Skincare Routine for Combination Skin

Skincare Routine for Combination Skin

Combination skin; the ultimate balancing act.

Some parts of the face are oily, some parts are dry and finding the best products and treatments to keep your skin as flawless as it is fabulous is harder than you think.

More often than not, combination skin is caused by genetics and is aggravated by skincare products that don’t work well with your skin type.  If you use a product that contains harsh active ingredients, chances are your skin won’t be thanking you for it later. The same rules apply for those products that are oil-based, and flaky friendly.

It’s important to handle your combination skin with love, and flood it with a skincare routine that will give you the ultimate results.

Here’s how you do it;

Cleanse Your Soul

Cleansing your skin is like cleansing your soul. (So, there’s hope for us yet!)

People who suffer from combination skin need to be using a cleanser that is more on the gentle side, because anything that is considered harsh on the skin can aggravate the dryer areas. This means it’s a big ‘no’ to oil based ingredients such as tea tree oil, and harsh surfactants like salicylic acid.  

Cleansers that are lotion, gel or water-based work best for combination skin, because they adequately remove debris, dirt and oil build up on both oily and dry areas of the face.

Hydrate For Happiness

A toner that hydrates and balances the PH levels of the skin is a toner that combination skin owners keep under lock and key. They are sacred.

Not only will a toner keep the skin hydrated, it will clear away remaining oil and debris, while calming and treating the dryer areas of the skin. A good toner will help to refine your pores and replenish your skin without encouraging any nasty skin breakouts or reactions.

It’s the key to combination skin happiness.

Gently Does It

When looking for an exfoliant that will match perfectly with your combination skin, it’s important to be oh-so-gentle. A gentle, non-abrasive, BHA exfoliate will help to remove dead skin cells so that the epidermis can breathe, and regenerate.

The best thing about a BHA exfoliant is that it works inside the pore, as well as on the surface of the skin, so there’s no need to skip certain areas to avoid redness or irritation. Aim to find an exfoliant with a BHA level between 1%-4% to ensure evenness of skin, and the ultimate smoothing effect.

The perfect exfoliate will breathe life into even the most lifeless of combination skin.

Beauty Sleep

A night skincare routine is just as important as that of the day. So, be sure to invest your time in finding a night moisturiser that compliments your daytime skincare products.

A quality night time moisturiser will replenish damaged skin by injecting vitamins rich in A,C and E to help hydrate the skin’s surface, and aid in the natural repairing of the skin.

You’ll wake up like a new person, giving a whole new meaning to ‘I woke up like this’.

Treat Yo’self

When it comes to combatting combination skin, skin care treatments are the cherry-on-top.  

Those who have combination skin are able to take advantage of beauty consultations and routine chemical peels, which will use a chemical solution to remove the damaged outer layers of the skin. AHA and Glycolic based peels work wonders for combination skin, helping to even out even the driest of areas.

Becoming the best version of your physical self has never been so easy.

If you have combination skin, and have no idea how to maintain it, let us help to glow up your life.