Goals for Perfecting Your Routine:

• Take a Good Look at Your Routine

As the new year approaches it's time to reflect on your skincare routine. It's time to decide which steps need revamping - and what can stay in 2020.  

•  Start using SPF Every. Day.

SPF is super important to add to your routine. Not only does it protect your skin against cancer but it also helps with wrinkles and sunspots too. This is something that you should be using every single day... even if it's cloudy and raining. 

Many moisturizers now will include SPF. This will allow you to apply in the morning and know that you're covered. We recommend Noche's Vitamin C Face Cream.

• Figure out Your Skin Type

Having a great skincare routine is hard to do if you don't know what your skin type is. Not all products work the same for every skin type, even if they claim to. There are four main skin types: normal, dry, oily, and combination. Finding out your skin type will help you figure out which products and ingredients you need to prioritize. 

• Start Using Retinol Now

Retinol is key in a skincare routine as it will brighten, reduce acne, produce collagen, and remove dead skin cells. It is overall a fantastic ingredient that you should start implementing in your routine now!

There are plenty of moisturizers and face creams that provide enough retinol in their formulas. Noche's Regenerating Anti-Wrinkle Face Cream provides the perfect amount of retinol to give you the results you want. 

• Prioritize Moisturizing

Many people avoid moisturizing because they fear acne breakouts or oily skin. However, it's important to moisturize no matter what skin type you have. Your face needs moisture, there are just different ingredients better for specific skin types.

Goals for Helping Acne:

• Wash Your Face Before Bed

During the day there is dirt, sweat, and other impurities that your skin comes in contact with. To ensure that you aren't sleeping with all of these impurities leaving them to soak in and grow bacteria, you should be washing your face every night before you go to bed. 

• Don't Pop Pimples

Popping pimples is so bad for us, but it's hard to resist the temptation of popping them. However, when you pop pimples you increase the chance for the inflammation of the pimple and that is what will lead to scarring. It is a lot easier to get rid of a pimple than to get rid of a scar. 

• Think About Your Hair

If you have oily hair, you may have to wash your hair more frequently than those who have dry hair.  You want to keep your hair clean and off your face. This will help keep your face from breaking out on the forehead and the face. Also, be cautious when applying hair products that may increase grease or other oily materials near your face and forehead. 

• Wash Your Face After Working Out

Sweat will stay on your face, and that sweat likely contains acne-causing bacteria. As soon as you're done working out you should be showering and washing your face. If you are prone to getting back and chest acne, try using benzoyl peroxide to wash those areas in the shower. 

Goals for Stopping Bad Habits:

• Identify Harmful Ingredients to Avoid

Our skin is a layer to protect us, and so we should be taking care of it with the best ingredients and the best products. Several ingredients are still being used for skincare habits that you need to remove immediately if they are in yours. Some of the ingredients you should be avoiding are parabens, aluminum, and phthalates. 

We strive to provide top-notch skincare that is safely cultivated as well as safe for the skin. We use natural ingredients and are phthalates and paraben-free.

•  Throw Out Expired Products

Admit it, there are several different products you have, either makeup or skincare, that have expired. Not all beauty products have expiration dates directly on them. Use the general rule of not using the product if it has been longer than a year since first opening. 

• Stop Sleeping With Makeup On

Falling asleep with your makeup on is terrible as it will trap dirt, oil, and other pollutants in your pores. Having this amount of stress on the skin overnight not only will have you breakout but it will also lead to reduced collagen production which will lead to premature aging.