Skin is more receptive to certain ingredients depending on the time of day.
Here’s how to maximize your routinestarting when you wake up in the morning.
ICYMI, your skin’s needs vary from day to night.
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The reason: your circadian rhythm, which you might know as the sleep-and-wake cycle.
Your skin has a corresponding internal clock, too.
Your Morning Skin-Care Routine
Think of your skin as a nocturnal animal, says Pellegrino.
While the sun is out, it shifts into rest mode.
Your skin has an internal mechanism to do this.
So, Dr. Gohara has created a five-minute skin-care routine that hits all the essential steps.
Start with a gentle cleanser.
Next up, a good eye cream.
The eye cream is especially good to apply before your concealer, she explains.
Just dab it on with the applicatorsurprisingly cool-to-the-touch to reduce puffinessand rub it in.
Protect with an antioxidant serum.
To boost your protection in the morning, incorporate an antioxidant serum with vitamin C into your routine.
“Antioxidants are like the little Pac Man that goes scavenging around for those free radicals.”
Top with sun protection.
The last (and possibly most important) step is sunscreen.
Rub in a nickel-sized amount to your whole face, and you’re ready to tackle your day.
