Taking Your Skincare to the Next Level

When it comes to taking your skincare to a little more serious, it is about maintaining healthy and glowing skin all through your life. As you grow older, your body's natural skincare mechanisms become weaker. So, serious skincare is about responding to the changing needs of your skin. Therefore, serious skincare is about constantly evaluating, analyzing and changing your skincare routines. Your skincare routine should change based on the environmental conditions, your age and changes in your skin type. 

Not to mention, it is also about awareness. With technological advancements and research, more and more facts are being brought to light every day. Also, the composition and nature of skincare products appear to be changing with time. So trying out the new products is also a part of serious skincare. However, researchers advise using a new product over a small patch of skin, not facial skin, first, to see how your skin reacts to it.

Taking your skincare to the next level also means knowing how to use your skincare products. Good practices include things like applying the moisturizers while the skin is damp, using upward strokes for better penetration of skincare products, removing the make-up before going to bed, cleansing before moisturizing or applying make-up, using the correct amount of skincare products, etc. Thus, increasing the effectiveness of your skincare products is another focus area of serious skincare.

Some precautions, like avoiding contact with detergents, are also part of serious skincare. If you want to take your skincare game a little more seriously it also means you have to be gentle with your skin. Things like over-exfoliation, use of low-quality products, and application of strong-chemical-based products are all harmful to your skin. Some people have a wrong notion about serious skincare. For them, serious skincare is - using large quantities of products as often as possible. 

Another thing you might want to do is also to visit your dermatologist for treatment of skin disorders. Ignoring the skin disorders can be fatal for your skin and might lead to permanent damage. So, if things don't improve with over-the-counter medication, you should immediately visit a dermatologist. Self-surgery, e.g. squeezing acne/pimples, is a big no (it can lead to permanent damage to your skin).

It all comes down to taking more precautions and preventive measures (than treatment). Taking your skincare game to the next level is about being proactive as well as reactive. In fact, we can say that it is about being proactive about your skin's needs so that the need for being reactive is reduced to a minimum.