Skin Care

The steps to skin care are:
1. Cleanse
2. Exfoliate
3. Toner/Lotion (Reviews)
4. Essence/Serum
5. Eye Cream
6. Moisturize (Reviews)

- Acne Care (Reviews)
- Face Mask (Reviews)

You do not need to do all these steps. Do what works for your skin type. Here is a more in depth look at each step, so that you can decide what you want to do for your skin!


Cleanse
- wash face at least twice a day (morning & night).
- important to wash off dead skin cells, oil, and makeup.
- bar, liquid, foam.
- adjust depending on skin type.
- after 12 hours oil & dead skin cells regenerate.
- wash your hands before you wash your face!
- remove your makeup first (cleansing oil).
- rinse with warm water
- choose your cleanser depending on your skin type!
- fragrance free <3

Sources:
Clinique (2012) "Why cleanse?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riV3LiYZ2nM&noredirect=1
WishtrendTV (2013) "Korean cleansing trend" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sEAVcVSJ1g

Exfoliate
- "scrub off" dead skin cells.
- botanical ingredients: vitamin c, alphahydroxy, betahydroxy acid
- use in the shower: the steam helps soften the dead skin cells
- round spherical: round beads are more gentle.
- don't want your skin to be red or inflamed after.

Sources:
signature series (2012) "how to exfoliate naturally" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85xYj5dgQGo

Toner/"Lotion" 
- after cleansing
- helps remove what cleansers don't & restore ph balance on your face.
- avoid alchohol

Sources:
SignatureSeries (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eERcAS7nTjY
Diamondsandheels14 "toners" (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgNx-jlRIJI

Essence/Serum
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Eye Cream
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Moisturize 
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Acne Care
- Vitamin C! strawberries & oranges
- Vitamin E?
     - A popular vitamin recommended to reduce scars.
     - Study in Miami says it has no effect/negative effect.
- Fish Oil

Source:
Livestrong (2011) http://www.livestrong.com/article/367721-how-to-heal-a-scar-with-natural-vitamins/
Pubmed: Miami Department of Dermatology (1999)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10417589