Beginning Skin Care: Moisturizers

I have a rule of thumb, if you clean/scrub your face,  you need to moisturize your face. They go hand in hand. You're taking off dirt, makeup, smog, and the natural moisture your skin produces. When you clean your face, you have to put moisture back in it.

This is going to be a somewhat short blog as the same questions apply in finding the right moisturizer as with the cleanser: what type of skin do I have, is it sensitive skin and what age is it.

Having hoped you found the right cleanser, the product should have its matching moisturizer. This should go on your face after you wash it. Very simple, right? I only put that question as I have had a few beautiful women who told me after they washed their face, they put on some sunscreen and that's all. I was also seeing them due to acne issues. Sunscreen is not moisturizer, its sunscreen. Yes, find a face product with SPF in it (if you don't have a sensitivity to it), but also use moisturizer.

There are also part specific moisturizers, mainly eyes. It is important to note this as the eyes are extremely delicate. Collagen starts breaking down under the eye as young as 20! There are several moisturizers on the market to target specific problems around the eyes: wrinkles due to loss of collagen, under-eye puffiness and under-eye darkness are some of the major ones.

A final thought is that the moisturizer you put onto your skin is just one type, you also need to hydrate as well. Diet affects our skin, and not being hydrated can dry out our skin even if you have naturally normal skin. 

Next up, making a skin care cocktail.

Until then, think Pink!