When you're busy, it feels like you're constantly juggling priorities. With too many balls in the air, you are destined to drop one -- and as soon as one hits the ground, the rest will likely come tumbling down. The same applies for your skin care routine. When you have a ton of different skin care products staring at you from your medicine cabinet, it can all start to feel too overwhelming.
Instead of feeling bogged down or suffocated by so many options, pare down your routine. Because despite what QVC or commercials might be telling you, you only need a few key items to keep your skin healthy. You don't need any sort of twelve-step program. So grab your trash bin and get to work. First, throw out any expired products. Then, toss any eye cream or moisturizer where the water has separated from the product and is resting on top -- this is a sign of a spoiled product. Lastly, trash product you don't use on a daily basis or haven�t touched in over a month. Then, if it's still crowded in there, read the next few slides to determine the exact products to keep and then the rest can go.
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Tip 2: Know your skin type
Before you know which products should be your go-tos, Perry says it's important to know your skin type -- since most products will cater to those specific needs. Many local drugstores now have beauty technicians in the aisles that can help you determine if your skin is dry, oily, combination/normal, or sensitive -- if you're unsure about your type. If not, head to the department store or make an appointment with your dermatologist to help diagnose your skin.
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Tip 3: Have a simple A.M. Skin Care Routine You Stick To
Here's the simple, anti-aging skin care regimen Lancer and Perry recommend. It requires four products and takes about three minutes:
Sometimes it's easier to have one product for each skin care need, like the five separates mentioned in the previous a.m. routine slide, to keep things simple, yet comprehensive. Other times we multi-taskers of the world want skin care products that kill two birds with one stone. If that sounds like you, try these great multi-taskers:
Ok, first it needs to be stated that we do not endorse, support, or approve of purposeful skin care neglect. We do however understand, sympathize for, and commiserate with the woman who has too much on her metaphorical plate. Squeezing in facials and obsessing over a strict anti-aging routine takes serious amounts of "me"-time. Who's got that? Truth is, many of us don't.
And we get it, you're a mom, hard at work, traveling, or maybe even just lazy (no worries, we won't judge) and skin care just doesn't make its way on your "to-do" list. That's fine. Now that we have established a reasonable clause for any possible skin neglect, we can tell you that with minimal effort and time, even busy women like you can have healthy skin. It's just all about paying attention to what's important.
Let's perform a little experiment. Just for a moment, imagine a world where caring for your skin isn't so complicated and product-laden. One where a skin care routine isn't permanently put on the back burner because it's simple, efficient and doesn't suck more than a couple of quick minutes out of your day? Then you wouldn't feel overwhelmed by it, right?
Well, this glorious world we speak of might just be possible. To question the potential existence of this magical place where skin care doesn't feel demanding and tedious, we went to the experts: medical aesthetician Susan Perry and Beverly Hills board certified dermatologist Doctor Harold A. Lancer. Here they share easy, practical skin care tips for the busy woman that prove healthy skin is possible, even for women who don't have the luxury of time.
