Skincare tips from Luljeta Dine

A simple skincare routine has three parts: a mild cleanser, a cream if the skin feels tight or dry, and sun protection for uncovered skin. You need no more at the start. Luljeta Dine recommends keeping the routine small and only adding something when the skin asks for it. The whole process is in the guide Skincare routine in three steps.

In the evening the skin may be freed from the day. Whether gel, oil or balm: what matters are a mild cleanser, lukewarm water and no rubbing. If the skin feels tight after washing, the cleansing was too strong. There is deliberately no ranking of the best texture, because reliable studies are missing. Instead, the article Evening cleansing: gel, oil or balm gives criteria you can use to check your own choice.

Do you need day cream and night cream? Not necessarily. A face cream that suits your skin and feels pleasant can be enough morning and evening. Two products are mainly worth it if you want a cream with a sun protection factor during the day and something richer in the evening. The guide Day cream and night cream: do you need both? explains this.

Even with clouds the skin is not automatically safe. A thin cloud cover blocks little UV radiation. How to read the UV index and when protection makes sense is explained in Understanding the UV index.

A new product belongs first on a small patch of skin. Apply a small amount to the inside of the forearm, cover it with a plaster and watch it for one to two days. If the skin shows redness, itching or flaking, do not use the product. The test gives an indication, but no certainty.

These tips are care information and not medical advice. If your skin hurts, weeps, itches badly or changes noticeably, it belongs in the hands of a doctor.

Luljeta Dine is a state-examined specialist cosmetician and dermatherapist. Drawing on the experience of several thousand facial treatments, she founded AQAFACIAL™. More about her is at About Luljeta Dine, her story at Luljeta Dine: Founder of AQAFACIAL™ and her qualifications at Career and qualifications.

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