In my first book, Timeless Skin: Healthy Skin for a Lifetime, I came up with what I term The Basics and The Extras for everyone’s daily and weekly skin care programs. (Everyone includes women and men.)
The Basics 1-2-3 Program
is just that: the basic steps you need to do twice daily—every day—in
order to have clean, healthy, hydrated skin. These three steps consist
of:
Also, always use your skin care products on your neck as well as your face. Although the tissue on your neck is different (fewer oil glands, thinner skin), it still responds to care and will show signs of neglect. So include your neck in everything you do.
- Cleansing the face with a gentle milk cleanser or face wash
- Toning, using a spray toner
- Moisturizing with your day and night hydrating treatment creams (you may be using one cream for day and night, which is fine). Included in the hydration step is using an eye cream to moisturize that specific area
Also, always use your skin care products on your neck as well as your face. Although the tissue on your neck is different (fewer oil glands, thinner skin), it still responds to care and will show signs of neglect. So include your neck in everything you do.
Skin care doesn’t have to be complicated. It also doesn’t require a lot of time. The best results will be found by being consistent.
So your basic daily routine consists of the aforementioned cleansing,
toning, and moisturizing; every day, twice a day. You can get by just
doing The Basics, but there are a few additional steps I highly recommend, called The Extras.
For more information, see:
For more information, see:
- The Extras—Do more to have healthy skin
- Skin care is not rocket science—Back to The Basics
- Proper pH & your skin care products
