Steps for Morning Skincare Routine That You Should Follow

There are a couple of steps for morning skincare routine that you ought to be aware of, and strictly adhere to to have glowing and skinny skin.

It is generally best to follow a skincare routine of cleansing and either toning or exfoliating, followed by applying products from lightest to heaviest. This helps the major ingredients penetrate the skin.

The order in which you apply the skin care products matters, whether you want a simple 3-step routine for the morning or have time for a full 10-step regimen at night.

Why? There is not much point in having a skincare routine if your products don’t get a chance to penetrate your skin.

Read on to learn more about layering for maximum impact, which steps you need to skip, what products to try, and more.

Morning Skin Care Routine

If you are interested in finding out the steps for a morning skincare routine, kindly read the details below:

Step 1: Cleanse with Water Only

In the morning, I only cleanse with water. Because I do a full nighttime cleanse, in which I remove makeup and dirt, I often still feel the product the next morning. To be honest, my skin has never looked better than it does when I cleanse with water in the mornings.

If you’re skeptical, try using a konjac sponge, which is a gentle exfoliating sponge that’s made from the konjac root. The natural clays help to naturally cleanse the skin without, again, stripping oil.

Step 2: Hydrosol (Toner)

Following cleansing, I use a hydrosol to add a water barrier to my skin. This helps to act as a good foundation for all that is to come next.

My favorite hydrosols have small amounts of essential oils such as lavender or rose, which are great for helping the actives penetrate the skin (next step).

Step 3: Serum and Actives

Now it’s time for what I call “the do’ers.” Products that contain an ingredient — think salicylic acid — intended to achieve a certain effect are considered “actives.”

They tend to be the “brightening” products or “correctors.” These products, plus serums, work on certain issues, concerns, or benefits for your skin.

A serum is applied first so that it seeps right into the skin. I then like to apply my activities and let them sit for a few minutes before the next steps. Doing this will help seal in the other products.

Step 4: Moisturize

I’ll then move on to moisturizer. I tend to opt for heavy moisturizing with a face balm or heavy facial oil. I rarely use creams as I feel my skin reacts better to whole plant oil.

I’ll add the oil by patting it on my face and then massaging it into the skin with upward strokes. I tend to take a few minutes on this process. This helps to work the product into my skin, and I feel pampered with a mini-facial massage.

If I’m using a balm, I’ll warm it up in my hands first, by rubbing it in between them, to get it into a more oily consistency, and then continue as mentioned above.

Step 5: Sun Protection

You should always apply sunscreen. For me, living in Norway, if I’m going out for a cross-country ski session, or going to be exposed to the sun for big chunks of the day, I’ll use a non-nano mineral sunscreen.

This is both environmentally friendly and helps to protect me from hyperpigmentation and other sun damage.

I will pat this product onto the skin lightly as if I am sealing everything in with it.

The Bottom Line

While skin care products vary from person to person, the order in which you use them can mean the difference between an effective routine and throwing money down the gutter.

This spring, why not give this order a try and see how your skin responds?