My New Routine

I have developed a very simple skin care routine that I have been implementing for several months. I'll probably adjust and do more, but for now, keeping it simple is working for me. After doing this skin care routine daily since the summertime, I have noticed that my skin has improved tremendously. All of the break outs on my face have completely cleared up, although I wasn't suffering from acne or anything, it is certainly an improvement. I don't have wrinkles or anything like that, so no changes there. Although I am hoping that continued care of my skin will help me age better as time goes on. So on to what I do!

I used to have a morning routine, but I found that this much treatment to my face was drying me out, so in the morning, I simply wash my face with cold water. I don't use any products aside from a moisturizer that contains SPF.

At night is when all of the fun begins. I wash my face first, with cold water. If the cold water is way too cold, I add a little warmth to it, but for the most part, cold water seems to be best for my face. I use a cleanser to wash my face. I was using Neutrogena before, but they stopped making the product I liked, so I've switched over to Cetaphil, which I'm really enjoying!

After my face is cleansed, I dab on a bit of witch hazel as my toner. Then I sort of flap my hands in a strange way in front of my face so that it gets nice and dry. Then I add a bit of moisturizer on my face. At night I use Ponds cream. I freaking love this stuff. It's way inexpensive, and SO moisturizing without leaving any oiliness on my face. It is absolutely fabulous. All of these products can easily be found at target.com

That's pretty much all I do. Like I said, simple but effective.