My Super Simple Skincare Routine For Beginners.

I’ve never been one for skin care products – my good old trusty sponge and bathing soap worked just fine, thank you. I never even bothered with cream and I was always the first to pipe up when asked about how I took care of my skin with ‘oh nothing”, a proud grin across my face.
Thankfully, I was blessed with great skin so I never had to worry about anything and using “chemicals” on my face as my sisters still mockingly call it. All that changed when out of the blues one day, I started breaking out with these tiny rashes (I blogged about it then here).

I did the ‘just give it time thing’ but it was taking too long to clear so I decided to ask people and got lots of suggestions of things to try that was really scary for me.
A makeup artist during this shoot suggested I start using a cleanser instead of my soap and sponge and maybe try to develop a skin care routine.
I was a bit hesitant because I wasn’t used to applying anything to my face and honestly didn’t want to get used to/have to depend on products but I finally caved in, did some googling on the basic skin care routine plus some of the suggestions I got and settled with the products I currently use. The rashes went and I noticed a slight improvement in my skin too.

Recently my cleanser finished and I didn’t replace it but went back to my normal soap method just to see if there’ll really be much of a difference and I “think” I noticed that my face was getting rougher.

All that long story up there is my way of saying that giving your skin a little love by developing a skin care routine can help improve your already good skin (if you’re like me with naturally good skin). It also doesn’t have to be anything complicated.

I’ll be sharing my super simple skin care routine which is really just the four basics of a skincare routine for beginners looking for a few pointers because I had to do a lot of googling to learn the essentials of a skin care routine.
Let’s dig in..

– Exfoilate.

Exfoilating helps remove dead skin and unclog your pores. I use the St ives face scrub (costs 700Naira) two-three times a week. I normally exfoilate before cleansing but I’ve been seeing online that you should cleanse first although I’ll probably still stick with my way. Which do you do first ?

– Cleanse.

I stopped using my normal bathing soap for my face and replaced it with the neutrogena oil free facial wash (1700Naira) which I use to wash my face daily during my morning and night bath but there’s an acne wash if you’re acne prone.

– Tone.

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Toning helps remove last traces of make up and cleanser left behind after
cleansing, tighten skin, prepare skin for the absorption of serums and creams, reduce the appearance of pores, and restore your skin’s PH
I’m not so regular with this, mine finished a while ago and I’m yet to replace it but I use the clean and clear deep cleansing toner (Can’t remember the cost, help? But its not up to 2k) after cleansing.

– Moisturize.

To hydrate your skin!
I use this really regular St Ives daily hydrating moisturizer but there are lots of options according to your skin type and extra jara ingredients (e.g SPF ).
I used to steal my mum’s Olay which is just amazing but too expensive for me so St Ives for me now.

And

Thats about it! The four basic steps and the products I use.

I’ll like to read your thoughts, my people!