these gadgets requires concentration which sucks all the water we have in our under-eye areas.

Hence, it leads to dark circles and even fine lines. Using an eye cream makes these areas hydrated and nourished. Therefore, always add an eye cream to your skincare routine.

How to use it?

- Take a small amount of eye cream of Power blend Eye Cream on the tips of your fingers.

- Gently massage around the eyes using the cream in a circular motion. Do it for at least one minute.

- Then, gently place all fingers over your eyes and keep them for a few seconds, then remove them. Do this exercise 4-5 times. You will feel relaxed.

Moisturize

Apply natural ingredient-based moisturizer after doing all the skincare steps. If you are doing the morning skincare routine, use SPF sunscreen cream before moisturizer. You will be going in the sun facing it throughout the day. Your skin needs special protection from harmful rays. Even if you are not going out, it's advised to use the SPF during the day.

As these gadgets also produce harmful rays and SPF acts as a barrier. However, you can skip using SPF during the night skincare routine and use the moisturizer.

How to use it?

Simple, just take a small amount into your palms. Rub the palm and activate the product using your palms and apply it to your face.

You might be thinking about why we are saying every time - ‘activate the product’.

How does the product get activated?

Well, the top beauty experts and even makeup artists suggest that whether you are using a serum, moisturizer, or any skincare product, rubbing that product in your palms helps to activate the product through the friction you create while rubbing. If you directly use the product on your face, your face takes time to produce the required heat to activate the product.

Well, if you don’t like the idea of rubbing the product in your palms, then at least massage each product on your face for 1-2 minutes so that it starts working. Do it the way you like.

Note: It’s advised to use sunscreen before applying moisturizer while doing your morning skincare routine. Using the best sunscreen helps to prevent your skin from harmful UV sun rays and heat. Power berry Sunscreen is a hydrating and lightweight broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 40 PA+++ that leaves no white residue and shields your skin from harmful sun rays.

Now, let’s discuss the daily skincare routine at home as per the skin types:

The thumb rule is to follow the same skincare steps as we have mentioned above but with the right products that are suitable for your skin type only. You need to follow the same instructions i.e. Clean, Exfoliate, Treat, Eye Cream, and Moisturise.

Daily skincare routine at home for combination skin

• Clean your face with oil or cream-based cleanser to remove all dirt and makeup
• Exfoliate using a superfood scrub
• Use serum or creams including Vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, and retinol
• Use an eye cream or eye serum
• Moisture your face

Daily skincare routine at home for dry skin

• Clean your face with oil-based cleanser and oil-based foam face cleanser only
• Exfoliate only once a week
• Use serums or creams including hyaluronic acid
• Use eye cream or serum
• Moisturize

Daily skincare routine at home for oily skin

• Clean your face using foam based cleanser
• Exfoliate during alternative days or at least twice a week
• Use serum or creams having salicylic acid
• Use eye cream
• Moisturize that has mild ingredients

Conclusion:

Following a skincare routine is like worshiping your face. It looks hard at first but once you make a habit, you start enjoying it. And once you start noticing the results, you won’t be able to stop it. Ideally, we advise you to do a daily skincare routine at home both during the morning, the moment you wake up and at night before sleeping. Use the products as your skin type and make sure you do the patch tests before using any new product. Your skin is like your baby, you need to take care of it in the best possible way.