An effective dermatologist-recommended skincare regimen involves cleansing, vitamin C serum, sunscreen, retinol and moisturizer – each used as part of a cycle to support healthy skin. Try this brand’s original cleanser which uses an array of natural ingredients such as purple clay and papaya enzymes for deep purifying without stripping.
Toners and essences are liquid treatments designed to prepare the skin before applying leave-on products. Look for options free of drying alcohol that contain soothing ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid for maximum effectiveness.
Cleanser
Cleansers are essential to healthy skin as they remove dirt, excess oil, and other impurities that accumulate throughout the day on your face. Cleansers also help prevent acne by exfoliating dead skin cells while decreasing sebum production on your face.
Cleansers can exfoliate your skin effectively. While facial scrubs contain physical materials that may scratch or irritate, exfoliating cleansers utilize chemical or biological exfoliants and are suitable for all types of skin types.
For combination and oily skin types, seek out a cleanser that is non-comedogenic (won’t clog your pores) and contains exfoliating ingredients to keep skin soft and smooth. Gel cleansers offer lightweight options that remove oil without stripping natural oils from skin’s surface while foam cleansers offer gentle foam lather application that works to help remove sebum excesses, making it suitable for all skin types.
Moisturizer
Moisturizing is one of the fundamental steps needed for healthy skin. Moisturizers help combat dryness and keep the skin hydrated, which in turn reduces acne flare-ups. If skin becomes parched it creates tiny fissures where bacteria can enter, but regular use of moisturizers keeps skin hydrated, healing cracks before they turn into infections.
Moisturizers do more than quench skin parchedness – they also defend against external threats by protecting the lipid barrier. The lipid barrier acts like an impregnable fortress against harmful agents entering into the inner layer of skin, and through repairs and strengthening this barrier moisturizers can improve its appearance while protecting from external harm. Burke Williams offers several moisturizing products suitable for all types of skin including lotions, creams, ointments and gels with rejuvenating ingredients for oily or acne-prone skin and thicker creams with hydrating elements like hyaluronic acid or glycerin for dry skin types.
Serum
Serums are lightweight oil or water-based liquids designed to penetrate deeply into your skin for added nourishment and rejuvenation. Depending on the needs of your complexion, serums may treat dark spots, fight fine lines and wrinkles, improve pores or soothe irritated skin – or all three at once!
if your skin is dull and patchy, try using a brightening serum with ingredients such as vitamin C (promotes collagen production, fights free radicals and fades hyperpigmentation), niacinamide (stimulates skin’s natural repair process) or lactic acid (lighten discoloration). if your face feels tight and dry, choose pore-refining serums containing salicylic acid to minimize blackheads and enlarged pores and glycolic acid to exfoliate.
Face serums should be applied both morning and night for optimal results. Care should be taken when layering products that contain acids such as vitamin C or retinol to avoid skin irritation; for optimal results, serum should be applied first after cleansing, toner and essence application before moisturizer or face oil application.
Sunscreen
Sunscreen can help reduce damage caused by harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, such as those which cause sunburn, skin cancer and early skin aging. Furthermore, sunscreen has also been proven to lower your risk for certain diseases while improving your complexion and aesthetics.
Wearing sunscreen daily is essential to healthy skin regardless of skin tone, and choosing the appropriate formulation is equally crucial to doing so.
A sunscreen should provide both UVA and UVB protection, with FDA-approved ingredients that protect from both. A comprehensive formula ideally contains either avobenzone, octocrylene and octisalate (chemical sunscreens) or zinc oxide and titanium dioxide (mineral sunscreens) in its formula to offer comprehensive UVA/UVB coverage. PABA was removed from many sunscreen formulations due to irritation concerns; some moisturizers can keep skin hydrated in dry and flaky skin conditions as well. Also included are soothing ingredients such as niacinamide or ceramides which help restore barrier function of skin barrier protection.
