Hey guys! I wanted to share with you what my daily skincare routine looks like, and give you some affordable options that are out there. For starters I've had pretty good skin throughout my adult life, with the occasional breakout here and there. But for some reason this past summer I noticed more and more breakouts happening and they were consistently showing up around my chin and jawline area. I was also experiencing patches of dryness on parts of my face, and I just felt my skin was not looking as glowing and hydrated as it used to.
So I looked for help at a dermatologist and she prescribed some medication to help get it under control, and it worked. But my goal was to not be on medication for an extended period of time. So we talked and what she also did was give me some great options for drugstore cleansers and topical creams to help keep breakouts at bay. She analyzed my skin type and gave me recommendations as to what would work best. One of the cleansers listed was by
CeraVe, so I went ahead and purchased their
Foaming Facial Cleanser and the
Hydrating Facial Cleanser, after using both I prefer the Foaming Facial Cleanser best. I like my cleansers to foam when mixed with water and the Hydrating Facial Cleanser is more of a cream consistency when wet. They both remove oil and dirt from your face without drying it out and they have hyaluronic acid which is great for anti-aging.
When looking to change my cleanser I saw they also had different moisturizer options. I purchased both the day and night time moisturizers, and love the way they feel. The main difference between them is the daytime moisturizer has SPF 30 in it, which is great for days when I don't wear makeup, I know my face is protected. My everyday makeup has SPF in it so most days I go with their
Daily Moisturizing Lotion for daytime wear. What's great about all of them is they are formulated with 3 essential ceramides and hyaluronic acid, again great for anti-aging.
In addition to the cleanser and the moisturizers, I also like to use a makeup remover before cleansing my face. My favorite is by
Boscia and it's their MakeUp-BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil. You apply it to your face dry and rub it in and it feels like your makeup melts away. I always like to rinse it off and then follow with my cleanser to really clean my skin and get rid of all the dirt and oil.
If I do get an occasional breakout my go-to spot treatment is the
Eradikate Acne Spot Treatment by Kate Somerville. This treatment is so good it lessens the time of the breakout and it's formulated with the highest level of sulfur allowed to fight blemishes, and it helps prevent future breakouts.
The final step in my skincare routine is using this face oil by
Drunk Elephant. This is a luxury product in my skincare routine and I can't live without it! Once I started using this it changed the way my skin felt, looked, and its overall moisture. It's made to moisturize, balance, and restore a youthful glow, and it has done all those things for my face! It's made with critical antioxidents and omega 6 and 9 and all of these help reduce the appearance of fine lines, dryness, dullness and uneven skin texture.
This skincare regime is one that I have been following for the past 6+ months and it has been working great! I haven't felt that my skin is lacking anything that it needs and I feel I have more glowing skin than I have in previous years! I hope you have found this helpful and even will try some new skincare products! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
*All products were purchased by me and all opinions are my own. Post contains affiliate links.