Beyond step 3

Now, I’m sure you are following the 3 steps of skin care religiously. If not, then that is the basic necessity, start immediately and come back to this post when the 3 step process has become a habit. For those who are, read on!

The 3 step process is just the basic routine. It helps prevent further damage to your skin. But what about all the damage that has already been done? What do you do if you have acne? What about brown spots? Blemishes? Discoloration? Wrinkles?

For all these problems that your skin faces, you need different products that target your specific problem. For wrinkles, you would need an ant aging cream. This could be a separate treatment by itself or you could swap your normal moisturizer for one that has retinol and vitamin A/E ingredients. For problems such as brown spots, discoloration etc. you would need a good sunscreen as well as products specifically aimed at reversing sun damage. Coming to problems like acne and blemishes, what you need is oil free products, a very thorough cleansing routine and a gel/lotion based moisturizer so that accumulated oil is removed and pores don’t get further blocked.

Over and above all this, you should definitely use a good sunscreen 20 minutes prior to going out in the sun. This will prevent any further damage to your skin.