This step can literally make or break your routine tbh, if you get a cleanser that’s too drying, it will cause major damage to your skin. Your skin has a pH of 4.5-5.5 and most of the popular cleansers recommended on skincare threads you might see on say twitter etc such as Castile soap is actually too alkalic for your skin! It strips your skin of moisture and leaves it super dry. I know most of y'all love that squeaky clean feeling these kind of cleansers give your skin but that’s not necessarily the case. (side note: if you use makeup I’d highly recommend double cleansing where you remove your makeup with an oil based cleanser followed by washing your face with a water based cleanser)
Some good oil based cleansers ;
Neutrogena ultra light cleansing oil
Tatcha one step Camellia cleansing oil
The Face Shop rice water bright rich cleansing oil
Low pH water based cleansers;
Cosrx low pH good morning gel cleanser
SebaMed clear face foaming cleanser
CeraVe foaming facial cleanser
Su:m37 miracle rose cleansing stick
Cleaning waters (optional, can be used to remove residue of dirt and debris after cleansing and also as a quick cleanse if you’re in a rush) ;
Bioderma hydrabio H2O micelle solution
Thayers witch hazel (alcohol free version )
Caudalie micellar cleansing water
Garnier skin micellar cleansing water
Moisturizing is a crucial step in skincare (yes, even for oily skin!) to help keep your your skin youthful and it hold water in the outermost layer of your skin to act as a barrier. It protects your skin and helps improve texture. Studies have shown that people who moisturize their skin accumulate wrinkles at just a fraction of the rate of their dry skin counterparts.
Moisturizers for oily skin;
Keihl’s ultra facial oil free gel cream
The Ordinary moisturizing factors + HA (tbh good for combo/normal skin too)
Cosrx oil free ultra moisturizing lotion
La Roche-Posay tolerian ultra Soin de Nuit
Moisturizers for dry skin;
Dr. Jart+ ceramidin cream
Belif the true cream-moisturizing bomb
Benton snail bee high content steam cream
Clinique moisture surge intense
Moisturizers for combination skin;
LA Roche-Posay Toleriane double repair moisturizer UV
Neutrogena naturals multivitamin nourishing moisturizer
Belif the true cream-moisturizing bomb
Paula’s Choice SKIN BALANCING invisible finish moisture gel moisturizer
Do I really need to explain why this is super important? If you’re not wearing sunscreen, especially if you’re outdoors (side note: please reapply every two hours), you’re more prone to forming age spots, wrinkles, blemishes and we’ll ask hyperpigmentation meaning this can also cause any acne scarring etc you might have to get darker, making it harder to get rid of.
Sunscreen recs for oily skin;
Julep no excuses invisible sunscreen gel spf 40
Clinique super city block ultra protection spf 40
La Roche-Posay anthelion clear skin face sunscreen for oily skin spf 60
Etude House sunprise mild airy finish spf 50
Australian Gold Botanical spf 50 sunscreen
Sunscreen recs for dry skin;
Lakme Sun Expert with Spf 30
L'Oreal Age Perfect Facial Oil SPF 30
CeraVe Skin Renewing Day Cream spf 30
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer With SPF 30
Sunscreens recs for combination skin;
Suntegrity 5-in-1 sunscreen spf 30
Perricone MD photo plasma moisturizer broad spectrum spf 30
Kate Somerville daily deflector moisturizer spf 50
THAT’S ALL FOR THIS POST! I’LL BE MAKING ANOTHER SEPARATE POST ON TOPICAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SKIN NEEDS. HOPE Y'ALL LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM THIS POST AND FEEL FREE TO SEND ME AN ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ♡
(side note: as a POC myself, I am aware of the whitecast most sunscreens leave but I couldn’t reccomend many that don’t since I have yet to properly research good products in that category. I will do my homework on this and make a separate post on that for you guys)
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